Apple has so far been reluctant to include 4G LTE support on its iPad range of tablet devices due to its serious limitations on power efficiency. That's going to change soon given Qualcomm's efforts. They have come up with a new mobile device modem (MDM) 9×00 series chips which, along with its latest Gobi 4000 platform, promises to make the iPad 4G compatible. The 4G LTE … [Read more...] about New Qualcomm Chip to Make iPads 4G LTE Compatible in 2012
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New AMD chip may find application in Windows 8 tablets
AMD is all set to unveil a whole new chip named Hondo. The new chip with extremely low power requirements is still under development and has been designed to work specifically in tablet like devices. To be unveiled at around the same time the Windows 8 OS gets ready, the new chip will feature a dual-core processor having a clock speed of 1 GHz and a TDP of less than … [Read more...] about New AMD chip may find application in Windows 8 tablets
Intel Developing Atom Z2700 Chip for Better Tablet Performance
Intel has been all too keen to stamp their authority on the newest computing segment comprised of tablet PCs, though it's not a secret things haven't unfolded in a manner that can be considered befitting their stature. Yet things seem to be getting sorted out at Intel, so that we might get to see Intel stamped tablets soon being mass produced like desktop or laptop PCs. This … [Read more...] about Intel Developing Atom Z2700 Chip for Better Tablet Performance
Intel Atom Oak Trail processor launched, tablets to arrive next month
Intel clearly has not been at the helm of affairs in the great tablet game being played out. So while Apple with its A4 chip has been the dominating force in the first round of the tablet war, the company has now upped the ante with the upgraded dual core A5 chips now doing duty in the new iPad 2. Intel has however been relegated to play only a side role so far with only a few … [Read more...] about Intel Atom Oak Trail processor launched, tablets to arrive next month