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Back at Computex 2024, AMD unveiled their highly anticipated Zen 5 CPU microarchitecture during AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su's opening keynote. AMD announced not one but two new client platforms that will utilize the latest Zen 5 cores. This includes AMD's latest AI PC-focused chip family for the laptop market, the Ryzen AI 300 series. In comparison, the Ryzen 9000 series caters to the desktop market, which uses the preexisting AM5 platform. Built around the new Zen 5 CPU microarchitecture with some fundamental improvements to both graphics and AI performance, the Ryzen AI 300 series, code-named Strix Point, is set to deliver improvements in several areas. The Ryzen AI 300 series looks set to add another footnote in the march towards the AI PC with...
Epic Announces Infinity Blade Dungeons: Diablo-Style Gaming for iPad
Epic is really at the forefront of driving iOS gaming. Today it announced Infinity Blade: Dungeons, an Unreal Engine based title for the iPad. The gameplay is very Diablo...
7 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2012The New iPad vs. ASUS' Transformer Pad Infinity in Specs
ASUS actually beat Apple to the punch in announcing a greater than 1080p ARM based tablet, but today we have most of the specs on Apple's new iPad. How...
63 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2012Apple: Introducing iPhoto for the iPad/iPhone
Apple announced updates to its iWork and iLife suites for the new iPad, supporting the new Retina Display. It also announced the introduction of iPhoto for iOS. Although there's...
2 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2012The New iPad: Same Battery Life, Same Price, Slightly Thicker
Apple delivered the final details of the new iPad. It will be available on March 16th at the same prices as its predecessor (starting at $499 for WiFi). Preorders...
10 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2012Apple's new iPad will support LTE on AT&T, Verizon, Rogers, Bell and Telus
Apple will offer two LTE versions of the new iPad in the US, one for use on AT&T and one on Verizon. The tablet will also support personal hotspot...
1 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2012Apple: New iPad Supports LTE & Voice Dictation
Also as expected, the new iPad supports HSPA+ (21Mbps), DC-HSPA+ (42Mbps) and LTE (Category 3, 73Mbps). The new iPad also launches with Voice dictation support.
1 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2012The New iPad's iSight camera with 1080p HD Video Recording
The new iPad also features a 5MP rear facing iSight camera. It uses the same 5-element lens and hybrid IR filter from the iPhone 4S, the sensor is obviously...
3 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2012Apple's A5X SoC: Quad-Core Graphics
Apple just confirmed the new iPad uses an Apple A5X SoC. Its main improvement? What Apple is calling quad-core graphics. Our guess? Dual-core Cortex A9 plus a PowerVR SGX543MP4...
15 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2012Apple Announces the New iPad with 2048 x 1536 "Retina Display"
Apple just announced the new iPad with a "Retina Display". The screen size remains unchanged at 9.7-inches measured diagonally. The resolution is an expected 2048 x 1536, with 3.1...
14 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2012Apple: We Shipped More iPads Last Quarter than Any PC Maker Shipped PCs
Here's an interesting chart Apple just threw up at its iPad event today. Apple shipped 15.4M iPads last quarter, more than any PC vendor was able to ship PCs...
7 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2012New 1080p Apple TV, Available March 16th for $99
Apple just announced pricing on the new 1080p Apple TV. Pre-orders start today, devices will be available starting March 16th for the same $99 price tag as the previous model
14 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2012New Apple TV UI Demoed
Check out the gallery below for shots of the new UI that accompanies the new 1080p Apple TV. Previously purchased movies are synced to iCloud and are now accessible...
2 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2012New Apple TV Now Supports 1080p
Apple just announced a new version of the Apple TV with 1080p decode support. The Apple TV OS gets a UI update and will presumably work with Apple's new...
1 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2012Apple: iOS 5.1 Available Today, Japanese Siri Included
Apple just announced that the long awaited iOS 5.1 update will be available today. In it, Apple is enabling support for a Japanese version of Siri. More updates from...
2 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2012Live at Apple's iPad Event
We are live and in the audience at Apple's iPad event today. Check back for updates and analysis of its announcements as they're made.
2 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2012Verizon Wireless Announces its Android 4.0 Update List
Getting Android devices updated to the latest version of the OS is something of an arduous prospect, and in recent months we've been getting an even clearer view of...
17 by Brian Klug on 3/6/2012Google Rebrands and Renames Android Market to Google Play
The Android Market has slowly evolved to become much more than a place for vending Android applications, and today Google announced that it is rebranding the Android Marketplace to...
12 by Brian Klug on 3/6/2012Android Market App size raised to 4GB from 50MB
If you've tried any of the bigger, beefier Android games, chances are good you likely have come across an initial asset preload method which goes something like this: The...
9 by Brian Klug on 3/5/2012AT&T Sets Unlimited 3G Data cap to 3GB, 4G LTE Unlimited cap to 5GB
AT&T recently started taking heat as subscribers with grandfathered unlimited data plans saw their downstream throughput throttled after consuming just over 2GB on AT&T's 3G HSPA+ network. The primary...
47 by Brian Klug on 3/1/2012TI Demos OMAP5 WiFi Display Mirroring on Development Platform
On our last day at MWC 2012, TI pulled me aside for a private demonstration of WiFi Display functionality they had only just recently finalized working on their OMAP...
3 by Brian Klug on 3/1/2012