Android 5.1.1 OTA hitting Nexuses
Nexus 4, 5, 7 and 9 on the list
A 400MB update is coming to the Nexus 9 WiFi version and this update will get the tablet to Android 5.1.1. We hear that it should make this tablet a bit faster.
Oculus has Rift event on June 11th
5 days ahead of E3
Oculus has already showed rendered pictures of the next Rift and the company even talked about a possible launch date in early 2016.
AMD's ARM plans pushed to speed up Zen X86 introduction
Zen can reboot server business for AMD
Many have noticed that AMD had pushed the plans to introduce its Skylake processors in 2015. This was supposed to unify the ARM and X86 processors from AMD in the same socket.
VR units like Oculus, Re Vive to cost close to $1,000
Expensive technology
Now there is another player in the Virtual Reality arena and it goes under the name FOVE.
Qualcomm claims 120 million smart connected designs
Internet of Things everywhere
Qualcomm has been trying to define the internet of things market well beyond just smart watches.
AMD Fiji aims at $849 retail price
4GB first, 8GB to follow
Our well informed sources are telling us that Fiji is not going to be the cheapest chip on the market.
Qualcomm to tackle car infotainment market in 2016
Modems are not enough
We had a chance to speak with the head of Qualcomm’s automotive business unit, and we had a chance to see a prototype of a Cadillac powered with a lot of Qualcomm technology.
Oculus needs Radeon R9 290, Geforce GTX 970 or higher
Lots of GPU power needed
Oculus Rift is coming as a commercial device in 2016, and this might be one of the hottest VR products next year. However, its appeal will be limited to high-end gamers.
Qualcomm has 40 automotive modem designs
President Derek Aberle confirms
Qualcomm had an IoT event in San Francisco yesterday and the company wanted to talk a bit more about IoT, also known as Internet of Things. They started off with a catchy phrase - Internet of Hype to Internet of Everything.
MediaTek Helio X20 is a 20nm deca-core chip
Samples in Q3, products in early 2016
MediaTek is definitely becoming a major player that managed to change quite a few things in the smartphone SoC market.