For many of us, quad-core smartphones are already overkill and consumers would sing the same tune next year. A major Chinese phone maker, ZTE is planning to release its upcoming beast, the ZTE Apache. The phone would be powered by 8-core Cortex A15 processor. MediaTek, a popular chip manufacturer, has been hard at work to release an octa-core chip, which …
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RIM (Research in Motion) will officially release its next mobile platform, the BlackBerry 10 in January 30. The new OS version and forthcoming BB10 devices are already hotly discussed on mainstream media and blogosphere. Some people still hope that the company would experience a turnaround of some sort and reassert its position in the mobile market. Despite its largely diminished …
The MT6589 may not be the first quad-core processor, but it is the first to be made in Cortex-A7’s image. The architecture is known for its low power profile and dual-SIM (dual active) capability. As such, processors based on Cortex-A7 are generally used for low-cost solutions. The Mediatek MT6589 is made using 28nm manufacturing process and it offers HSPA and …
The BlackBerry Torch 9810 is a slider smartphone sporting a physical QWERTY keyboard, which is a direct enhancement over the earlier Torch 9800. The Torch 9810 is essentially the spitting image of its forebear, it feels, measures and looks the same, save for some minor changes. With a display the slides upwards to allow the use of a physical QWERTY …
The Japanese electronic giant, Sharp, is saying that device manufacturers are lining up for the company’s latest panel technology. Sharp has been struggling to create enough interest in the industry for the new IGZO panel. The company is currently the biggest LCD (liquid crystal display) panel manufacturer in Japan and it starts to secure interest from other developers. The new …
Like other major phone makers, LG is wasting no time releasing one smartphone after another. After launching the Nexus 4 for Google and its own Optimus G handset, the company is preparing to release a new phone, called the Optimus G2. It may eventually arrive May 2013 and could also come packing with the now famous 5” 1080p displays. While …
Apple may not wish to extend its mobile processor contract production with Samsung next year, due to the increased animosity between the two. Apple may require 200 million processors next year and among major chip makers, only TSMC has the capacity can provide that. Previously Morris Chang, TSMC’s CEO, indicated that his company will dedicate two entire manufacturing plants towards …
Rumors are what making the tech world exciting. They appear almost daily whether by accident or on purpose. Recently, sources referred about a new device called the Samsung SCH S960L. The phone would run Jelly Bean (Android 4.1.2) and its existence has also been confirmed by latest GLBenchmark results. The phone might be an upper mid-range device with a 720p …
Things are getting a bit crazy over the smartphone industry with the eventual release of 1080p HD displays and it’s no wonder that various phone makers all want a slice of the promising high-end market pie. HTC was the first in the market to release 1080p handset with the J Butterfly, followed by the Droid DNA and soon the Deluxe. …
High display resolution gives is bright and sharp graphics. It doesn’t seem to matter that people can no longer a distinguish pixel density value higher than 340 ppi, but phone makers want to impress us with numbers. Samsung will begin the production of the next generation Super-AMOLED HD display in early 2013. This should give enough time for the company …