News: CPU
Wednesday, 22 May 2013
Intel: 'Haswell' Capable of Reducing Idle Power By As Much As 20 Times
Intel's upcoming 4th generation Intel Core processors, codenamed 'Haswell', claim to reduce idle power by as much as twenty times. Find out how this is achieved after the jump.
Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013
NVIDIA's CEO Approached by Intel Headhunters
According to TechEye.net, NVIDIA's CEO Jen-Hsun Huang has been approached by headhunters who were looking to find Intel's next CEO. Although this report warrants some doubt, it is not unthinkable as we reported last month that Intel was seriously considering outside candidates for its top job.
Monday, 1 Apr 2013
World's Top Supercomputer From 2009 to Be Decommissioned
The IBM Roadrunner, formerly the world's fastest supercomputer, and the first computer to break the petaflop barrier of performance, has today been declared obsolete and will be dismantled.
Friday, 22 Feb 2013
ZTE First to Announce Tegra 4-Powered Super Phones
The NVIDIA Tegra 4 will empower ZTE devices to provide ultra-fast web browsing, improved app load times, and more realistic gaming experiences - all without compromising on battery life - made possible by the processor's 72 custom NVIDIA GeForce core and quad-core ARM Cortex-A15 CPU.
Thursday, 24 Jan 2013
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Samsung Breezes Past Apple As World's Leading Chip Customer
According to Gartner, Samsung has surpassed Apple in 2012 to become the world's leading buyer of semiconductor products.
Wednesday, 23 Jan 2013
Intel's Haswell to Launch on 2 June
According to DigiTimes, Intel is planning to launch its 4th generation Intel Core CPUs. These chips sport a new processor microarchitecture that is codenamed Haswell. There have been official announcements heralding these chips; however, this report boldly stamps an exact date of their arrival.
AMD Recruits Former Apple and Qualcomm Senior Engineers
AMD may be trying to expand beyond PC chips with the hiring of two senior engineers, Charlie Matar, previously senior vice president of engineering at Qualcomm, and Wayne Meretsky, previously technical lead for OS X at Apple.
Thursday, 10 Jan 2013
First Valve Steam Box Prototype Unveiled
Rumors of Valve's 'Steam Box' came one step closer to reality at the CES 2013 with Valve CEO Gabe Newell and third party partner Xi3 joint unveiling the Xi3 Piston modular PC, a small form factor PC with an upgradeable modular design.
Tuesday, 8 Jan 2013
Intel Outlines Plans for the Year at CES 2013
Intel has outlined its plans for desktop and mobile computing this year at CES 2013, confirming a new mobile platform for smartphones, its next-generation Atom microarchitecture, and 4th generation Core processors.
Wednesday, 26 Dec 2012
University of Southampton Engineers Utilize Raspberry Pis to Build Supercomputer
A team at the University of Southampton in the UK has built a supercomputer out of Raspberry Pi computers and Lego. They have also published a guide on how to make your own Raspberry Pi supercomputer.