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Alibaba’s AI wins human in Reading Comprehension

The battle between man and the machine went pretty devastating for the “homo sapiens”. Chinese multinational e-commerce, retail, internet and technology conglomerate Alibaba, has developed an artificial intelligence model that actually beat humans in a Stanford University reading and comprehension test. Based on more than 500 Wikipedia articles, Stanford’s set of questions are designed in the way they are teasing out whether machine-learning models can process large amounts of information before supplying precise answers to queries. Alibaba’s Institute of Data Science and Technologies pronounced that its deep neural network model scored 82.44 in the Stanford Question Answering Dataset (SQuAD) on Jan. 11, beating the human

2015, Companies, Computex Taipei, CPU, Event, Hardware, Mobile Computing, VR World

Computex 2015: MediaTek Announces Octa-Core Helio P10

The Helio P10 fits into the mid-range in MediaTek’s SoC lineup.

Business, Hardware, Mobile Computing, VR World

MediaTek Launches Helio X20 10-Core SoC

Get ready for 10-core CPUs.

VR World

10-core MediaTek MT6797 Detailed In Leak

MediaTek is about to launch an SoC with a ten-core CPU.

Internet of Things (IoT), VR World

Rockchip’s RK3288 Powers Sub-$150 Chromebooks and Chrome Stick

Super cheap chips from Rockchip allows low-end Chromebooks to hit $149.

2015, Analysis, Business, Event, Hardware, Mobile Computing, Mobile World Congress, Rumors

A MediaTek Deal Would be AMD’s Ticket to Mobile

AMD has long struggled to build respectable hardware wins in mobile, and MediaTek has struggled to build a high-end SoC. This might be a match made in heaven.

AMD, Companies, Graphics, Hardware, VR World

MediaTek’s Upcoming SoCs May Feature AMD Graphics

The next octa-core 64-bit MediaTek SoC may feature AMD’s graphics technology.

Analysis

How Can Qualcomm Leave its Legal Troubles Behind it?

The San Diego semiconductor giant wrapped up legal troubles in China only to face a new set of problems.

Business, VR World

MediaTek Gains Bigger Share for High-End Smartphone Chips: Brokerage

MediaTek is expecting more profits from high-end smartphone chip market.

VR World

MediaTek Reaches Its Sales Target for Q4 2014

Mediatek reached its goal for Q4 2014

2015, Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Event, VR World

CES 2015: MediaTek Targets Android Wear With MT2601 SoC

MediaTek’s MT2601 will drive the next generation of Android Wear-based wearables.

2015, Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Event, VR World

CES 2015: MediaTek MT5595 SoC To Be Featured In Sony’s Android TVs In 2015

MediaTek also secures a collaboration with Google for an Ultra HD TV platform powered by Android TV.

Global Politics, US, VR World

MediaTek Sees Profit Rise 6% in Q3, But Misses Expectations

Company blames the faster than expected transition to 4G for the miss.

Android, Business, Graphics, Hardware, Mobile Computing, Operating Systems, Rumors, Software Programs, VR World

Nvidia In Discussions with 'Many' GPU Licensees

Nvidia’s CEO, Jen-Hsun Huang talked about Nvidia’s GPU technology licensing discussions and possibilities during their latest earnings call with analysts.

Analysis, Global Politics, US

China Challenges Taiwan in Tech Hardware

State support is helping Chinese firms catch up fast to their Taiwanese rivals in the China technology market, Matthew Fulco reports

VR World

MediaTek Enters The IoT Market With MediaTek Labs

MediaTek (TPE: 2454) is the latest chipset vendor to provide tools to developers venturing into the Internet of Things segment, after the vendor announced that it is launching a MediaTek Labs initiative. The global initiative will see MediaTek provide software as well as hardware development kits to students, developers and any enthusiast users looking to build for the IoT segment. Along with the development kits, MediaTek will offer guidance and support to developers, students and tinkers working on building wearable devices. With MediaTek Labs, hobbyist builders can buy the vendor’s LinkIt development platform for $79, which includes the MT2502 (Aster), a SoC designed for the

Analysis

Android One: Google Takes Back Control Of Android

Earlier this month, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) introduced the Android One platform in India, with three local vendors launching the first generation of Android One handsets. As Google has done with the Nexus program, the search giant is collaborating with silicon vendors and component vendors to create a unified experience across form factors and manufacturers. While the Nexus and the Google Play edition devices are targeted at the mid-tier and the high-end segments, Android One is solely aimed at the entry-level market. Overview of the Android One initiative With Android One, Google is offering a turnkey hardware solution to manufacturers, which saves them time and resources in

VR World

ARM signs 50th Licensing Agreement For ARMv8-A Technology

ARM announced today the signing of the 50th licensing agreement for its ARMv8-A technology, which includes support for 64-bit computing. ARM did not disclose the 27 companies that have signed thus far, but has mentioned that they include all of the top ten companies who sell application processors for smartphones, nine of the top ten application processor companies for tablets, four of the top five companies that provide chips for consumer electronics, four of the top five companies that provide chips for enterprise networking and servers along with eight silicon vendors from Greater China. In short, most of the big names in the chip manufacturing industry

Analysis

An Intel-MediaTek Deal Makes Sense, But is Not Likely

An outright takeover of MediaTek by Intel to give Intel a fighting chance in the mobile market is likely to occur in the next two-to-three years, if one analyst’s prediction is to be believed. RBC Capital Markets Analyst Doug Freedman said in a research report released Wednesday that such a deal will happen as Intel struggles to organically increase its mobile market penetration organically while increasing shareholder value. For Intel, an acquisition of MediaTek — which doubled its baseband chip revenue between 2007 and 2013 from 7.3% to 14.4% — would give Intel a 30% market share within seven years compared to the 4% slice

Business, Entertainment, Hardware, Software Programs, VR World

PC Gaming Alliance Becomes Open Gaming Alliance

The PC Gaming Alliance, also known as the PCGA, known for championing the cause of the PC platform and specifically gaming on the PC, has changed their name to the Open Gaming Alliance and have refocused their efforts. In a short but concise statement, the Alliance has announced that they will be changing their name to the Open Gaming Alliance and refocusing their efforts on open gaming in general instead of just focusing on the PC. After all, most of the PCGA’s members now are involved in gaming in one way or another outside of the traditional PC formfactor. “As the market for digital games