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Tablets get snappier with Nvidia’s quad-core Tegra 3
Agam Shah, November 9, 2011
Tablets and smartphones will soon get quad-core processors with Nvidia's new Tegra 3 chip, which will eclipse the application and graphics performance provided by dual-core processors found on tablets like Apple's iPad and Motorola's Xoom.
ARM unveils hyper-efficient Cortex-A7 chip for smartphones
James Niccolai, October 20, 2011
ARM Holdings has introduced the Cortex-A7, an upcoming microprocessor design that will be used in sub-US$100 smart phones, as well as in high-end smart phones as a companion chip to the more powerful Cortex-A15.
Former Apple iPhone exec Papermaster becomes CTO at AMD
Agam Shah, October 19, 2011
Advanced Micro Devices has appointed former Apple iPhone development chief Mark Papermaster as chief technology officer, where he will take charge of developing AMD's future microprocessors and hardware.
AMD’s new eight-core Bulldozer FX chips touch 4.2GHz
Agam Shah, October 17, 2011
Advanced Micro Devices on Wednesday released the first eight-core desktop chips based on the new Bulldozer architecture, in which cores can run at clock speeds of up to 4.2GHz.
AMD’s Bulldozer Disappoints: Why That’s Good News
Bruce Gain, October 15, 2011
AMD's latest-and-greatest chip may lag slightly behind Intel's competing Core i5, as initial PCWorld performance-testing indicates.
AMD Bulldozer Packs Plenty Of Cores, Not Enough Power
Nate Ralph, October 13, 2011
Earlier this year Intel made waves with its Sandy Bridge processors, which served up impressive performance gains over their predecessors while improving energy efficiency.
AMD’s 8-core desktop chip puts it back in the race
Sharon Gaudin, October 12, 2011
Advanced Micro Devices is looking to get back into the race with Intel with the introduction of its eight-core desktop chip and its new Bulldozer architecture.