MWC 2015
One of the interesting elements to the technology industry is the number of genuinely exuberant and enthusiastic individuals that take their segment by the horns and steer it in a confident yet knowing direction, especially when there are specific goals in mind. Aicha Evans is one such person, who I had the fortune to meet with Anand at Mobile World Congress 2014. Aicha and Anand had an interesting working dynamic, leading to continued discussion about the mobile space and particularly on Intel’s focus along with the movement of industry standards. They both starred in a series of videos for Intel back in August 2013, in which Aicha discussed many of Intel’s strengths and weaknesses, especially in RF/comms, and made a number of predictions about...
The AnandTech Podcast: Episode 31 - MWC 2015 Show
The AnandTech podcast is back once more, this time with Ian and Andrei recapping their time at Mobile World Congress 2015. We kick things off with a look at the...
17 by Ian Cutress & Andrei Frumusanu on 3/18/2015
MediaTek at MWC 2015: A72 In Silicon, Multi-Standard Wireless Charging & More
As part of our MWC coverage we had the pleasure to have a guided tour through MediaTek's booth to see what kind of new technologies the company has in...
34 by Andrei Frumusanu on 3/8/2015
Panasonic at MWC 2015: Lumix CM1 Hands-On
At MWC 2015 this year we had the opportunity to pass by the Panasonic booth while they were holding a media event for the Lumix CM1 camera/smartphone hybrid. These...
22 by Andrei Frumusanu on 3/7/2015
Testing the HTC (Re) Vive with Steam VR: Better than Oculus…?
One of the big announcements to come out of Mobile World Congress this week is regarding HTC’s new VR headset, called the Vive or ‘Re’ Vive, depending on where...
25 by Ian Cutress on 3/4/2015
Broadcom at MWC 2015: BCM4359 and BCM43455 Wifi Combo Chips Announced
Today Broadcom took the lead by announcing two new Wifi combo chip solutions meant for the smartphone and tablet market. The BCM4359 is a high-end 2x2 MIMO solution for...
6 by Andrei Frumusanu on 3/2/2015
Intel at MWC 2015: SoFIA, Rockchip, Low Cost Integrated LTE, Atom Renaming and 14nm Cherry Trail
After day zero at Mobile World Congress already boasting some impressive releases, Intel tackles their platform on day one on several different fronts. As part of a pre-briefing, we...
37 by Ian Cutress on 3/2/2015
Lenovo at MWC 2015: VIBE Shot SmartPhone/Camera Crossover Announced
As part of our booth tour at Lenovo during Mobile World Congress, on display was the recently announced Lenovo VIBE Shot and we managed to get some hands-on time...
16 by Ian Cutress & Andrei Frumusanu on 3/2/2015
Microsoft at MWC 2015: Lumia 640 and 640 XL Announced, 4K 120Hz Surface Hub Demoed
Mobile World Congress is in full swing today and Microsoft woke the press up early to discuss new features coming to their smartphone and tablet space. Top of the...
41 by Ian Cutress & Andrei Frumusanu on 3/2/2015
Qualcomm @ MWC 2015: Cat 11 LTE, Cat 6 Dual-Sim LTE, & LTE/Wi-Fi Link Aggregation
Not to be outdone by Qualcomm’s SoC group, Qualcomm’s communication groups are busy at MWC 2015 as well. Though Qualcomm Technologies and Qualcomm Atheros are not announcing any major...
8 by Ryan Smith on 3/2/2015
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 820 and Zeroth Platform
Today, Qualcomm is announcing the new Zeroth Platform, which is enabled by the Snapdragon 820 SoC. While Qualcomm is avoiding any real disclosure of the SoC at this point, we...
36 by Joshua Ho on 3/2/2015
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon Sense ID Fingerprint Scanning
In addition to a new SoC, Qualcomm is announcing a new fingerprint sensing technology for Snapdragon-based devices. While most fingerprint sensors currently use high-resolution capacitive sensors, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Sense ID...
7 by Joshua Ho on 3/2/2015
Imagination Announces PowerVR G6020 GPU & PowerVR Series 5 Video Encoder
With Mobile World Congress 2015 now in full swing, Imagination Technologies is taking to the show today to announce a couple of new additions to the PowerVR family of...
3 by Ryan Smith on 3/2/2015
Sony Announces the Xperia Z4 Tablet
Although much of the focus on Sony's work in the mobile space is on their smartphones, they have been a player in the tablet segment of the market for...
29 by Brandon Chester on 3/2/2015
SanDisk Announces iNAND 7132: SLC/TLC Hybrid eMMC
In general, storage performance has been an area that is only discussed when it becomes a bottleneck. There was very little focus on storage performance in general before devices...
11 by Joshua Ho on 3/2/2015
Samsung Unpacked: MWC 2015 Live Blog
Here we are at Samsung Unpacked at MWC 2015. Ian on Photos, Andrei on text. Everyone is getting seated, seems to be almost 5000 people here
42 by Ian Cutress & Andrei Frumusanu on 3/1/2015
HTC Announces VIVE, a Valve VR Headset, and Grip, a Fitness Band
In addition to the HTC One M9, HTC is also launching the VIVE, a VR headset. While it may seem a bit strange that HTC is doing this, it...
4 by Joshua Ho on 3/1/2015
HTC Launches One M9: Hands-On
Around the end of 2012, HTC was in dire straits. The HTC One X, S, and V were supposed to be a big change in HTC’s product lineup, and...
43 by Joshua Ho on 3/1/2015
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