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ARM details stellar Q1 2012

, Apr 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

More financial news! This time it’s ARM, the UK company who designs and licenses the plethora of chips that make their way into smartphones and tablets (among other things) the world over. ARM announced that it has seen strong growth in revenue yet again, up 13% on the same quarter last year. The jump is mainly attributed to the number of licenses used for chips, as well as the sheer number of chips being used in devices. Read The Full Story

Sub-$300 Windows 8 tablets aim to hack iPad marketshare

, Apr 18th 2012 Discuss [5]

Sub-$300 Windows 8 and Windows RT tablets are in the pipeline as Microsoft attempts to cut iPad marketshare to under 50-percent by mid-2013, insiders claim, with 32 tablets on the market predicted by the end of this year. HP, Dell, Lenovo, Acer, ASUS and Toshiba are all said to be working on Windows 8 models, presumably using x86 processors, for 2012 so DigiTimes' sources say, with Lenovo and Acer particularly keen to chase the sub-$300 market and rival budget Android-based models. Read The Full Story

ARM unveils quad-core Cortex-A15 chip

, Apr 17th 2012 Discuss [0]

The quad-core chips that you’ll find in products like the HTC One X and ASUS Transformer Prime are based on an ARM Cortex A9. ARM has unveiled a quad-core variant that will use the Cortex-A15 architecture. The chip can be clocked up to 2Ghz, is based on a 28nm architecture, and will use comparable power to current A9 processors. Read The Full Story

Windows RT brings the ARMy

, Apr 17th 2012 Discuss [3]

Microsoft has officially detailed its three versions of Windows 8, set to launch later this year, including Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro and Windows RT, formerly known as Windows on ARM. As the “Pro” name might suggest, Windows 8 Pro is targeted at “tech enthusiasts and business/technical professionals” while the regular Windows 8 is the version Microsoft believes more suited to the mass market. However, Windows RT will be specifically for ARM-based tablets and PCs, and come preloaded with touch-optimized desktop versions of the new Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote.

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NVIDIA Tegra 4 spec leak tips quadcore A15 in 2013

, Apr 9th 2012 Discuss [2]

NVIDIA's next-gen Tegra 4 chipset has purportedly been detailed ahead of its expected 2013 release, using the same 4-PLUS-1 configuration as the Tegra 3 but with newer ARM A15 cores. The new chipset will run at between 1.2GHz and 2.0GHz, the slide shared by VR-Zone indicates, depending on whether the device it's inside is targeted at the mainstream or flagship markets, and presumably what form-factor - tablet, phone or something else - is adopted. Read The Full Story

Intel fends off ARM chip menace as Samsung stagnates

, Mar 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

Intel may be under siege, but that hasn't slowed the chip manufacturer's progress: Intel recorded its largest market share in 10 years in 2011, it's claimed, with patchy performance from ARM-based rivals like Samsung. The x86 company's share was 15.6-percent of the overall semiconductor market, according to IHS iSuppli, up 2.5-percent from 2010. Meanwhile Samsung, which has been nipping at Intel's heels for the past few years, ground to a halt: growth stagnated in 2011, leaving Samsung with 9.2-percent of the overall market. Read The Full Story

Next-gen Xbox running ARM chip rumored for 2013

, Mar 22nd 2012 Discuss [2]

Microsoft confirmed not long ago that it would not be bringing the next-generation Xbox to E3 this year. New information has come to light that Microsoft won’t just be bringing one new console in the future, but two. The info comes from a Reddit user named “MSnerd”, apparently familiar with Microsoft’s plans for the gaming console going forward. Read The Full Story

Windows 8 rumored to complete this summer for October launch

, Mar 20th 2012 Discuss [6]

We all know that Windows 8 is coming, and many computer makers have big plans for using the operating system in a new generation of tablets to challenge the iPad. People claiming to have knowledge of Microsoft's schedule are saying that Windows 8 will be finished this summer and will go on sale around October. The October window for launch would be no surprise with the holiday shopping season coming shortly thereafter. Read The Full Story

Samsung quadcore GSIII tipped: Exynos 5 detailed, Qualcomm ousted

, Mar 19th 2012 Discuss [15]

Samsung intends to scythe Qualcomm chips from its product range, cutting its dependency on its rival and shifting to “using Samsung solutions for Samsung products.” Although an official confirmation of the strategy change hasn’t been made, senior execs have reportedly been spilling details in Korea. ”Samsung is paying huge amounts to Qualcomm in return for using its single-chip solutions in strategic digital devices, however, Qualcomm is gradually losing its edge” a supposedly high-level Samsung exec told the Korea Times. Meanwhile, details purportedly of the new Samsung Exynos 5 chipset have also emerged, successor to the quadcore Exynos tipped to be inside the upcoming Galaxy S III.

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Arm Flycatcher chips aim for “years” of battery time

, Mar 13th 2012 Discuss [4]

The Arm Holdings group have revealed this week their newest bit of architecture for microcontrollers based on their "Flycatcher" design, noting that this new technology will, amongst other things, offer "years of life from a single battery-pack." This new architecture will have one third less energy draw than its predecessors, they only offered with 8 and 16-bit capabilities while Arm's newest chip is capable of 32-bit processing. These bits of futuristic technology built with Cortex -M0+ architecture will have chip-makers building microprocessors with fabulously advanced capabilities at the same time as requiring what they say is "ultra low power." Read The Full Story

ARM Cortex-M0+ targets low power tech

, Mar 13th 2012 Discuss [2]

ARM have today announced an update to the ARM Cortex-M0 MCU, dubbed the Cortex-M0+. ARM say that this new version is the world’s most energy efficient microprocessor, and are targeting its use for sensors and control systems. The M0+ could also works its way into home appliances, lighting and power systems, as well as medical monitoring devices, as we push our way toward the so-called "Internet of Things". Read The Full Story

iPad 3 redefines PCs, not kills them

, Mar 5th 2012 Discuss [33]

Apple’s iPad 3 launch later this week has dragged the “PC killer” speculation back out into the open, with the third-gen iOS tablet expected to further trounce traditional computing as shoppers vote for fingers not mice. It arrives to an increasingly crowded market, however, with not only Android tablets mustering for a second wave, but Windows 8 waiting in the wings. Both platforms will bring potent hardware to take on the iPad, too. As PC manufacturers – especially those of Windows-based tablets – have discovered, though, there’s more to challenging the iPad than throwing specs at it.

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