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AMD to offer cheap Intel Ultrabook alternative
Using new Trinity APU 18 January 2012 8:04 GMT TweetUltrabooks are set to make a big splash in 2012, the thin but powerful form factor clearly a huge advantage for those who need to remain portable. The one snag is the expense, however it has been suggested that AMD is looking to produce a powerful...
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Samsung 2GHz Exynos 5250 hints at 3D Galaxy Tab
Super chip announced 30 November 2011 11:08 GMT TweetWe recently told you about rumours doing the rounds that Samsung would be unleashing quad-core tablets and phones rocking the Exynos 4412 chip.
But whilst the 4412 is still to receive officialdom, the Korean giant has come clean with details...
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Speedier 4G LTE iPhone incoming thanks to new Qualcomm chips
Improves power efficiency 17 November 2011 8:45 GMT TweetiPhone and iPads may finally be getting 4G LTE support thanks to Qualcomm and its new chips, which will make for a far more power efficient device and won't compromise Apple's iPhone design. It should also bring speed boosts in surfing and web downloads.
The...
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Apple to ditch Samsung for iPad 3 chip?
A6 SoC TSMC trial reported 15 July 2011 10:05 GMT TweetWith all the legal wrangles going on between Apple and Samsung (you show me yours and I'll show you mine) it's easy to forget that the two tech giants are BFFs when it comes to chip production - Samsung manufactured the A4 chip that sits in your iPhone...
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Intel Tri-Gate transistor paves way for gadgets of the future
Faster, smaller and more efficient 4 May 2011 18:16 GMT Tweet2D transistors are so last year, and as such Intel has announced its brand new 3D transistor which should go some way to making the next generation of computing devices smaller, more efficient and, yes, more powerful.
To be fair the older 2D...
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Formay disk-on-chip SSD holds 64GB on size of a quarter
Brings greater flexibility as well as anti-shock 29 March 2011 10:42 GMT TweetAs a rule it pays if the gubbins that goes into powering consumer technology gets smaller, leaving more space for big screens and thinner form factors; which is why Formay's announcement of its new disk-on-chip (DOC) solid state hard drive is good...
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iPhone 5 to rock A5 dual core chip
Just like the iPad 2 10 March 2011 10:08 GMT TweetWow, talk about a picture telling the story. We don't even really need to add any copy to this, do we? It's all fairly clear.
Hang on, whaddya mean you don't get it?
It's startlingly obvious isn't it? The above kernelcache.release file...
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DivX Plus HD SoC allows 1080p mobile fun
MWC 2011: Renesas Mobile gain the certificate 16 February 2011 9:35 GMT TweetOver in Barcelona at MWC, DivX, the digital video codec specialist, has announced the world’s first DivX Plus HD certified mobile system-on-chip (SoC) - the Renesas Mobile Corporation’s SH-Mobile MT1 (SH73704).
Mobile phones used...
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Qualcomm quad-core chip laughs in the face of dual-core ones
MWC 2011: Coming 2012 14 February 2011 7:14 GMT TweetMobile World Congress is going gaga (not Lady Gaga) over dual-core processors in all their devices, but it seems next year it’s all going to be about quad-core.
Qualcomm, the company that makes most of the chipsets in mobile phones (Windows...
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Qualcomm boasts about its 3D prowess
And hints at 3D HP TouchPad 10 February 2011 14:39 GMT TweetThe mobile chip war is heating up nicely, with Qualcomm hitting back at all the Nvidia Tegra 2 3D news with a statement that its chips are more than capable of cranking up the mobile 3D action.
The San Diego based company has stated that its...
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Qualcomm to take on Nvidia with dual-core chips
It's a dual-core dual for 2011 14 January 2011 10:29 GMT TweetNvidia may have stolen the show over in Las Vegas at CES with its Tegra 2 powered mobile devices, but if the chip maker thought it was going to have a dual-core stranglehold over the market for 2011 then it's in for a shock.
Qualcomm, who has...
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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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Texas Instruments DLP Pico HD chipset brings 1080p 3D on the go
CES 2011: TI DLP tech enables full 3D range 5 January 2011 20:00 GMT TweetTexas Instruments has announced, at CES 2010 in Las Vegas, that it will be launching a brand new DLP (Digital Light Processing) Pico HD chipset; bringing the availability of a "new era for on-the-go, big screen video and images".
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AMD Fusion chips bring all-day battery life and enhanced graphics
CES 2011: With high-performance HD video processing 4 January 2011 11:45 GMT TweetPocket-lint recently brought you news of the new Intel Sandy Bridge next-gen Core i processors, and now, hot on its tail, AMD is showcasing its new Fusion APU (Accelerated Processing Units) at CES in Las Vegas.
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Qualcomm to bring faster phone downloads with new chip
EXCLUSIVE: UK spectrum to be used for faster access on the go 23 December 2010 10:29 GMT TweetQualcomm has said that it plans to create new chipsets for mobile phones that will take advantage of the L-Band spectrum previously earmarked for its FLO TV service in the UK meaning users of a Qualcomm chip could get faster downloads than those that...
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