Network operators and smartphone makers have been pushing 5G to everyone for quite a few years now, but those efforts will be in vain if few people have devices that can actually connect to it. Most high-end phones since last year come with 5G support, of course, but those don’t represent the majority of the… Read More MediaTek Dimensity 920 and 810 bring 5G to mid-range phones
OnePlus’ new Nord series seems to be all over the place in more ways than one. The first OnePlus Nord was highly popular, but the models that launched in the US were a few steps down the ladder. While the OnePlus Nord N phones did offer budget-friendly handsets, the company’s software commitment has left many… Read More OnePlus Nord 2 display confirmed to be like last year’s
The OnePlus 9 is getting some unwanted attention over a performance throttling scandal, but it isn’t the only OnePlus phone in the market this year. In fact, there might be even more OnePlus Nord phones available today, with the OnePlus Nord CE 5G and OnePlus Nord N200 5G debuting last month. There is one more… Read More OnePlus Nord 2 5G launch date and availability announced
OnePlus revealed a new device this week called the OnePlus Nord 2 5G. This new device has a processor in it made by MediaTek – that’ll be the first OnePlus device with a MediaTek processor inside. The OnePlus Nord line is aimed at bringing affordable smartphones to the public with the OnePlus brand name to… Read More OnePlus Nord 2 5G revealed with MediaTek inside
Intel has added two new 11th Gen Core processors for thin and light Windows notebooks, along with is first 5G modem for PCs as high-speed embedded cellular connectivity gains traction. The Intel Core i7-1195G7 and Core i5-1155G7 will both offer Iris Xe graphics along with up to 5 GHz clock speeds. That, Intel says, is… Read More Intel reveals flagship 11th Gen thin-and-light CPUs and a 5G laptop modem
A few days ago, OnePlus finally confirmed what its next Nord-branded phones will be called. While the OnePlus Nord N200 5G will be the entry-level phone that those in the US and Canada will be able to buy, the OnePlus Nord CE 5G is the one that will be heading to some global markets in… Read More OnePlus Nord CE 5G specs leak with Snapdragon downgrade
It hasn’t been approved yet but NVIDIA has just made it known that it is very intent on investing in the Arm computing ecosystem. The company, which does use Arm technology for a few of its own products, just made a rather big announcement of new processors and partners geared towards expanding that ecosystem, from… Read More Chromebooks with NVIDIA RTX graphics, MediaTek CPU might be coming
Almost mirroring the old Intel and AMD rivalry, Qualcomm and MediaTek have traditionally been at it since the smartphone market exploded years ago. MediaTek was regarded as having more affordable options, though often with inferior performance. To its credit, it has been improving both in performance and features and it seems that its investments have… Read More MediaTek beat Qualcomm as 2020’s biggest smartphone chipset vendor
After Apple acquired Intel’s modem business, Intel announced its plans to team up with MediaTek for developing 5G modems for laptops back in November of 2019. Thanks to the joint efforts, the companies have now revealed MediaTek’s T700 5G modem, which will power 5G capabilities in Intel’s laptops. MediaTek’s T700 5G modem has completed 5G standalone (SA) calls in real-world… Read More MediaTek Unveils T700 5G Modem for Laptops
Qualcomm is not the only chipmaker helping phone makers to bulk up their portfolio with 5G phones, MediaTek is giving it some stiff competition with its new 5G-enabled Dimensity lineup. The Dimensity 1000 chipset was announced in November last year to compete against the Snapdragon 865. Now, the development of the next flagship Dimensity chipset – the Dimensity 2000… Read More MediaTek Dimensity 2000 Chipset Expected to Arrive in Q2 2021
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