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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
Atom-based iPhone reportedly confirmed
News An Intel executive from its German operation has confirmed that Apple plans to introduce an iPhone featuring the Atom processor, a ZDNet Asia sister site reports.
Tags: Development/design, Mobile processors, Intel Corp., Mobile, Smart Phone, Intel Atom, processor, Munich, career, managing director
Broadcom to use Wi-Fi positioning tech in chips
News Chipmaker strikes a deal with Skyhook Wireless to use its Wi-Fi positioning technology in its chips for mobile devices.
Tags: Mobile processors, 802.11/Wi-Fi, GPS, Location-based services, Apple Inc., Mobile, Broadcom Corp., Positioning, Cell Phone, Chip
Ericsson, STMicro form semiconductor joint venture
News The two manufacturers have merged their mobile semiconductor and platforms businesses.
Tags: Mobile processors, Processors, Mobile platforms/communications, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Mobile, Venture, Semiconductor, intellectual property, software, marketing
