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 launches its first 8-core chip
Phones and tablets with quad-core chips are easy to find these days, and there are even a few models with so-called octa-core chips. But up until now most of those 8-core chips were designed so that most of the time 4 or fewer cores are actually in use. Now Taiwanese chip maker MediaTek has introduced […]
Lilbits (10-29-2013): Would you like Android with that PC monitor?
Tired of waiting for your PC to turn on when you just want to do a quick web search or watch a YouTube video? ViewSonic has two new Smart Displays that you can use with or without a PC. In fact, ViewSonic is pushing these displays as standalone devices which run Android. The fact that […]
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 […]
MediaTek working on ARM Cortex-A50 chips
Tawianes chip maker MediaTek recently announced it was working on an ARM Cortex-A15 chip with big.LITTLE technology. Now the company has announced that it’s licensed ARM Cortex-A50 technology, which means we could see 32-bit or 64-bit ARMv8 chips processors from MediaTek in the coming year. MediaTek has sort of come out of nowhere in the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]