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Huawei Ascend D Quad Hands-on

, Feb 27th 2012 Discuss [1]

In Barcelona this week Huawei have revealed their newest quad-core set of devices, the smartphone of this batch being the Huawei Ascend D Quad. We got a chance to get some hands-on time with the thinner of two units this week, the thicker being the extended-battery version called Ascend D Quad XL with a massive 2500 mAh battery inside. The smaller of the two feels fabulous to hold, both high quality in build and looking like Huawei put their best minds to work on the aesthetics of this beast of a device. Read The Full Story

Huawei MediaPad 10FHD Hands-on

, Feb 27th 2012 Discuss [2]

It appears that it's time for Huawei to enter the quad-core game with a fury as not only have they released a smartphone and a 7-inch tablet, they've got a 10.1-inch tablet with quad-core by the name MediaPad 10FHD as well! This device runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, has a 10.1-inch IPS LCD display at 1920 x 1200 pixel resolution, and is running on Huawei's own brand new quad-core system on chip. Read The Full Story

HTC One X hands-on

HTC is pushing overall user experience with its MWC 2012 smartphone range, but it’s hard not to talk about the HTC One X without spec hyperbole slipping in. The flagship of the new One Series, it’s a 4.7-inch 720p HD “All-In Device” HTC insists, and – with a few blips – it’s hard not to agree. After a long history of Qualcomm-powered devices, the One X brings NVIDIA’s quadcore Tegra 3 into the HTC range. Read on for our hands-on first impressions.

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LG Optimus 4X HD Hands-on

, Feb 26th 2012 Discuss [5]

This week the folks at LG have revealed and we've gotten our hands on the next generation of LG Optimus device, the LG Optimus 4X. This smartphone takes the first-in-class Optimus 2X dual-core processor and amps it up with the NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core SoC with 4-PLUS-1 technology. This device is the first to the European market with a true IPS HD display, has a lovely 4.7-inch display, and runs with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich right out of the box. Read The Full Story

HTC One X and One S captured in the wild

, Feb 24th 2012 Discuss [21]

This week we're more than pumped up to check out HTC's offering next week at Mobile World Congress 2012, and it appears that the folks at IT Pro Portal have had a stroke of luck seeing the first device in HTC's lineup for themselves. What you're looking at appears to be what many are calling the HTC One X, a device which has been tipped to have a quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, an 8 megapixel camera on the back, and 4.7-inch super bright display. And by the looks of it, it's going to be one fantastic looking beast! Read The Full Story

NVIDIA Tegra 3 VSMP technology renamed 4-PLUS-1

, Feb 22nd 2012 Discuss [4]

Back when we were first learning about the amazing technology in the system-on-chip architecture of the NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor, the term "VSMP" was used to describe the "ninja core" it included. That extra core, the fifth core, also known as the "companion core" is now set to be described in a much more "everyman" term: 4-PLUS-1. What the NVIDIA 4-PLUS-1 quad-core architecture here does is the same thing we described all those weeks ago, it's simply much more clear with a brand new name attached to it. Read The Full Story

LG Optimus 4X HD revealed and detailed with NVIDIA Tegra 3

, Feb 22nd 2012 Discuss [3]

This week LG Electronics have released information on their first NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor toting smartphone, the LG Optimus 4X HD. This device follows up on the world’s first dual-core device, the LG Optimus 2X, and comes with everything from HD video playback to a high efficiency battery. This smartphone has a massive 4.7-inch display, 8.9mm thickness across the whole device, and a super-thin bezel around the screen – and of course, the NVIDIA Tegra 3 1.5GHz quad-core processor.

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MWC 2012 Smartphone Pre-Show Rundown

, Feb 22nd 2012 Discuss [0]

This week we’re getting one major influx of tips, previews, and leaks of information on the smartphone wave that’s about to be crashing down upon us at Mobile World Congress 2012, and it’s time you got a round-up! Everyone from Fujitsu to HTC and back to Nokia will be bringing some powerful combinations to the show, and with more cores, better resolution displays, and perhaps most exciting of all: much higher class cameras as well. This Spain adventure looks to be the best one yet – let’s have at it!

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Fujitsu bringing the quad-core heat to Mobile World Congress

, Feb 22nd 2012 Discuss [0]

There's one gigantically powerful and ultra-enticing smartphone headed for Mobile World Congress from Fujitsu, and it comes with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and an NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor inside, right next to a tablet with no less than the same (minus the camera, of course)! These devices does not yet have a name, but according to Unwired View on the smartphone, they wont be anything to be scoffing at. With the onset of quad-core processors and the regular appearance of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich PLUS the coming of the 12+ megapixel camera on smartphones, have we suddenly decimated the relevance of all other smart devices from years past? Read The Full Story

NVIDIA Q4 Fiscal and Annual 2012 results show growth, great outlook

, Feb 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

Today the team at NVIDIA have revealed their earnings for the entirety of their 2012 Annual and Fourth Quarter Fiscal season, showing quarterly revenue down, but every single other number rising up. This earnings call also played host to several announcements and assurances from the big green chipmaker, including the official announcement of Tegra 3 quad-core phones. The call showed revenue gains of 12.8 percent for NVIDIA over fiscal 2011 to a whopping $4 billion, and gross margin blowing up to 51.4 percent for GAAP and 51.9 percent for non-GAAP. Read The Full Story

NVIDIA confirms quad-core smartphones in Q1

, Feb 15th 2012 Discuss [5]

The Mobile World Congress event we’ll be attending at the end of this month will indeed play host to more than one quad-core packing NVIDIA Tegra 3 smartphone, so says CEO Jen-Hsun Huang. Word of these devices was suspected for some time now, most recently seen via NVIDIA with their invite to the MWC 2012 events, but today is the final confirmation of what we’ll see: not just one Tegra 3 base superphone, but several. It was during NIVIDA’s annual and fourth quarter Fiscal 2012 earnings call that this news was released, and it wasn’t the only good news the group had to share.

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NVIDIA MWC 2012 invite teases world’s first quad-core phone

, Feb 9th 2012 Discuss [7]

As the 2012 edition of Mobile World Congress quickly approaches, NVIDIA sends its invite to a series of events, the ultimate subject being their quad-core Tegra 3 processor sitting on a smartphone! This reveal will end up being the first time we’ve seen a quad-core System on Chip working on a device smaller than a tablet, and in true classic fashion, will mark one year exactly since we first laid eyes on the original announcement of Tegra 3, then code-named Project Kal-El. Superman has since landed on the Asus Transformer Prime and will soon find its way onto several other tablets, also perhaps being released at this same set of events.

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