In most western nations, MediaTek plays second banana to Qualcomm. The best, and most powerful phones all run on Qualcomm ARM chips, but that might change soon. MediaTek has just announced its first true flagship system-on-a-chip (SoC) in years, which it’s calling Dimensity 9000. It’s the world’s first 4nm …
Read More »LG Hi-Fi OLED TVs ?
LG has unveiled its next generation of top-tier TVs at CES 2021, with OLED very much remaining the flagship technology in the Korean company’s TV offering. Say hello to the LG G1 and C1 OLED TV ranges, which span seven panel sizes and offer more gaming features than anywhere else, …
Read More »Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888
Most of the premium Android phones that launch in 2021 will have the latest Snapdragon 888 inside. Qualcomm teased the name of the chip at its Snapdragon Summit yesterday, and now we have all the details. The 888 comes with a new CPU design, integrated 5G, and a massive …
Read More »Microsoft launches less expensive flagship Surface Book without an Nvidia GPU
Microsoft’s Surface Book has been an intriguing foray into laptops since the company first launched it back in 2015. The November 2016 update didn’t really change much, beyond adding a GTX 965M option to the dock (Microsoft calls this its “Performance Base.”) Now, Microsoft has tweaked its SKUs and, in …
Read More »HTC may stop selling flagship phones in the US
HTC launched the first two Android smartphones as part of a close partnership with Google back in 2008 and 2009, and for a time it was one of the top Android device makers. It was later eclipsed by Samsung, LG, and more recently Chinese firms like Huawei. After struggling recently, …
Read More »Microsoft challenges Apple and Samsung with “affordable flagship” Lumia 830
Microsoft has announced what it calls “the most affordable flagship” device at its IFA press conference today. Called the Lumia 830, the company says that this device is going head-to-head with the flagship devices of Samsung and Apple by making the entire argument all around price. In other words, the Lumia …
Read More »Microsoft debuts its first flagship store in Australia
Microsoft has today opened the doors to its first Australian flagship store in Sydney’s Pitt St Mall. The store will serve as the centrepiece to the Microsoft store experience in Australia and will offer retail and experimental spaces that allow consumers to get hands on new and exciting products. The …
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