News: CPU
Friday, 10 Feb 2012
Engineers Developed New Technique to Boost Processor Performance by Over 20%
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a way for collaboration between the CPU and GPU during the execution of programs, allowing their computing performance to be increased by over 20%.
Wednesday, 8 Feb 2012
AMD Reveals its 2012-2013 Roadmap, Will Focus on APUs and Less on Desktops CPUs
AMD shared its roadmap for the next two years last week on its Financial Analyst Day. Acknowledging Intel's dominance in the desktop CPU market, AMD has its sights set on the flourishing mobile segment.
Thursday, 2 Feb 2012
Microsoft Releases Kinect For Windows
14 months after the release of Kinect for Xbox 360, Microsoft have released Kinect for Windows. However, they will not be supporting the device with games, instead, its intended market will be commercial clients and developers.
Molybdenite - the New Semiconductor Material?
Researchers from Switzerland have reportedly discovered a way to use molybdenite to make semiconductor transistors that are free of silicon, the traditional material used in semiconductors. Molybdenite is touted as an alternative material to overcome the miniaturization limits of silicon.
Tuesday, 31 Jan 2012
Intel Refreshes Sandy Bridge Lineup with Three New Core i5 CPUs
Intel has refreshed its Sandy Bridge lineup with the launch of three new Core i5 desktop processors. These new quad-core CPUs have their on-board GPUs disabled.
Thursday, 19 Jan 2012
Intel Launches New Processor Replacement Plan for Overclockers
Hardcore overclockers can do what they do best now with the blessings of Intel. The chipmaker has just announced its Performance Tuning Protection Plan (PTPP) that is an extended warranty plan to replace an eligible processor, damaged from overclocking.
Tuesday, 17 Jan 2012
ARM CEO Not Impressed with Intel Mobile Smartphone Processors
ARM CEO Warren East said in an interview at CES 2012 that he was not impressed with Intel's foray into the mobile smartphone market. He added that ARM took Intel as a serious competitior; however, Intel mobile smartphone CPUs would not be as power efficient as ARM's offerings.
Friday, 13 Jan 2012
AMD's Fusion Ready for Windows 8, Android and Consumer Electronics
AMD's Fusion is ready to tackle consumer electronics devices and that's exactly what AMD showed us in their meeting room at CES with AMD APU based tablets running Windows 8 and an Android ICS x86 port. Plus, there's even a TV powered by an APU too.
Thursday, 12 Jan 2012
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 to Power Windows 8 Tablet and Lenovo Smart TV
Qualcomm's Snapdragon processors are moving beyond the Android smartphone and tablet space, powering a new wave of Windows 8 tablet and smart TVs starting with Lenovo's K91 SmartTV that was announced at CES 2012.
Wednesday, 11 Jan 2012
Razer Unveils PC Gaming Tablet Concept
Razer have unveiled their newest gaming device at CES 2012, an Intel core i7 equipped, 10.1-inch touchscreen tablet, codenamed Project Fiona - oh, and it has handlebars.