Aug 12
It looks like rumors of a new BlackBerry handset
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Aug 02
Many rumors surrounding BlackBerry’s first big smartphone, the Aristo, have only made references to an A10 model number. However, we’re now learning that even the A10 badge may just be a codename. CrackBerry forum member ofutur has found references in pre-release BlackBerry 10.2 code that relabel the phone as the Z30, and CrackBerry editor Bla1ze has uncovered associated tutorial resources that tie images of the device back to the Z30. There’s no guarantee that this is the final name, but it’s consistent with BlackBerry’s use of letters to signify form factors — the touch-only Z30 could complement the Z10 while leaving room for in-between devices. Let’s hope that the company doesn’t leave us waiting long for an official answer.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Blackberry
Via: N4BB
Source: CrackBerry (1), (2)
Jul 24
BlackBerry’s rumored big shiny new A10
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Jul 23
Looks like Verizon isn’t the only carrier that’s in line to receive the anticipated BlackBerry A10. In the latest leak from Tinhte.vn, the smartphone is shown off in a hands-on video wearing AT&T branding on the rear. A quick removal of the A10’s back cover reinforces the claim of a beefy 2,800mAh battery and 5-inch HD AMOLED display (unlike the LCD panel on the Z10), along with slots for both micro-SIM and microSD cards. Touring the device, micro-USB and micro-HDMI ports are both visible on the phone’s left side — another similarity to the Z10 — along with BlackBerry’s traditional three-button volume rocker on the right, and a both a power button and headphone jack on the phone’s top. You can see the comparison between BlackBerry’s current flagship and the A10 in the hands-on video, but you’ll need to learn Vietnamese to gain much in terms of impressions.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Blackberry
Source: Tinh Te (YouTube)
Jul 15
BlackBerry A10 specs reportedly leak, hint at big battery and Verizon model
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So far, we’ve only had furtive glances of the rumored BlackBerry A10 through basic specs and a short video. However, CrackBerry forum member nereuszeer may have given us much more insight by posting what appears to be a presentation slide with most of the A10’s details. If accurate, they suggest that the 5-inch, 720p OLED screen wouldn’t be the only standout feature — there’s also a much larger 2,800mAh battery and a slightly faster 1.7GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro. The phone wouldn’t otherwise represent a big break from the Z10, although the leak hints at both a preloaded instance of BlackBerry 10.2 and a thicker Verizon variant. When the slide reportedly dates back to May, there’s a chance the hardware could change before release. Still, don’t be surprised if this ultimately represents BlackBerry’s fall flagship.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Verizon, Blackberry
Source: CrackBerry (1), (2)
Jul 15
While me and you and everyone we know weren’t paying attention, BlackBerry invented a nice big shiny new phone, the A10. It’s definitely different! And at this point, that might be just what BlackBerry needs.
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Jul 13
Hot on the heels of the BlackBerry Z10 getting an update to BB 10.1 and price cuts at various retailers, a future model to come out of Waterloo has apparently been leaked. In a video posted to YouTube, accessory maker Vivix gives a brief look at what’s purported to be the A10 “Aristo.” According to N4BB, the device sports a five-inch touchscreen, dual-core processor with a quad-core GPU and an eight-megapixel camera — not to mention it matches up with a previously leaked image. Details are sparse beyond all that, but you can at least grab look for yourself in the video after the break.
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Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Blackberry
Via: N4BB
Source: Vivix (YouTube)
Jul 12
Looks like BlackBerry’s might be interested in getting in on the enormo-phone scene, with the first leaked image of a phone destined to be known as the A10 seemingly confirming the existence of a 5-inch model—that could upgrade the Z10 with curvier lines and a newer version of BB’s mobile software.
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Jul 12
BlackBerry A10 Aristo Image Leaked
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Jun 04
AMD has already shown what its mobile Richland APUs can do, and it’s now ready to reveal their desktop equivalents’ potential. The company’s new, full-power A6, A8 and A10 Elite processors are more evolutionary bumps than overhauls, but they still have a few clear advantages over last year’s Trinity chips. Along with a bump in Turbo Boosted frequencies to between 4.1GHz and 4.4GHz (3.5GHz to 4.1GHz normally), the updates ship with Radeon HD 8000 video and can handle speedier DDR3-2133 memory (on the A10). Wireless is just as important as it is with the firm’s newest mobile processors: the desktop Elites improve streaming games to other devices using Splashtop, with relatively little lag when modern AMD processors are on both ends.
As for performance? AMD didn’t have the luxury of comparing against Intel’s Haswell chips at the time it gave us benchmarks, but it did claim big gains over Ivy Bridge in both general-purpose computing and gaming. A 4.1GHz A10-6800K is up to 3.3 times faster in OpenCL than a 3.2GHz Core i5-3470, and games like Bioshock Infinite are playable at 1080p (if barely) where they’re unusable with the HD 3000 graphics of Intel’s CPU. Performance boosts over Trinity are a more modest eight to 21 percent, however. If you want to know how well the Elite line fares in the real world, it won’t take much effort to find out. AMD is shipping its processors this month, at very frugal prices that range from $69 to $142.
Gallery: AMD Elite desktop APU presentation
Filed under: Desktops, Gaming, Laptops, AMD
Source: AMD
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