A production halt by TSMC, the company manufacturing Qualcomm’s S4 chips, could impact the availability of the upcoming LTE-enabled HTC One X (and other devices such as the Huawei Ascend P1). According to SemiAccurate sources, TSMC abruptly stopped its 28nm chip production about three weeks ago (before MWC 2012 kicked off) “to make unnamed changes to the process.” The stoppage […]
Processors
The latest rumours for tomorrow’s Apple event
With less than a day to go before Apple’s next major event, a frenzy of last minute rumours are swirling about: The expected iPad may be known as the iPad HD rather than iPad 3 in a nod to its high-resolution 2048×1536 display. A big Apple Store event is planned for March 16th, suggesting that the iPad 3/HD could be […]
MWC 2012: Huawei announces Ascend D quad, “the world’s fastest smartphone”
Huawei today introduced what it calls “the world’s fastest quad-core smartphone,” the Huawei Ascend D quad. It will be powered by Huawei’s own quad-core K3V2 processor which can run as high as 1.5GHz. “We’ve listened to people’s top demands from smartphones: speed, long-battery life, high quality visual and audio capabilities, and a compact, lightweight handset. The Huawei Ascend D quad […]
NVIDIA to unveil quad-core smartphones at MWC?
NVIDIA’s invitation for a Mobile World Congress press event suggests that the chipmaker could announce a quad-core smartphone (or perhaps more than one). It promises “quad-core firsts.” With the Tegra 3 already in the ASUS Transformer Prime, smartphones are a logical guess for that next first. Both HTC and LG are rumoured to be bringing quad-core smartphones (the HTC Edge/Endeavor […]
Exynos 5250 SoC mass production on track to start in Q2 2012
Samsung this week reconfirmed that it is now sampling its Exynos 5250 system-on-chip (SoC) and remains on track to begin mass production in Q2 2012. The Exynos 5250 will initially be used in tablets but will eventually make its way into smartphones as well. The Samsung Exynos 5250 incorporates ARM’s new 2GHz dual-core Cortex-A15 processor which promises to double the […]
CES 2012: Intel and Motorola sign mobile partnership
Intel and Motorola yesterday announced a new partnership that will see Motorola develop Android devices powered by Intel Atom processors. The “multi-year, multi-device strategic relationship” will cover both smartphones and tablets. “When great silicon and software technology meets great mobile and design innovation, amazing things can happen,” said Intel President and CEO Paul Otellini. “Our long-term relationship with Motorola Mobility […]
LG to launch Intel-powered smartphone at CES 2012?
According to a report by the Korea Times, LG could unveil an Intel-powered smartphone at CES 2012. The device would run on Intel’s Medfield system-on-a-chip (SOC). “LG Electronics will produce Intel’s first Android smartphones that use Intel’s own mobile platform. The device will be shown at the CES,” said a top-ranking executive. Dominant in the PC market, Intel has struggled […]
ASUS Eee Padfone to launch at MWC 2012 with Tegra 3 processor?
Recent rumours suggested that the upcoming ASUS Eee Padfone would run a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor. But Engadget has learned that it will instead sport an NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor like earlier rumours suggested. Already confirmed by ASUS is that the Padfone will ship with Android 4.0. ASUS is now apparently looking at (again) launching the Eee Padfone, which […]