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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...
Sony Announces New Xperia 1 II Flagship, Teases Xperia PRO
Today Sony announces the successor to last year’s Xperia 1 flagship phone, the new Xperia 1 II, as well as teasing a new interesting device in the form of...
120 by Andrei Frumusanu on 2/24/2020Andy Rubin’s Essential Smartphone Company to Shut Down
Essential, a company founded by Andy Rubin with an aim to create easy-to-use devices tailored for the most important needs, this week announced its cease of operations. Andy Rubin, the...
51 by Anton Shilov on 2/13/2020Mobile World Congress 2020 Cancelled
In the light of the 2019-nCoV coronavirus outbreak, GSMA has decided to cancel its upcoming Mobile World Congress 2020 trade show that was scheduled for late February. Over the...
13 by Anton Shilov on 2/12/2020Samsung Announces The Galaxy Z Flip: Foldable Phone With Glass
Today Samsung announced the new Galaxy S20, S20+ and S20 Ultra, but the regular flagship phones weren’t the only devices announce today as we’ve also seen the unveiling of...
26 by Andrei Frumusanu on 2/11/2020Samsung Announces The Galaxy S20, S20+ and S20 Ultra: 120Hz, 5G, Huge Batteries, Crazy Cameras and $$$
The year is 2020. The 20’s are back (we’ll see if they’ll be roaring or not), and not only is it a new decade, but it’s also time for...
172 by Andrei Frumusanu on 2/11/2020Samsung's Unpacked 2020 Event: Galaxy S20 And More - Live Blog (11am PT)
Today Samsung is hosting the 2020's first Unpacked launch event in San Francisco. We're expecting the brand new Galaxy S20 series, a new foldable phone, and maybe a few...
17 by Andrei Frumusanu on 2/11/2020First with Snapdragon 865: ZTE Unveils Axon 10s Pro w/ 5G, 6.47-Inch AMOLED, 12 GB LPDDR5
ZTE has announced the industry’s first handset powered by Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 865 processor, which will be powering the majority of high-end Android smartphones this year. As expected, the...
36 by Anton Shilov on 2/7/2020Micron Shipping LPDDR5 DRAM
Micron has announced their first LPDDR5 DRAM is in mass production and now shipping to customers. The new RAM is significantly faster and more power efficient than LPDDR4x. One...
33 by Billy Tallis on 2/6/2020TCL Loses Brand License, Will No Longer Produce BlackBerry Devices
Today, TCL Communications has revealed that the company will be losing their BlackBerry brand license, and will stop selling such devices this August. The announcement is a bit of...
19 by Andrei Frumusanu on 2/3/2020Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 720G, 662 and 460 SoCs
Qualcomm this week has announced three new chipsets complementing their low-mid-range and low-range processor offerings: the Snapdragon 720G, 662, and 460 SoCs. The new chipsets are said to focus...
27 by Andrei Frumusanu on 1/24/2020Motorola’s $1500 Foldable Razr to Ship Early February: Pre-Orders Soon
Today Motorola announced it will ship its foldable flip smartphone on February 6 and will start pre-orders on January 26. The new Motorola Razr will be available for pre-order...
47 by Anton Shilov on 1/22/2020CES 2020: Bluetooth SIG Announces LE Audio Standard: New Baseline For Next Decade
Yesterday the Bluetooth SIG has announced and released the newest Bluetooth standard for audio playback: LE Audio. The new standard is a complete new redesign of the audio stack...
48 by Andrei Frumusanu on 1/7/2020CES 2020: MediaTek Announces New Dimensity 800 Mid-Range 5G SoC
Today MediaTek has announced a new entry into its new “Dimensity” 5G SoC product lineup. The new chip is called the Dimensity 800 and represents a mid-range solution for...
12 by Andrei Frumusanu on 1/7/2020AMD Ryzen 4000 Mobile APUs: 7nm, 8-core on both 15W and 45W, Coming Q1
At last year’s CES, AMD showcased its then Ryzen 3000 mobile processors as part of the announcements. In what is becoming a trend, at this year’s CES, the company...
406 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 1/6/2020CES 2020: Qualcomm Press Conference Live Blog 11am PT
Hello all, we're continuing the day hre at CES 2020 with Qualcomm's press conference event. We're likely to hear more about 5G adoption as well as the new Snapdragon...
14 by Andrei Frumusanu on 1/6/2020Imagination and Apple Renew IP Licensing Agreement
Today Imagination Technologies has announced that Apple has signed a new multi-year licensing with the company, giving the Cupertino company continued access to Imagination’s IP.
27 by Andrei Frumusanu on 1/2/2020AnandTech Year In Review 2019: Flagship Mobile
2019 is coming to an end, and it’s time again to look back at what the industry has brought us. This year, we saw a lot of hardware improvements...
54 by Andrei Frumusanu on 12/26/2019Samsung Unveils Galaxy A51 & Galaxy A71 Mid-Range Smartphones: 6.5/6.7-Inches With 4-Module Cameras
While Samsung draws most of its smartphone reputation from its high-end phones, the bulk of the phones that the company sells are are not the $700+ Galaxy S series...
22 by Anton Shilov on 12/16/2019The Snapdragon 865 Performance Preview: Setting the Stage for Flagship Android 2020
Earlier this month we had the pleasure to attend Qualcomm’s Maui launch event of the new Snapdragon 865 and 765 mobile platforms. The new chipsets promise to bring a...
178 by Andrei Frumusanu on 12/16/2019Update: Sales of Samsung Galaxy Fold Are Nowhere Near 1 Million Units
Update 12/14: While claims were earlier made by Samsung's Chief Strategy Officer that the company had sold 1 million Galaxy Folds, the company has since stepped in to correct...
20 by Anton Shilov on 12/12/2019