Nvidia's quad-core Kal-El processor, the next in line to the tablet powerhouse throne, does in fact have five cores. 

Why is this important? Well as an Nvidia white paper reveals, the extra "companion core" means parts of Kal-El can be power...

Any new PC or laptop purchase means being confronted with devices adorned in shiny stickers. Search closely and you will spot a trend; most have a big Intel logo slapped on them. But there are a rebellious few that are adorned with the words AMD.

The...

For those still showing off their Tegra 2 tech, prepare to have your tech pride squashed somewhat by this demo vid of Nvidia's quad core Kal-El chip.

The "Glowball" video shows the first ever proper dynamic lighting generated by a mobile chip...

There 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...

ARM 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...

Sure, processors aren't the most exciting bit of kit in the world, but with graphics-rich 3D gaming and HD video editing becoming more of an everyday occurrence for tech fans, the news that Intel has released a multi-core 3.2GHz chip may just have...

It's non stop over in Taipei where Computex 2010 is underway. We've been bringing you all the news regarding a whole host of new Asus devices and we also just told you about Nvidia's 3D PC plans.

Now it's the turn of Intel to get in on the...

Nvidia chief Jen-Hsun Huang has indicated that the next version of its Tegra chip will be Android orientated. Speaking during a conference call with Nvidia executives and market analysts, Huang said: "Although it made sense for the first-generation...

AMD has unleashed its 2010 line up of computer processors on the laptops of the world. Consumers will be able to find the AMD Vision 2010 CPUs on 130 new notebooks which increases Vision's presence in the market threefold.

What users get out...

AMD is "going to change the game" according to the company's corporate vice president and general manager Alberto Bozzo at the launch of the Vision marketing scheme in London this week.

The chip manufacturer's research has shown that 66%...

It was exactly a month ago that Intel unveiled its new Atom chip line. But journos have had a first glance at five new Atom chips at the Intel Developer Forum conference in Shanghai.

The chips are designed for portable gadgets that can access...

Alienware has added another option to its Area-51 7500 desktop powerhouse.

Now you can elect the Intel core 2 Quad Q6600 processor to the system, which power the machine with 2.4GHz speed with 8MB Cache.

This isn't the top of...

Nvidia has made its presence felt at 3GSM by demonstrating a new 3D interface prototype, and promoting its new GoForce 6100 range of mobile processors.

The 3D interface prototype is based on a specification developed by Khronos called OpenKODE,...

Alienware has upgraded its top-of-the-line Area-51 7500 desktop computer with Intel quad-core processors.

The new Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 is now available for the top-spec desktop. It's made up of four separate processing cores in one...