What`s MediaTek? The processor running your Amazon Echo, and much more
(Android Central)

You`re probably using MediaTek devices every day ... you just don`t know it. The average technology enthusiast who actually cares about what processors are in different devices may know the name MediaTek. The Taiwanese company has been making processors and myriad other components for a couple of decades, and is best-known in Android circles for the company`s processors that mostly power mid-to-low-end Android phones and tablets. But what you probably don`t know, and I didn`t realize until this week, is that MediaTek is so much more than that — and there`s a great chance you have more than one MediaTek-powered device in your home right now. There`s a great chance you have more than one MediaTek-powered device in your home right now. This deeper dive into understanding MediaTek came about as part of a full-day set of meetings with the company, which was clearly needed to start to understand the breadth of its product lineup. (Disclosure: MediaTek provided travel accommoda...