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Qualcomm Dual-Core Beats Huawei Quad-Core in 720p: Surprised?
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE NEWS
Last week, we were surprised to see Huawei's K3V2 quad-core powered superphone walking all over the competition. Today, a dual-core Qualcomm MSM8960 did just that in Basemark ES 2.0 Taji benchmark.
On 3/28/2012 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
Secrets of Apple TV Revealed: Apple's Fourth Chip Inside
APPLE, HARDWARE NEWS
Third iteration of Apple TV came to labs of iFixit, and as it fits - the experts tore it down. In the process, they revealed couple of very interesting points, such as the dual antenna design.
On 3/19/2012 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

IBM, GlobalFoundries, Samsung to go FinFET, 3D Transistor with 14nm Process
HARDWARE NEWS
At the Common Platform Technology Forum 2012 held in Santa Clara, CA - Common Platform members announced their intention to switch from planar to 3D transistors by 2015.
On 3/14/2012 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
EXCLUSIVE: HTC One X Won't Run Quad-Core Tegra 3 in the US
HARDWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
After a few days of waiting and confirmation, it has come to our attention that the HTC One X touted as NVIDIA's biggest design win of MWC won't even feature a Tegra 3 in the US but rather a Qualcomm MSM8960.
On 3/5/2012 by Anshel Sag... Comments (0) Read more

Apple iPad 3 Doesn't Feature A6 chip: 28nm Die-Shrink A5X Inside
APPLE, HARDWARE NEWS
We heard a lot of rumors about the iPad 3(3D?) and the upcoming A6 quad-core chip. However, it seems to us that Apple decided to take the safe route in a switch from Samsung to TSMC.
On 2/20/2012 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
Analysis: AMD's Financial Picture and Challenges
HARDWARE, BUSINESS ANALYSIS
On Tuesday evening AMD reported the quarterly results for the fourth quarter of 2011 as well as the whole calendar year. We dig a little bit deeper to find the numbers and see where AMD sees a guiding light for 2012.
On 1/26/2012 by Marcus Pollice... Comments (0) Read more

Microsoft Windows Phone Doesn't Support Dual-Core CPU to Protect Nokia?
HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, BUSINESS ANALYSIS
In Windows Phone 7.5, Microsoft originally wanted to integrate support for dual-core CPUs, but opted to not do so in order to provide Nokia a competitive advantage, since the maker will launch a dual-core phone in Feb 2012.
On 11/25/2011 by Marcus Pollice... Comments (0) Read more
EVGA Introduces Dual GTX 560 Ti. Can it Compete Against GTX 590?
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE NEWS
We received word from Jacob Freeman of EVGA fame that the company introduced a new product today. Called GTX 560 Ti 2Win, this graphics card puts two GF114 GPU chips on a single board.
On 11/4/2011 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

Qualcomm Announces Its 2012 Superchip: 28nm Snapdragon S4
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE NEWS
Qualcomm announced its Snapdragon S4 class of processors and their first offering is the MSM8960 chip with an Adreno 225 GPU. The five processor SoC will include an integrated modem on die.
On 10/12/2011 by John Oram... Comments (0) Read more
NVIDIA to Host GeForce LAN 6 on an Aircraft Carrier
GRAPHICS, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Two years ago, we saw USS Hornet being host to the impressive launch of ATI's Evergreen series (Radeon HD 5000 Series). In October, USS Hornet will host sixth GeForce LAN convention.
On 8/26/2011 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

NVIDIA Earnings Call Analysis: 28nm, Kal-El and the Future
HARDWARE, BUSINESS ANALYSIS
While the second quarter 2011 earnings call for NVIDIA last week was largely without any big news or surprises with the future of the company, as always there are some interesting things, which we'll like to cover here.
On 8/15/2011 by Marcus Pollice... Comments (0) Read more
NVIDIA delays Kal-El, T30 Tegra by Two Months
HARDWARE NEWS
Our colleagues from the website androidandme.com got the following statement from NVIDIA: "Project Kal-El-powered tablets are coming this Fall, and phones around the CES 2012 timeframe."
On 8/4/2011 by Marcus Pollice... Comments (0) Read more

nVidia Tegra 3 "Kal-El" Demos Shock Computex: Do Consoles Have a Future?
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE NEWS
During press day at Computex, nVidia held a press conference in which the company demonstrated Tegra 3 Silicon. Codenamed Kal-El, this quad-core + GeForce SoC is coming this winter.
On 5/30/2011 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
AMD's HD 6970 "Cayman" Architecture Unveiled
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE ANALYSIS
Courtesy of NGOHQ.com, we gained insight into the way how AMD refined the Evergreen architecture and what Cayman has to stay competitive against nVidia's own architectural refinement - Fermi "1.2".
On 11/23/2010 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

AMD Confirms: Radeon HD 6900 to Launch December 13th, 2010
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE NEWS
Following the abysmal state of samples and bare-naked ASICs among AMD's partners, we all knew the launch of Cayman series was heading into a delay. New Launch date is set in the week starting 2010-12-13.
On 11/18/2010 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
Successor to AMD's Radeon HD 5970 is... HD 6990
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE NEWS
AMD FAD 2010 During this year's Financial Analyst Day, AMD revealed the names for Cayman and Antilles, as well as placed all four remaining members of Northern Islands GPU Family.
On 11/9/2010 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

Elpida, Sharp Team Up on Resistive RAM - A Full Blown Memory Initiative?
HARDWARE, BUSINESS ANALYSIS
Japan’s Elpida Memory Inc. and Sharp Corp. announced the formation of a Resistive RAM [ReRAM] development program which promises commercial devices as early as 2013, reported Nikkei Business Daily.
On 10/17/2010 by Gil Russell... Comments (0) Read more
AMD Launch on the Way, Dismisses Delay Rumors
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE, BUSINESS RUMORS
Recently, we learned that AMD is launching their refresh of Evergreen architecture on the week starting October 18th. Soon after, rumors appeared that AMD is postponing the launch.
On 10/4/2010 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

nVidia Fermi "GF100" Quadro Die Revealed: Larger than a Quarter?
GRAPHICS, HARDWARE NEWS
GTC 2010 nVidia unveiled Quadro 5000M, mobile version of its GF100-based workstation part. The interesting bit is that for the first time, we can officially see the gigantic die.
On 9/24/2010 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
Nufront Announces 2GHz Dual-core ARM Cortex A-9
HARDWARE NEWS
Nufront, a leading Chinese high-tech company, and ARM today announced the NuSmart 2816, a 40nm SoC.
On 9/14/2010 by John Oram... Comments (0) Read more

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