BlackBerry 10.2 resources suggest A10 smartphone may ship as the Z30

Posted on 03/08/2013 by Jon Fingas

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.

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Via: N4BB

Source: CrackBerry (1), (2)

No Larger Smartphones by Apple, BlackBerry and Nokia Until End of 2013

Posted on 29/07/2013 by sumayah

The 5-inch or above screen size smartphone manufacturing race is on its peak for Android vendors. While the Chinese vendors has also shown intentions to climb in. But the iOS, Windows and BB...

BlackBerry A10 Leaked Photos and Hands-on Video

Posted on 24/07/2013 by sumayah

BlackBerry A10 is leaked again. This time not only in photos but in video too. BlackBerry thinks big this time with A10 rumored to have a 5-inch AMOLED display while Z10 features only 4.2-inch screen...

BlackBerry A10 for AT&T flaunts 5-inch screen in latest leak (video)

Posted on 24/07/2013 by Zachary Lutz

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.

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Source: Tinh Te (YouTube)

BlackBerry A10 specs reportedly leak, hint at big battery and Verizon model

Posted on 16/07/2013 by Jon Fingas

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.

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Source: CrackBerry (1), (2)

Purported BlackBerry A10 ‘Aristo’ briefly flaunted in video leak

Posted on 14/07/2013 by Joe Pollicino

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.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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Source: Vivix (YouTube)

Blackberry A10 Touch Screen is the Successor of Z10

Posted on 06/06/2013 by sumayah

The flagship edition of the Blackberry A10 will be arriving on the scene in November of this year. It will be such a monster mechanism that it will give the iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S4 a run for...

AMD rolls out Elite desktop APUs with Splashtop game streaming

Posted on 05/06/2013 by Jon Fingas

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

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Source: AMD

AMD Introduced Three New APUs

Posted on 23/05/2013 by sumayah

This day in history, AMD introduced three new arrivals among its A-Series and E-Series. They are compatible with the continuously evolving market conditions of today. As an innovative California-...

AMD outlines Elite Performance laptop APUs with game-ready Wireless Display

Posted on 23/05/2013 by Jon Fingas

AMD isn't focusing all its attention on its entry-level mobile APUs today: it's also providing details for the faster Richland-based models. The new A6, A8, and A10 mobile variants fall under the Elite Performance badge, and theoretically beat Intel to the punch with up to 71 percent faster 3D graphics than the current Core i5 family. They also muster about 7.5 hours of battery life with web use, or about an hour longer than we saw in the previous generation. The roster includes both regular power (35W) and low-voltage (17W to 25W) APUs, in dual- and quad-core editions.

We're more interested in how well the chips play with other devices and software, however. Besides the face and motion gesture recognition that we've seen before, AMD touts a new take on Wireless Display with low enough latency for game sessions, support for 1080p60 video and native Miracast sharing. The Richland upgrade also introduces a new Dock Port standard that can feed both USB 3.0 and up to three external DisplayPort screens through one cable. If you like what AMD is pitching, you won't have to wait to try it -- Elite Performance APUs have already been shipping with MSI's GX60 and GX70, and other vendors shouldn't be far behind.

Gallery: AMD Richland presentation