Samsung announces dual-core Exynos 5250 SoC clocked at 2GHz
Samsung on Wednesday announced the Exynos 5250, the company’s latest system-on-a-chip (SoC), which packs two ARM Cortex-A15 processors clocked at 2GHz. Samsung said the dual-core …
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ARM-powered Windows 8 notebooks from Lenovo, ASUS may debut in mid-2013
Laptops running Microsoft’s Windows operating system currently utilize x86 processors, but that’s all about to change in mid-2013 when Windows 8 notebooks powered by ARM …
Windows 8 may be too late for tablets, Forrester says
The media had a positive response when Microsoft unveiled Windows 8 earlier this year, and consumers seemed to have a high level of interest in …
Qualcomm: Snapdragon-powered Windows 8 PCs will launch next year
Speaking at an investor meeting recently, Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs confirmed that his company is working with Microsoft in an effort to deploy Windows 8-powered …
ARM president and co-founder Tudor Brown to retire in May
ARM president Tudor Brown announced on Thursday that he will not seek re-election during a May 3rd shareholder meeting. ARM does not currently have any plans …
ARM reveals Cortex-A7 MPCore processor, its most power efficient processor to date
ARM announced the Cortex-A7 MPCore processor on Wednesday, which it is touting as its most power efficient mobile processor yet. The Cortex-A7 is just one-fifth …
Samsung unveils dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 Exynos processor
Samsung announced is Exynos 4212 processor on Thursday, a new dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 chip. Samsung said the 4212 offers a 25% increase in processing power, …
Windows 8 desktop apps to run on ARM devices, too
Desktop apps that are designed to run on Windows 8 computers with x86/x64 processors will also be capable of running on ARM processors, ZDNet reported …
Apple could launch 8-megapixel iPhone sans SIM card in August
According to Macotakara, Apple is scheduled to launch its new iPhone in late July or August — not September as many other reports have claimed. …
‘PC market is in its twilight,’ says former Apple exec
In a “Monday Note” blog post that questioned Intel’s new 3D transistors and the company’s lack of presence in the mobile space, former Apple executive …
The right to bear ARMs: Apple eyeing switch from Intel to ARM in 2013, report claims
Blog SemiAccurate has published an interesting article stating that Apple intends to move its desktop and laptop computer systems from the Intel x86 architecture to ARM-based architecture …
Samsung prepping beastly 2GHz dual-core processor for next wave of smartphones
Already bored by these anemic dual-core 1GHz smartphone processor offerings? You’re in luck. Korean blog MK is reporting that a “high-ranking” Samsung official has indicated …
Apple may partner with TSMC for A5 chip production, ditch Samsung
According to a report filed by EETimes, Apple may partner with the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in a “foundry relationship” to produce the A5 …
Microsoft reveals new version of Windows compatible with ARM, other SoC architectures
Today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Microsoft demonstrated an upcoming version of its Windows operating system that will extend the OS’ reach …
Microsoft to announce ARM-compatible Windows at CES?
Bloomberg is reporting that Microsoft will be unveiling a version of its Windows operating system at the Consumer Electronics Show that is designed to run …
Texas Instrument announces dual-core OMAP4440 processor; 1.5GHz, 1080p stereoscopic 3D
Today, Texas Instrument announced a new, ARM-based, dual-core processor that has a lust-worthy specification sheet. The OMAP4440 processor, which is based on the Cortex-A9 MPCore, will have both cores clocked …
ARM officially announces Cortex-A15 processor for portable devices, smartphones
Today, chip maker ARM announced the Cortex-A15 MPCore processor; a processor that “delivers a 5x performance improvement over today’s advanced smartphone processors, within a comparable …
Texas Instrument is first licensee of next generation ARM Cortex processor
Details on ARM’s next generation Cortex A-series processor — code named Eagle — have yet to be fully disclosed, but that hasn’t stopped Texas Instrument …
ARM, Microsoft sign new deal, ARM shares jump 7.1%
Reuters is reporting that Microsoft has just inked a new deal with chip manufacturer ARM that will give Microsoft “access to [the] ARM architecture instead …
ARM's upcoming chipset roadmap leaked by Samsung
Whoops. While speaking about the future of its netbook platform, Samsung inadvertently detailed a handful of unannounced ARM mobile chipsets that it plans release over …
Apple rumored to be courting ARM Holdings
ARM Holdings, the Cambridge-based company which holds the licensing rights to the majority of processors found in modern mobile devices, is said to be in …
Intel brings Android to the Atom processor
Folks hoping for an Atom-powered Android smartphone have reason to rejoice, as Intel’s GM of software and services announced that not only has the chipmaking …
Rumored Samsung tablet to feature Android, 4G connectivity?
A newly circulating rumor potentially sheds new light on that Samsung tablet which was outed earlier this week by Emmanuele Silanesu, National Product and Marketing …
ARM to take lead in mobile PCs, outsell x86 systems by 2013?
Since the heyday of the UMPC, Intel has dominated the mobile PC market, from the Intel Celeron M in the Samsung Q1 to the current …
Open Handset Alliance welcomes 14 new companies
With the way technology and software have been moving, nothing beats open source anything. From open source browsers to operating systems, it seems the trend …
Apple’s rumored netbook/tablet to use ARM’s Cortex architecture?
Computerworld’s Seth Weintraub sat down with Bob Morris, director of platform enablement for ARM’s mobile processor group, and came away with a wealth of information …
Adobe, ARM, and Qualcomm team up for Open Screen Project
Adobe, ARM, and Qualcomm, among a host of several other players in the telecommunications and entertainment industry, are teaming up to develop and launch the …
ARM and Ubuntu team up to deliver a new mobile platform
ARM and Ubuntu announced on today that they are working together to develop a new version of Ubuntu custom made for the ARMv7 architecture, including …
Big companies join Symbian Foundation, let slip the dogs of OHA!
Following Google’s footsteps, Nokia and Symbian are really pushing forward with R&D by taking in several huge companies to gain access to Symbian. Notable companies …
