Lenovo Vibe X3 Announced – Comes in two variants

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Lenovo has announced the Vibe X3 which is the successor to the Vibe X2 from last year. The device will be available in two different variants with one end having better features and higher end specifications.

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Gionee S6 Announced – 5.5″ AMOLED Display and USB Type-C in 6.9mm slim body

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The latest smartphone from Gionee, the S6 has just been announced in China. We had seen the leaked images of the Gionee S6 a few days earlier and now it has gone official and they have done without the Elife branding. Continue reading “Gionee S6 Announced – 5.5″ AMOLED Display and USB Type-C in 6.9mm slim body”

Xiaomi Mi 5 gets benchmarked – Posts a 73k+ score on AnTuTu

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The Xiaomi Mi 5 which is the upcoming flagship product from Xiaomi is expected to pack some seriously powerful hardware and the recent benchmark score that the device posted on AnTuTu with a score over 73,000 confirms just that.

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UMi announces the Hammer S smartphone with USB Type-C port for US$129.99

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Earlier this month, UMi teased the Hammer S and showed that it has a USB Type-C port. Now, UMi have officially announced the smartphone which is the successor to last year’s Hammer smartphone.

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Asus set to announce the ZenFone Go soon – A MediaTek powered budget smartphone

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New sources suggest that Asus is planning to announce a new budget smartphone and that it will be powered by Mediatek’s processor instead of the Intel processors that are currently used on their ZenFone 2 lineup.

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Elephone set to announce P9000 in October – World’s first deca-core smartphone powered by Mediatek MT6797

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Elephone is apparently working on a new phone called the P9000 which is set to become the first smartphone that is powered by a deca-core processor, namely the Mediatek Helios X20 MT6797 and it will be released later this year.

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MediaTek launches MT7623 and MT7683 IoT chips along with MT7687 WiFi SoC

MediaTek has launched the MT7623 and MT7683 chips that support major Internet of Things (IoT) standards. Both the chips have a premium Quad-core CA7 platforms that can support 4×4 11ac retail and broadband routers, IoT gateway, WiFi hotspots, and media routers using Linux,

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High end Xiaomi devices said to feature MediaTek 10 core chip

Xiaomi is about to bring a shift in the usage of processors for its high end smartphones. The Chinese smartphone maker is said to use MediaTek 10 core chip in its flagship smartphones.

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MediaTek reportedly working on processors with 10 and 12 core

MediaTek is said to be working on chips with 10 and 12 cores, according to a report from Chinese blog MyDrivers. The powerful chips will be likely ready by the end of this year.

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MediaTek unveils MT2601 SoC for Google’s Android Wear

MediaTek has announced its MT2601 SoC for wearable devices based on Google’s Android Wear software. The chipmaker says that its new SoC features 41.5 percent fewer components and lower current consumption.

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MediaTek opens new R&D facility in Bengaluru, plans to invest US$ 200 million in India

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MediaTek Inc., one of the world’s leading SoC makers has launched a new Research & Development (R&D) facility at Bengaluru, India. The company would develop innovative solutions for wireless communications and concentrate on core segments like connectivity & home entertainment devices in the facility. It also said the it would invest US$ 200 million for expansion in India, during the course of the next few years. Continue reading “MediaTek opens new R&D facility in Bengaluru, plans to invest US$ 200 million in India”

Google reportedly teams up with MediaTek for Android One devices

Google announced Android One at the recent Google I/O developers conference. The new program targeted at the emerging markets like India, Brazil and others will let OEMs create low cost handsets. Now, according to a report by Digitimes, Google is collaborating with chip maker MediaTek for this initiative which aims to reach the next 5 billion users.

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Audience teams up with MediaTek to provide voice and audio solutions to MT6592 Octa-core SoC

Audience has joined hands with leading SoC provider MediaTek to deliver the Audience eS700 series smart audio codec products as a pre-configured option on the new MediaTek MT6592 Octa-core AP with MT6290 LTE baseband reference platform for smartphones.

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