MediaTek has IoT, automotive aspirations
Published in IoT
Monday, 24 August 2015 10:53

MediaTek has IoT, automotive aspirations


Acquisitions possible, seeking Japanese partners 

The market is definitely changing. MediaTek made a lot of money on its smartphone SoC sales, but the company is looking beyond that. They now have clear IoT and Automotive market aspirations.

Pre-rooted UMI Emax Rootjoy phablet reviewed
Published in Reviews


Review: Good battery, nice spec, unimpressive software 

Chinese smartphone maker UMI has been around for a few years, and some westerners may be familiar with the company’s ultrathin Zero handset, or some of its fancy accessories, like stylish headphones.

LinkIt smart home enables inexpensive home automation
Published in IoT


Monitor and see everything in the cloud

During the last few quarters, we heard repeatedly how everything has to be connected and that the Internet of Things (IoT) might become a $36 billon market by 2020. Home automation has to be a big part of that cake.

MediaTek labs' autonomous robots track objects
Published in IoT


Inexpensive solution for Makers robots

Everything is about Robots these days and Intel, MediaTek and many platform manufacturers are trying to find a way into the market.

Why the HTC One M9+ was pulled from Holland
Published in Mobiles


Lack of 4G 20 band affected two carriers

Last week the HTC One M9+ was pulled from sales in the Netherlands, but not from rest of the Europe leaving many people puzzled.

Mlais M7 Plus has better hardware
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 13 August 2015 09:54

Mlais M7 Plus has better hardware


5.5 inch 1.7GHz Octa core and a great camera for $179.99

Mlais is a company that brought a few extremely good phones for the price which we accidently discovered. It turns out that the company plans a successor to M7, simply called Mlais M7 Plus. 

MediaTek says Helio P10 to thinner 5000 mAh phones
Published in Mobiles


Helio is it MAh you are looking for?

MediaTek has announced a P10 mainstream chip with the original title "Helio P10" which runs on a thinner 5000 mAh battery than any mainstream phone near you. 

Lenovo K3 Note review exposes excellent all-rounder
Published in Reviews


Review: If only Lenovo would market phones in the West…

The Lenovo K3 Note is yet another budget phablet designed for Asian markets, but like many of its competitors, it certainly has a lot of appeal worldwide.

MediaTek's profits drop 12 per cent
Published in News
Monday, 03 August 2015 11:48

MediaTek's profits drop 12 per cent


20 per cent lower than last year

The war with Qualcomm appears to have had its causalities amongst Mediatek's bottom line.

MediaTek announces X30 faster deca-core
Published in PC Hardware
Monday, 03 August 2015 10:16

MediaTek announces X30 faster deca-core


Four A72 cores and helio X22 too

If you thought the Helio X20 with ten core was the best MediaTek could offer, the company has now come up with an X30 which is a faster version of deca-core and has four A72 cores.