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Microsoft Windows 8 Tablet hardware requirements posted in full

, Jan 18th 2012 Discuss [3]

It's time to get powerful with your Windows 8 tablet, developers, as manufacturers are today having the hardware requirements laid out for them for the tablets they're all starting to make for the seasons of love inside 2012. While we've seen a few Windows 8 tablets already, none of them have been consumer ready, so as Microsoft lays down the law here for future devices wanting to run Windows 8 officially, the races have begun. Five buttons, for starters, will need to physically appear on the device for it to be a true Windows 8 device. Read The Full Story

Windows 8 tablet drawbacks mount: ARM locked-down, x86 overpriced

, Jan 16th 2012 Discuss [41]

Windows 8 is shaping up to be the best OS Microsoft has had in years, but limitations around ARM-based tablets and concerns over x86-based model pricing could sour the platform's launch later this year. Microsoft has mandated that ARM Windows 8 machines - expected to be the bulk of low-cost Windows 8 tablets - must have their Secure Boot system locked down, ComputerWorld reports, or in order words users must not be allowed to load non-Windows platforms onto ARM hardware. Read The Full Story

Intel smartphone chip only “roughly good enough” says ARM

, Jan 12th 2012 Discuss [4]

Intel's Atom Z2460 should get the company "a few smartphone design wins" chipset stalwart ARM has conceded, but insists that the Medfield processors set to show up in Motorola and Lenovo handsets are only "roughly good enough for mobile phones." ARM regards the company as "a serious competitor" CEO Warren East told Reuters at CES this week, but pointed to the fact that Intel's underwhelming track record in power-efficient processors is likely to undermine its success. Read The Full Story

Marvel Armada 1500 Google TV Hands on

, Jan 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

Google announced a major shift for its Google TV last week: a shift to the same ARM-based architecture that runs Android smartphones and tablets. The first partner to jump on board is chip maker Marvell. Their new Armada platform is an integrated ARM solution that it will deliver to OEM partners to include in set-top boxes and all-in-one Google TV televisions. They were showing off the new Armada system at CES, and we snuck in to get a look. Read The Full Story

TI to demo Windows 8 on OMAP 4470

, Jan 9th 2012 Discuss [0]

Texas Instruments has brought along a new demo to CES 2012, showing Windows 8 on an OMAP4470 processor ahead of the Windows-on-ARM release tipped to take place in mid-2013. The aim, TI says, is to show just how well Microsoft's next-gen OS runs on an ARM chipset, helped ably,  the company tells us, by the PowerVR SGX544 GPU. Read The Full Story

Google TV ditches Intel for ARM

, Jan 5th 2012 Discuss [13]

Google TV is jumping from x86 to ARM-based chipsets, in the hope of reducing power consumption, noise and price of the set-top boxes, after the first generation of the platform failed to set the smart TV world alight. Chipset manufacturer Marvell has announced that its ARMADA 1500 HD “Foresight” SoC will be at the heart of the new Google TV STBs, an HD/3D capable chip that can simultaneously decode two 1080p streams in addition to performing SD-to-HD upscaling.

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Raspberry Pi sub-$35 computer hits eBay for over $2,300

, Jan 2nd 2012 Discuss [1]

Sales of the Raspberry Pi computer have begun, albeit on a small scale, with ten of the first $35 boards being allotted to eBay where initial bidding has already exceeded £1,500 ($2,325). Powered by an ARM11 700MHz chip capable of running Quake III, general sales will begin in around a month according to the Raspberry Pi foundation, meaning early-adopters are willing to pay a hefty mark-up to grab one of the initial dev units. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Windows 8 App Store reveal imminent

, Dec 5th 2011 Discuss [4]

Microsoft is expected to reveal its Windows 8 app store plans this week, detailing how it will challenge Apple's thriving third-party download ecosystem with its new breed of notebooks, desktops and tablets. The unveil will come at an event on Tuesday, Fox News reports, and is expected to offer free and paid apps along with trial versions and in-app payment systems, just as on Microsoft's Windows Phone platform. Read The Full Story

Samsung, Toshiba and Lenovo tipped to lead Windows 8 on ARM tablets

, Dec 5th 2011 Discuss [9]

Samsung, Toshiba and Lenovo will lead the Windows 8 on ARM platform, according to the latest supply chain leaks, with Microsoft putting Qualcomm, Texas Instruments and NVIDIA in the driving seat for choosing their development partners. The three chipset companies have each selected two partners from the tablet/notebook industry at Microsoft's instruction, Digitimes' sources claim, one major collaborator and one minor. Read The Full Story

Windows 8 ARM tablet apps Metro-only tips insider

, Dec 2nd 2011 Discuss [17]

Microsoft is considering dropping support for regular software on Windows 8 on ARM tablets, according to the latest leaks, leaving owners of the slates with only Metro-style apps to play with. Contrary to original suggestions from Microsoft, that developers - although having to rewrite their x86 software to suit ARM chipsets - would be able to release regular, desktop versions of their apps for Windows 8 tablets, that decision now looks like it will be reversed, ZDNet reports. It's suggested the turnaround could be part of Microsoft's strategy to better challenge Apple's iPad with consumer-centric devices. Read The Full Story

Context, not Cores, is the Tablet Industry’s Challenge

, Nov 30th 2011 Discuss [18]

Samsung showed off what makes it special this morning, with the new Exynos 5250 mobile chipset getting official ahead of its debut in next-gen smartphones and tablets next year. A 2GHz dual-core – with what Samsung reckons is twice the overall grunt of the company’s current 1.5GHz dual-cores and four times the 3D graphics prowess – the Exynos 5250 is also interesting because, unlike NVIDIA, Samsung has opted for a pair of ARM Cortex A15 cores, rather than four A9 cores as in the Tegra 3. That’s going to raise plenty of questions about comparative performance, heat output and power frugality, but perhaps most importantly – in the marketplace, at least – it’s going to prompt an interesting marketing challenge for every company pushing a tablet or phone.

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Samsung Exynos 5250 2GHz chip debuts for next-gen phones and tablets

, Nov 30th 2011 Discuss [6]

Samsung has announced its latest mobile chipset, the Samsung Exynos 5250, a 2GHz dual-core intended for next-gen smartphones and tablets. Based around a pair of ARM Cortex-A15 cores, the Exynos 5250 follows Samsung's wildly successful 4210, the chip at the heart of the best-selling Galaxy S II series of handsets. Raising the game, the new Exynos boosts 3D graphics performance by four times. Read The Full Story
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