We all love benchmarks but some of you may not have known that Quadrant wasn’t optimized for dual core devices, that is until today. Quadrant, a popular Benchmark for Android devices, has not been updated for quite some time and has been loosing a bit …
Android 5.0 aka ‘Jelly Bean’ Launch Date Rumors Have Begun
We’ve barely got Android 4.0 out the door and now we’ve got launch date rumors on when the next generation of Android, 5.0 or ‘Jelly Bean’ will be launched. The rumor does come from Digitimes which isn’t the most reliable news source in town but …
BlackBerry Playbook OS 2.0 IS Coming in February
We’ve heard a lot of dates speculating around which day BlackBerry’s Playbook 2.0 OS will be released. One of the rumored dates is February 17th the other is the 21st, we thought when BlackBerry senior brand manager Jeff Gadway spoke with PCMag that we might …
NVIDIA: Quad-Core Tegra 3 Smartphones to Be Announced and Shipped This Quarter
Recent leaks and rumors of quad-core smartphones like the HTC One X and the LG X3 may not take long to become reality. In their earnings call, NVIDIA’s CEO, Jen-Hsun Huang, announced
This quarter we are expecting to ship Tegra 3 based superphones. At Mobile
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ASUS Transformer Prime May Not Get ICS Until March
If you’ve got the original ASUS Transformer Prime we’ve got a bit of bad news, ASUS Singapore has just released an update via Facebook letting everyone know that March is now the likely time frame. Owners of the original hybrid tablet had to wait until …
Intel Roadmap Suggests Pricing Guidelines for Manufacturers Using Atom Processor
Intel has already established the precedent of setting pricing guidelines for their Ultrabook partners, even though few have been able to stick to the desired sub-$1000 USD figure. A supposed leaked Intel roadmap for Atom processor development puts forth more pricing guidelines for other device …
Motorola Mobility Posts Android 4.0 Release Schedule, Waiting in Store For Most
Just recently tech news headlines proclaimed that Motorola blamed differences in hardware and carrier software add-ons, not Motoblur. At the time it seemed like they “doth protest too much”. Now after seeing their Android 4.0 release schedule for existing Motorola smartphones and tablets, it seems …
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Possibly Debuting at Mobile World Congress
Not too long ago, a product marketing manager from Samsung said in an interview that S-Pen stylus support that originated in the Galaxy Note would likely make its way to other devices with larger screen sizes:
Yes, I think so. I think a pen interface
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Google Maps for PS Vita Review – Vita OS 1.6
The Playstation Vita is only up for pre-order in the US but for sale in Taiwan and Japan. This handheld gaming console has just seenn a major firmware update to v1.6, which improves the camera functions add ing in ‘video recording’, as well as a …
PS Vita Screen Protector Fail [Video]
The Play Station Vita is coming to the US on February 22nd for $249 and if you’re planning on picking one up you should really consider getting a screen protector. If you’re keen they are available on Amazon for $9.99 however after you watch this …
MediaTek’s New Android Platform to Take on Qualcomm & Intel
Taiwanese design house MediaTek has launched a 3G platform codenamed MT6575 which aims to compete with reference designs from Qualcomm and Intel. The platform, integrated with the ARM-licensed 1GHz Cortex-A9 processor and made with 40nm CMOS process, also supports the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich …
Ainovo Novo 7 Basic Ice Cream Sandwich Tablet Review
There is a new budget tablet on the market in the US and it’s sub $100 price point has us curious. The Ainovo Novo 7 Basic has an interesting 1GHz Ingenic JZ4770 mobile applications processor based on a MIPS XBurst CPU, an 800 x 480 …
Sapphire Edge HD3 AMD Fusion Nettop Looks to Replace Your Desktop
New Nettops are slowing entering on the market and over the past month they’ve primiarly been on Intel’s new Cedar Trail platform, but we’ve got a new AMD Nettop, the Sapphire Edge-HD3 Mini PC. It has made an appearance on the FCC website showing off …
Ultrabook Prices To Drop Soon Readying for Ivy Bridge
CES didn’t have to much to offer in the way of new notebooks since we’re waiting for the release of Intel’s next generation processor, Ivy Bridge. We have some rumors out of Taiwan from DigiTimes that Intel will introduce its next-generation Ivy Bridge platform in …
Acer Iconia Tab A500 to Get Android 4.0
Ice Cream Sandwich is on the way to most devices, with eminent release dates for the ones that have recently hit the market like the Acer Iconia Tab A200. The Android 4.0 release started rolling out to the A200 a few day’s ago and A500 …
