Sony could introduce cheap quad-core smartphones in 2013 [Rumor]

12/04/2012, In case you weren’t aware of this, current Sony Android smartphones are powered by dual-core chipsets, while their competitors such as HTC and Samsung have introduced quad-core smartphones as early as MWC this year. The good news is that if [...]

ZTE Apache 8-Core Smartphone In The Pipeline?

11/26/2012, So you think that your smartphone has it good with all four cores running underneath the hood, don’t you? What is next on the books – half a dozen cores? Apparently not, as we have word on the street that [...]

Mediatek Throws Its Weight Behind Google’s Android

04/06/2010, Looks like Mediatek, Taiwan’s largest chip designer, is planning to throw its weight behind Google’s Android OS as well. The company has confirmed that it will offer a software and hardware platform for future phones using Android by the end [...]

MediaTek MT8530 chip for high definition entertainment

10/26/2009, MediaTek’s MT8530 chip ought to be given a standing ovation – after all, it is touted to be a DivX Plus HD Certification of MediaTek’s MT8530 chip, where the chip is able to handle Blu-ray disc playback with aplomb, not [...]