AMD Beema/Mullins Architecture & Performance Preview
When AMD launched its Kabini and Temash APUs last year it delivered a compelling cost/performance story, but its power story wasn’t all that impressive. Despite being built out of...
82 by on 4/29/2014AnandTech Live - Podcast Recording at 12:30PM ET on April 15
The past month has been pretty crazy around here with big releases from HTC, Samsung and just yesterday, Microsoft. I'm going to be wrapping all of it up in...
44 by on 4/15/2014Windows Phone 8.1 Review
I was an early fan of Windows Phone 7. I remember completely switching over to the platform for about a month back in 2010, and being relatively happy. It...
111 by on 4/14/2014Samsung Galaxy S 5 Review
Samsung is now the undisputed king of the Android smartphone space. It was only a few years ago that the general public referred to every Android phone as a...
298 by on 4/8/2014Qualcomm's Snapdragon 808/810: 20nm High-End 64-bit SoCs with LTE Category 6/7 Support in 2015
Today Qualcomm is rounding out its 64-bit family with the Snapdragon 808 and 810. Like the previous 64-bit announcements (Snapdragon 410, 610 and 615), the 808 and 810 leverage...
101 by on 4/7/2014Qualcomm Announces MU-MIMO 802.11ac Family: Increasing the Efficiency of 802.11ac Networks
At the beginning of 2012 Broadcom announced its first 802.11ac chipsets under the banner of 5G (5th generation) WiFi. Since then we've seen the latest high end notebooks adopt...
19 by on 4/3/2014ARM Partners Ship 50 Billion Chips Since 1991 - Where Did They Go?
A few weeks ago ARM celebrated its partners shipping over 10 billion ARM based chips in 2013. As ARM makes a royalty on every IP license shipped, it was...
35 by on 3/31/2014Apple's Cyclone Microarchitecture Detailed
The most challenging part of last year's iPhone 5s review was piecing together details about Apple's A7 without any internal Apple assistance. I had less than a week to...
182 by on 3/31/2014MSI Radeon R9 290 Gaming 4G Giveaway
Anyone looking to upgrade their gaming rig will be extremely excited about our next giveaway. MSI's Radeon R9 Gaming 4G features AMD's 6.2 billion transistor Hawaii GPU. The R9...
4205 by on 3/28/2014The HTC One (M8) Review
HTC remains one of few Android OEMs insanely focused on design. Even dating back to the origins of the One brand in 2012 with the One X and One...
222 by on 3/26/2014NVIDIA GTC 2014 Keynote Live Blog
We're live from NVIDIA's 2014 GPU Technology Conference. Jen-Hsun's keynote will begin at 9:00AM PT/12:00PM ET, check back here for live updates!
50 by on 3/25/2014PowerColor Radeon R7 250 - AMD Center Giveaway
The month of Radeon R7 250 giveaways continues! Last week we chose three winners for a stack of MSI Radeon R7 250s, and this week AMD is giving us...
1108 by on 3/21/2014ASUS Chromebox Review
I see a lot of potential in Google’s Chrome OS. Even today, I have no issues recommending the platform to friends and family with basic computing needs but who...
86 by on 3/12/2014The Difference Between Snapdragon 800 and 801: Clearing up Confusion
A couple of weeks ago at MWC, Qualcomm announced its Snapdragon 801 which was positioned as a speed bump for the next wave of flagship smartphones. Qualcomm touted a...
30 by on 3/10/2014Improving the State of 4K Display Support Under OS X
In my Mac Pro review I lamented the state of 4K display support under OS X 10.9.0. In my conclusion I wrote: "4K display compatibility under OS X is...
32 by on 3/7/2014OCZ's CEO Outlines Post-Acquisition Plans for TLC and Native PCIe SSDs
Late last year Toshiba announced its intentions to acquire OCZ's assets for $35 million in cash. The offer came after OCZ filed for bankruptcy, following a year of corporate...
19 by on 3/7/2014ASUS Chromebox Available for Pre-Order Now, Shipping March 14, Not Fanless
Last month ASUS announced its NUC-sized Chromebox, a small form factor affordable desktop running Google's Chrome OS. The Chromebox will be available with three different CPU options, all based...
33 by on 3/7/2014AMD Radeon R7 250 - AMD Center Giveaway
The month of Radeon R7 250 giveaways continues! Last week we chose three winners for a stack of ASUS Radeon R7 250s, and this week AMD is giving us...
945 by on 3/5/2014Apple Announces CarPlay: iOS in the Car Arriving in 2014
Earlier this morning Apple officially branded its iOS in the Car initiative as CarPlay. At a high level CarPlay allows iPhone 5/5c/5s users to access certain apps on their...
35 by on 3/3/2014NVIDIA's Tegra Note 7 LTE and Tegra 4i Devices: Hands On
Yesterday I spent some time with NVIDIA where I played with the newly announced Tegra Note 7 LTE. Internally the $299 Note 7 LTE is identical to the WiFi-only...
28 by on 2/26/2014