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Anandtech: Apple iPhone 5 features 1GB of RAM, A6 is a custom SoC

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Unsurprisingly, Apple left us in the dark regarding some specifics of the iPhone 5 upon its release. Thankfully, the good folks over at Anandtech have done a bit of digging into those numbers you see bordering Apple’s Apple A6 SoC, definitively figur…


Samsung demos new 32nm quad-core Exynos ahead of MWC

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If you were lucky enough to be at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference, then you might have caught a glimpse of Samsung’s latest sliver of mobile silicon. The as yet unnamed Exynos parts will come in dual- and quad-core configurations run…


RedPad brings Chinese patriotism to Android, costs each comrade just $1,590

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Well, it was only a matter of time. Hongpaiyihao (literally meaning “red group number one”), a Beijing-based pro-government new media company, has launched a 9.7-inch Tegra 2 tablet that’s “tailor-made for government officials” and patriotic consumers…


Meizu MX first hands-on!

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While the rest of Hong Kong were enjoying their dim sum breakfast, we’ve been busy fiddling with the freshly delivered Meizu MX due out on January 1st. As expected, the customized Android 2.3.5 (dubbed Flyme OS) is pretty slick on that 1.4GHz dual…


Meizu MX resurfaces, home button gets a nip-and-tuck, turns into optical trackpad?

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It’s been a while since we’ve seen the Meizu MX, but these latest shots from Mr. Blurrycam reveal that the phone could see a substantial tweak to its main home button. These photos are likely to be of a work-in-progress handset, with plenty of biz…


Amazon Flow strikes low blow to brick and mortar, converts barcode scans to online sales

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Remember when you had to “walk” to a “store” to buy things? Our grandkids are gonna weep uncontrollably when we explain queuing up at Our Price to buy VHS tapes. We’ll recall the date the final nail was driven into brick and mortar’s coffin: Novembe…


ARMv8 detailed: 64-bit architecture, AppliedMicro first in line

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Thought Windows on ARM was snazzy? Have a gander at this. The outfit’s forthcoming ARMv8 architecture, the first ARM architecture to include a 64-bit instruction set, has just been detailed, with a goal to expand the reach of ARM processor-based soluti…


HTC Sensation Z710t becomes first smartphone to offer ST-Ericsson’s NovaThor SoC

There’s a new Sensation on the block that’ll be making its way to China Mobile, but rather than rehashing more of the same, this release marks the first smartphone to place ST-Ericsson’s NovaThor SoC under the hood. Unlike offerings from Qualcomm, t…