MediaTek scores HTC Desire A55 design win
Published in Mobiles
Monday, 02 February 2015 10:23

MediaTek scores HTC Desire A55 design win


5.5-inch phone with a nice spec

All eyes are on HTC's event scheduled for March 1, just a day before the kick of Mobile World Congeries 2015. 

MediaTek Aster SoC tips up in Krüger&Matz smartwatch
Published in IoT


Runs Linux on the cheap

We came across a rather unusual smartwatch from Krüger&Matz, with an interesting choice of hardware and software, and an even more interesting price.

Leaked MediaTek roadmap looks ambitious
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 20 January 2015 09:23

Leaked MediaTek roadmap looks ambitious


But sticks to 28nm for much of the year

A MediaTek SoC roadmap has been leaked on a Chinese social network, but we cannot confirm its authenticity at this point. The image was taken down by a number of sources, but GSM Arena managed to save a copy for posterity.

Meizu MX 4 now scores 53409
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 15 January 2015 13:49

Meizu MX 4 now scores 53409


MediaTek MT6595 does even better in AnTuTu 5.6

We have created a lot of noise with Meizu MX 4 phone powered by MediaTek MT6595, a big.LITTLE SoC part with quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex A17 and quad-core 1.7GHz Cortex A7.

MediaTek powered Sony Android TV in action
Published in News
Thursday, 15 January 2015 12:37

MediaTek powered Sony Android TV in action


Lollipop Android 5.0 on a TV

Last week we saw a great smart TV powered by a MediaTek Quad Core SoC running Android 5.0.

MediaTek sees slowdown in tablet market
Published in News
Wednesday, 14 January 2015 09:49

MediaTek sees slowdown in tablet market


Single-digit growth this year

Chipmaker MediaTek expects to see a substantial slowdown in tablet shipments this year. The company expects single-digit growth in 2015 and its most optimistic forecast is 9%.

MediaTek to launch 10- and 12-core SoCs
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 13 January 2015 14:08

MediaTek to launch 10- and 12-core SoCs


Chinese whispers

Rumours from China suggest that the chip designer Mediatek is apparently on the verge of launching 10- and 12-core system on chips.

MediaTek MT2601 SoC designed for Android Wear
Published in PC Hardware
Thursday, 08 January 2015 07:53

MediaTek MT2601 SoC designed for Android Wear


Dual Cortex-A7, tiny footprint

MediaTek has introduced its first System on Chip (SoC) specifically designed for Android Wear. The MediaTek MT2601 sports to ARM Cortex-A7 cores and Mali 400 MP graphics.

MediaTek lands Android TV deal
Published in Graphics
Tuesday, 06 January 2015 18:03

MediaTek lands Android TV deal


Quad-core big.LITTLE running Android 5.0

MediaTek has struck a deal with Google to power the first UHD TV platform for Android TV. The company has some new silicon for smart tellies and plans to demonstrate Android TV at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Meizu MX4 scores 51356 in AnTuTu
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 25 December 2014 13:39

Meizu MX4 scores 51356 in AnTuTu


MediaTek MT6595 octa-core inside

We had a chance to play with a phone that’s relatively uncommon in the western hemisphere. We are so focused on iPhone, Galaxy phones, Motorola, HTC and LG high-end phones that we don’t get to see Xiaomi and Meizu, both Chinese mobile phone manufacturers coming with very fast phones.