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Zopo ZP988 is the first phone with MediaTek’s 8-core CPU

Chinese device maker Zopo has introduced one of the first phones to feature MediaTek’s new “true” 8-core processor. The Zopo ZP998 features a 5.5 inch display, an MT6592 processor, and 2GB of RAM. The phone is already available for pre-order for $299 — but unfortunately it’s unlikely to support 3G networks in the United States. […]

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MediaTek introduces MT8121 quad-core chip for $99 tablets

Taiwanese chip maker MediaTek’s processors are already pretty popular with manufacturers of low-cost tablets. While the company is preparing to launch more powerful chips for higher-end tablets, it looks like MediaTek is also taking a walk on the even cheaper side. The new MediaTek MT8121 is a quad-core chip designed for tablets that will sell […]

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Maxthon web browser coming to 100 million phones, tablets in 2014

Maxthon has been making web browsers for over a decade, but the Chinese company’s browser hasn’t exactly become a household name like Firefox, Chrome, or Internet Explorer. That could change next year, when as many as 100 million mobile devices are expected to ship with the Android version of Maxthon’s browser preloaded. Maxthon has made […]

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Acer Iconia A3 budget tablet with MediaTek CPU on the way?

Acer has released a few low-cost Android tablets with 7 and 8 inch screens this year, but it’s been a while since we’ve seen a new 10 inch model from Acer. It looks like that could soon change. A new tablet called the Acer Iconia A3 showed up the GFXBench website recently, and it appears […]

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Rumors: NVIDIA building its own tablets, next-gen Kindle Fire to have MediaTek chips

This year NVIDIA started selling its first consumer device with the launch of the NVIDIA Shield handheld game console. But word on the street is that it won’t be the last — not only does the company plan to introduce new Shield consoles with the latest hardware eventually, but NVIDIA may also be working on […]

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MediaTek introduces its first ARM Cortex-A15 chip with big.LITTLE tech (MT8135)

Another day, another processor from Chinese chip maker MediaTek. Hot on the heels of the announcement of an 8-core ARM Cortex-A7 chip, MediaTek is introducing a new chip called the MT8135 with four processor cores: 2 ARM Cortex-A15 cores and 2 lower-power ARM Cortex-A7 components. For heavy-duty tasks, the higher-power processor cores kick in. The […]

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Lilbits (7-23-2013): Supercomputers on the cheap

Want to build a so-called “supercomputer,” but don’t want to spend a ridiculous amount of money? No problem. Now there’s an option that costs just $99. Sort of. Adapteva’s Parallella is a $99 system-on-a-board that features an ARM Cortex-A9 dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, Ethernet, HDMI, and Ubuntu Linux. Sounds kind of neat for a […]