BlackBerry Struggles in the Sea of Advancements at MWC By Andrew Ku published 2 March 12 Those waiting for something new and impressive from RIM will have to wait until BB10 arrives.
Mirasol Display Technology Could Be the Screens of the Future By Andrew Ku published 2 March 12 Hopefully display tech will catch up with the rapid advancement that we're seeing in chips.
Smartphones Spotted with Breathalyzer, Body Fat Sensors By Andrew Ku published 2 March 12 A Japanese phone company shows off different attachments that will expand the utility of your handset.
Ericsson's Connect Me Tech: Touch-based Data Transmission By Andrew Ku published 2 March 12 Forget "bumping" or "beaming" things with your phones. Just reach out and touch something.
Qualcomm Talks About S4 Pro Chip Tech & Future Outlook By Andrew Ku published 2 March 12 Qualcomm has big plans for its next-generation of mobile chip technology.
WiFi Alliance's Display Solution: Alternative to Intel's WiDi By Andrew Ku published 1 March 12 Possibly a better way to beam from the small screen to big.
Acer Demos CloudMobile and Liquid Glow Android Phones By Andrew Ku, Andrea Ferrario published 1 March 12 Acer gives its Android smartphones some rather interesting names. See what they pack inside.
Huawei Shows Off Impressive Quad-Core Mobile Devices By Andrew Ku published 1 March 12 The little known brand will be making a high-end splash in 2012. Watch out!
Ten 60 GB SandForce-Based Boot Drives, Rounded-Up By Andrew Ku published 1 March 12 What makes one SandForce-based SSD different from the others that appear to be just like it? We round up 10 models with 60 GB of capacity to explore the effects of NAND interfaces. We also stumble across some interesting data related to full drives.
Microsoft Reveals a More Aggressive Smartphone Plan By Andrew Ku published 29 February 12 Microsoft is at MWC this week and the company yesterday attended Nokia's press conference to talk about about its smartphone strategy.
Elpida Wants Bankruptcy Protection, Cites DRAM Demand By Andrew Ku published 29 February 12 Elpida might not last much longer in its current form.
Nvidia Shows Off Tegra 3 Optimized Games at MWC 2012 By Andrew Ku published 29 February 12 With games like these, one may question the viability of dedicated portable gaming devices.
Video: Sony Xperia P & U Smartphone Demoed at MWC 2012 By Andrew Ku published 28 February 12 Sony's got a new line of Android phones.
Mobile World Congress 2012: Nokia, Asus, Intel, Samsung, And LG By Andrew Ku published 28 February 12 Tom's Hardware spent its first day in Barcelona, Spain at this year's Mobile World Congress. After a long day of press conferences and private meetings, we wanted to share our experiences before hitting the show floor tomorrow.
HTC Launches "One" Product Line With Android 4.0, 8MP Cams By Andrew Ku published 27 February 12 HTC looks to take a big step forward with greater focus and fewer products for 2012.
Toshiba's $7000+ 400 GB SSD: SAS 6Gb/s, SLC Flash, And Big Endurance By Andrew Ku published 24 February 12 Have you ever wondered what separates an enterprise SSD from a consumer-oriented drive? How about SLC and MLC flash (and a corresponding price gap)? We explore the differences with Toshiba's MK4001GRZB SSD, an obviously enterprise-oriented powerhouse.
Acer, Dell, LG, And Samsung: Four 23" LCD Monitors, Rounded-Up By Andrew Ku published 22 February 12 In our first LCD round-up of the year, we put four monitors thorough our benchmark suite and find some surprising results. Even if you're an enthusiast with cash to spare, paying more doesn't guarantee a better display. Our tests explain why.
Intel SSD 520 Review: Taking Back The High-End With SandForce By Andrew Ku published 6 February 12 If you thought that Intel had conceded the high-end SSD market to its competition, you were wrong. The company's new SSD 520 centers on SandForce's SF-2281 controller, incorporates top-bin IMFT NAND, and is protected by a five-year warranty.
Upgrade Advice: Does Your Fast SSD Really Need SATA 6Gb/s? By Andrew Ku published 1 February 12 Are you mulling the potential benefit of an SSD upgrade on a system without 6 Gb/s SATA connectivity? We run the benchmarks on several different solid-state storage architectures in order to determine how much performance you give up on an older machine.
Amazon Kindle Touch Review And Fourth-Gen Screen Quality Update By Andrew Ku published 26 January 12 Amazon Kindle Fire tablet received all of the glory. But the company also has a new e-book reader that features a touchscreen. How does the Kindle Touch stack up, and what's the real story on the display quality of Amazon's fourth-gen Kindles?
Storage Performance In Entertainment And Content Creation By Andrew Ku published 13 January 12 A number of metrics are used to quantify storage performance. If you're a content creator, you have to be wondering how such dry terminology can apply to your video projects. Rather than telling you, we're going to dissect several media-oriented tasks.
Nokia Lumia 710 Review: Windows Phone 7 On A Budget By Andrew Ku published 9 January 12 Nokia's Lumia 710 is designed to make Windows Phone 7 accessible to the masses. How does it fare under our test suite? You might be surprised. We're starting down the path of smartphone testing with a different take and a few exclusive benchmarks as well.
60/64 GB SSD Shootout: Crucial, Samsung, And SandForce By Andrew Ku published 5 January 12 It's easy to forget that lower-capacity SSDs are also usually slower. Today we're testing the most prolific 60/64 GB configurations to gauge where they fall in the big picture. We emerge at the other end with a recommendation based on our testing, too.
Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate: Breathing New Life Into Tablet PCs By Andrew Ku published 2 January 12 Tablet PCs are a dying breed, and Windows 8 is still at least a year away. Until we see what Microsoft's next operating system has to offer, one tablet PC shows us why this form factor is still a winner. Samsung's Series 7 11.6" Slate breaks the mold.