A8X Chip Shows Up in New iPad Leak

The iPad Air 2 is just around the corner. New leaks from China seem to confirm that the tablet will indeed sport a custom tailored version of the A8 chip found inside the latest iPhones. Not only that, but the new leak also shows the Elpida RAM module previously said to hold 2GB of memory, which would enable the new tablet to support multitasking. Real multitasking, that is. iPad Air 2 on the way Tomorrow is Apple’s second fall event for 2014. It’s not as promising as the iPhone 6 launch event, but it’s not to be missed either. At the media gathering – hosted in the Town Hall auditorium on the company’s campus – new products in multiple categories are said to receive some significant upgrades. First on the list of suspects...

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BlackBerry Classic Specs and Live Pictures Leak Ahead of Official Release

Good news for BlackBerry fans who couldn’t cope with the Canadian company’s latest “unconventional” smartphone, the Passport, as the next handset under the BlackBerry brand is going to bring back the classic QWERTY keyboard and form factor. Dubbed BlackBerry Classic, the next not so expensive smartphone to be launched by BlackBerry this year has just leaked in several live pictures. Even though some of the phone’s specs have been rumored for quite some time now, the folks over a N4BB received confirmation on Classic’s feature. During BlackBerry Passport’s launch event last month, the company’s CEO John Chen confirmed that the Classic would be available for purchase by the end of the year. Unfortunately, there’s no telling exactly...

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Nexus 6 Leaks in Press Render for the First Time

After countless of leaks that didn’t really show what the Nexus 6 will really look like, today marks the day the first press render of the smartphone popped up online. Courtesy to none other than @evleaks (Evan Blass), the first picture of the Nexus 6 phablet now offers us a glimpse at what Google's next flagship smartphone looks like. Judging by the size of the smartphone, it’s now clear that Google will launch a 5.9-inch Nexus 6 instead of a much smaller version. We also don’t expect the company to announce a mini variant along with the phablet during the official announcement. However, a smaller Nexus 6 “clone” may be available under Motorola’s brand, but it will be sold by the US-based handset maker and it won’t come as cheap...

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AMD's Next Desktop APU Will Be Called “Zen”

Advanced Micro Devices may have unveiled the Carrizo and Carrizo-L APUs, or at least their ETA, indirectly or otherwise, but those are laptop chips exclusively. On the desktop front, we won't see anything new before 2016. Sure, there will be a refresh of the Kaveri lineup in 2015, but with all the problems that the 20nm has posed, they will probably have to stick to the same 28nm architecture as now. Since the GPUs are doing it, it makes sense that CPUs (or in this case APUs, if you want to be technical) do the same. No one wants to see a whole year go by without some sort of product release. This does, however, show that desktop owners won't have much reason to go PC hunting for the next year or so. Sure, the Kaveri refresh will...

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Leaked Google Video Ad Shows Nexus 6 and Android L

The Nexus 6 is the next major launch in the smartphone world. The device has been the focus of the media for quite some time now, but everything will end this month after Google officially unveils its next flagship smartphone. But the Nexus 6 won’t be the only important product launched by Google this month. Given previous experience, we expect the company to release the next version of its mobile platform, which is known as Android L for the moment. However, Google is likely to launch the market version of the Android L under a different name that will probably start with the same letter (“L”), but for the time being it’s unclear what sweets Google chose to name their new OS after. Nevertheless, it’s absolutely clear that Nexus 6...

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