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Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 going into mass production in late May

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 going into mass production in late May 26 Apr 2013, 02:47 54

Qualcomm’s new high-end chip, the Snapdragon 800, expected to land in tablets and smartphones, will enter...

Picture of alleged Apple iPhone 5S motherboard shows A7 processor

Picture of alleged Apple iPhone 5S motherboard shows A7 processor 15 Apr 2013, 10:07 51

A person who allegedly works for Apple has taken a snapshot of what is supposedly the motherboard for...

What's the holdup with Samsung Galaxy S4's Exynos 5 Octa version?

What's the holdup with Samsung Galaxy S4's Exynos 5 Octa version? 01 Apr 2013, 04:55 17

It turns out that Samsung went with the simpler and cheaper way to design 28nm chips like the Exynos...

Samsung Galaxy S 4 benchmark tests (video)

Samsung Galaxy S 4 benchmark tests (video) 15 Mar 2013, 04:13 98

Two versions of the Galaxy S 4 are in the cards - one with 1.9 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600 processor,...

Watch this hilarious Lumia 920 commercial

Watch this hilarious Lumia 920 commercial 22 May 2013

Don't you think that some people are taking the iOS vs Android dispute a bit too far? Well, Microsoft...

Samsung Galaxy S 4 specs review

Samsung Galaxy S 4 specs review 14 Mar 2013, 19:07 105

Samsung trashed a football field worth of display glass to achieve the HD resolution in the S III, so...

Latest rumors about the Samsung Galaxy S 4

Latest rumors about the Samsung Galaxy S 4 08 Mar 2013, 11:15 128

An interesting rumor is circulating about the screen on the Samsung Galaxy S 4 and according to this...

Qualcomm: ZTE Grand Memo has Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 under the hood, not an 800

Qualcomm: ZTE Grand Memo has Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 under the hood, not an 800 26 Feb 2013, 12:45 20

Earlier reports that the first phone to use Qualcomm's new top of the line Snapdragon 800 processor would...

LG Optimus G Pro benchmark score is impressive (video)

LG Optimus G Pro benchmark score is impressive (video) 25 Feb 2013, 07:46 36

We sat down with an LG Optimus G Pro, and ran some benchmarks for you. The handset sports a 1.7 GHz quad-core...

Samsung Exynos 5 Octa reference board demo

Samsung Exynos 5 Octa reference board demo 25 Feb 2013, 04:15 15

We managed to get some hands-on time with the Exynos 5 Octa reference board at the MWC expo, and there...

Report: Samsung Galaxy S IV to have Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 inside; boot screen leaks

Report: Samsung Galaxy S IV to have Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 inside; boot screen leaks 23 Feb 2013, 07:24 177

According to an insider, it looks like the Samsung Galaxy S IV will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon...

Nvidia Tegra 4i announced

Nvidia Tegra 4i announced 19 Feb 2013, 08:48 15

Nvidia has just unveiled the Tegra 4i chip, a mass market solution with LTE on board and packing the...

Purported Galaxy S IV benchmark results appear

Purported Galaxy S IV benchmark results appear 12 Feb 2013, 06:55 113

And here it is - the Galaxy S IV has finally appeared in the online database of GLBenchmark. Of course,...

Samsung's Director of Marketing, System LSI, talks Exynos 5 Octa

Samsung's Director of Marketing, System LSI, talks Exynos 5 Octa 21 Jan 2013, 08:03 32

We're seeing tons of innovation in the mobile CPU space lately, and this shouldn't really surprise anyone....

Tegra 4 vs Snapdragon 800: who will be the dominant player on the chipset market this year

Tegra 4 vs Snapdragon 800: who will be the dominant player on the chipset market this year 14 Jan 2013, 04:15 78

CES 2013 was the show of mobile chipsets. First, it was Nvidia that announced its next-gen processor,...

All hail the eight cores! Samsung announces Exynos 5 Octa mobile processor

All hail the eight cores! Samsung announces Exynos 5 Octa mobile processor 09 Jan 2013, 11:44 150

The latest member of the 5-series has been done with frugality/performance ratio in mind, as the chief...

Qualcomm overhauls its mobile processor lineup with the Snapdragon 200, 400, 600, & 800

Qualcomm overhauls its mobile processor lineup with the Snapdragon 200, 400, 600, & 800 07 Jan 2013, 20:53 36

As part of its press conference to lead into CES this year, Qualcomm has announced that it is retiring...

NVIDIA shows off the new Tegra 4 processor

NVIDIA shows off the new Tegra 4 processor 07 Jan 2013, 00:13 81

The new Tegra 4 will feature an amazing 72 GeForce GPU cores with 4K video support, which is about 6...

ZTE Apache with 8-core CPU said to be coming in 2013

ZTE Apache with 8-core CPU said to be coming in 2013 26 Nov 2012, 01:49 65

If you can't imagine a smartphone running with an 8-core CPU under the hood, better start thinking about...

TSMC: the company behind it all

TSMC: the company behind it all 23 Nov 2012, 09:25 10

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, TSMC, might be a strange name to your ears, but it really...

ARM Cortex A15: a deeper look

ARM Cortex A15: a deeper look 09 Nov 2012, 02:36 25

The ARM Cortex A15 is the next generation processor that will end up on a huge number of devices in 2013…

ARM promises Cortex-A50 chips with 3X performance increase by 2014

ARM promises Cortex-A50 chips with 3X performance increase by 2014 30 Oct 2012, 15:07 23

ARM today previewed its upcoming Cortex-A50 series of chips, which promise dramatic gains in performance...

Calves and quad-cores: Snapdragon S4 Pro vs Samsung Exynos 4412 vs Huawei K3V2 vs NVIDIA Tegra 3

Calves and quad-cores: Snapdragon S4 Pro vs Samsung Exynos 4412 vs Huawei K3V2 vs NVIDIA Tegra 3 23 Oct 2012, 02:08 41

We gathered the existing quad-core mobile chipsets at the office table, and ran a few standard benchmark...

Report: Apple looks to replace Samsung as chip vendor

Report: Apple looks to replace Samsung as chip vendor 14 Oct 2012, 01:39 134

An analyst has been spreading the word that Apple is ready to lessen its chip dependency on Samsung and...

Samsung Galaxy Note II vs Galaxy S III vs LG Optimus 4X HD benchmark comparison

Samsung Galaxy Note II vs Galaxy S III vs LG Optimus 4X HD benchmark comparison 12 Oct 2012, 07:56 23

We wanted to check out quickly who's boss when it comes to cold hard benchmarking, and staged a three-way...

Former Apple CEO describes how the Newton launched the mobile CPU industry

Former Apple CEO describes how the Newton launched the mobile CPU industry 01 Oct 2012, 14:42 15

In a new video discussion John Sculley talks about how Apple's work on the failed Newton PDA helped to...

Motorola RAZR i unveiled: first phone with 2GHz processor, Intel inside

Motorola RAZR i unveiled: first phone with 2GHz processor, Intel inside 18 Sep 2012, 04:17 34

Motorola has just unveiled its first Intel-based smartphone, the Motorola RAZR i with a whopping 2GHz...

Live: Motorola announcing first smartphone with Intel CPU

Live: Motorola announcing first smartphone with Intel CPU 18 Sep 2012, 03:16 19

Hey people, now that's something you don't see every day! Although almost every single smartphone nowadays...

Snapdragon S4 Pro: Unleashing the beast

Snapdragon S4 Pro: Unleashing the beast 06 Sep 2012, 01:40 58

We've had a lot of movement in the mobile chipset space in the recent years, and by the looks of it,...

Which specs configuration do you prefer?

Which specs configuration do you prefer? 03 Sep 2012, 01:19 103

Why don't we make a reference smartphone configuration featuring the new Snapdragon S4, as well as other...

ZTE beats Motorola to announcing an Intel-powered phone, meet the ZTE Grand X IN

ZTE beats Motorola to announcing an Intel-powered phone, meet the ZTE Grand X IN 30 Aug 2012, 10:00 34

It looks like Intel-based smartphones are finally starting to pop up. Motorola, for example, announced...

Motorola to announce an Intel-powered phone on September 18

Motorola to announce an Intel-powered phone on September 18 29 Aug 2012, 04:58 12

It seems the collaboration between Motorola Mobility and Intel, announced at CES earlier this year, is...

LG puts up a

LG puts up a "2nd generation quad-core" teaser site, talks a phone with Adreno 320 graphics in a video 24 Aug 2012, 08:25 38

A quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro with Adreno 320 GPU is taking a part front and center in a teaser...

BlackBerry 10 devices to sport quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro, RIM outs a

BlackBerry 10 devices to sport quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro, RIM outs a "What the heck is LTE?" video 23 Aug 2012, 03:54 26

After learning that BlackBerry 10 devices will feature screens with HD resolutions, a must for any flagship...

Monster quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chip first global appearance will be on an LG smartphone

Monster quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chip first global appearance will be on an LG smartphone 23 Aug 2012, 02:31 59

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 Pro, or the APQ8064, is a monster of a chip - it easily beats the Nvidia Tegra...

Xiaomi Phone 2 announced - the first with quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro tops Quadrant, is just $310

Xiaomi Phone 2 announced - the first with quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro tops Quadrant, is just $310 16 Aug 2012, 05:55 59

The specs are literally breathtaking, as the Xiaomi Phone 2 indeed utilizes the rumored quad-core Snapdragon...

Motorola ATRIX HD benchmark tests

Motorola ATRIX HD benchmark tests 12 Jul 2012, 16:31 24

Out of the box, there’s no arguing the speedy and instantaneous nature of the device’s performance. Exhibiting...

ARM-based Microsoft Surface tablet will have a Tegra processor, NVIDIA confirms

ARM-based Microsoft Surface tablet will have a Tegra processor, NVIDIA confirms 19 Jun 2012, 06:20 14

NVIDIA was quick to acknowledge that the Windows RT Microsoft Surface tablet will sport a Tegra processor....

Toshiba Excite 10 benchmark tests

Toshiba Excite 10 benchmark tests 31 May 2012, 15:40 4

Out of the box, we have to report that the Toshiba Excite 10 doesn’t disappoint with its performance...

Nvidia unveils Kai tablet platform: Tegra 3 Android tablets for $199

Nvidia unveils Kai tablet platform: Tegra 3 Android tablets for $199 23 May 2012, 04:08 17

The $199 tablet came to reality with the Amazon Kindle Fire. Kind of. It wasn’t a full fledged tablet,...

Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 now comes with quad-core Exynos processor and slot for S Pen

Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 now comes with quad-core Exynos processor and slot for S Pen 22 May 2012, 23:45 44

At a Samsung event in Europe, the Korean based manufacturer has displayed a version of the Samsung GALAXY...

Samsung Galaxy S III specs review

Samsung Galaxy S III specs review 11 May 2012, 05:18 86

With the Galaxy S III Samsung upgraded the S II just enough where it counts, compared to the competition,...

HTC EVO 4G LTE benchmark tests

HTC EVO 4G LTE benchmark tests 11 May 2012, 00:32 33

So even before diving straight into our usual benchmark routine, we’re happy to report that Sprint’s...

Samsung Galaxy S III coverage complete roundup

Samsung Galaxy S III coverage complete roundup 04 May 2012, 08:20 39

We put together a complete summary of the Samsung Galaxy S III coverage so far to ease your transition...

Samsung Galaxy S III rocks Quadrant, AnTuTu and NenaMark 2 benchmark tests

Samsung Galaxy S III rocks Quadrant, AnTuTu and NenaMark 2 benchmark tests 04 May 2012, 04:27 50

We've been writing about the Exynos processor prowess all night, but now we are posting our own impressions...

User Agent Profile shows Samsung Galaxy S III for Verizon with Qualcomm S4 on board?

User Agent Profile shows Samsung Galaxy S III for Verizon with Qualcomm S4 on board? 02 May 2012, 00:27 58

Recent speculation that the U.S. version of the Samsung Galaxy S III would replace the quad-core Exynos...

Exynos 4412 - what's in store with the quad-core processor in the Samsung Galaxy S3

Exynos 4412 - what's in store with the quad-core processor in the Samsung Galaxy S3 30 Apr 2012, 05:51 52

Another first for Samsung, except the 32nm production method for the quad-core 4412 beast, is that it...

Asus Transformer Pad 300 benchmark tests

Asus Transformer Pad 300 benchmark tests 27 Apr 2012, 22:31 4

As expected, we find the Asus Transformer Pad 300 performing exceptionally well out of the box, as it’s...

Samsung executive confirms that U.S. variant of Samsung Galaxy S III will feature dual-core CPU

Samsung executive confirms that U.S. variant of Samsung Galaxy S III will feature dual-core CPU 26 Apr 2012, 20:02 138

An unnamed Samsung executive confirms what we feared last night when the Korean manufacturer said that...

Samsung confirms quad-core Exynos to appear in Samsung Galaxy S III

Samsung confirms quad-core Exynos to appear in Samsung Galaxy S III 25 Apr 2012, 23:39 51

Samsung has announced the Samsung Exynos 4 Quad and added that it will make its first appearance in Samsung's...

 
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