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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...
Understanding Panel Self Refresh
Earlier today Brian spent some time with the G2, LG's 5.2-inch flagship smartphone based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974) SoC. I'd recommend reading his excellent piece in order...
39 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/7/2013
Hands On with the LG G2 - LG's latest flagship
Today LG is announcing the LG G2, there’s no Optimus this time, it’s just the LG G2. The G2 is the successor to the Optimus G, the phone that...
81 by Brian Klug on 8/7/2013
Surface Pro $100 Price Drop - A Prelude of Things to Come?
Techreport.com posted earlier today that there's currently a $100 rebate from Microsoft on the Surface Pro. That brings the price of the 64GB SSD model to $799 and the...
100 by Jarred Walton on 8/5/2013
Google Releases 4.3 OTA for HTC One and Galaxy S4 Google Play Editions
It's been a busy week in the Android space, and this evening Google appears to have hit the button on the Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean MR2) update for the...
26 by Brian Klug on 8/2/2013
Android 4.3 update for Nexus 10 and 4 removes unofficial OpenCL drivers
We had previously reported that Android 4.2 firmwares for Nexus 10 and Nexus 4 were found to contain OpenCL drivers. The drivers were an internal implementation detail and not...
13 by Rahul Garg on 8/1/2013
A Quick Look at the Moto X - Motorola's New Flagship
Since being acquired by Google, there’s been a lot of speculation about what’s coming next from Motorola. Last week they announced their Droid lineup for Verizon, this week they’re...
165 by Brian Klug on 8/1/2013
ASUS MeMO Pad HD7 Pre-Orders Available
We just reviewed the ASUS MeMO Pad HD7, and we've now received word that pre-orders are available via several major outlets: TigerDirect.com, Newegg.com, Amazon.com, and Gamestop.com. (Let us know...
19 by Jarred Walton on 7/31/2013
Update on GPU Optimizations in Galaxy S 4
Yesterday we posted our analysis of the Exynos 5 Octa's behavior in international versions of the Galaxy S 4 in certain benchmarks first discovered by Beyond3D user @Andreif7. Samsung...
38 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Brian Klug on 7/31/2013
NVIDIA Shield Review: At the Crossroads of PC and Mobile Gaming
NVIDIA is doing something different with Tegra 4, very different. To bring up its silicon, each vendor usually makes a reference design phone and tablet with a selection of...
135 by Brian Klug on 7/31/2013
Looking at CPU/GPU Benchmark Optimizations in Galaxy S 4
Somehow both Anand and I ended up with international versions of Samsung’s Galaxy S 4, equipped with the first generation Exynos 5 Octa (5410) SoC. Anand bought an international...
112 by Brian Klug & Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/30/2013
Google Chromecast Review - An Awesome $35 HDMI Dongle
So I have a confession to make – I didn’t hate the Nexus Q. While I didn’t necessarily love it and use it daily like a small minority of...
105 by Brian Klug on 7/29/2013
Android 4.3 Update Brings TRIM to All Nexus Devices
One of the common complaints late in the life of the original Nexus 7 was slow storage I/O performance, leading to an inconsistent user experience. After a fresh flash...
46 by Brian Klug on 7/29/2013
ASUS MeMO Pad HD7 Review: $149 Nexus 7.1 Successor & Our First Look at MediaTek's MT8125
The tablet market is presently caught in a race to the bottom, at least in terms of pricing. The shift from the initial crop of 10-inch tablets to 7/8-inch...
75 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/29/2013
Nexus 7 (2013) - Mini Review
At an event in San Francisco, Google announced an updated version of the popular Nexus 7 tablet which first appeared at last year’s Google I/O. The big new features...
253 by Brian Klug on 7/27/2013
What's New in Android 4.3
As expected, today Google made a management release for Android 4.2 official at their breakfast with Sundar event, bumping the release up to Android 4.3 and introducing a bunch...
69 by Brian Klug on 7/24/2013
Google's Breakfast With Sundar Pichai Event - Live Blog
We're in San Francisco again for Google, and this time we're expecting news about the next release of Android, and perhaps some news on the Chrome OS front, and...
27 by Brian Klug on 7/24/2013
NVIDIA Demonstrates Logan SoC: < 1W Kepler, Shipping in 1H 2014, More Energy Efficient than A6X?
Ever since its arrival in the ultra mobile space, NVIDIA hasn't really flexed its GPU muscle. The Tegra GPUs we've seen thus far have been ok at best, and...
141 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/24/2013
Samsung Galaxy S 4 ZeroLemon 7500 mAh Extended Battery Review
One of the chief differentiators with the Samsung Galaxy S 4 versus other current flagship Android devices is the continued support for user-replaceable batteries. Although removable batteries are becoming...
75 by Brian Klug on 7/23/2013
NVIDIA Confirms Ship Date for Shield - July 31
After a bout of recent bad news regarding Shield's launch date slipping due to a mechanical issue with a third party component supplier, comes news that NVIDIA will meet...
14 by Brian Klug on 7/21/2013
HTC Announces One mini - 4.3 inch display, aluminum, and Snapdragon 400
We knew it was coming, and after a long wait and endless leaks the HTC One mini is upon us. Smaller phones seem to be something everyone wants more...
42 by Brian Klug on 7/18/2013
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