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Intel exec says Silvermont trumps ARM in power, performance

A top Intel executive said the power and performance battle with ARM is over, because Intel's upcoming chips based on its Silvermont architecture are ahead on key metrics required to deliver strong performance and battery life on smartphones and tablets. [...]

Intel improves performance, drops price on enterprise SSDs
Intel on Monday announced SSD DC S3700 solid-state drives with up to 800GB of capacity, designed to deliver...

Intel Must Prove CPU Upgrade Is Worth the Cost
Intel is testing a processor-upgrade program that may alienate the power users it hopes to attract. The...

New Intel Chip Improves Performance With Less Power
Intel announced the 'Jasper Forest' line of processors earlier this year. The new processors, named for...

Intel goes all-out to compete with ARM in tablets
Intel is speeding up the release of tablet chips in an attempt to close the power and performance gap...

Windows Phone 7 Shows Why Device Exclusivity Sucks
Microsoft has finally unveiled the Windows Phone 7 platform--including a diverse selection of ten different...

Microsoft details Windows 8 for ARM devices
Microsoft has released technical design details about the new version of Windows for devices that use...

AMD’s move could pave the way for ARM in future chips
Advanced Micro Devices has loosened its commitment to the x86 architecture, announcing a new design strategy...

Windows 8 Update: Firefox, Chrome cry foul over Windows 8 ARM
Microsoft is taking heat from browser competitors Firefox and Chrome for blocking them out of planned...

Broadcom launches 802.11ac WiFi chips for PCs and tablets

Semiconductor firm Broadcom has launched three new 802.11ac WiFi chips at the Computex trade show in Taiwan, designed to meet growing consumer demand for speed, reliability and power efficiency. [...]

Broadcom pushes 802.11ac for faster Wi-Fi
Gigabit-speed wireless LAN products based on the emerging IEEE 802.11ac standard will start shipping...

Broadcom to unveil four faster Wi-Fi chips
The International Consumer Electronics Show next week may be a major launchpad for a new, faster generation...

11ac chip with NFC, Bluetooth unveiled by Marvell
The next generation of Wi-Fi -- the superfast IEEE 802.11ac standard -- will integrate a range of wireless...

Broadcom readies chips optimized for Android 4.0
Broadcom announced this week a set of 3G smartphone chips that have been designed specifically to exploit...

AMD launches DirectX 11 laptop graphics processors
Advanced Micro Devices announced new DirectX 11 mobile graphics processors which should bring improved...

Apple shifts to newest Intel CPUs in iMac refresh
Apple today refreshed its iMac line for the first time since October 2009 by adopting Intel's Core i3,...

Intel’s Second-Generation Core Processors Unveiled
Intel has pulled back the proverbial curtain on their second-generation Core processors, which were previously...

GPUs boost supercomputers’ energy efficiency
Supercomputers that mix CPUs with graphics processors made their mark on the Green500 list of top energy-efficient...

Samsung starts producing new mobile flash storage

Samsung Electronics has started producing new smartphone and tablet flash storage chips, which the company said is four times faster than its predecessors. [...]

Samsung starts mass production of densest NAND flash memory
Samsung is mass producing its densest NAND flash chip yet, saying the new 3-bit-per-cell, 64Gbit chips...

Samsung’s New 64GB Flash Chip Ideal for Mobile Devices
Electronics manufacturer Samsung announced on Tuesday two new flash-based storage solutions, both of...

Samsung now producing DDR 2.0 NAND flash, touts 3X performance gain
Samsung has begun production of its 20-nanometer DDR 2.0 NAND flash chip technology, which offers twice...

Samsung invests in flash startup Fusion-io
Samsung has invested in Fusion-io, deepening the relationship between two significant players in the...

TSMC May Beat Intel with World’s First 3D Chips
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is vying with Intel to become the first company to sell three-dimensional...

TSMC to unveil 20nm chips with FinFET transistors at IEDM
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) may be showing off its vision for the future of chip...

Intel to bring 3D transistors to next-generation chips
Intel has advanced its chip manufacturing technology with three-dimensional transistors that could make...

Intel introduces first server chips with 3D transistors
Intel on Monday announced faster and more power-efficient Xeon server processors, including the low-power...

AMD gains x86 processor market share on Intel in Q1
Advanced Micro Devices gained market share on Intel in worldwide x86 processor shipments during the first...

Server makers adopt AMD’s new 16-core chips
Server vendors on Monday came out in support of Advanced Micro Devices' latest Opteron 6200 server...

AMD to ship first six-core desktop processor in Q2
Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday said its first six-core processor for desktops will ship in the second...

AMD takes processor market share from Intel, IDC says
Advanced Micro Devices gained share in worldwide processor shipments at the expense of rival Intel during...

HP's Livermore was 'furious and appalled' at Oracle dropping Itanium

Hewlett-Packard enterprise chief Ann Livermore was "furious and appalled" when she saw Oracle's announcement that it would end development for HP's Itanium server chips, she said in a San Jose, California, court on Tuesday. [...]

Livermore set to be first witness in HP-Oracle trial
Ann Livermore, a member of Hewlett-Packard's board of directors and a longtime head of the company's...

Oracle: HP paying Intel to keep Itanium going
Hewlett-Packard has secretly contracted with Intel to keep making Itanium processors so that HP can maintain...

Judge sides with Hewlett-Packard, rules that Oracle must continue porting software to Itanium
A California court on Wednesday ordered Oracle to continue porting its software to the Intel Itanium...

Oracle handed setback in HP Itanium case
A court in California rejected Oracle's bid to use a fraud claim to undo an agreement to support...

Intel not porting Google's Android for Clover Trail tablets
Intel isn't actively porting Android to work on tablets based on the upcoming Atom chip code-named...

Intel to make a major mobile push at show
Intel will make a major mobile push at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show, where it will likely announce...

Intel says tablets with Bay Trail processors will start at under $199
Intel expects tablets containing its upcoming Atom processor code-named Bay Trail will cost under US$200,...

Intel’s Oak Trail tablets to get Google’s Android 3.0
Intel is working with Google to bring Android 3.0 to tablets running on low-power Atom chips code-named...

iPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending June 1

It’s amazing Apple hasn’t sunk, given how many purported leaks began spouting blueprints, parts and chips this past week. The iOSphere pulled on its boots and began splashing in the puddles, with Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference drawing near. [...]

iPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending June 17
The iPhone 5 Rumor Industry has recovered from the bitter disappointment of the Apple Worldwide Developers...

iPhone 5 rumor roundup for the week ending June 10
The announcement if iOS 5 has rescued the moribund iPhone 5 Rumor Industry. Here with a rollup of rumors...

iPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending Nov. 4
You didn't realize that Apple is changing its design philosophy, overhauling its entire product line...

iPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending June 22
With the advent of summer, the iOSsphere is heating up, through recirculating tried and probably-not-true...

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