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Apple’s A7 chip includes a number of components including CPU, GPU, cache, image processor, and TouchID “secure enclave”; and this year’s A8 chip may go one step further by adding an integrated DRAM to the mix. We’re guessing some performance enhancements will be achieved this way, but more importantly – the Cupertino giant will get…
Google will keep Project Ara under its belt, since the Advanced Technology and Projects group was NOT included as part of Lenovo’s acquisition of Motorola. Instead, this team will be integrated with Google’s Android team, headed by Sundar Pichai. Regina Dugan, who leads the Advanced Technology and Projects group will report to Pichai, while maintaining…
If Acer can do it, so can ASUS. Yup, it too plans to join the smart watch revolution later this year. According to the firm’s Chairman Jonney Shih, the company is working on creating a “feature packed wearable device” and has put its entire design thought into creating this gadget because “there are actually many…
Samsung has Pen Windows multi-tasking and LG – QSlide, which first (as far as I know) shipped with the Optimus G Pro. If you’ve been living under a rock you should know that QSlide allows users to run small apps on top of everything else currently running on LG’s phone/phablet. As I’m writing this, only…
See that image above? Yes, that’s Sony’s Xperia Tablet Z with the company’s DSC-QX10 or DSC-QX100 lens-style camera attached to it, allowing you to take some serious photos. The question whether a sane person would ever use his/her tablet in this setup isn’t something Sony’s bothering with – they want to sell you the tablet…
Boost Mobile is joining the phablet craze with a device of its own. Called Boost Max, it’s actually a device we know as ZTE Iconic Phablet, which the carrier will offer for $299.99 sans any strings attached. That cash gets you a massive phone with a 5.7-inch 720p HD screen, 8-megapixel rear + 1-megapixel front…
A month before LG officially announces the G Pro 2, the device has been caught in the wild and brought to our attention by Engadget. As you can see for yourself, the big phone builds on top of the original Optimus G Pro, with added G2-like buttons on the back. From the side, it looks…
Last time I’ve heard there were no shortage of iOS and Android apps. Google, apparently, disagrees with this as it has decided to launch a conversion tool that uses Apache Cordova to allow Chrome’s HTML5-based apps to run on two of the world’s most popular platforms. We’ve already mentioned this service in the past and…
AT&T and Samsung are getting closer to launching a firmware update for the carrier’s version of the Galaxy S4 smartphone. This post at XDA Developers website has all the instructions and downloads needed to get your Galaxy S4 to the latest available version of Android. But, and there’s a big “but” here. This isn’t the…
Verizon Wireless has start rolling out a big update for its Ellipsis 7 tablet. There are many important things included in this firmware, such as: Verizon 4G LTE data connectivity support Mobile Hotspot User Experience and Connectivity Image quality improvements when using the camera Battery life improvements SIM Card Activation experience improvements Added support for…