Qualcomm And MediaTek Discontinue Development Of 8-Core Mobile Processor

(GSM Insider) - Qualcomm And MediaTek Discontinue Development Of 8-Core Mobile Processor. Samsung is the only mobile processor manufacturer that introduced the 8-core processor to date. It is the Exynos 5 Octa. Instead of rolling out 8-core processor, NVIDIA, Qualcomm and MediaTek continue to introduce quad-core processors.  Tegra 4 is the latest processor from NVIDIA while Qualcomm has Snapdragon 600 and Snapdragon 800 that...

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MediaTek Aims To Ship 200 Million Chips This Year, First Tablet Chip On Q3

(GSM Insider) - MediaTek Aims To Ship 200 Million Chips This Year, First Tablet Chip On Q3. A few days ago, MediaTek announced its financial performance together with the expectations for this year. It expects to sell 200 million chips in this year alone. The main customers of these 200 million chips are Chinese smartphone makers. For the 200 million chips, 20% to 25% is for TD-SCDMA devices, 40% to 50% are for WCDMA devices while...

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Review: TCL Y900 With MT6589 Quad-Core

(GSM Insider) - Review: TCL Y900 With MT6589 Quad-Core. TCL Y900 is one of the devices from TCL that made its appearance at the CES 2013. It is the first smartphone powered by the MediaTek MT6589 quad-core processor. The quad-core processor is a low budget quad-core processor from Taiwanese manufacturer. TCL Y900 specs recap: Display: 5-inch IPS display, 720p HD Processor: 1.3GHz MediaTek MT6589 quad-coreRAM: 1GB Internal Memory:...

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TCL Y900 Officially Unveils At CES 2013, Hands-On With MediaTek MT6589 Handset

(GSM Insider) - TCL Y900 Officially Unveils At CES 2013, Hands-On With MediaTek MT6589 Handset. At the CES 2013, TCL showcased the TCL S850 which is the world's thinnest smartphone to-date with 6.45mm body. Another device that makes appearance is the TCL Y900.  TCL Y900 is the first smartphone to run on MediaTek MT6589 quad-core processor. GSM Insider revealed TCL Y900 and P600 are powered by the...

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Sony and Motorola Preparing Low Cost Devices Powered by MediaTek MT6589 Quad-Core

(GSM Insider) - Sony and Motorola Preparing Low Cost Devices Powered by MediaTek MT6589 Quad-Core Since the launched of MT6589 by MediaTek, there were rumours stated many manufacturers interested in this low cost quad-core processor for their devices. TCL P600 and TCL Y900 are among the first few devices that powered by MediaTek MT6589. These two smartphones were unveiled two weeks before in China. According to source from China,...

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TCL P600 and Y900 Are The First Two Devices Powered by MediaTek MT6589 Quad-Core Processor

(GSM Insider) - TCL P600 and P900 Are The First Two Devices Powered by MediaTek MT6589 Quad-Core Processor Taiwanese company MediaTek launched its first ever quad-core processor - MediaTek MT6589 not long ago. MediaTek MT6589 is a low price quad-core processor which offers another alternative to the OEMs. Chinese manufacturer TCL is the first company offers MediaTek MT6589 powered devices. Earlier today, TCL P600 and TCL...

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Chip Manufacturer MediaTek Hires Johan Lodenius As Chief Marketing Officer

(GSM Insider) - Chip Manufacturer MediaTek Hires Johan Lodenius As Chief Marketing Officer Recently Taiwanese chip manufacturer MediaTek caught much attention at the technology world as it unveiled its first quad-core processor MediaTek MT6589. It is going to compete with NVIDIA Tegra 3, Snapdragon S4 Pro and Samsung Exynos 4412. The main attraction of MediaTek MT6589 is it is a budget quad-core processor. Rumours also stated...

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MediaTek Launched MT6589, Another Competitor for NVIDIA, Qualcomm and Samsung

(GSM Insider) - MediaTek Launched MT6589, Another Competitor for NVIDIA, Qualcomm and Samsung Quad-core smartphones and tablets becoming popular since the announcement of first quad-core processor - Tegra 3 from NVIDIA. Since then, there are many companies introduced the quad-core SoC. Samsung introduced its Exynos 4412 that featuring in Samsung Galaxy S3 and Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Later on the Qualcomm rolled out the Snapdragon...

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MediaTek Set To Introduce 28nm Dual-Core Processor, Codename Wu Song

(GSM Insider) - MediaTek Set To Introduce 28nm Dual-Core Processor, Codename Wu Song Lately, MediaTek under the media spotlight as it set to release its first quad-core mobile processor which is known as the MediaTek MT6589. It is said that Sony interested in this budget quad-core processor. MediaTek not going to stop with the quad-core processor as it set to introduce another processor which is the MediaTek MT6572TD. The...

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Sony Set To Introduce Xperia Smartphones With MediaTek MT6589 Quad-Core Processor

(GSM Insider) - At the moment, there are no Sony brand smartphone with quad-core processor yet. But seems like there are more quad-core smartphones coming from Sony soon. There are two upcoming Sony flagships with the name of Sony Odin and Sony Yuga. Both were said to come with Qualcomm's Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 quad-core processor. Seems like Sony not going to stop with two quad-core smartphones only. The latest rumours suggested...

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MediaTek To Launch MT6589 Quad-Core Processor On December 12th

(GSM Insider) - Another new quad-core processor on the way to our mobile market, it is the MediaTek MT6589. MediaTek is a Taiwanese based chips manufacturer. There are many quad-core processors in the market. NVIDIA Tegra 3 is the world's first quad-core mobile processor. Samsung also introduced its own brand Exynos quad-core processor. Huawei has K3V2 quad-core while Meizu has its own MX5S quad-core processor as well. The most...

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