All the stories tagged with: processor
Intel Shows 50 Cores Chip, wows to break Exaflop barrier
11/15/2011, While Intel has talked about its Many Integrated Core (MIC) architecture for some time, it has shown its 50 Cores chip for the first time today at the SC11 supercomputing conference. Codenamed Knights Corner, many 50-core chips will work as [...]
AMD Opteron 6200 CPU Has 16 Cores
11/13/2011, By launching its 16-Core Opteron processor, AMD makes history. It introduces the first 16-Core CPU running on the X86 micro-architecture. Based on the most recent AMD core design called “Bulldozer”, the Opteron 6200 is expected to run 25%-30% faster than [...]
ST-Ericsson officially announced as a partner for future Nokia Windows Phones
11/02/2011, It has been rumored in the past that ST-Ericsson will be powering the next generation of Windows Phone devices with its processors but nothing has been confirmed until today. The folks over at ST-Ericsson have issued a press release confirming [...]
Leaked A5 chip appears to be from the iPhone 4S
09/20/2011, We reported yesterday that a photo of Apple’s A5 processor on a new mainboard had surfaced, and due to the photo showing only the A5 processor, it was speculated that perhaps it could be the much talked about redesigned iPhone [...]
AMD A4-3300 and A4-3400 APUs Introduced
09/07/2011, AMD has just launched two Accelerated Processing Units*(APUs) in the entry-level segment. This new addition to the AMD line-up will allow AMD customers (PC manufacturers) to build more affordable systems that are still fairly capable in terms of gaming and [...]
IBM First Synaptic Chip Tries To Mimic Human Brain
08/20/2011, Backed by U.S Defense funding, IBM has recently announced the world’s first “synaptic” processor project: it’s a chip that which mimics the human brain architecture. The company calls this an unprecedented progress in building a machine that will (try to) learn, and [...]
Intel offers software upgrades for its latest low-end processors
08/15/2011, Do you remember last year in September when Intel gave consumers the option to upgrade some if its processors’ software with the use of a specially purchased unlock code? It didn’t go down so well with the consumers – after [...]
HP silently upgrades the Pre 3 processor (updated)
07/18/2011, We all know that the Pre 3 was supposed to ship about 10 days ago – at least that’s what Play.com advertised when it put the phone up for pre-order. But the date came, and the phone didn’t turn up, [...]
AMD E-450 processor is in the pipeline
07/07/2011, AMD might be in the shadow of Intel most of the time, having hardly taken the upper hand in its semiconductor tussles with its rival, but that does not mean AMD does not churn out quality products. No sir, otherwhise, [...]
Qualcomm Krait-era Snapdragon processors
07/05/2011, According to an article from Electronista, it seems that the next-gen processors from Qualcomm, Krait-era Snapdragons, with the MSM8960 are being prepared for a release later this year. According to the article, it would feature dual cores that are capable [...]
Apple not relying on Samsung for SoC production in 2012?
06/27/2011, After Apple’s lawsuit against Samsung for allegedly copying the look and feel of its iOS devices dropped earlier this year, one wonders if the relationship between the two companies has suffered as a result. And judging by the latest rumors [...]
AMD A-Series Processor: Just Launched
06/13/2011, AMD has just announced its A-Series of Accelerated Processing Units (APU), which is a quad-core* X86 processor (CPU) with a discrete-class graphics processor (GPU) in the same chip. The A-Series aims at competing with Intel in the entry-level market by [...]
SuVolta PowerShrink technology helps chips consume less power
06/06/2011, One of the worst things about today’s smartphones has got to be the battery life. Especially if your smartphone packs a large screen or makes use of 4G connectivity. Well, all those problems might be coming to an end soon. [...]
