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Back at Computex 2024, AMD unveiled their highly anticipated Zen 5 CPU microarchitecture during AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su's opening keynote. AMD announced not one but two new client platforms that will utilize the latest Zen 5 cores. This includes AMD's latest AI PC-focused chip family for the laptop market, the Ryzen AI 300 series. In comparison, the Ryzen 9000 series caters to the desktop market, which uses the preexisting AM5 platform. Built around the new Zen 5 CPU microarchitecture with some fundamental improvements to both graphics and AI performance, the Ryzen AI 300 series, code-named Strix Point, is set to deliver improvements in several areas. The Ryzen AI 300 series looks set to add another footnote in the march towards the AI PC with...
Leaked Ads Confirm Nokia’s First WP 7.5 Device – Nokia 800
As we inch closer to the Nokia World event in London at the end of the month (October 26 to be precise), details are starting to trickle on Nokia’s...
24 by Saumitra Bhagwat on 10/14/2011iFixit iPhone 4S Teardown Confirms 512MB LPDDR2, MDM6610
The folks over at iFixit are hard at work dissecting the newly announced/soon-to-be-available iPhone 4S. We've already gone over performance expectations as well as provided a high level hardware...
35 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/13/2011AirPort Utility for iOS Launches
When we reviewed the 5th generation Airport Extreme and 4th generation Time Capsule, several people pointed out that the iOS 5 beta included an Airport configuration mode inside settings...
10 by Brian Klug on 10/12/2011iPhone 4S Preliminary Benchmarks: ~800MHz A5, Slightly Slower GPU than iPad 2, Still Very Fast
Apple's ability to control the entire information chain, down to the point of limiting leaks, appears to be gradually slipping as it grows as a company. Case in point...
217 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Brian Klug on 10/11/2011Motorola Droid Bionic Review - Dual Core with 4G LTE
It is something of an understatement to start out by mentioning that the Motorola Droid Bionic was easily this summer’s most anticipated smartphone. The story of the Bionic started...
64 by Brian Klug on 10/11/2011LG's Optimus LTE: 329ppi with 4.5-inch 1280 x 720 True HD IPS Display
Present day, high-end Android smartphones are offered in two display resolutions: 800 x 480 (WVGA) and 960 x 540 (qHD). With the upcoming release of Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS)...
40 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/10/2011The iPhone 4S, HSPA+, and When HSPA+ is Real 4G
A while after the iPhone 4S announcement, I posted a piece on the iPhone 4S' cellular architecture and talked about the new inclusion of HSPA+ alongside CDMA2000 1x/EVDO and...
54 by Brian Klug on 10/9/2011Qualcomm's New Snapdragon S4: MSM8960 & Krait Architecture Explored
Let's recap the current smartphone/tablet SoC landscape. Everything shipping today is built on a 4x-nm process, built either at Global Foundries, Samsung, TSMC or UMC. Next year we'll see...
108 by Brian Klug & Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/7/2011Samsung and Google Cancel Unpacked Event - May Delay Nexus Prime and Ice Cream Sandwich
Google and Samsung had scheduled an event, Unpacked: Google Edition, for October 11th, but the companies today reported that the event has been canceled. It was expected that Samsung...
30 by Kristian Vättö on 10/7/2011Xbox Companion App Lets You Control Xbox 360 via Windows Phone
Synergy between devices is one of the next major phases in the evolution of mobile computing. We've seen smartphone-as-a-remote apps for both Android and iOS, but today Microsoft announced...
14 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/5/2011Shadowgun Tegra Zone Game Preview
Everytime NVIDIA asks me what type of games I'd like to see running on Android I always seem to answer the same way: I want good FPSes. I want...
9 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/5/2011Samsung Teases Nexus Prime in Video Form
Samsung has teased us a few times about the Nexus Prime which is expected to get a full debut at CTIA Enterprise. We got the invite and will be...
19 by Brian Klug on 10/5/2011ASUS Eee Pad Slider Review
I understand the appeal of tablets. Regardless of OS, they all provide a far more intimate experience when browsing the web and reading emails. I genuinely prefer doing both...
35 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/4/2011Why No LTE iPhone 5 in 2011? Blame 28nm Maturity, Check Back In Q2/Q3 2012
Along the road leading up to today's iPhone 4S reveal were many rumors about the iPhone 5 coming out this year boasting a new thinner, teardrop profile - potentially...
37 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/4/2011Apple Seeds iOS 5 Gold Master to Developers
Along with today's other iPhone news, Apple has also seeded the Gold Master (GM) of iOS 5. This was widely expected since it's common for Apple to seed the...
13 by Kristian Vättö on 10/4/2011iPhone 4S Launches October 14th
As expected, Apple unveiled its new iPhone 4S at its media event this afternoon. It’s available for pre-order on October 7th, and will begin shipping on October 14th. Availability...
27 by Andrew Cunningham on 10/4/2011Apple iPhone 4S includes HSPA+ 14.4, GSM/CDMA Dual Mode, Diversity
Apple got up on stage today and announced the iPhone 4S, and alongside it confirmed that the smartphone will have a reworked cellular architecture complete with dual-mode HSPA+ and...
42 by Brian Klug on 10/4/2011Adobe Announces New Tablet Apps
Adobe has announced a new suite of apps for Android and iOS tablets designed to integrate with the company's desktop applications, and to allow for basic editing and sharing...
3 by Andrew Cunningham on 10/4/2011Samsung Gives Portability Another Try with Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
The original 7-inch Galaxy Tab wasn't all that impressive. It was a premature release with an inadequate SoC running a version of Android intended for smartphones, not tablets. Since...
11 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/30/2011Amazon Kindle Fire: A $199 Kindle Tablet
In a move that has been anticipated for sometime, Amazon has introduced their own branded Android tablet, the Kindle Fire. Though based on Android, you won't be confusing this...
81 by Jason Inofuentes on 9/28/2011