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In what appears to be a mistake or a jump of the gun by ASUS, they have seemingly published a list of specifications for one of its key notebooks that all but allude to the next generation of AMD's mobile processors. While we saw AMD toy with a new nomenclature for their Phoenix silicon (Ryzen 7040 series), it seems as though AMD is once again changing things around where their naming scheme for processors is concerned. The ASUS listing, which has now since been deleted, but as of writing is still available through Google's cache, highlights a model that is already in existence, the VivoBook S 16 OLED (M5606), but is listed with an unknown AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 processor. Which, based on...
Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0 & 5.0, Available October 16
Alongside availability of the Galaxy Tab 8.9, Samsung also announced the availability of the Galaxy Player 4.0 and 5.0: Samsung's iPod Touch competitors. Both will be for sale starting...
32 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/26/2011
The Wait is Over: Samsung Announces the Galaxy Tab 8.9
When I first met the Galaxy Tab 8.9 in Florida earlier this year I felt like it may be the perfect tablet form factor: small enough to be really...
18 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/26/2011
T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 2 Available October 12
This morning, Samsung officially announced the last set of details surrounding the relatively enigmatic T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 2, which we have been following pretty closely. First up, Samsung...
5 by Brian Klug on 9/26/2011
Broadcom Announces its first NFC Solution - BCM2079x
Near Field Communication (NFC) is quickly shaping up to be a must-have feature in this next generation of smartphones. We talked about it briefly in the context of the...
2 by Brian Klug on 9/26/2011
Asus Eee Pad Slider Available Now For $479
Originally introduced in January at CES, alongside the Transformer, Asus has quietly announced the availability of the Asus Eee Pad Slider. You'll recall, the Transformer maintained the traditional tablet...
18 by Jason Inofuentes on 9/20/2011
HTC Rhyme Coming To Verizon, Accessories In Tow
Long rumored and now unveiled, the HTC Rhyme (nee Bliss) will be hitting Verizon Wireless on September 29th for $199, a high price point for a phone with relatively...
6 by Jason Inofuentes on 9/20/2011
Kal-El Has Five Cores, Not Four: NVIDIA Reveals the Companion Core
Last week NVIDIA provided an update on its Tegra SoC roadmap. Kal-El, its third generation SoC (likely to launch as Tegra 3) has been delayed by a couple of...
74 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/20/2011
HP Offers Refund to European Touchpad, Pre3 Buyers
The HP Touchpad's troubled saga continues: the company's European arm is now offering partial refunds to anyone who brought the tablet at anything other than the bargain-basement fire sale...
8 by Andrew Cunningham on 9/14/2011
Samsung Confirms APQ8060 for T-Mobile Galaxy S 2
After the Samsung Galaxy S 2 launch announcement, I made an educated prediction that the T-Mobile variant would come with a Qualcomm SoC and not Samsung's own Exynos. The...
13 by Brian Klug on 9/13/2011
Intel's Medfield Gingerbread Smartphone Reference Platform
Earlier this morning Paul Otellini showed off Intel's Android smartphone reference platform running a version of Gingerbread. We just got up close and personal with the device as you...
11 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/13/2011
Updated: Intel's Honeycomb Reference Tablet: 8.9mm Thick, Medfield Inside
Paul Otellini showed this tablet off earlier today but we got a little more detail on it just moments ago. Intel has put together a 32nm Atom (Medfield) based...
13 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/13/2011
Intel Oculus: Preparing Intel for Competition in Smartphones & Tablets
Intel has been quietly working on its plans for smartphones and tablets. This is a significant departure from the waves it was making just a couple of years ago...
4 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/13/2011
The Updated Tegra Roadmap: Kal-El+ in 2012, Wayne in Late 2012/Early 2013
Last week we confirmed NVIDIA would be introducing a Tegra SoC with integrated Icera baseband called Grey, but we got the timeframe down. Above you'll see the updated Tegra...
7 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/12/2011
Motorola Droid Bionic - A Quick Preview
Hot off the heels of finishing our Samsung Galaxy S 2 review, I'm off to Microsoft's BUILD conference with Ryan while Anand covers IDF. Before we get knee deep...
64 by Brian Klug on 9/12/2011
Samsung's Galaxy S 2: The Smoothest Scrolling Android Device Around
One aspect of differentiation between Android smartphones has always been how smoothly they scroll both in the OS and in the browser. Later versions of Android have addressed the...
13 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/12/2011
ARM's Mali-400 MP4 is the Fastest Smartphone GPU...for Now
Earlier this morning we published our long awaited review of the Samsung Galaxy S 2. In it we dedicated a few pages to investigating Samsung's own Exynos 4210 SoC...
30 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/11/2011
Samsung Galaxy S 2 (International) Review - The Best, Redefined
The road to our Galaxy S2 review has been a long one. The first time we saw the device was at Mobile World Congress, where it was initially announced...
133 by Brian Klug & Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/11/2011
NVIDIA Announces "Grey", First Tegra SoC with Integrated Baseband Due in 2012
Four months ago NVIDIA announced the acquisition of Icera, a baseband solution provider. Icera's technology didn't make it into any smartphones but it did have some success in the...
13 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/9/2011
TouchDroid Project Dies, But Work Continues on Touchpad Android Port
The TouchDroid project, which was created just weeks ago in the wake of HP's Touchpad liquidation sale, has already disbanded. The project's discontinuation stems not from technical problems but...
17 by Andrew Cunningham on 9/9/2011
Nexus S 2.3.6 Update Lands - Voice Fix Included
If you're a lucky owner of a Nexus S, Google's second flagship device that launched in December, chances are that you're well aware of the rather nagging voice search...
1 by Saumitra Bhagwat on 9/2/2011
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