J&W’s MINIX Neo G4 is an Android TV stick that’s about the size of a USB flash drive. We’ve seen a lot of those lately. But there are a few things that help the Neo G4 stand out from the crowd. It offers better power management than most, and has dual antennas for better wireless […]
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Minix NEO G4 dual core Android Mini PC now shipping for $76
The Minix NEOG G4 is a USB thumb drive-sized computer with a Rockchip RK3066 dual core processor, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of storage, and Android 4.0 software. An Android 4.1 update is in the works. DealExtreme is now selling the NEO G4 for a little over $76, with free shipping included. Like the UG802 and […]
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Rockchip RK31xx 28nm dual core processor in the works
The Rockhip RK3066 dual core processor just started shipping a few months ago, but Chinese chip maker Rockchip is already working on a follow-up. Like the RK3066, the new RK31xx processor is a dual core CPU based on an ARM Cortex-A9 design. But it will be able to run at 2 GHz or faster clock […]
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$90 Rockchip dual core Android Mini PC now available from Oval Elephant
US distributor Oval Elephant has added a new Android 4.0 Mini PC to its lineup. The latest model features a 1.2 GHz dual core Rockchip RK3066 ARM Cortex-A9 processor and 1GB of RAM. That makes the little guy significantly faster than the popular MK802 and a range of other mini PCs, most of which have […]
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Cube U30GT tablet with Rockchip RK3066 CPU
The Cube U30GT is one of the first tablets to feature Rockchip’s new RK3066 dual core processor. The new chip is a dual core processor that runs at speeds up to 1.5 GHz and should offer better all-around performance than the earlier processors we’ve seen from the Chinese chip maker. Rockchip processors tend to show […]
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Rockchip RK32xx quad-core chip coming in 2012
Chinese chip maker Rockchip is starting to show off its latest RK3066 ARM Cortex-A9 dual core processor, as well as a number of the tablets and set-top boxes that will use the new chip. But the RK3066 is just one of the new processors the company plans to bring to market this year. In the […]
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Rockchip introduces RK30xx chips for low-cost tablets
Chinese chip maker Rockchip has unveiled its next-generation line of ARM-based processors for inexpensive tablets. The Rockchip RK30xx processor is an ARM Cortex-A9 dual core chip which can run at speeds up to 1.4 GHz. It includes Mali-400 graphics and can support OpenGL graphics, 1080p HD video playback, HDMI output, and be able to handle […]
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Rockchip Android 4.0 tablets at CES 2012 – video
Chinese chip maker Rockchip promised to bring more than 30 tablets to the Consumer Electronics Show, and while I didn’t do a complete tablet count, the Rockchip booth was choc full of tablets and handheld devices including phones and media players. The big news is that a number of tablets using the company’s latest 1.2 […]
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Rockchip eHome Cloud Solution will sync your phones, tablets, PCs
Chinese chip maker Rockchip plans to demonstrate a new system at the Consumer Electronics Show next week for wirelessly synchronizing Android smartphones and tablets with computers on your home network. The Rockchip eHome Cloud Solution will allow users to transfer or share files or stream music or videos wirelessly. The press release doesn’t really describe […]
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Rockchip bringing more than 35 tablets to CES 2012
Chinese chip maker Rockchip plans to show off tablets from 35 to 40 different brands at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. The company’s 1.2 GHz RK2918 ARM-based processor supports Android 4. Ice Cream Sandwich and it’s likely that at least some of the new devices will use Google’s new operating system. Most of the companies that […]
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Android 4.0 is coming to Rockchip tablets – video
Chinese chip maker Rockchip is starting to show off tablets with Rockchip processors running Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Google released the source code for the latest version of Android recently, and it looks like Rockchip plans to offer the software for some tablets running its 1.2 GHz RK2918 processor during the first week of December. […]
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Android netbook with RockChip RK2918 CPU shows up in China
Charbax from ARMdevices is visiting a trade show in China this week and one of the more unusual devices he spotted is a mini-laptop with an ARM-based processor and Google Android operating system. That’s not too unusual, since we’ve been seeing cheap Chinese netbooks with Android for the past few years, but there are a […]