The Moto X display exhibits the best power efficiency and beats Apple’s iPhone 5S, according to two recent research notes from ABI Research. One, released Tuesday, trumpeted the display, supplementing a note released last week. “After Google acquired Motorola, we now have the first Google-influenced phone with some very innovative engineering,” Jim Mielke, VP of …

The largest Windows PC maker has gotten the Google religion. Hewlett-Packard’s CEO and top PC executive came out swinging this week. And they both took swipes at the traditional Windows-Intel (Wintel) PC. “Wintel-based devices are being aggressively displaced by ARM-based PCs and mobile devices running competing operating systems,” CEO Meg Whitman said this week at a company event, referring to …

A Qualcomm executive dissed Apple’s new 64-bit chip architecture, putting the San Diego company in a tough spot if it decides at some point to move to a 64-bit Snapdragon design. Here’s what Anand Chandrasekher, senior vice president and chief marketing officer at Qualcomm, said to the IDG News Service “I know there’s a lot of noise because Apple did …

Microsoft is planning a fresh new Surface tablet that would constitute a departure from the 10-inch designs to date. The tablet, if it comes to fruition, is expected to have a 7.5-inch display, Rhoda Alexander, director, Tablet and Monitor Research at IHS iSuppli, told CNET. That jibes with NPD DisplaySearch data provided to CNET in May. Alexander says her information …

Samsung is going 64-bit too. But when? Apple drew plenty of oohs and aahs this week when it revealed the first 64-bit chip for smartphones on Tuesday. Samsung immediately chimed in, saying it is going to do the 64-bit thing too. “Not in the shortest time. But yes, our next smartphones will have 64-bit processing functionality,” Samsung’s mobile business chief …

The LTE version of the new Nexus 7 tablet from Google should arrive in mid-September in Japan and Europe, providing some hope that the U.S. market may see similar timing. One of the first indications came from Japan when Google announced the launch of Nexus 7 sales there earlier this week. Japan’s Ascii.jp cited comments from Google that the LTE …

Google’s, er, Motorola’s new smartphone hit retail Friday and iFixit has wasted no time in taking it apart and revealing the X8 splendor inside. Over the past few weeks, Motorola has made sure the media knows that the Moto X does not have a stock smartphone chip. And the company won’t let you forget that even if you pop off …

Samsung will buck the trend toward small tablets with a 12-incher, according to the Korea Economic Daily. The Daily speculates that it will be released in October sometime, citing industry sources. The brief report adds that Samsung Electronics is still “engaged in development” of the device. The largest screen size on a Samsung tablet to date is 11.6 inches. The …

Jelly Bean is on the rise — while Gingerbread continues its steady, slow decline. Jelly Bean is now on 40.5 percent of all active Android devices, according to Google’s Android developer dashboard page, which shows July numbers. That compares with 37.9 percent in June. Gingerbread, which has stubbornly maintained share since its introduction in December of 2010, had a 33.1 …

Samsung, Amazon, and other tablet makers gained market share in the second quarter as those vendors cut into Apple’s dominant position. While Apple still holds about 43 percent of the worldwide tablet market — by far the single largest percentage — Samsung, Amazon, Lenovo, Acer, and others saw hefty year-to-year gains in shipments during the second quarter, ranging from 228 …