New processors from AMD and Intel will provide the horsepower for next generation desktop applications, that could previously only run on specialist workstations. Integrated chips used to be the poor cousins of dedicated systems. PC ...
Tags: New processors, AMD, Intel, desktop applications, Integrated chips
Nvidia plans to integrate CPU cores alongside graphics cores in Tesla high-performance chips, which is a change from current Tesla chips that have only graphics processors. Tesla is targeted at supercomputing and enterprise applications. ...
Tags: Nvidia, CPU cores, graphics cores, Tesla chips
Google's new $199 Nexus 7 tablet takes advantage of Nvidia's Kai reference design, a proprietary technology that allows for a cheaper display and memory components that work in concert with a high-performance quad-core Tegra 3 processor. ...
Tags: Google, Nexus 7 tablet, Nvidia, Kai, proprietary technology
Asustek is shipping its upcoming Vivo Tab RT tablet starting at US$599, which will cost more than Windows RT tablets from Microsoft and Dell, which have an entry price of $499. Asus is shipping the tablet with a dock accessory. Buyers ...
Tags: Asustek, Vivo Tab RT tablet, Windows RT tablets, Microsoft, Dell
Windows 8 is finally here and the stakes are sky high for Microsoft. "We're so happy to be here today and to celebrate the global availability of a new era of Windows and Windows-powered PCs," said Steven Sinofsky, president of ...
Prices are dropping on tablets running Android 4.1 OS, with Indian company Karbonn Mobiles announcing a tablet priced at around $125 and using Google's latest OS, code-named Jelly Bean. The Smart Tab 1 tablet is the second with Android ...
Tags: tablets, Android 4.1 OS, Google, Jelly Bean
PC World - It's been a busy few months lately in the world of Linux distributions, and August appears to be no exception. Hard on the heels of the 19 new distros I wrote about the other day resulting from this month's "31 Flavors of Fun" ...
Tags: PCLinuxOS, "31 Flavors of Fun"project, Bodhi Linux, Damn Small Linux
IDG News Service - New Windows RT tablets announced at the IFA trade show in Berlin have intensified competition among ARM-based chip makers, which are adding unique capabilities to processors so tablets become more attractive to buyers ...
Tags: Windows RT tablet, Qualcomm, chip, tablet
Nvidia may have joined the Linux Foundation earlier this year, but its Optimus switching technology, commonly used as a power-saving mechanism in many laptops, has remained a sticking point for many Linux users. So intense has been the ...
Tags: Nvidia, Linux Foundation, Optimus switching technology, laptops
Advanced Micro Devices is looking to speed up the delivery of virtual desktops through servers with its latest FirePro S9000 and S7000 graphics cards, which the company started shipping on Monday. The FirePro S9000 server graphics card ...
Tags: AMD, virtual desktops, FirePro S9000, graphics cards
Taipei, Dec. 21, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is farming out chip-testing work to STATS ChipPAC Taiwan Co., Ltd. as its in-house testing capacity has been inundated by flooding orders for 28nm process foundry ...
Tags: STATS ChipPAC, Manufacturing Processing Machinery, TSMC
Intel is dishing out a total of $29,000 in cash prizes to Android developers in an effort to encourage coders to write games for tablets and smartphones using Intel chips. Developers are expected to provide a short background and ...
Tags: Intel, Android developers, coders, games, ablets, smartphones, Intel chips
Early prototype 64-bit ARM servers could be available for testing purposes by the end of this year or possibly at the latest by the middle of next year, ARM said on Monday. ARM will try to make inexpensive 64-bit server hardware available ...
Tags: processor, ARM, UK, 64-Bit Prototype Server
Dell is expanding the range of laptops with Linux, with its new Precision mobile workstations being offered with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 OS as an option. The company announced two models, the Precision M4700, which has a 15.6-inch ...
Tags: Dell, Laptops, Red Hat Enterprise, Linux
Cambridge University is turning to technology developed for computer gaming to help it solve some of the fundamental problems of science. Cambridge University is using chips normally found in computer game consoles to drive cutting-edge ...
Tags: Cambridge University, computer gaming, chips, graphical processing