Chinese chip maker appears to be working on two new processors aimed at low-cost tablets… and one new chip which could be destined for higher-performance devices. CNX-Software reports that a product brochure from T-Chip showcasing specs for some upcoming tablets mentions 3 unannounced new processors from Rockchip. The RK3126 and RK3128 processors are both quad-core […]
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Tronsmart Orion R28 Android box sports RK3288 CPU, up to 4GB of RAM
Tronsmart’s next Android-powered TV box will be the company’s first model to feature a Rockchip RK3288 ARM Cortex-A17 processor. But that’s not the only thing that will make Tronsmart Orion R28 unusual. The company also plans to offer a model of this tiny computer/media streamer with 4GB of RAM… although the first versions scheduled to hit the streets […]
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Rockchip shows off a Chromebook with an RK3288 CPU
Chinese chip maker Rockchip has been working to make sure Google’s browser-based Chrome operating system can run on devices with the new Rockchip RK3288 processor. Now the company is showing off an early prototype of an RK3288-powered Chromebook which could be ready to hit the streets in the third quarter of 2014. Charbax from ARM […]
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Teclast P90HD is an 8.9 inch WQXGA tablet with a RK3288 CPU
Chinese tablet maker Teclast’s latest device is one of the first tablets to ship with a Rockchip RK3288 processor. But that’s not the only thing that makes the Teclast P90HD tablet special. It also has an 8.9 inch, 2560 x 1600 pixel WXGA display, giving it even more pixels than an LG smartphone (although they’re […]
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Intel and Rockchip to deliver next-gen Atom chips for Android tablets
Intel has announced an agreement to work with Chinese chip maker Rockchip on next-gen Intel processors aimed at low-cost Android tablets. Rockchip is probably best known for producing its own ARM-based processors for tablets and TV boxes. But the company is also a fabless semiconductor company which means it has expertise in working with Chinese foundries […]
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Rockchip RK3288-powered Chrome OS devices on the way?
We could see Google’s browser-based Chrome OS operating system running on devices with Rockchip’s RK3288 processor soon. The Chinese chip-maker started showing off a demo of Chromium OS running on a prototype board in April, and now Google’s François Beaufort reports that there’s a new ARM development board in the Chromium OS repository featuring that same […]
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Picuntu 5.1 brings Ubuntu 14.04 to the MarsBoard RK3066 dev board
Picuntu is a custom version of Ubuntu Linux designed to run on devices with Rockchip processors. That effectively lets you turn a cheap Android TV box into a full-fledged PC capable of running desktop apps such as LibreOffice, GIMP and Firefox. Now the developer has released a new beta that’s based on recently-released Ubuntu 14.04. It’s […]
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Pipo unveils tablets powered by MediaTek, Rockchip processors
Chinese device maker Pipo is showing off its latest tablets and at least one new smartphone (with a tablet-sized screen) in Hong Kong this week. As expected, some of Pipo’s new tablets are powered by the new Rockchip’s RK3288 ARM Cortex-A17 quad-core processor. But several of the company’s new devices also feature MediaTek’s 8-core chip: […]
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Rockchip RK3288 demo: Chromium OS TV box, Android tablets with 8-second boot
Rockchip’s RK3288 processor is starting to show up in Android-powered tablets and TV boxes. Now Rockchip is also showing off a prototype of Chromium OS running on a system with its new ARM Cortex-A17 quad-core processor. Chromium OS is the open source version of Google’s Chrome operating system. Rockchip says the ARM Cortex-A17 processor offers strong […]
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Rockchip RK3288 TV boxes on the way
Rockchip’s new RK3288 processor is a quad-core ARM Cortex-A17 processor with ARM Mali-760 graphics. It’s the most powerful processor from the Chinese chip maker to date, although at the rate Rockchip releases new processors that probably won’t be true for long. Anyway, the first RK3288-powered tablets started appearing a few weeks ago. Now the first […]
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Pipo unveils line of tablets with Rockchip RK3288 processors
Pipo is getting ready to launch some of the first tablets featuring Rockchip’s new RK3288 processor. The company is expected to introduce new models with 8.9 inch, 9.7 inch, and 10.1 inch high-resolution displays at the Hong Kong Electronics Fair in April… but given Rockchip’s popularity with Chinese tablet makers, I suspect Pipo won’t be […]
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Rockchip quietly releases slower RK3188T chip (you may already have one)
Chinese chip maker Rockchip’s RK3188 processor is one of the fastest ARM Cortex-A9 processors on the market. It’s a 1.6 GHz quad-core chip with Mali-400 graphics and it’s proven a popular choice with Chinese tablet and TV box makers over the past year or so. Rockchip is expected to release a faster RK3288 ARM Cortex-A12 […]