Continuing with the spate of Acer announcements from today, next up we have the Iconia A1 Tablet. Details on the SoC are a bit scarce, but it’s listed as a quad-core 1.2GHz 28nm MT8389W MediaTek chip (with MT6167 for 3G); MediaTek has used PowerVR SGX 544 previously, but it’s not clear which GPU is in the MT8389W. Regardless, the 1024x768 LCD resolution doesn’t need a ton of graphics power for moderate gaming, so hopefully the GPU will prove sufficient. Acer makes a point of calling the A1 a “one-handed” tablet, suggesting that the smaller size than traditional tablets makes it more usable with a single hand. Dimensions of the A1 measure 208.7mm x 145.7mm x 11.1mm and with a weight of 410g (WiFi only; 430g...
Tegra 4 Shipment Date: Still Q2 2013
Last night NVIDIA's CEO, Jen-Hsun Huang, stated that shipments of its Tegra 4 SoC to customers would begin in Q2. A few outlets incorrectly assumed this meant Q2 of...
2 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/14/2013
Microsoft Surface Pro Teardown: mSATA SSD Inside
After we published our Surface Pro review I went back and updated it to confirm that the SSD inside was indeed of the mSATA variety. My particular review sample...
12 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/13/2013
Broadcom Announces BCM21892 - Their First 4G LTE-Advanced Baseband
It was teased at this year's CES demonstrating VoLTE calls, we saw it working in a reference design, and today, Broadcom is finally ready to make their first LTE-enabled...
16 by Brian Klug on 2/12/2013
WikiPad Gaming Tablet Coming This Spring For $249
Gaming on Android has been a hot topic lately. Purpose built consoles and handhelds have been rolling out along with plenty of excellent games. The WikiPad, announced in 10-inch...
8 by Jason Inofuentes on 2/7/2013
Microsoft Surface Pro Review
There's clearly interest in a device that converges the tablet and notebook. ASUS saw some of the earliest success in this department with its Transformer line of Android tablets...
228 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/5/2013
3DMark for Windows Launches; We Test It with Various Laptops
After a two-year hiatus, Futuremark is back with a new version of 3DMark, and in many ways this is their most ambitious version to date. Instead of the usual...
69 by Jarred Walton on 2/5/2013
Hands on with Microsoft's Surface Pro, Available in US & Canada on February 9th
When it launched Surface RT, Microsoft mentioned that 3 months later it would be bringing out an Ivy Bridge version running Windows 8 Pro. At the end of last...
55 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/22/2013
Microsoft Announces New Surface RT SKU: 64GB Without Touch Cover
When Microsoft launched Surface RT, you could only buy the 64GB SKU with a bundled black touch cover. Although Microsoft's custom keyboard covers are an integral part of Surface's...
18 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/22/2013
Rounding Out the Surface Announcements: New Markets and New Touch Covers
Along with the 64GB $599 Surface RT and Surface Pro availability announcements, Microsoft is also announcing three new limited edition touch covers, expanded availability in 13 new markets and...
4 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/22/2013
Vizio's AMD Z60 Hondo-based Windows 8 Tablet PC at CES 2013
Even with the comprehensive overhaul of their notebook lineup, the big news out of Vizio’s CES booth was definitely their new Windows 8 tablet. The Vizio Tablet PC is...
31 by Vivek Gowri on 1/15/2013
Razer Edge: Impressions and Thoughts
I spent a fair amount of time at CES playing with the Razer Edge, mostly because it was one of the more intriguing new products on the show floor...
15 by Vivek Gowri on 1/14/2013
Intel Brings Core Down to 7W, Introduces a New Power Rating to Get There: Y-Series SKUs Demystified
For all of modern Intel history, it has specified a TDP rating for all of its silicon. The TDP rating is given at a specific max core temperature (Tj_MAX...
56 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/14/2013
ASUS $149 7-inch MeMO Pad Headed to the US, Powered by VIA SoC & Android 4.1
Just after we got back from CES, ASUS wrote to tell us that a cost reduced version of the 7-inch MeMO Pad was coming to the US. Starting at...
5 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/13/2013
CES 2013 in Retrospect: Laptop Market Trends
With CES now wrapped up and all of us home or headed home, Anand has tasked each of us with putting together some thoughts on what we saw at...
27 by Jarred Walton on 1/12/2013
Samsung Announces Exynos 5 Octa SoC - 4 Cortex A7s, 4 Cortex A15s
Earlier this morning Samsung announced a new eight core SoC and the spiritual successor to the Exynos 5250 "Exynos 5 Dual" called the Exynos 5 Octa (Exynos 5410?). This...
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Razer Announces 10.1" Edge Gaming Tablet with Ivy Bridge, Kepler, Windows 8
We saw Razer's Project Fiona gaming tablet last year at CES, and came away from the hands-on opportunity and corresponding conversation with Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan fairly impressed with...
27 by Vivek Gowri on 1/8/2013
Hands On with ASUS' Transformer All-in-One (P1801)
ASUS showed us a near production-ready sample of its Transformer All-in-One PC. The machine features a multitouch 18.4" 1080p IPS display driven by two independent systems. In the base...
4 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/7/2013
AT&T 2013 Developer Summit Keynote: Live Blog
While 2013 CES is going full tilt, AT&T also holds its developer event and keynote at the Palms, in almost the same place where we were last night for...
5 by Brian Klug on 1/7/2013
The State of Qualcomm's Modems - WTR1605 and MDM9x25
A little over a month ago, Qualcomm flew me out to San Diego to talk all about cellular modem, specifically their baseband lineup, testing, and later their RF and...
20 by Brian Klug on 1/4/2013
MSI Announces Slider S20 Ultrabook Convertible
Next week kicks off CES 2013 in Las Vegas, and I along with many of the other AnandTech editors will be present. Prior to the actual start of the...
8 by Jarred Walton on 1/4/2013