Chinese phone maker Meizu’s latest smartphone will be one of the first phones to ship with a MediaTek Helio X10 octa-core processor. The Meizu MX5 will be available soon in China for about $290 and up. The smartphone features a 5.5 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel Super AMOLED display, 3GB of RAM a 3,150 mAh […]
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HTC One ME is a MediaTek Helio X10-powered phone (for China)
HTC continues to undermine the “HTC One” product name by rolling out new models with different specs and features. Just a few months after introducing its latest flagship phone, the HTC One M9, the company launched the M9+ in China. Now there’s yet another model, and this one’s called the HTC One ME. The HTC […]
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Chromebooks with MediaTek chips coming soon
We’ve seen Chrome OS laptops powered by Intel processors, Samsung Exynos chips, NVIDIA Tegra chips, and Rockchip RK3288 processors. Pretty soon it’ll stop being noteworthy when a Chromebook ships with a new type of processor (although we have yet to see one ship with an AMD chip). But for now, it still feels kind of […]
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MediaTek Helio P10: Octa-core chip for slim smartphones
MediaTek’s latest chip is a 64-bit, octa-core processor designed to be a bit more energy-efficient than the company’s recently announced Helio X20 processor with 10 CPU cores. That’s because the new MediaTek Helio P10 is designed for slim smartphones, where you want a chip that doesn’t generate much heat. But while the Helio P10 might not be quite […]
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MediaTek’s 10-core CPU is official: Meet the Helio X20
MediaTek started talking about an upcoming deca-core mobile processor last month, and now it’s officially providing more information about this 10-core beast. The MediaTek Helio X20 doesn’t just have more processor cores than whatever’s in your current phone. As AnandTech notes, also one of the first chips from MediaTek to feature a CDMA2000-compatible modem, which means […]
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Closer look at MediaTek’s upcoming 10-core Helio X20 processor
The MediaTek Helio X20 is expected to be one of the first 10-core mobile processors when the chip launches later this year. We first heard about the upcoming processor from Taiwanese chip maker MediaTek about a week ago. Now a few more details are emerging, giving us an idea of what to expect from the […]
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MediaTek Helio X20 could be a 10-core chip
Taiwanese chip maker MediaTek recently unveiled a line of Helio processors which it says are aimed at high-performance devices including phones, tablets, and other devices. One of the first chips will be the Helio X10, which is an 8-core, ARM Cortex-A53 processor. But 8 cores are old hat at this point. Now it looks like […]
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MediaTek introduces Helio X and Helio P chips for high-end phones
Taiwanese chip maker MediaTek has been gaining some serious traction in the smartphone and tablet space over the past few years. While most of the company’s chips are cheaper and less powerful than the latest Qualcomm, Samsung, or NVIDIA processors, MediaTek offers a few higher-performance 64-bit, octa-core processors. Now MediaTek has unveiled two new series of […]
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MediaTek CrossMount: Use your phone’s mic to search your smart TV (or share other hardware)
Comments Off on MediaTek CrossMount: Use your phone’s mic to search your smart TV (or share other hardware)Chip maker MediaTek has unveiled a new platform designed to let devices on the same network share hardware and software. Want to watch TV without disturbing the people around you? Then route the audio from your TV to your smartphone and listen using headphones. Want to search for content on that same smart TV without […]
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MediaTek’s new chips include the first ARM Cortex-A72 processor
Chip maker MediaTek is introducing two new processors at Mobile World Congress this week. One is a 64-bit, octa-core processor aimed at mid-range smartphones. The other is a quad-core chip aimed at tablets… which happens to be the first processor based on ARM’s new Cortex-A72 design. MT8173Â quad-core tablet chip This processor is is a quad-core […]