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Apple launches sneak attack on smartphone world with ARM bid

This could end up changing the mobile phone market as we know it. Just proves that Apple is evil.
Apple launches sneak attack on smartphone world with ARM bid
Apple has never played well with others, and is well known for their use of proprietary technology to lock in customers and vendors.
Despite opening their own chip design company, it must have rankled to still have to rely on Cambridge-based ARM Holdings for the basic design of their chips.
Given their $40 billion cash hoard however Apple does not have to put up with the situation for long.
Rumours are currently going round in the markets that Apple is looking to buy the chip technology company for a cool $8 billion, seeing the ARM’s share price shoot up 8.1p to 251.1p, and more than five million shares changed hands by midday.
“A deal would make a lot of sense for Apple,” said one trader. “That way, they could stop ARM’s technology from ending up in everyone else’s computers and gadgets.”
ARM is somewhat of standard, with their chip design being widely licensed by many companies, including Qualcomm, Samsung and Marvell and all current generation smartphone operating systems being tied to the chip design. If Apple were to stop making available further design improvements to others it could leave other smartphone makers scrambling for an alternative which no longer exists.
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Source: wmpoweruser.com

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Toss3 said:
This could end up changing the mobile phone market as we know it. Just proves that Apple is evil.
Source: wmpoweruser.com
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I like this guy. With a domination of Intel in a CPU field, he manages to run the company, that designed and manufactures the CPU everybody wants.

Apple will continue to rotten...

10% OFF on Super Deal RK2918 Android 2.3 Tablet PC, should I buy?

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R701 Rockchip2918 Android 2.3 Tablet PC Capacitive Screen Aluminum Sheel 8GB
Geartaker announces 10% OFF for R701 Android 2.3 tablet pc, a better performance tablet at $139.99. This cost-effective android 2.3 tablet pc can be an awesome Christmas gift or a portable alternative to our heavy laptop.
What unique features does this Rockchip2918 Android 2.3 tablet pc have?
Android 2.3 Operating System
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CPU
RK2918 uses the mainstream 1GHz Cortex A8 core chip, ensuring high speed when processing. In addition, it is extraordinary for it to have GC800 GPU, which has better performance than ARM Mali400G. GC800 was designed for games, large triangle throughput, triangle formation rate and pixel fill rate every second. It enables you to play any large 3D games smoothly as you want.
7 inch capacitive screen
Capacitive screen touches more sensitively and the application of 5 points touch technology allows for more than 10 touch gestures. Aluminum shell has an elegant design and firm quality.
1080P HDMI output
If you are Hollywood a movie fan, you can enjoy watching movies on your portable tablet. Is it exciting? Another outstanding feature of this android 2.3 tablet pc is that it has powerful performance in 1080P video decoding, whatever the formats are, AVI, MP4, RMVB, FLV, etc. It also enables you to watch movies on your HD TV as long as you have a HDMI cable.
Storage
512 MB RAM and 8GB ROM are relatively advanced configurations for a tablet. You feel no obstacles in speed or storage. It also supports TF extend card up to 16GB, allowing you to install as many games and apps as you wish.
Watching movies, playing 3D games, surfing the Internet, whatever the needs are, it can accomplish it with high efficiency and performance.
Seems so perfect! Dear all, should I buy this tablet? Any suggestions, i will be full of ears!

[NEWS]Attention Gamers!! Android Gaming System Soon. :D

Hello Everyone... I just read some news on my local news source and felt like sharing this. If I did something wrong please be kind with me and let me know i'll delete it :fingers-crossed:
I'll post the whole news here...
"What do you get when you cross an Xbox controller with a five-inch android tablet with beefy stereo speakers? Nvidia's new touch-screen portable gaming system, code-named Project Shield. The hand-held gaming system was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and it could spell more bad news for the Sony Vita, Nintendo 3DS or any other entry in the mobile gaming market. Why? Because it further stretches how consumers can buy and experience video games.
Besides being a complete stand-alone Android gaming system, the chunky controller can also stream games that have been already loaded on a windows PC, providing users are sharing some WiFi router and computer is equipped with a recent Nvidia graphics processor(specifically a Kepler-based GeForce GTX 650 or better). Even hard-core gamers take breaks, right? So now you can carry your games of Assassins Creed around the house with you. Other features include a set of standard game controls and 5-10 hour rechargeable batteries.
The stand-alone mode is based on the JellyBean version of Android OS. An Nvidia representative promised that it was 'pure, unfiltered android that can run anything you can download from the Google Play app store.' Games that have been modified for gamepads and five-inch displays will work better.
One cannot help but notice the potential of this device for playing videos or music, thanks to the clear screen and speakers that are much better than average. Nvidia promises an SD card slot, but will not say how much internel storage the device has. Also up in the air are the final name and the price. All of that will be determined by late spring, which is the earliest consumers will be able to buy one."
Thanks for reading.....gamers get ready for the new level of gaming...
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AJ

See this awesome video of it's preview....
The video is the first in a series of videos called PC Mondays that showcase the PC-streaming capabilities of Project SHIELD. Steam seems to run Big Picture Mode when connected with Project SHIELD. Borderlands 2 was picked for the demonstration as it is one of the best PhysX games available.
Best Regards,
AJ

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[Q] Gaming with buttons on Android

Okay, I said somewhere here that I'm checking out China phones. I know most of them get bad rep, but I think there are decent ones and I'm thinking, why not? I'm starting to afford stuff, and I'm thinking about gaming in Android. With some China phones being affordable but with good specs, maybe it's time to buy one even as a spare. I am currently looking at this:
MUCH i5 Professional Game Phone 5 Inch IPS Screen MTK6589 Android 4.2 OS 1G+4G 8MP Camera 3G/GPS - Black
Here are its specs:
Highlights
HDMI HD output to connect a TV and a projector to enjoy entertainment experience on bigger screen.
5-inch IPS full view screen, resolution 720 * 1280, 16 million colors
MTK6589 quad-core 1.2GHz
4GB ROM + 1G RAM
Networking:2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz;3G: WCDMA 850/2100MHz
Main camera of 8 million pixels, digital zoom, auto focus, microspur support, LED fill light and ancillary camera of 0.3 million pixels
Dual SIM standby 500 hours
3G\WiFi, ready access to networked game,Rapid establishment of hot spots and LAN battle environment, to make game battle more interesting;
Support HDMI output(1080P), can be connected to a projector or a TV
Support Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR transmission
Support GPS positioning and navigation
User exclusive free game and application download platform – MUCH Game Storehouse.
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Anyway, it looks good enough and affordable but I have some questions on choosing a possible gaming phone:
* Would this work with most games?
* Is it better to have this, or would it be better to buy something like a gamepad controller/add-on to Android phones, like this one which I saw from the Accessories thread here: http://dx.com/p/wamo-wireless-bluetooth-gamepad-for-android-ios-cell-phone-pc-black-222605.
* Do you have any other suggestions on anything that would involve being able to use dpads and buttons for gaming?

Anyone?

The Magic unveiled - Honor Magic

After winning the contest held by Honor Club India, I got an opportunity to experience the event live in Shenzhen, China. This post is all about the launch coverage of Honor magic phone.
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Event started around 2 PM China time (11.30 AM India Time) and the fans were excited to the fullest. We met fans from many colleges, universities and many other people at the Hotel and the event hall.
Registration counter at the event- Only for media and few fans as almost all fans were already enrolled in hotel.
Small bunch of people (less than 2% of what we had in actual launch hall)
Just before the event was started....empty chairs but there were none after all fans and media person entered. We had massive crowd, fans and media persons during the launch and was a mega hit.
Some gathering but only 1/3rd here as event was not yet started (panorama effect)
Entire event was presented and Phone was launched by Honor Global President, Mr. George Zhao.
Phone design and everything is just awesome but many of you may feel the cost of the phone is little bit on higher side but trust me that justify the phone design and features.
Phone runs on Android 6.0 out of the box with screen resolution of 1440X2560 and 5.2 inch display, powered by Octa core HiSilicon Kirin 950 processor. Phone is packed with a massive 4 GB RAM coupled with 64 GB internal memory. Phone display looks stunning and design is somewhat reworked and looks really stylish. Phone feels extremely premium with glossy finish and is curvy so fits the palm well and is very sleek.
Phone also supports fast charging with USB type C port.
Phone is priced at 3699 RMB and is available on Tmall.com, vmall.com JD.com and suning.com