Mobile Processors
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Chip battle to go small?
News Even as new ultra-mobile PCs make their debut, chipmakers are gearing themselves for a share of the UMPC market with targeted processors.
Tags: CommunicAsia 2008, Processors, Mobile processors, Notebooks and tablets, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Mobile, Chip, Notebook, ASUS, Ultramobile PC
Intel gives 'turbo' boost to Nehalem
News Chipmaker unveils power control feature in its new microarchitecture, which a senior executive claims will be "pretty compelling" for enterprises.
Tags: Mobile processors, Processors, Multiprocessor servers, Intel Corp., Mobile, Quad-core, Notebook, Fujitsu Siemens, processor, Intel Centrino 2
AMD throws its weight behind 'balanced' platform
News The high-definition movement and a growing number of gamers add wind to the chipmaker's tune of blending strong CPU and graphics performance.
Tags: Multiprocessor servers, Mobile processors, Processors, Global strategic management, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., AMD Phenom, Dual-core, GPU, Graphics, Notebook
Quad-core MacBook Pro on the way?
News Intel's quiet introduction of its new low-cost quad-core processor could signal a 17-inch MacBook Pro upgrade at Macworld.
Tags: Processors, Mobile processors, Mac OS, Notebooks and tablets, Apple Inc., Intel Corp., Mobile, Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, Quad-core
Via Nano to take on Intel's Atom
News Via has released an energy-efficient CPU aimed at competing directly with Atom, Intel's latest mobile processor.
Tags: Mobile processors, Green IT, VIA Technologies Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp., Mobile, Shanghai, Notebook, Intel Atom, processor
Intel Atom sales boost global chip market
News Research from IDC has found that Intel's Atom chip, found in Netbooks, accounted for about half the growth in microprocessor sales in Q3.
Tags: Mobile processors, Processors, VIA Technologies Inc., Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., International Data Corp., Chip, Sales, Server, Intel Atom
AMD eyeing netbooks with low-power chip?
News A presentation slide for a new AMD processor has turned up, perhaps signaling the company's future intention to spruce up its products for small notebooks and handheld devices.
Tags: Mobile processors, Notebooks and tablets, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Mobile, Chip, Notebook, phone, AMD Geode, graphics chip, performance
Intel talks Linux, netbooks and rivalry with ARM
Insight newsmaker Intel's Imad Sousou discusses the evolution of the Moblin Linux distribution at recent Open Source in Mobile conference.
Tags: Mobile processors, Development/design, Mobile platforms, Open Source, ARM, Google Inc., Intel Corp., Operating System, Experience, Moblin
Apple's latest chip gamble
Insight Its US$278 million acquisition of P.A. Semi offers a whole new range of possibilities, but the chipmaker's current offering is unlikely to make its way into the iPhone.
Tags: Acquisitions, Mobile processors, Processors, Multiprocessor servers, Apple Inc., Chip, Apple Mac OS, software, processor, Silicon Valley
VMware revamps data center tools
News The company aims for the cloud with its next generation of data center-virtualization tools called vSphere, and announces a new Intel deal.
Tags: Virtualization, Mobile processors, Processors, Multiprocessor servers, Intel Corp., Virtual Desktop, Virtual Machine, Tool, VMware Inc., Worker
Apple's Internet presence grows
News In December, the Mac OS and the iPhone together accounted for 10 percent of what Net Applications calls market share of Internet usage.
Tags: Mac OS, Mobile processors, 3G (Third Generation), Web sites, Apple Inc., Web Browser, Open Source, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, operating system
Researcher to demo Intel chip attack
News At the Hack In The Box conference in October, an independent security researcher plans to release proof-of-concept code for Intel chip exploits.
Tags: Processors, Mobile processors, Intel Corp., Kaspersky Lab, Security, Bug, CPU, Chip, Attack, Apple Macintosh
Smartphone batteries need 'breakthrough'
News Getting smartphone power usage to acceptable levels will take "years" and need technology "breakthrough on multiple fronts", says Nokia's research head.
Tags: Development/design, Mobile processors, Nokia Corp., Battery, Phone, cell phone, Smart Phone, Cloud Computing, Smartphone, high-performance
Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth to co-exist within device
News New Wi-Fi specs that enable direct connections won't replace Bluetooth. Instead, both wireless protocols will likely be supported in the same device, says analyst.
Tags: Bluetooth, 802.11/Wi-Fi, Development/design, Mobile processors, Specification, Wi-Fi Alliance, mobile, Gartner Inc., photograph, Bluetooth
Skyhook teams up with Texas Instruments
News Skyhook's hybrid Wi-Fi/GPS location technology will soon be used in Texas Instruments chips for mobile devices to get more accurate location information.
Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi, Mobile processors, Apple Inc., Satellite, Texas Instruments Inc., Positioning, GPS, Skyhook Wireless, phone, Wi-Fi
