Intel may have just started out with its transition into the fast maturing mobile computing industry, but has already set itself some lofty goals. The company intends to develop a chip with 48 cores meant for tablets to be ready within the next 5 - 10 years. That will be an astounding improvement over the quad core chips that we have at our disposal right now. The difference … [Read more...] about Intel Working on Chips with 48 Cores, to Be Ready within a Decade
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Intel to Launch Clover Trail Chips in Second Half of 2012
Intel announced that they will be ready for the release of their Clover Trail processor in the second half of 2012, which is around the same time that the Windows 8 OS is also expected to reach markets. The new Clover Trail CPUs would take over from the Atom Z670 Oak Trail chips that have been rendering -- though a not so glorious -- service since last year. Obviously, one … [Read more...] about Intel to Launch Clover Trail Chips in Second Half of 2012
Qualcomm Acquires Gesture-Recognition Tech from GestureTek
How about tablet PCs that respond to your gesture in much the same manner as Microsoft’s Kinect on the Xbox 360? We might see that reality soon, as a result of some new acquisitions made by Qualcomm. The chipmaker has requisitioned several gesture recognition technologies made by GestureTek and hopes to integrate them in the Snapdragon chipsets that are being developed. … [Read more...] about Qualcomm Acquires Gesture-Recognition Tech from GestureTek
iPad 2 doing less than 1 GHz
Well, the ipad 2 is already out and going great guns. Now that's nothing unusual. Rather, it would have been a much bigger surprise if that did not happen. However, the real surprise lurks underneath the outer attractive shell, and that too right at it core. For the ARM Cortex A5 processor that Apple claims to have dual cores and a clock speed of 1 GHz in reality is showing to … [Read more...] about iPad 2 doing less than 1 GHz
AMD tablets to arrive next year
AMD has set its eyes on the booming tablet segment saying tablet PCs are more likely to be seen with AMD chips onboard than smartphones. However, the company will only be in a position to enter the tablet segment from next year onwards, by which time it hopes to have several chips in its arsenal that have extremely low power requirements. Extended battery life is one of the key … [Read more...] about AMD tablets to arrive next year
HP rumored for a June debut, with a $699 price tag
The HP TouchPad is likely to be seen on store shelves from June onwards. This is the hottest rumor that is going round the web right now. Further, the rumor mills are also pegging the price of each unit of the TouchPad at about $699, which if true won't be bad as it undercuts the XOOM price by a good $100. While the official release date as well as the pricing structure will … [Read more...] about HP rumored for a June debut, with a $699 price tag