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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...
Anand's Google Nexus One Review
Off and on I've used Android devices since the platform's inception, dating back to the T-Mobile G1. And man, did I hate the G1. It was slow, lacked any...
95 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/3/2010Apple iPad: The FCC Dissects it So We Don't Have To
We've been keeping an eye out for the iPad's inevitable FCC Filing, and although initial documents posted today at a number of sites, the images of the all important...
20 by Brian Klug on 4/2/2010AT&T 3G MicroCell: A Comprehensive Exploration
Over the past two years the carrier debate has really heated up. AT&T has been dangling its waning iPhone exclusivity while Verizon has poked fun at the former's 3G...
63 by Brian Klug on 4/1/2010Smartphone Silicon: The 2010 CTIA Wireless Show Roundup
With the exception of Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Series announcements over the past couple of months, the smartphone market hasn't really been all that interesting. We're at a transition...
24 by Ganesh T S on 3/31/2010Palm WebOS, Pre and Pixi – Where Are We Now?
The last few weeks have seen a flurry of activity surrounding Palm, the former PDA and smartphone leader which, in recent years, has fallen on hard times. Given that...
45 by Joseph Berthiaume on 3/23/2010Windows Phone 7: The AnandTech Guide
Microsoft has been behaving rather strange these past few years. After spending much of 2006 in denial about the threat the iPhone posed, we're finally seeing the beginnings...
55 by Brian Klug on 3/21/2010Windows Phone 7 Series at MIX10
Microsoft answered nearly all of the questions we had about Windows Phone 7 Series after Mobile World Congress at this year's MIX. 7 series is quickly shaping up to...
26 by Brian Klug on 3/16/2010THX Certified HDTVs - Useful or Just Marketing?
THX is well known for its audio standards. But when you see THX on an HDTV panel, what does that mean? Loyd digs in to find out.
31 by Loyd Case on 3/6/2010Windows Phone 7 Series Takeaway
Microsoft has finally unveiled its platform to return to feature competition in the smartphone space. Is it enough to hang with the likes of Android, iPhone OS and webOS?
40 by Brian Klug on 2/22/2010The Apple iPad - Anand's Analysis
For not actually shipping a product, there's a lot to take in based on today's iPad announcement. We wrestle with available information to figure out where this thing...
155 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/27/2010NVIDIA Introduces dual Cortex A9 based Tegra 2
NVIDIA's new SoC has a pair of ARM Cortex A9s on a single die. If you thought the A8 was fast, this is going to blow your mind.
55 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/7/2010XBMC & Broadcom Bring 1080p Decode Upgrade to ill-equipped netbooks, nettops, Apple TVs
Have $30? Thanks to the XBMC team and Broadcom you now have a way of upgrading your anemic netbook, nettop, AppleTV or Mac Mini to a HTPC capable...
54 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 12/29/2009Epic Demonstrates Unreal Engine 3 for the iPod Touch/iPhone 3GS
Preparing for the ultra mobile future, Epic Games showed us an exclusive demo of Unreal Engine 3 running on a 3rd generation iPod touch.
54 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 12/22/2009Anand's Thoughts on the Kindle 2 and Marvell Making Affordable eBook Readers
A couple of weeks ago Marvell announced its ARMADA line of custom ARM based SoCs. We have a little more detail on one of its members: the 166E...
52 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/3/2009Understanding the iPhone 3GS
The iPhone 3GS improves performance by leaps and bounds over its predecessor. Today, we go through its architecture and understand how.
60 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/7/2009Lab Update: The Pre, Nokia and Intel, SSDs and More
I provide some brief looks into what's going on in my lab this week and next.
37 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/24/2009The Palm Pre Review
When I first met Apple's iPhone, I was very impressed. Meet the first smartphone to impress me since.
94 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/19/2009iPhone 3GS Performance: A Significant Performance Bump
What's the first thing I did with my new iPhone 3GS? Benchmarked it.
75 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/19/2009Gigabyte GM-M8000 Mouse - A GHOST Story
We take a look at the top gaming mouse from Gigabyte and realize it might indeed be a real GHOST when it comes to gameplay.
44 by Gary Key on 6/15/2009The iPhone 3GS Hardware Exposed & Analyzed
Two days ago Apple announced the iPhone 3GS. Today we talk about the hardware that makes it the fastest iPhone (and possibly smartphone) ever.
67 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/10/2009