Reference Design articles

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  Intel's Atom Z2420 'Lexington' smartphone for emerging markets feels lethargic right now

  By Sean Hollister on January 8, 2013 10:49 am + 23 comments

  Yesterday, Intel introduced a brand new Atom smartphone processor at CES 2013, but it looks like one Continue reading…

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  RIM may need to license BlackBerry 10 to beat competition's 'economy of scale'

  By Adi Robertson on August 2, 2012 06:19 pm + 65 comments

  RIM CEO Thorsten Heins says that his company may need to license BlackBerry 10 in order to make the Continue reading…

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  Windows RT on Texas Instruments' OMAP 4 reference tablet (photos)

  By Sean Hollister on June 7, 2012 11:08 am + 29 comments

  Texas Instruments has a Windows RT prototype, too: just like rival Qualcomm, the chipmaker is Continue reading…

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  Windows RT runs on a dual-core Snapdragon S4 tablet (hands-on video)

  By Sean Hollister on June 5, 2012 02:20 am + 117 comments

  Want to see what Windows 8 derivative Windows RT looks like on a ARM-based tablet? Here's your best Continue reading…

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  Nvidia reveals Kai: a platform for building quad-core Android 4.0 tablets priced at $199 (update 2)

  By Sean Hollister on May 23, 2012 02:13 am + 68 comments

  When Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang said we might see $199 Tegra 3 tablets this summer, he wasn't Continue reading…

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  Intel announces reference tablet with sliding keyboard

  By Joseph Parish on January 10, 2012 08:24 pm + 16 comments

  Intel just announced a new reference design for a tablet with a display that slides along the Continue reading…

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  Intel Smartphone Reference Design with Medfield hands-on pictures

  on January 10, 2012 11:39 am

  From the CES 2012 show floor with Android 2.3.7. Continue reading…

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  Nvidia's Tegra 3 Windows 8 reference tablet up close

  By Sean Hollister on January 9, 2012 08:23 pm + 36 comments

  We're already pretty familiar with one of the tablets Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang demonstrated on the Continue reading…

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  Marvell's Armada 1500 reference design for Google TV hands-on

  By David Pierce on January 8, 2012 07:48 pm + 10 comments

  We're pretty sure Google TV's going to be a huge theme this week at CES, and Marvell's Armada 1500 Continue reading…

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  Marvell Armada 1500 for Google TV hands-on

  on January 8, 2012 07:45 pm

  We got a look at Marvell's Google TV reference design, based on the new Armada 1500 chipset. Continue reading…