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Samsung today has announced that they have developed an even faster generation of LPDDR5X memory that is set to top out at LPDDR5X-10700 speeds. The updated memory is slated to offer 25% better performance and 30% greater capacity compared to existing mobile DRAM devices from the company. The new chips also appear to be tangibly faster than Micron's LPDDR5X memory and SK hynix's LPDDR5T chips. Samsung's forthcoming LPDDR5X devices feature a data transfer rate of 10.7 GT/s as well as maximum capacity per stack of 32 GB. This allows Samsung's clients to equip their latest smartphones or laptops with 32 GB of low-power memory using just one DRAM package, which greatly simplifies their designs. Samsung says that 32 GB of memory will be particularly beneficial...
The OnePlus 2 Review
In early 2014, there was a lot of excitement among Android enthusiasts for an upcoming smartphone called the OnePlus One. The company producing it was a Chinese manufacturer, and...
132 by Brandon Chester on 12/14/2015
Motorola Will Bring Android Marshmallow to the 2015 Moto E In Certain Regions
Earlier this year I reviewed the Moto E from Motorola. I felt that the 2015 iteration of the Moto E offered quite a lot for its price, and that...
29 by Brandon Chester on 12/8/2015
Apple Releases an iPhone Battery Case and a New Lightning Camera Adapter
In addition to releasing iOS 9.2, Apple has launched two new accessories for their iOS devices today. The first of the two is something I touched on in our...
35 by Brandon Chester on 12/8/2015
Apple Releases iOS 9.2
Today Apple released iOS 9.2 to iPads, iPhones, and iPods worldwide. The update is another incremental release, improving on features and removing bugs that are still lingering since the...
20 by Brandon Chester on 12/8/2015
China Calling: Huawei’s Media Tour, Kirin 950 and Why We Went
Sometimes the only way to develop a relationship with a technology manufacturer beyond a simple press release exchange with a media relations team, and the odd limited-time product review...
109 by Ian Cutress on 12/4/2015
Samsung Announces Updated Versions of the Galaxy A3, A5, and A7
Today Samsung announced that updated versions of their Galaxy A3, A5, and A7 smartphones are about to be released. The original Galaxy A7 launched at the very beginning of...
23 by Brandon Chester on 12/2/2015
The Huawei Mate S Review
Huawei has been a company which over the past few years has visibly increased its presence in western markets. The Chinese vendor has in particular executed a big push...
54 by Andrei Frumusanu on 12/2/2015
Huawei Launches The Mate 8, with Kirin 950
Today Huawei announces their new flagship, the Mate 8. We've already had a look at the Mate S during this year's IFA conference, and while I didn't quite manage...
21 by Andrei Frumusanu on 11/26/2015
Samsung Announces Exynos 8890 with Cat.12/13 Modem and Custom CPU
In an unexpected and surprise annoucement, Samsung today revealed its new generation flagship SoC - the Exynos 8. The Exynos 8890 to be more specific, is the successor to...
56 by Andrei Frumusanu on 11/12/2015
ARM Announces New Cortex-A35 CPU - Ultra-High Efficiency For Wearables & More
Today as part of the volley of announcements at ARM's TechCon conference we discover ARM's new low-power application-tier CPU architecture, the Cortex-A35. ARM follows an interesting product model: The...
25 by Andrei Frumusanu on 11/10/2015
Google Begins Offline Maps Rollout on Android
Earlier this year at Google I/O it was announced that Google Maps for Android and iOS would be receiving an update that would add the ability to save maps...
32 by Brandon Chester on 11/10/2015
The Google Nexus 5X Review
Google's first hardware collaboration with LG brought us the Nexus 4. Like the Nexus 7, the Nexus 4 followed a philosophy of bringing as much power and quality as...
197 by Brandon Chester on 11/9/2015
HiSilicon Announces New Kirin 950 SoC
Today in Beijing, HiSilicon held an extensive media briefing on their brand new flagship SoC - the Kirin 950. The new chipset is a very large leap for the...
41 by Andrei Frumusanu on 11/5/2015
The Apple iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus Review
To be perfectly honest, this past year has been remarkably boring in the mobile segment. For whatever reason, phones have either stood still or regressed when it comes to...
531 by Ryan Smith & Joshua Ho on 11/2/2015
OnePlus Launches the OnePlus X
When OnePlus launched the OnePlus Two earlier this year the company also mentioned that they would be launching a second smartphone in 2015, and that the new phone would...
53 by Brandon Chester on 10/29/2015
Apple FY 2015 Q4 Results: Record Fourth Quarter With 48 Million iPhones Sold
Today Apple released their Q4 results from fiscal year 2015, and in what seems like an almost unending cycle, the company has once again set a new record for...
44 by Brett Howse on 10/27/2015
Motorola Announces the DROID Turbo 2 and DROID Maxx 2 For Verizon
Motorola has been one of Verizon's Android device partners for many years now. Before Verizon had the iPhone, Motorola's DROID smartphones provided several alternatives for users who didn't want...
22 by Brandon Chester on 10/27/2015
Hands On With the HTC One A9
Today, HTC is launching their flagship smartphone for the holiday season. For those that have followed HTC, this launch shouldn’t be too much of a surprise given that the...
61 by Joshua Ho & Brandon Chester on 10/20/2015
Analyzing Apple's Statement on TSMC and Samsung A9 SoCs
Since we first learned that the A9 SoC in Apple’s iPhone 6s lineup is dual sourced - that is that it's being made by two different vendors with two...
147 by Ryan Smith & Joshua Ho on 10/9/2015
Hands On: Surface Pro 4, Surface Book, & New Lumia Phones
After the press event today, Microsoft had all of the devices available for a hands-on experience. Of all the devices, I was most excited to see the Surface Book...
48 by Brett Howse on 10/6/2015
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