Acer releases MT6589 kernel source ahead of Liquid E2 launch 2

Acer releases MT6589 kernel source ahead of Liquid E2 launch
Ever since Mediatek launched their quad-core MT6589 chipset I have been waiting for kernel sources to be released for this platform. As Mediatek themselves don’t seem to pay any attention to the GPL we needed to wait for their customers to open the source code. This time Acer was first to step out with a ...

HTC rumored to release MTK based phones

HTC rumored to release MTK based phones
While I am usually not a big fan of rumors on potentially planned phones this one really has an interesting twist. Gizchina spread the news that HTC might be working on MTK based phones for the chinese market. The reason why this would in fact be an interesting circumstance is that it could mean good ...

TCL presents slim MT6577 Jelly Bean phones

TCL presents slim MT6577 Jelly Bean phones
Slim phones is a clear trend for the coming year. As a bold statement that they are going this direction, TCL released no less than three new slim models. All three phones appear to be more or less on a diet. The thinnest (S820) is just 6.45mm thin. A common characteristic is that all models ...

Mediatek launches MT6589 as first ARM Cortex-A7 quad-core

Mediatek launches MT6589 as first ARM Cortex-A7 quad-core
Today Mediatek took the stage to launch their newest contribution to the world of smartphone platforms. They presented nothing less than the much-anticipated quad-core MT6589 chipset. It is the successor to their extremely popular MT6577 dual-core product. As a little extra it is not only the first quad-core chipset in Mediatek’s portfolio but it is ...

MT6577 kernel source released

MT6577 kernel source released
One of the very essential things that are needed for creating custom ROMs is a kernel source. Unfortunately Mediatek (and most of their customers) was not very open to providing source code for their smartphone platforms. Needless to say that this effectively keeps the community from porting new operating system releases to their very popular ...