Smartphones
Samsung is announcing today that it has begun mass production of 12 GB and 16 GB LPDDR5X modules in the industry's thinnest package. Samsung's shrunken memory packages measure approximately 0.65 mm in thickness, making them 0.06 mm (~9%) thinner than standard LPDDR5X packages. The company expects the new DRAM devices to be used to make for thinner smartphones, or improve their performance by enabling better airflow inside. According to the company's press release, Samsung achieved this ultra-thin design by employing new packaging methods, such as optimized printed circuit boards (PCBs) and epoxy molding compound (EMC). Additionally, an optimized back-lapping process was used to further reduce the height of the packages. The newly developed DRAM packages are not only thinner by 9% compared to previous models...
Samsung Announces The Galaxy S9 and S9+
Today Samsung is announcing the Galaxy S9 and S9+. Both devices bring iterative designs over the Galaxy S8 – which is not a bad thing. The camera sees significant...
58 by Andrei Frumusanu on 2/25/2018
MWC 2018: Samsung Galaxy S9 Press Event Live Blog (5pm UTC, Noon ET)
This is it. The biggest unkept secret in recent tech media, now coming to Mobile World Congress. Samsung's show is busy, and we're sitting as far forward as we...
13 by Ian Cutress & Anton Shilov on 2/25/2018
MWC 2018: Nokia Press Event Live Blog (3pm UTC, 10am ET)
Nokia smartphones, as managed by HMD Global, have a number of announcements this year as part of the Nokia press event. We are sitting here, eagerly awaiting to report...
13 by Anton Shilov on 2/25/2018
MWC 2018: ZTE Blade v9 Live Blog (3pm UTC, 10am ET)
Whirlwind stop at ZTE as part of the MWC Press Event escapades. ZTE last announced the Axon M, a folding smartphone. We're likely to see the Blade v9 at...
15 by Ian Cutress on 2/25/2018
Hands On with the LG V30s ThinQ: Artificial Intelligence
BARCELONA, ESP — At Mobile World Congress this year, LG introduced the V30S ThinQ, the new flagship for the company. The new handset builds upon the V30 launched in...
15 by Anton Shilov on 2/25/2018
MWC 2018: Huawei Press Event Live Blog (1pm UTC, 8am ET)
In a surprising twist of events, Huawei has taken over one of the largest venues in Barcelona for its press event this year. The building we are in has...
8 by Andrei Frumusanu & Anton Shilov on 2/25/2018
MWC 2018: Intel Press Event Live Blog (10:45am UTC, 5:45am ET)
Today is press event day at Mobile World Congress, and technically the show hasn't even started yet! We're at Intel, patiently waiting for news about how 5G is shaping...
8 by Ian Cutress on 2/25/2018
MWC 2018: Alcatel Press Event Live Blog (6pm GMT, 1pm ET)
We're here at our first press event of Mobile World Congress: Alcatel!
6 by Ian Cutress & Andrei Frumusanu on 2/24/2018
Cat at MWC 2018: S61 Smartphone with FLIR Cam, Laser Distance Measurer, Air Quality Sensor
BARCELONA, ESP — Bullitt Group has announced its new flagship Cat-branded rugged smartphone, which is listed with improved performance and new features over its predecessor. The Cat S61 is...
4 by Anton Shilov on 2/24/2018
Xiaomi Launches Redmi Note 5 & Redmi Note 5 Pro with 18:9 5.99-Inch LCDs
Xiaomi on Wednesday introduced its new Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Note 5 Pro smartphones in India. The key difference between the new phablets and their predecessors is a...
37 by Anton Shilov on 2/15/2018
ARM Announces Project Trillium Machine Learning IPs
Today’s Arm announcement is a bit out of the norm for the company, as it’s the first in a series of staggered releases of information. For this first announcement...
5 by Andrei Frumusanu on 2/13/2018
The Snapdragon 845 Performance Preview: Setting the Stage for Flagship Android 2018
In what has become an annual tradition for Qualcomm, the company has once again opened the doors of their San Diego headquarters to the press to take a preview...
140 by Ryan Smith & Andrei Frumusanu on 2/12/2018
Honor Launches The Honor 9 Lite
Today Honor officially launches the Honor 9 Lite for western markets. The launch follows that of the Honor 7X and V10 last month which were the company’s first models...
19 by Andrei Frumusanu on 2/6/2018
Honor Launches Red 7X For The US
Part of a minor announcement, Honor has launched a limited edition red version of the Honor 7X. The Honor 7X is an entry level smartphone sporting a 5.93” 18:9...
151 by Andrei Frumusanu on 2/6/2018
Honor 9 Lite Smartphone Launch Live Blog
We're in the depths of the East End of London for the next Honor smartphone launch. With Honor recently releasing the Honor 9 Lite in China and India, a...
26 by Ian Cutress on 2/6/2018
Apple Announces Q1 FY 2018 Earnings
This afternoon Apple announced their earnings, and for the quarter, they had record revenues of $88.293 billion, which is up 13% from the same quarter a year ago. Margins...
13 by Brett Howse on 2/1/2018
JEDEC Publishes UFS 3.0 Spec: Up to 2.9 GB/s, Lower Voltage, New Features
JEDEC this week published their UFS 3.0 specification, which is intended to bring numerous performance, power and feature set-related improvements to the standard. The version 3.0 of the spec...
20 by Anton Shilov on 1/31/2018
European Union Fines Qualcomm $1.23 Billion for Anti-Competitive Apple Deal
This morning the European Union’s European Commission became the latest regulatory body to fine Qualcomm over anti-competitive actions undertaken by the company. The investigation, which we’ve been expecting the...
36 by Ryan Smith on 1/24/2018
The Samsung Exynos M3 - 6-wide Decode With 50%+ IPC Increase
With the public announcement of the Exynos 9810 having finally taken place, Samsung engineers are now free to release information on the new M3 CPU microarchitecture. We have a...
60 by Andrei Frumusanu on 1/23/2018
Razer at CES 2018: Project Linda, Two Minutes Hands-On
At the start of CES, Razer announced Project Linda: a clamshell accessory for the Razer Phone that turns the smartphone into an Android-based laptop. The idea is that the...
21 by Ian Cutress on 1/22/2018
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