Google Announces Go-Edition of Android 8.1
With the release of Android 8.1 tomorrow Google also announcement of a Go-edition of Android Oreo. The Android team has been hard at work optimizing the operating system to...
17 by on 12/5/2017Huawei announces the HiSilicon Kirin 960: 4xA73 + 4xA53, G71MP8, CDMA
Last year we had the opportunity to attend HiSilicon's launch event of the Kirin 950. The 950 SoC was the first to employ ARM's Cortex A72 in a smartphone...
43 by on 10/19/2016Samsung Foundry Announces 10nm SoC In Mass-Production
Today Samsung announced mass production of a SoC built on its third-generation 10nm "10LPE" manufacturing node. It was only this January that Samsung announced mass production of its 14LPP...
92 by on 10/17/2016Samsung Announces Exynos 7570 14nm Budget SoC
Today Samsung LSI launches a new 14nm SoC oriented at the budget and IoT segments. The new Exynos 7570 seems to be a a successor to the Exynos 3470...
17 by on 8/30/2016The ARM Cortex A73 - Artemis Unveiled
It’s only been a little over a year since we had a good look into ARM’s Cortex A72 presented at ARM’s TechDay event in London. Over the span of...
63 by on 5/29/2016ARM Details Built on ARM Cortex Technology License
As part of today's announcements, we're able to provide more information on ARM's new "Built on ARM Cortex Technology" license. The license was first officially revealed in ARM's quartely...
10 by on 5/29/2016Arteris Announces Ncore Cache-Coherent Interconnect
Arteris is a little mentioned company which we haven't had the opportunity to cover in the past, yet they provide IP for one of the most important parts of...
9 by on 5/24/2016ARM Announces 10FF "Artemis" Test Chip
Today in collaboration with TSMC, ARM's physical IP division is announcing the tapeout of a 10nm test chip demonstrating the company's readiness for the new manufacturing process. The new...
24 by on 5/18/2016LeEco Announces New Le 2, Le 2 Pro, and LeMax 2
Today in Beijing we had the opportunity to attend LeEco's presentation event announcing their new flagship smartphone devices. LeEco has been a company we haven't had the chance to...
37 by on 4/20/2016Meizu Announces New PRO 6
Today Meizu launches the new PRO 6. The company had launched the PRO 5 only last September so this is a significant change in the release-schedule of the PRO...
29 by on 4/13/2016Huawei Launches The P9 and P9 Plus
Today in London, Huawei has launched the latest devices in its P-series line. The P9 and P9 Plus take cues from the previous P8 but also some hardware moves...
34 by on 4/6/2016BaseMark Announces The Power Assessment Tool (PAT)
Basemark has traditionally been a software company. We've seen and used a lot of their benchmarking test suites including Basemark OS and Basemark X. Seeking to expand its portfolio...
10 by on 3/2/2016Hands-On With the Xiaomi Mi5 - High-End at a Mid-Range Price
It’s been over 18 months since Xiaomi announced the Mi 4 back in June 2014, and today the company is finally ready to release the predecessor in the form...
106 by on 2/25/2016MWC 2016: Xiaomi Media Preview Live Blog
Andrei and I are at the Xiaomi event at Mobile World Congress. We believe the event starts at half-past, so stay tuned as we roll in the announcements
44 by on 2/24/2016ARM Announces Cortex-A32 IoT and Embedded Processor
Today ARM announces the new Cortex A32 ultra-low power/high efficiency processor IP. For some readers this might come as a surprise as it's only been a few months since...
27 by on 2/22/2016Early Exynos 8890 Impressions And Full Specifications
It's been an interesting day here in Barcelona as I've had the pleasure to get a hands-on with both LG's new flagship, the G5, as well as Samsung's new...
94 by on 2/21/2016MWC 2016: Samsung Unpacked Press Conference Live Blog... in VR?!
We're sat in the audience awaiting the start of Samsung's yearly MWC Press Conference. Is it still a conference if there's a Gear VR headset on every seat?!
8 by on 2/21/2016LG Announces the LG G5: 5.3-inch QHD with Snapdragon 820
Today just before the official beginning of Mobile World Congres 2016 we were happy to attend LG's G5 launch event. The G5 is the successor to last year's much...
30 by on 2/21/2016The LG G5 Launch Event Live Blog
We're here at MWC 2016 in Barcelona to cover LG's keynote, aptly named LG G5 Day.
16 by on 2/21/2016ARM Announces New Cortex-R8 Real-Time Processor
ARM’s Cortex-R range of processor IP is something we haven’t talked about too much in the past, yet it’s a crucial part of ARM’s business and is integrated in...
22 by on 2/17/2016