Tablets
Minisforum has formally announced its V3, one of the industry's first AMD Ryzen 7 8840U-based hybrid PCs that can serve as a tablet, a laptop, and an external display, which is why the company positions it as a '3-in-1' system. As the machine packs an eight-core CPU, it may offer the performance of some mid-range laptops. Meanwhile, despite being a 'tablet,' it has two USB4 ports and an SD card reader, a rare feature for this class of devices. The Minisforum V3 is closer to a classic laptop than a tablet, but this happens often. The system features a 14-inch detachable multitouch display with a 2560×1600 resolution, a 500 nits brightness, a 165 Hz refresh rate (which will undoubtedly be appreciated by gamers), and a...
Ask the Experts: Intel's Aicha Evans Talks Wireless and Answers Your Questions
We've followed Intel's CPU team's march towards mobile for years now, but we've seen very little from the wireless group. That's all beginning to change. Earlier this year at...
47 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/15/2013
Acer R7 Review: Something Different
What happens when you rethink everything concerning the traditional notebook and try to come up with something newer and hopefully better? Earlier this year, Acer released the Aspire R7...
114 by Jarred Walton on 8/15/2013
ASUS Reports Disappointing VivoTab RT Sales, Stops Making RT Tablets
In a move that’s likely to surprise…well, just about no one, the Wall Street Journal reports that ASUS will cease making Windows RT tablets. Windows RT is basically stuck...
85 by Jarred Walton on 8/9/2013
Understanding Panel Self Refresh
Earlier today Brian spent some time with the G2, LG's 5.2-inch flagship smartphone based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974) SoC. I'd recommend reading his excellent piece in order...
39 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/7/2013
Surface Pro $100 Price Drop - A Prelude of Things to Come?
Techreport.com posted earlier today that there's currently a $100 rebate from Microsoft on the Surface Pro. That brings the price of the 64GB SSD model to $799 and the...
100 by Jarred Walton on 8/5/2013
Android 4.3 update for Nexus 10 and 4 removes unofficial OpenCL drivers
We had previously reported that Android 4.2 firmwares for Nexus 10 and Nexus 4 were found to contain OpenCL drivers. The drivers were an internal implementation detail and not...
13 by Rahul Garg on 8/1/2013
ASUS MeMO Pad HD7 Pre-Orders Available
We just reviewed the ASUS MeMO Pad HD7, and we've now received word that pre-orders are available via several major outlets: TigerDirect.com, Newegg.com, Amazon.com, and Gamestop.com. (Let us know...
19 by Jarred Walton on 7/31/2013
NVIDIA Shield Review: At the Crossroads of PC and Mobile Gaming
NVIDIA is doing something different with Tegra 4, very different. To bring up its silicon, each vendor usually makes a reference design phone and tablet with a selection of...
135 by Brian Klug on 7/31/2013
Google Chromecast Review - An Awesome $35 HDMI Dongle
So I have a confession to make – I didn’t hate the Nexus Q. While I didn’t necessarily love it and use it daily like a small minority of...
105 by Brian Klug on 7/29/2013
Android 4.3 Update Brings TRIM to All Nexus Devices
One of the common complaints late in the life of the original Nexus 7 was slow storage I/O performance, leading to an inconsistent user experience. After a fresh flash...
46 by Brian Klug on 7/29/2013
ASUS MeMO Pad HD7 Review: $149 Nexus 7.1 Successor & Our First Look at MediaTek's MT8125
The tablet market is presently caught in a race to the bottom, at least in terms of pricing. The shift from the initial crop of 10-inch tablets to 7/8-inch...
75 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/29/2013
Nexus 7 (2013) - Mini Review
At an event in San Francisco, Google announced an updated version of the popular Nexus 7 tablet which first appeared at last year’s Google I/O. The big new features...
253 by Brian Klug on 7/27/2013
What's New in Android 4.3
As expected, today Google made a management release for Android 4.2 official at their breakfast with Sundar event, bumping the release up to Android 4.3 and introducing a bunch...
69 by Brian Klug on 7/24/2013
Google's Breakfast With Sundar Pichai Event - Live Blog
We're in San Francisco again for Google, and this time we're expecting news about the next release of Android, and perhaps some news on the Chrome OS front, and...
27 by Brian Klug on 7/24/2013
NVIDIA Demonstrates Logan SoC: < 1W Kepler, Shipping in 1H 2014, More Energy Efficient than A6X?
Ever since its arrival in the ultra mobile space, NVIDIA hasn't really flexed its GPU muscle. The Tegra GPUs we've seen thus far have been ok at best, and...
141 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/24/2013
NVIDIA Confirms Ship Date for Shield - July 31
After a bout of recent bad news regarding Shield's launch date slipping due to a mechanical issue with a third party component supplier, comes news that NVIDIA will meet...
14 by Brian Klug on 7/21/2013
Aptina Announces AR1331CP 13 MP CMOS with Clarity Plus - We Take a Look
Earlier this week, Aptina invited me out to their San Jose office to take a look at their new Clarity+ CFA (Color Filter Array) technology and 13 MP AR1331CP...
14 by Brian Klug on 7/17/2013
NVIDIA Shield Delayed, Now Ships In July
After a steady stream of positive Shield updates, NVIDIA just dropped a bit of unfortunate news by regarding an issue which has resulted in a delay to the Tegra...
18 by Ryan Smith on 6/26/2013
Ask AnandTech: Ideal Tablet Specs & Form Factor for Work?
We've done a couple of posts now on using tablets in business/enterprise settings. In our final post in this series we're soliciting ultimate feedback. There's an interesting trend going...
80 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/26/2013
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 200 Additions - MSM8x10 and MSM8x12
Last week, Qualcomm announced two new members of the Snapdragon 200 tier. As a reminder, Qualcomm has moved to a tiered structure split between 200, 400, 600, and 800...
11 by Brian Klug on 6/24/2013
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