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Huawei unveiled its latest chip, Kirin 920, which could apparently outperform Qualcomm’s soon-to-be-launched Snapdragon 805. The chipset boasts ARM’s big.LITTLE architecture and includes four Cortex-A15 cores clocked at 1.7-2.0 GHz, coupled with four low-power Cortex-A7 cores that can run at clock speeds of 1.3-1.6 GHz. In addition, there’s also a Mali-T628 GPU and support for…
During last week’s Computex, visitors were able to see quite a few still unannounced Windows Phone devices coming from newer Microsoft partners, which jumped on board as soon as the Redmond giant made its platform free for devices with screens under 9 inches. BLU Products, which we know for their affordable Android gear, had two…
Samsung is looking to cram fingerprint sensors into its smartwatches next year. The hint comes from The Korea Herald article which caught Synaptics CEO Rick Bergman saying that this is indeed possible with first wearable devices with fingerprint scanning technology hitting the market sometime next year. According to his sayings, using a fingerprint ID sensor…
Not content with adding a number of tablets to its prepaid GoPhone service, AT&T has added three new tablets to its device lineup today. Two of the tablets come from Samsung, while one of the offerings comes from Asus. First in AT&T’s new device lineup is the Asus Padfone X. The Padfone X is a…
If you’ve been eyeing the Moto X lately, next week is a great time to finally try one out. Motorola will let customers try out a Moto X for just a penny, while supplies last next Monday, June 9th. You’ll even be able to customize the Moto X using MotoMaker and return it within two…
Who doesn’t love a good deal? The LG Nexus 5 is on sale today over at eBay, and can be purchased for just $335. That includes free shipping and a one year warranty from LG. That’s a pretty sweet deal for an unlocked off contract smartphone. It’s not much less than what you’d pay if…
Tegra Note 7 owners will now be able to view Netflix in 1080p right on their devices, thanks to an update from NVIDIA. This makes the Tegra Note 7 the first Android device to take advantage of 1080p streaming from Netflix. Nice one, NVIDIA! The update is rolling out OTA as we speak, although it hasn’t…
AT&T is allowing select tablet owners to use their data enabled devices on its GoPhone prepaid service. All customers will need to do is purchase a $9.99 SIM card kit and pick a monthly prepaid plan. Here’s a list of compatible devices: iPad 3 iPad Mini Lenovo IdeaTab (A2107A Pantech Element (P4100) Asus K005 Asus…
What do you do when you’re competing with Amazon? Going to bed with world’s largest handset maker sounds like a plan, right? That’s exactly what Barnes & Noble is doing having unveiled the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook. As you would imagine, this is the same Galaxy Tab 4 Samsung is already offering, though with…
Yeah, we knew Google is working on a Project Tango tablet and voila – it’s here now. Called Project Tango Tablet Development Kit, this isn’t a device made for mainstream users but for those who want to test out and explore the capabilities of Google’s awesome technology. Inside the device, we find NVIDIA’s super powerful…