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Windows 8 on ARM officially detailed by Microsoft
Coming with full Office apps 10 February 2012 9:41 GMT TweetWe all knew that Windows 8 would be ARM compatible but up until now the details of exactly what the move might entail have been sketchy.
Microsoft's Steven Sinofsky has now come clean with all the official details, solving a few mysteries and...
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Windows 8 ARM prototypes emerge
Wistron, Foxconn and Quanta prototypes appear 2 June 2011 10:04 GMT TweetAs if Windows 8 getting official wasn't exciting enough, along comes a slew of ARM based tablets running the OS.
The reshaping of Microsoft's Windows goldmine is a pretty radical move, the live tile setup bringing it more in line with its...
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Apple to use strong ARM tactics to drop Intel?
Chip reshuffle coming from Cupertino? 6 May 2011 10:10 GMT TweetYou would have thought that, with the introduction of the new Sandy Bridge iMac range this week, that all was well with the Apple / Intel relationship.
But not so, according to tipster SemiAccurate, who states that the word from 1 Infinite Loop...
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Nvidia has strong ARM PC strategy
CES 2011: Big aims for mobile architecture 7 January 2011 16:59 GMT TweetThere have been some big developments in the CPU world over at CES 2011 in Las Vegas.
Firstly there have been a number of Intel Sandy Bridge second generation Core i powered machines launched from the likes of Lenovo, MSI, Dell and Acer.
And...
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Microsoft takes mobile computing fight to Apple with SoC architecture
CES 2011: Includes Arm-based systems from major players 6 January 2011 11:29 GMT TweetMicrosoft has officially announced that the next version of Windows will support System on a Chip architectures (wherebye all the components of an electronic device are integrated onto a single chip).
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Microsoft to use strong-ARM techniques to attack mobile markets
Windows to become compatible with mobile chip architecture 22 December 2010 16:18 GMT TweetMicrosoft will use CES 2011 to launch a version of Windows that can play nicely with ARM architecture mobile chips for the first time.
ARM-based chips are produced by the likes of Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, Nvidia, Sharp and Samsung, and...
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ARM makes smartphone processing 5x faster
Arm Cortex-A15 chip promises 2.5GHz 9 September 2010 9:53 GMT TweetARM has unveiled the latest weapon in its Arm-oury (geddit?) by announcing that the 2.5GHz ARM Cortex-A15 MPCore chip is good to go.
The next-gen chip boasts speeds up to five times faster than its predecessors, but with a similar eco-footprint.
This...
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Microsoft signs ARM deal
A new arms race has begun 24 July 2010 7:18 GMT TweetChip maker ARM has confirmed that it has signed a licensing agreement with Microsoft, bringing with it the possibility that Microsoft could be looking to design its own chips in future, just like Apple.
Although both companies have worked with...
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ARM: Over 50 tablets will launch in 2010
Exec predicts plethora of iPad clones 10 March 2010 15:00 GMT TweetIf predictions from Roy Chen, processor-maker ARM's worldwide mobile computing ODM manager, come true then we're going to see a whole lot of tablet computers in 2010. The exec said that he reckons there'll be more than 50 launched globally this year.
"The...
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ARM to turn your credit card into a mobile phone
MWC 2010: Removes the worry about dodgy merchant devices 17 February 2010 11:15 GMT TweetChip maker ARM is planning on turning your mobile phone into a chip and pin device in an attempt to improve payment security and do away with the credit card altogether.
The concept, which the company believes could be common place within 5...
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Stylish Lenovo Skylight smartbook revealed
CES 2010: "New mobile consumer device" offers "connectivity of a smartphone with the full web browsing and multimedia experience of a netbook" 5 January 2010 13:54 GMT TweetLenovo has chosen CES as the venue for an interesting new launch as the Lenovo Skylight, the first ARM-based processor smartbook device based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chipset platform, makes its official debut.
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Freescale unveils 7-inch "smartbook" tablet
Next-gen Android device due for under $200 4 January 2010 12:53 GMT TweetThe "smartbook" concept is due to be turned into a real world, next-gen product with the news that Freescale Semiconductor has unveiled a "tablet reference design".
Featuring a 7-inch touchscreen (said to be four times the viewing area of... -
Nokia N900 internet tablet handset announced
"Computer-grade performance" with ARM processor, Maemo OS, Mozilla-powered browser and full Flash support 27 August 2009 12:28 GMT TweetNokia has confirmed the truth in recent internet rumours by announcing the launch of the ARM-powered Nokia N900.
Running Maemo 5, an open source, Linus-based OS, the claim is that it delivers a "PC-like experience on a handset-sized device".... -
Nokia to launch ARM-based smartbook
Booklet 3G's little brother rumoured for release in 2010 26 August 2009 14:15 GMT TweetTaiwanese manufacturing sources are reporting that Nokia's just announced netbook range, currently comprising of the Nokia Booklet 3G, is set to grow - and in an interesting direction.
DigiTimes states: "Nokia, in addition to its recently... -
ARM outlines next-gen netbooks and smartbooks
Prototypes, Chrome OS and data galore 24 July 2009 15:12 GMT TweetThe future of netbooks and mobile devices is even more exciting than recent developments, claimed Bob Morris, director of Mobile Computing, as he outlined what ARM can do for our devices.
How about slimmer, lighter netbooks without losing...
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