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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...
SCiO Molecular Sensor Added to Smartphone: Reads Chemical Composition of Materials
I first saw Consumer Physics’ SCiO handheld scanner a couple of years ago and was impressed by its ability to identify materials by scanning and analyzing their chemical composition...
20 by Matt Humrick on 1/9/2017ASUS Announces ZenFone AR and ZenFone 3 Zoom
ASUS recently announced two new smartphones: the ZenFone AR and ZenFone 3 Zoom. Each phone has an array of cameras that provide advanced imaging features such as simulated depth...
18 by Matt Humrick on 1/6/2017CES 2017: Ambarella Booth Tour
As usual, this year Ambarella had a number of interesting announcements and demos to show off. At a high level, the important announcements for this year are the H3...
1 by Joshua Ho on 1/6/2017Kopin at CES 2017: 2K120 VR, Whisper Voice Recognition
If you’ve never heard of Kopin before, you’re probably like most people. Going into CES I had no idea what Kopin was, but it turns out that they’re actually...
5 by Joshua Ho on 1/6/2017CES 2017: Xiaomi (Not) Live Blog
I'm here at Xiaomi's “A Glimpse Into The Future” CES 2017 press conference, where the company will be announcing at least one new product. This is Xiaomi’s first time presenting...
20 by Matt Humrick on 1/5/2017Coolpad Announces Conjr: Affordable 5-inch Smartphone
Today at CES 2017, Coolpad announced a new low-cost smartphone. The Conjr has a 5-inch 720p IPS LCD display and an aluminum unibody construction. A capacitive fingerprint scanner is...
20 by Matt Humrick on 1/5/2017Samsung CES 2017 Event Live Blog
We're here at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center covering Samsung's announcements for CES 2017.
26 by Joshua Ho & Billy Tallis on 1/4/2017Hands On With the Huawei Honor 6X
Last year at CES, Honor announced a new mid-range smartphone, the Honor 5X, for the US market that aimed to bring premium smartphone features to a lower price point...
5 by Matt Humrick & Joshua Ho on 1/4/2017Qualcomm Details Snapdragon 835: Kryo 280 CPU, Adreno 540 GPU, X16 LTE
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 is the first mobile SoC to use Samsung’s new 10nm FinFET process. It includes a number of updates, including a revamped CPU configuration, that promise to...
60 by Matt Humrick on 1/3/2017South Korea Fines Qualcomm $865 Million for Anti-Trust Violations
Word comes out of South Korea today that the country’s antitrust regulatory authority, the Korean Fair Trade Commission (KFTC), has ruled against Qualcomm in an ongoing antitrust investigation and...
18 by Ryan Smith on 12/28/2016SK Hynix Updates Lineup: 8 GB LPDDR4 DRAM Packages for Mobile Devices
SK Hynix has quietly added its new 8 GB LPDDR4 package to the family of mobile DRAM offerings. The new package paves the way for single-package smartphones and tablets...
8 by Anton Shilov on 12/20/2016MediaTek Adds the Helio X23 and X27 to Its Deca-Core SoC Family
MediaTek added two additional products to its premiere deca-core SoC family today. The Helio X23 and X27 join the previously released Helio X20 and X25, adding additional performance levels...
17 by Matt Humrick on 12/1/2016Meizu Launches the PRO 6 Plus: 5.7-inch SAMOLED and Exynos 8890 SoC
Meizu added a new flagship phablet to its smartphone lineup today. The new 5.7-inch PRO 6 Plus is the direct successor to the PRO 5, but it incorporates the...
13 by Matt Humrick on 11/30/2016Qualcomm Announces Quick Charge 4: Supports USB Type-C Power Delivery
Qualcomm did more than reveal the name of its next SoC, the Snapdragon 835, today at its Snapdragon Technology Summit in New York. It also announced an update to...
28 by Matt Humrick on 11/17/2016Qualcomm Announces Next-Generation Snapdragon 835 SoC Using Samsung’s 10nm Node
Qualcomm revealed the name of its newest SoC, the Snapdragon 835, at its Snapdragon Technology Summit in New York today. The new SoC replaces the Snapdragon 820/821 at the...
65 by Matt Humrick on 11/17/2016HTC Announces the HTC Bolt - A Sprint-Exclusive Smartphone for LTE Plus
Early this morning HTC took the wraps off of a new phone that will be exclusive to Sprint, the Bolt. Not to be confused with the old HTC Thunderbolt...
22 by Ryan Smith on 11/11/2016The Google Pixel XL Review: Life After Nexus
Google’s latest phones, the Pixel and Pixel XL, still provide that pure Android experience along with at least two years of timely software and security updates. There’s also Google...
251 by Matt Humrick & Brandon Chester on 11/8/2016Xiaomi Announces the Mi Note 2 (Snapdragon 821, 6GB RAM) and Mi MIX Concept Phones
Xiaomi has added two new phones to its lineup: the Mi Note 2 and the Mi MIX. Both are flagship phones with large screens that emphasize performance and design...
55 by Matt Humrick on 10/25/2016Samsung Introduces 8 GB LPDDR4-4266 Package for Mobile Devices
Samsung this week announced its first LPDDR4 memory chips made using its 10nm-class DRAM fabrication technology. The new DRAM ICs feature the industry’s highest density of 16 Gb, are...
40 by Anton Shilov on 10/21/2016Chinese Tech Giant LeEco Enters US Market with Le Pro3 and Le S3 Smartphones, Range of UHD TVs
LeEco announced its official entry into the U.S. market at its “Ignite the Eco World” event in San Francisco, an important step in the company's globalization plan. Its initial...
39 by Matt Humrick on 10/20/2016