Tag archive: processors

It looks like Windows Phone will indeed get LTE before the Apollo update in late 2012. Paul Thurrott, host of Windows Weekly and owner of WinSupersite has decided to come out with what he knows about  Microsoft's planned LTE rollout. He claims that Microsoft has chosen AT&T for its first LTE Windows Phones and that the first LTE-based devices will debut at CES in January. The Nokia ACE, HTC Radiant, and Samsung Mendel (these could be… Read More

Yesterday, we got a good look at the new Asus Transformer Prime, which will be the first tablet to implement the new Tegra 3 processor. A sequel to the massively successful Tegra 2, which powers almost every tablet and a lot of phones, the Tegra 3 can actually support two dual-core processors, effectively making it a quad-core processor.  Well, kind of. It actually has a fifth low-power core in there too, meaning it's actually a… Read More

After a long wait, AMD has finally lifted the veil from the line of FX processors, which use the new Bulldozer processor microarchitecture the company has been working on for years. These first processors are, according to AMD, built “to cater to people who want maximum performance and upgradability.” In other words, AMD is leading with its big guns first, and will bring out less expensive parts later. Let’s get down to brass tacks. The… Read More

Moore’s law may continue on its unyielding plod to make processors cheaper and faster, and computers may continue to shrink. But some have started to worry that, with the current materials and structures, the graph is going to plane off at some point and we won’t be able to do either. A team at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom report that they may have helped alleviate some of those worries. They report building nanotubes of… Read More

Back in January, chipmaker AMD introduced its first Fusion “APUs”—Accelerated Processing Units—packing multicore processors and high-performance dedicated graphics on a power-sipping, single chip setup. While the version Fusion processors were aimed at netbooks and lightweight systems, today AMD has formally unveiled its Fusion A-series processors—and these are aimed at mainstream notebook and desktop systems.… Read More

I’m sure you’ve heard the term Sandy Bridge thrown around – the articles and reviews on Intel’s second-generation Core i7 technology have more than proliferated by now. The consensus is that this “tock” in Intel’s “tick-tock” strategy is fresh, powerful, and a game changer. And even as good as Sandy Bridge is, it’s being positioned as Intel’s mainstream replacement platform, which actually makes for some interesting questions like, “If Intel’s… Read More

Recent advances in processor technology have lead to a bottleneck in communication with memory. Trying to overcome this barrier with the currently used method — smaller, better designed semiconductors — is impractical due to the higher power necessary to transport data at higher rates. Scientists at MIT believe they may have discovered a way to circumvent this limit — the use of germanium lasers.

New competition entered Intel’s processor market today as VIA Technologies introduced its new VIA Nano 3000 Series processors. VIA says these processors are “bringing enhanced digital media performance and lower power consumption to Windows 7 thin and light notebook and all-in-one desktop PC markets.” The Isaiah-based Nano 3000 Series consists of six new CPUs, each between 1GHz and 2GHz, and all of which boast an 800MHz FSB, 64-bit support,… Read More

ATI launched the first DirectX 11 parts less than a month ago. The Radeon HD 5870 and 5850 have been very popular due to their outstanding performance and future-proofed features. However, at MSRPs of $379 and $259 respectively, these cards occupy price points that many consumers are unwilling or unable to afford. With the Windows 7 launch a little over a week away, ATI is preparing to serve the mainstream performance market by introducing two… Read More