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LG Officially Announces the Quad-Core Optimus 4X HD

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by Stacy Bruce on
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After hearing a bunch of rumors surrounding LG’s upcoming quad-core best, the LG Optimus 4X HD, LG has finally officially announced the device, putting all speculation to rest. We originally reported about the device as the LG X3 but now we know the recent name change will stick. Sporting some amazing specs, the X4 HD could potentially give LG a better name for themselves, veering away from their association to mediocre devices.

The 4X HD sports an Nvidia Tegra 3 processor, a 4.7-inch True HD IPS display and will launch running ICS without the much despised TouchWiz overlay. The device comes equipped with 16GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot, 2,150mAh battery, 8MP rear camera, and a 1.3MP front camera. To get an idea how fast the Tegra 3 is going to be in this device, check out our previous post showing a leaked benchmark test when the device was being referred to as the X3. From the looks of this thing it’s going to be sweet and it’s refreshing to see LG make an attempt to change for the better. You can expect the device to be unveiled at this years Mobile World Congress next week.

source: LG

 

NVIDIA Tegra 3 Architecture To Be Called 4-PLUS-1

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by Roy Alugbue on
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NVIDIA has officially coined a name for its unique quad-core architecture found in the Tegra 3 chip. It’s technology will be called the 4-PLUS-1 quad-core architecture and here’s the reasoning behind the naming choice:

“The more popular this technology became, the more our customers wanted a name for it that’s unique and descriptive. A name they could put on a box or a store sign that immediately represents its value”

If you stop and think about it, the 4-PLUS-1 name makes total sense. NVIDIA’s Tegra 3 chip will utilize 4 powerful CPU cores in order do tasks such as gaming, but then feature a 5th low-power battery-saver core to do smaller jobs like processing emails. NVIDIA also gave a subtle hint for its plans of the Tegra 3 processor and its architecture by mentioning this:

“Don’t be surprised to see it turning up more and more in devices at next week’s Mobile World Congress and beyond”

Will we see more Tegra 3 devices than we think at MWC next week and in the near-future? Stay tuned with Talk Android to find out!

source: NVIDIA Blog

 

NenaMark2 Test Results for the ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T Surfaces

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While we were at this years CES we had the pleasure of checking out ASUS’ upcoming tablets, the 7-inch MeMO 370T and the updated HD Transformer Prime 700 series. At that time, little did we know they had another tablet hidden away somewhere that was just dying to get out. It was only a couple weeks ago that Mr. blurry cam got to see the other new ASUS tablet and luckily he shared his image for all to enjoy. At that time we had no idea what kind of specs the thing had, all we knew is that it was being referred to as the ASUS TF300T, and was red in color. » Read the rest

Nvidia Looking To Make New Tegra 3 Smartphones Available Just Weeks After MWC

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by Joe Sirianni on
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It’s no secret that in this game, once you announce a device, you’re headed for shark infested waters if it takes more than a month or two to actually release the device.  After all, look at what happened to the Bionic.  Nvidia wants to ensure the masses that they plan on getting the device into your hands pretty quickly after announcing it.  During an earnings call today the company’s CEO, Jen Hsun Huang, stated that after announcing these new quad-core monsters at this year’s MWC, they plan on releasing the devices “just weeks” after the announcement.  Huang wasn’t specific as to what devices we’re talking about here, but it’s pretty much a safe bet to put our money on the HTC One X and LG X3, maybe more.  In addition, the company further stated that it plans to ship their new pure cellular chipset, “Gray” some time this year.  The chip will house both 3G and LTE capabilities.  It will certainly be fun watching the quad-core race go into effect, with companies like Texas Instruments and Qualcomm giving Nvidia a run for their money.  Stay tuned as always as we dig a little deeper on which devices will be making an appearance at MWC and which ones won’t.

source: Reuters
via: Phandroid 

 

 

 

 

Huawei to Unveil Quad-Core Ascend D Q and 10-Inch MediaPad at This Years MWC

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As soon as we got our hands on the new Ascend P1 from Huawei at this years CES, we had a strong suspicion the mobile device manufacturer was trying to rid itself from the budget category it had long been attached to. Holding the Ascend P1 in my hand, the worlds thinnest smartphone, it was clearly obvious that Huawei was making a honest attempt at improving their device quality moving forward. Not being content with having just the slimmest phone on the market, Huawei’s recent MWC press invite shows that they are also concerned with mobile performance as well.

The press invite states that Huawei plans to unveil their “most powerful smartphone yet”, the Ascend D Q according to Japanese blog Ameblo. It is also believed that since the S in P1 S stands for “slim,” the Q might actually stand for “quad-core,” and based on what we learned earlier, D is the new moniker for their “Diamond series,” Huawei’s top of the line gear. These predictions would make plenty of sense as far as the naming scheme goes. I mean, to be top of the line in 2012 you best come strong, rockin’ quad-cores! :-)

Ameblo also states that Huawei will be unveiling their MediPad 10 at this years Mobile World Congress. This will be the 10-inch version of the 7-inch MediaPad, aka SpringBoard as recently released on T-Mobile. We will keep you up to date with the deets on these new devices as MWC unfolds.

source: unwiredview / ameblo

Image Leaked of LG’s Quad-Core X3 Smartphone

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According to the folks at PocketNow, LG has a sexy looking quad-core beast of a smartphone hidden up their sleeve, but lucky for us an image has just been leaked. Everyone meet LG’s X3.

The LG X3 is said to boast a quad-core Tegra 3 processor and a large 4.7-inch 1280 x 720 HD display, 8MP rear camera and a 1.3MP for video chat. The device is also said to have a large 2,000 mAh battery, 16GB of on-board storage with the ability to expand with microSD support, and an NFC transceiver. No word on carrier availability but the phone is believed to have HSPA 21Mbps radios with possible bumps to 4G LTE radios for regional support.

LG’s X3 will most likely run on Android 4.0 but as you can tell by the pictures, it will utilize physical capacitive buttons rather than touchscreen ones. Don’t plan on picking up this phone until late spring/early summer, but it’s very possible that it will be officially announced at this years Mobile World Congress at the end of February. I wonder if the HTC Edge is getting nervous?

[via PocketNow]

Quad-Core HTC Edge Gets Name Change

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by Roy Alugbue on
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The leaks are beginning to go from a trickle to a pour from HTC as we approach Mobile World Congress. We previously mentioned something about a little quad-core-powered monster called the HTC Edge, but the gang at PocketNow stumbled upon some additional information about the device. In what is an unusual move to say the least, HTC has decided to change the identity of the device, going from codename Edge to Endeavor. While the Endeavor looks to be the official name of the device, HTC will likely retain the Edge codename, which would be useful in identifying the device in different markets around the world as they would have different names (ex. think of the HTC Status also being known as the ChaChaCha). Sure the name Endeavor isn’t as edgy (no pun) as the Edge, but perhaps HTC wants to generate some chatter and additional buzz and talk before formally unveiling the phone to us in February.

Look for more information about the Tegra 3-powered device to continue to pour out especially as we get near the start of MWC.

[via PocketNow]

2012 Is the Year for Better Battery Life, At Least At Samsung

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All those fancy features in your 4G LTE phone are amazing. A dual-core, soon to be quad-core processor, with 8+ MP cameras, huge HD displays with the added speed of 4G LTE in a tiny frame is something sought after in today’s phone market. However, having these state of the art parts in our handheld device comes with a high price; dismal battery life. Well it appears that some folks are starting to catch on that this is an issue and they are making strides to combat this. Motorola for instance is releasing the RAZR MAXX, the first smartphone to boast a 21-hr talk time with a 3300mAh battery.  » Read the rest

Nvidia Introduces Direct Touch Technology For Tegra 3-Optimized Tablets

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by Roy Alugbue on
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We know that you all have been drooling over Nvidia’s quad-core Tegra 3 chip already, we get it. We have another reason for you all to drool more. Nvidia is making the best of its opportunity at CES to make waves for its SoC screamer. They’ve announced Direct Touch technology which is specifically meant to improve touch detection on tablet devices. The result you ask? Users of apps which utilize Direct Touch will then be able to gain a much more responsive screen and an overall streamlined experience on the special Tegra 3-based tablets. Further details are scarce for now, but we’ll be sure to provide more information for you all as we hear more details.

 

Asus Transformer Prime Revealed to Have Locked Bootloader, Users Complain of GPS Issues

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For those of you that are still waiting for your Transformer Prime to ship you may be a little more reluctant on signing for your package when it arrives. Folks and users who were able to successfully get their hands on this fancy new Tegra 3, quad-core device are starting to report issues pertaining to the device’s GPS. Asus’ official take is for you to turn on WiFi for extra location assistance, however a few folks smell what could be a coverup as Asus pulled previous mention of a GPS feature on the tablet from their official site. While the Prime was updated to fix some bugs, those customer complaints weren’t addressed and there is no telling when they will be. This is interesting news considering the WiFi issues it was rumored to have that also the the supposed reason the tablet was rumored to be delayed. » Read the rest

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