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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...
Intel & Nokia Partner to Research 3D Mobile Interfaces
Here at AnandTech, we’ve been talking for a considerable time about Intel and Nokia’s joint collaboration in the mobile space on the MeeGo mobile operating system. Today, the two...
12 by Brian Klug on 8/24/2010The Dell Streak Review
The iPhone has an unusual problem. Its UI is fast and smooth enough that you want to browse the web on it. However the device is cramped enough that...
52 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/15/2010TI First to License ARM's Next-Generation Eagle Core
In our smartphone and tablet reviews we make sure to spend a good amount of time talking about the silicon powering these devices. There’s no reason that handset and...
22 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/9/2010Motorola Droid X: Thoroughly Reviewed
There’s a divergence in the smartphone world. Some devices are either maintaining or shrinking overall size in an attempt to become more convenient to carry around. Although it’s not...
89 by Brian Klug on 7/20/2010The iPhone 4 Redux: Analyzing Apple's iOS 4.0.1 Signal Fix & Antenna Issue
In case you haven’t noticed, the iPhone 4’s antenna design has come under considerable scrutiny. In our iPhone 4 review, we investigated the iPhone 4 antenna and came to...
149 by Brian Klug & Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/15/2010Microsoft's KIN: A Eulogy
After being on the market a short six weeks, Microsoft announced that it was scrapping the launch of KIN devices in European markets, and with it, further development of...
60 by Brian Klug on 7/13/2010Apple's iPhone 4: Thoroughly Reviewed
I'm not sure how this keeps happening. The first year I waited at a mall for 5 hours to get the original iPhone. The following year my friend Mark...
270 by Brian Klug & Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/30/2010The Sprint HTC EVO 4G Review
For the past couple of weeks I've been playing with an absolute beast of a phone. With a 4.3" diagonal screen, 800 x 480 resolution and a 1GHz Qualcomm...
98 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/28/2010A Taste of Froyo: Google Android 2.2 Explored
Since last year, the Android platform has seen a string of sugary, feature-filled updates starting with Cupcake (v1.5), followed by Donut (v1.6) and finally Éclair (v2.0/2.1) in November 2009...
58 by Saumitra Bhagwat on 6/23/2010Apple's iOS 4 Explored
Just two days before the official iPhone 4 release Apple delivered its promised iOS 4 update to all iPhone 3G and 3GS owners. The new OS release enables Apple's...
49 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/22/2010Pandora Radio on iOS 4.0 Results in Audio Skipping
Today Apple announced the gold master release of iOS 4 to the general public. While the rollout has gone relatively smoothly thus far, with both Anand and I moving...
34 by Brian Klug on 6/21/2010Two OMAP 3430 Phones: Nokia N900 and Motorola Droid
We've been playing around with two OMAP 3430 based phones for a while now - the Nokia N900 and Motorola Droid. Though they aren't the newest smartphones to come...
69 by Brian Klug on 6/10/2010Sprint HTC EVO 4G – Vivek’s First Impressions
While we're still waiting on our EVO 4G review sample, AnandTech Mobile Editor Vivek Gowri got his hands on the HTC EVO 4G. Android 2.1 running on a Qualcomm...
79 by Vivek Gowri on 6/9/2010The HTC Droid Incredible Review, Clearly Better than the Nexus One
I'm very proud of companies like ASUS and HTC. These aren't your tradtional consumer electronics companies. They have their roots in the OEM business, working hard but for very...
59 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/10/2010Intel Alleges Windows Phone 7 Not Optimized for High Performance, Won't Support It
For those of you who haven't read today's Moorestown Architecture article I'd highly recommend it. This is quite possibly one of the biggest introductions we've seen in the past...
21 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/5/2010Intel Unveils Moorestown and the Atom Z600, The Fastest Smartphone Platform?
When I wrote my first article on Intel's Atom architecture I called it The Journey Begins. I did so because while Atom has made a nice home in netbooks...
68 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/4/2010This Just In: Apple iPad 3G, Same Speed as iPhone 3GS over 3G?
Today the first iPad 3Gs will go on sale starting at 5PM at Apple Retail Stores and Best Buy. Those who preordered at the time of announcement should be...
11 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/30/2010Apple's Intrinsity Acquisition: Winners and Losers
Intrinsity is not a name immediately recognized by today's average consumer. However, keen followers of the application processor market recognize its claim to fame as the firm behind the...
24 by Ganesh T S on 4/28/2010Apple's iPad - The AnandTech Review
It's one of the most polarizing devices I've ever seen launch. It generated more hype, more attention and more emotion (both positive and negative) from those who witnessed it...
108 by Anand Lal Shimpi, Brian Klug & Vivek Gowri on 4/7/2010Apple's iPad A4 SoC: Faster than the Nexus One's Snapdragon?
You all should know me well enough by now. What do you think was the first thing I did once UPS dropped off my iPad this afternoon? I've been wanting...
159 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/3/2010