Kaby Lake is Intel's generation of processors, and it's starting to appear in all sorts of laptops. Here's everything you need to know. Contributions from David Ludlow The below information is only about laptop hardware: desktop chips ...
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NVIDIA has introduced its newest system on chip (SoC) to power next generation autonomous vehicles at the Hot Chips conference in Cupertino, California. Speaking at the conference, we revealed the architecture and underlying technology of ...
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Virtual reality has been hyped as the next big thing for decades—and yet,it never seems to deliver.Despite the potential,particularly in the world of gaming,numerous attempts have left players dizzy with disappointment,and just plain ...
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Chip maker Qualcomm is introducing six new processors meant for entry-level phones in China and emerging markets. The processors are part of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 200 class, a chip line that offers support for lower-end specs compared to ...
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The collaboration will combine ARM's next-generation mobile processor and POP IP with GLOBALFOUNDRIES 28nm-SLP HKMG process application. Globalfoundries has unveiled the new POP technology offerings to optimise the ARM Cortex-A12 and ...
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After months of teasers, Intel kicked off shipments of fourth-generation Core processors code-named Haswell, with the first batch being quad-core chips for laptops and desktops. The Haswell chips, which also include dual-core chips to be ...
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Looking at historical trends and performance benchmarks, a team of researchers in Spain have concluded that smartphone chips could one day replace the more expensive and power-hungry x86 processors used in most of the world's top ...
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Recently, Intel said it will be more responsive to the fast-growing smartphone and tablet market, the areas where it lags its competitors Intel's new CEO, Brian Krzanich, has reorganised the company's key business groups and created a new ...
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The company has the required assets to accelerate a push into mobile devices, CEO says Intel will be more responsive to the fast-growing smartphone and tablet market, the areas where it lags its competitors, according to the chipmaker's ...
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VMware today announced that its dual persona mobile device software is now available on some Android OS-based mobile devices sold by Verizon. Dual persona technology creates two OS instances, one for business use and the other for ...
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Nvidia wants to bump up graphics and application performance on tablets and smartphones with the two new Tegra mobile processors it announced on Tuesday. The new Tegra processors will be called Logan and Parker, and will succeed the Tegra ...
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Smartphones and tablets with the emerging Wi-Fi wireless networking technology, 802.11ac, will arrive early in the second half of this year, a Qualcomm executive said. Mobile devices based on Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 series processors ...
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Mozilla has used Mobile World Congress, which kicked off today in Barcelona, as the platform to preview the first commercial build of its Firefox OS open mobile ecosystem and announced new operator rollout plans. The first wave of Firefox ...
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Tablets and smartphones will give a much-needed boost this year to the worldwide microprocessor market, which is undergoing a fundamental change with a shift to low-power processors used in energy-efficient devices, research firm IC ...
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The worldwide microprocessor market will be given a boost by tablets and smartphones in 2012, amidst a fundamental shift to low-power processors used in energy-efficient devices, research firm IC Insights said this week. Worldwide ...
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