Category :: CPU
If you're like us, you've probably been holding your breath in anticipation since Commodore USA announced its replica of the famous C64. It promised a keyboard PC that duplicated the original's retro-beige finish, with an Atom CPU and an NVIDIA Ion graphics card under the hood. But despite numerous announcements, and even after a cross-promotion with Tron: Legacy, they've yet to ...
Posted on June 20, 2011 | Tags: Barry Altman, BarryAltman, c64, commodore, commodore 64, commodore PC64, commodore USA, Commodore64, CommodorePc64, CommodoreUsa, desktop, desktops, keyboard computer, keyboard pc, KeyboardComputer, KeyboardPc, licensing, pc in a keyboard, PC64, PcInAKeyboard, retro, video
Great news……Microsoft today made an announcement that will accelerate the adoption of GPU computing (that is, the use of GPUs as a companion processor to CPUs). The software maker is working on a new programming language extension, called C++ AMP, with a focus on accelerating applications with GPUs.
With Microsoft now embracing GPUs in their future higher level language and OS roadmap, it makes the decision to go with GPU computing even easier for those programmers still on the fence.
Its intent with ...
AMD Continues to Power the Ultimate PC Gaming and Hi-Def Experience With FX Brand and New "Gaming Evolved" Collaborations
June 7, 2011 12:01 AM EDT
LOS ANGELES, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 06/07/11 -- AMD (NYSE: AMD) today reintroduced the FX brand for PC processors and platforms at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). FX-branded products will be geared toward enthusiast PCs and HD entertainment aficionados. AMD also announced new members for its "Gaming Evolved" program, driving the PC gaming experience forward with native ...
Posted on June 08, 2011 | Tags: AMD, amd fx, AMD Scorpius, AMD Zambezi, AmdFx, AmdScorpius, AmdZambezi, CPU, Dual Graphics, DualGraphics, enthusiast, Eyefinity, gamer, Gaming, gaming evolved, gaming rig, GamingEvolved, GamingRig, graphics, hd3d, high performance, HighPerformance, Scorpius, speed, Zambezi
he last time we visited TI's OMAP 4 SoC was at Mobile World Congress, there we benchmarked the LG Optimus 3D and came away decently impressed with performance even on a pre-launch device. Back then, Anand wrote that the remainder of this year and the next is going to be a heated battle for dual core and quad ...
- Snapdragon Family of Processors Will Support Next Evolution of Mobile Computing -
TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) announced today that its upcoming award-winning Snapdragonâ„¢ family of smart mobile processors, including the MSM8960â„¢ with integrated 3G/LTE modem, is designed to power devices running the next version of Windows. The companies' collaboration continues to address the converging and fast-changing mobile computing landscape, and Qualcomm's Snapdragon family of dual-core and quad-core processors will enable optimal computing performance, extended ...
Posted on June 02, 2011 | Tags: APQ8064, arm, Microsoft, msm8960, qualcomm, snapdragon, windows 8, windows next, Windows8, WindowsNext
World’s Smallest Transistor (2nm in size) developed by joint research of South Korean, Japanese and British scientists. Logic gates on Processors are created using Trasistors. And more the number of transistors present on the processor, more is the performance gain of the system. So, Scientists are always trying their level best to reduce the size of transistors to make them as ...
I stopped by Intel's booth at Computex to grab a few shots of the small but potent Thin Mini-ITX ecosystem. If you read our coverage yesterday you'll remember that Thin Mini-ITX is just a low profile Mini-ITX standard designed for affordable (or potentially DIY) all-in-one PCs.
Intel had a number of Sandy Bridge motherboards on display that conform to the ...
Posted on June 01, 2011 | Tags: chipset, Computex 2011, CPU, intel, ITX, motherboard, thin mini ITX, Trade Show
Intel's Ivy Bridge chip architecture may have its launch timing narrowed down based on an updated roadmap leaked out Wednesday. Where a previous copy had only given the 22 nanometer desktop processors a vague first-half 2011 target, MyDrivers' new version narrowed the release down to a "March-April" timeframe. The schedule wasn't strictly a delay but would be later than Intel's usual ...
Posted on May 31, 2011 | Tags: 22nm, compatibility, dates, directx 11, Directx11, graphics, intel, intel roadmap, intel roadmap 2011, IntelRoadmap, IntelRoadmap2011, ivy bridge, IvyBridge, leak, leaked, leaks, plans, R, roadmap, roadmap 2011, Roadmap2011, support, x86
Press Released: Intel's Maloney Talks Mobile Growth, Industry Opportunities at Computex
New Roadmaps Across Intel® Core™ and Atom™ Processor Families to Usher in Next Wave of Laptops and Connected Mobile Devices
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
Intel defines new category of mainstream thin and light mobile computers, called Ultrabookâ„¢.
Intel aims to shift 40 percent of consumer laptops to the Ultrabookâ„¢ by end of 2012.
Separately, Intel is accelerating the Atomâ„¢ processor roadmap to a one-process-generation per year cadence to enable a wider range of optimized solutions for multiple ...
Posted on May 31, 2011 | Tags: 14nm, 22nm, 32nm, 3d transistor, 3d transistors, 3dTransistor, 3dTransistors, Asus, asus ux21, AsusUx21, atom, cedar trail, CedarTrail, Computex, Computex 2011, Computex2011, culv, intel, intel atom, intel core, IntelAtom, IntelCore, ivy bridge, IvyBridge, laptop, laptops, medfield, netbook, netbooks, notebook, notebooks, oak trail, OakTrail, processor, processors, sean maloney, SeanMaloney, smartphone, smartphones, tablet, tablets, ultrabook, ultrabooks, ulv, ux21
ARM Holdings hopes to wrestle dominance of the mobile PC market from Intel and have ARM-based processors in more than half of all tablets, mini-notebooks and other mobile PCs sold in 2015, the company's president said Monday.
The U.K. company, which licenses its designs for use in chips made by companies such as Samsung and Nvidia, is betting that growing consumer interest ...
Posted on May 30, 2011 | Tags: a15, arm, arm cortex, ARM Cortex A15, arm holdings, ARM processor, ArmCortex, ArmCortex-a15, ArmCortexA15, ArmHoldings, ArmProcessor, chip, Computex, Computex 2011, Computex2011, cortex, Cortex A15, CortexA15, forecast, low-powered chips, Low-poweredChips, mobile pc, mobile processor, MobilePc, MobileProcessor, multi-core, multicore, processor, processor speed, ProcessorArchitecture, ProcessorSpeed, projection, quad-cablecard, QuadCore, smartphone, smartphones, tablet, tablets, tudor brown, TudorBrown
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