Allwinner is giving one of its chips for low-priced tablets a bit of a spec bump, and competitor Rockchip is outlining plans for its first quad-core ARM Cortex-A12 chip. Both chip makers produce low-power, ARM-based processors that are popular with makes of Android tablets, TV boxes, and other gadgets, and both are showing off some […]
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Smartwatches of HKTDC 2013
Samsung and Sony have smartwatches on the market. Google and Apple are rumored to have their own models in the works. And a few smaller companies have raised a lot of money on Kickstarter to launch their own smartwatches, ranging from the Pebble E Ink wristwatch and smartphone companion to the Omate TrueSmart watch which […]
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Skywood PhonePad is a tablet dock for iPhone, Samsung Galaxy phones
So you’ve got a Samsung smartphone and every now and again you wish it had a larger display… but you don’t want to spend money on a separate tablet. A company called Skywood thinks they have the answer: a tablet dock designed to work with Samsung Galaxy S2, S3 and S4 smartphones. There’s also a […]
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Ramos unveils X10pro: iPad mini-sized Android tablet with MTK8389 CPU
Ramos already has a new iPad mini-sized Android tablet called the X10 Mini Pad. But apparently that’s not good enough for Ramos, because now the company has a second model, called the Ramos X10pro. Like the X10 Mini Pad, the new model has a 7.85 inch, 1024 x 768 pixel IPS display and a quad-core […]
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Actions Semiconductor introduces new dual-core chip for budget tablets
Chip maker Actions Semicuonductor has introduced a new 1.2 GHz dual-core chip aimed at low-cost tablets and other devices. It’s called the ATM7023A and it’s an ARM Cortex-A9 chip. The new chip supports 1080p HD video playback and encoding, works with android 4.2.2, supports up to 2GB of RAM, and features “quick boot technology” for […]