APE6 and big.LITTLE

Renesas is a Japanese chipmaker that at the Mobile World Congress taking place in Barcelona has unveiled its new SoC APE6, with an octa core architecture ARM big.LITTLE. After Samsung and LG thus joins the list of those who have adopted the solution of the English a third party. Unlike Samsung and LG, Renesas is a pure chipmaker that does not produce that device but also processors and other integrated chips. APE6 therefore does not arise, as it Exynos 5 Octa and Odin, primarily to meet the domestic needs of the companies that produce it, in order to equip their smartphones and tablets, but is designed from the beginning to be adopted by third-party devices, just as the SoC Qualcomm or Nvidia, which therefore are now a competitor in the most and the first to propose such a solution.

APE6 Even then, like its counterparts in Korea, has two quad core CPU, one based on core ARM Cortex A15 and the more energy parks Cortex A7 , combined with precisely controlled via an ARM big.LITTLE , which processes the real-time work on all eight cores depending on the type of instructions to be executed, thus optimizing both performance and energy savings.The System on a Chip Renesas but also has other features. As the products Qualcomm fact APE6 also integrates an internal modem LTE , also the operating frequency will be equal to 2 GHz (1.8 GHz against the Samsung Exynos 5 Octa and the LG Odin) but above all, unlike the two direct competitors, should APE6 have a much more powerful GPU, a PowerVR 6 series , code-named Rogue, Imagination Technologies, instead of those belonging to the older generation that equip the two solutions in Korea.

According to the site With Imagination fact the basic model of this new GPU, PowerVR G6100, would develop a computing power of 30 GFLOPS, much higher than that obtainable with the top range PowerVR Series 5. Renesas but has not yet released details on the version adopted, which could then be the G6100 but also a top model. At present, the Japanese chipmaker has provided no time frame for the release of its solution, which certainly looks set to high-end device, but it seems unlikely to be able to produce in volume until the beginning of 2014.

Focuswill CoolShip Android Keyboard

Increasingly, many consumers, unless you work at home with a computer or are real hardcore gamer, do not feel the need to have at home a big, bulky and expensive, although certainly powerful, computer desktop. Most of their daily activities are now carried out via indeed smartphone, tablet or laptop up and at home, to take a last look at the email or the updates to their social networks, it is not necessary to have a premium computer.

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Those who love multimedia entertainment usually resolves addressing solutions All-In-One or the miniPC, that do not cost as much as a conventional computer but they are not particularly cheap. So even if you do not fit into this second category and would like just a second location cheap, Focuswill has developed the solution for you. It's called CoolShip and apparently is a normal keyboard, but inside it has a configuration tablet and Google Android operating system. Just then interface it to any screen, and there you have a location for surfing, chatting, posting on social networks, etc.. and the price is only $89, much lower than that of a miniPC or of a tablet, but also to that of an advanced smartphone.

CoolShip measures 395 x 215 mm and comes with a sober and pleasant and a silver color. The layout of the keyboard is chiclet type element isolation, with standard dimensions and Focuswill was able to integrate a dedicated numeric keypad and even a small touchpad. The device also integrates two speakers, an SD card reader, VGA and HDMI video outputs, two USB ports, a plug for connection to the Ethernet LAN and an audio jack for headphones. On the inside there is a Rockchip RK3066 SoC consists of dual core processor ARM Cortex A9 1.4 GHz ARM Mali 400 GPU and combined with 1 GB of RAM and 4 GB or 8 GB of memory for local storage, depending on the chosen .

The operating system is Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and finally CoolShip can also count on a WiFi module and a battery of 300 mAh, in the event of a power failure. But the most interesting feature of the device Focuswill is the ability to make future upgrades easy and fast. On the bottom it is present a small door beneath which there is the module which constitutes the heart of the system, hosting SoC and RAM. Focuswill therefore make available as new cards with quad core processors more powerful and with a greater amount of RAM and the user can then think to make annual upgrades with minimal effort that will allow a device to always have up-to-date. The price, however, is particularly attractive: it offers Focuswill CoolShip just $ 89.  

Via: CNX-Software

ZTE Launches Android Mobile Phone with NVidia Tegra 4 in Q1 2013

After become to one of the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer, ZTE continues to try to expand its business. Not just a cheap mobile phone, they introduce several high end mobile phones. And, in the quarter one in early 2013, they will introduce more high-end mobile phones latest creations.

Company from China did not announce the phone clearly what they will introduce this quarter. But certainly, the phone will use the latest processors from NVidia quad-core Tegra 4.

NVidia Tegra 4 is a quad-core processor built with ARM-based Cortex-A15. Processor chip is also equipped with 72-core graphics and Icera i500 LTE modem. With these features, the processor becomes the first of the NVidia chip which has a feature built-in support for 4G LTE networks.

The plan from the beginning of the launch of ZTE's mobile quad-core NVidia Tegra 4 of Chinese mobile phone manufacturers. Several other Chinese manufacturers were likely to join the bandwagon by introducing their new latest NVidia Tegra 4.

( Via Liliputing)

ST Ericsson L8580 NovaThor

Gizmochina reported ST Ericsson just present the new quad-core processor code name:NovaThor L8580. This processor has same architecture with ARM Cortex A9. The most interesting of this CPU is the speed that too fast up to 3GHz. ST Ericsson has launched another processor in the last year were able to obtain a speed of 2.5GHz.

Absolutely with high speed like this, you will get problem about battery,ST Ericsson also think about it. They also introduced a FD-SOI manufacturing technology at 28nm processors. NovaThor L8580 also comes with ModaAp that allows an application to run 35 percent faster.

Other features available on these processors include dual cameras up to 20MP, HD Voice, LTE and PowerVR SGZ544 GPU.

HTC One comes in March for € 679

HTC One or codename M7. This is as expected with a 4.7 inch HD display, and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor with 1.7 Ghz and 2GB Ram.Unfortunately, the 32GB memory still not expandable and also the battery is still firmly installed. On the HTC event in London is unfortunately not talked about the prices, but the device will be in March in over 80 countries available at more than 185 dealers. Our colleagues to know already the appropriate retail price. This will be for the high-end device at hefty € 679 and therefore above the MSRP of the Sony Xperia Z and the former MSRP of the Samsung Galaxy S3 (699 €).

An EIA is thus so far it for the price really goes on sale. The price should instead fairly quickly stabilize at around € 500. We will inform you as soon as you can pre-order the device.

Optimus Pro G Smartphone with Snapdragon 600

LG today announced its latest flagship smartphone, Optimus Pro G. Though the Korean manufacturer does not provide details on the availability of the terminal, promises that will be presented and shown at Mobile World Congress 2013, anticipating his technical official. Optinum Pro G will have a display IPS 5.5-inch with a resolution of Full HD 1920 x 1080 pixels (400 PPI), a direct competitor of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Available in black and white, even the latest smartphone LG has a cover glass with a gloss similar to the one for Google Nexus 4. Its dimensions are 150.2 x 76.1 mm, with a thickness of 9.4 mm.

Under the "hood" is installed one of the new processor Qualcomm Snapdragon announced at CES 2013 in Las Vegas and especially the version Snapdragon 600. This chip, according to data provided by Qualcomm, will provide based on the frequency and the number of cores a performance increase of up to 40% compared to the current range of Snapdragon Snapdragon S4 Pro 600 has an operating frequency of 1.7GHz, with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal memory, expandable via a microSD card slot.

LG also integrate two cameras: a rear 13 megapixel with LED flash and a front 2.1 megapixels for video conferencing. In South Korea the operating system Android 4.2 Jelly Bean will be installed on two specific applications: VR Panorama, which incorporates the concept launched by Google in Android JB with the Sphere function (image 360 °), and a second that allows simultaneous use of two cameras of smartphones entering the recovery in the front view of the image back.

Finally, Optimus Pro G integrates a 3,140 mAh battery compatible with wireless charging. The data-sheet is completed by a module Wi-Fi Direct and Bluetooth 4.0 , has a micro HDMI and USB 2.0. Finally, it is equipped with a chip NFC as the Nexus 4. The retail price in South Korea is set at ₩980,000, equal to about 670 euro.

The smaller changes in Android 4.2.2 Overview

Last week, Android 4.2.2 has just been published on Nexus 4 and Nexus 7. Firstly the update of course, brought the changes that come to mind immediately apparent, such as the display of seconds required for an app download or even the modified Quick Settings with which we now turn the simple example, a wireless LAN and may. This is done by long pressing the icon, it works with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. By simply pressing one is still in the respective settings.

The update now also brought changes that can be seen only with an eagle eye. These are usually quite small, such as changes in distances in the watch application, modified rear base color when you touch an item, change the name of system processes and simple labels. The guys from Androidpolice many of these changes together and written down for you .

So you realize that Android 4.2.2 is really just a small update. Android 5.0 is just around the corner and Google will probably here decides to put all the new features.

Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update for Nexus 7 and Nexus 10

Google has begun distributing a minor update for the smartphone Galaxy Nexus (not the Verizon version) and tablet Nexus 7 and Nexus 10.This is the new operating system Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. At the moment there are no official release notes, so it is difficult to know what improvements and innovations introduced by the new OS, but according to the version number (up from 4.2.1 to 4.2.2) is likely to be mainly an update to correct bugs.

According to the latest rumors, spread by the owners of Nexus devices, the update provides a solution to the problems related to the Bluetooth A2DP audio streaming. As always, the firmware has been notified by the system administrator and distributed via OTA with WiFi enabled, but users impatient Americans can download and install the latest update manually, taking care only to identify the correct update for your device (not it is possible to install the firmware of the Nexus 7 on a Galaxy Nexus, for example).

At present it is still active distribution in Europe, although we are sure will follow in the coming days. If you own a Nexus tablet Nexus 7 or 10 run to report the notification, the Android 4.2.2 release is marked by the build JDQ39 and should weigh (on the tablet) about 47MB. Turn your tablet and up to date!

Via: Ars Technica