Mediatek MT8173 SoC, Alexa and 4K/UHD support

In addition to three new Fire tablets, Amazon has updated its Fire TV box that can, according to Amazon, do everything that Apple TV can, and more.

Mediatek scores a big win

Amazon has just unveiled three new tablets as a part of its new Fire series, including the Fire HD, the Fire and the Fire Kids Edition tablets.

Trigger DSLR via SMS, Internet, GPS data too

Fudzilla started to follow the makers market around the inexpensive LinkIt boards and so far we saw some impressive projects.

Targeting TV and smartphones

Beancounters at Digitimes research claim that Mediatek's moves to buy Richtek Technology will help the analog IC vendor to push its power management (PWM) gear to the smartphone and TV panel sectors.

Wants analogue ICs

MediaTek is planning to write a cheque for a 51 per cent stake in analogue ICs Richtek Technology and might even buy the whole company.

Blu 6inch Phablet is lauched unlocked for $349

After doing so well in China for a while, MediaTek has announced its first US phone based on its flagship Helio X10 processor.

Cheapest Admission to Amazon's Shop Yet

A new 6" tablet from Amazon is incoming at a price of just $50. We believe it's coming with a MediaTek chip. Other specs to be confirmed.

Teams up with India's largest handset maker

MediaTek has teamed up with Micromax India’s leading handset player as part of its push into the huge market.  

With six A72 and four A53 it looks great 

The rumoured Helio X30 is real and if you thought that X20 was not enough to see off Snapdragon 820, it looks like the Helio X30 has a much better chance.

Joining the big boys in 2016

Xiaomi is the latest big phone manufacturer trying to make its own SoCs to differentiate itself from the fearsome competition.