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  Intel today released a new Atom processor based on its Oak Trail platform. The Atom Z670 is packed with features that is said to benefit mobile devices like tablets and netbooks. The Atom Z670 is 60 percent smaller than previous Atom generations and promises to deliver improved video playback, internet browsing without compromising on [...]

  Samsung today announced that they’ve developed a new dual-core Applications Processor (AP) based on ARM Cortex A9. Codenamed as Orion, the AP runs at a clock speed of 1GHz and will enable device OEM manufacturers to develop devices seeking high performance with low power consumption. Samsung says the processor can be apt for mobile [...]

  Intel is gearing up to launch new processors targeted at the netbook market. According to Digitimes, Intel is looking to unveil a new set of Atom processors supporting DDR3 memory and a dual-core Atom CPU. The DDR3 supporting processors will be N455, N475 – clear successors of N450 and N470 whereas the dual-core offering [...]

  Broadcom’s creation of this new mobile multimedia processor indicates the possible features expected in mobile devices in couple of years. They’ve announced the BCM2763 VideoCore IV Processor that supports recording and playback of 1080p video, picture resolution of up to 20MP with other photo processing abilities – like image stabilization, face/smile detection – and [...]

  AMD today announced a range of Athlon II processors including the first triple-core processors. The three-core CPUs help to fill the price and performance void which is created by the dual- and quad-core CPUs. The triple-core procs run at clock speed ranging from 2.2GHz to 2.9GHz and operating at TDP up to 95W. The [...]

  ARM-based chips are mostly used in consumer electronic devices that demand less processing power but today’s introduction of a dual-core Cortex-A9 processor is set to change that. ARM has unveiled the new processor that clocks 2GHz of speed while consuming only 1.9 watts of power. According to tests done by ARM, the new processor [...]

  Intel introduced the new 45nm based Core i5 and two Core i7 processors yesterday. Codenamed as Lynnfield, the Nehalem based Core i5 750 is the smaller sibling of Core i7 900 series CPUs that clocks at 2.66GHz with an ability to overclock up to 3.2GHz. It also has 8MB cache with 1333MHz FSB, TDP [...]

  Motherboard manufacturers have apparently spilled the beans on the future plans of Intel. According to them, Intel is planning to launch couple of Celeron, Atom chips and one Core i7 processor. Celeron CPUs will be 45nm based from the E3000 Series running at 2.4GHz (E3200) and 2.5GHz (E3300) respectively. Celeron E3000 Series will mostly [...]

  At the IDF conference in Beijing which also happens to be the first anniversary of Atom processors, Intel unwrapped Z550 and Z515 processors from the Z Atom series. The Z550 bumps the clock speed to a cool 2GHz with support of Hyperthreading and consuming just under 3 watts of power. On the other hand, [...]

  Intel recently unveiled the Westmere family of processors at an event in San Francisco. The Westmere family chips are based on Nehalem’s architecture fabricated on 32nm technology and will cater to the desktop with Clarkdale as well as laptop market with Arrandale line of processors. In addition to the 32nm fabrication, these chips also [...]

  Intel announced an attractive pricing scheme for businesses picking up at least 1000 units. Select Quad-core chips received a discount ranging from 16-40 percent within just 20 days. 3GHz Core 2 Quad Q9650 chip now goes $316 as compared to December’s rate of $530. That’s a direct drop of 40%. Other chips like Q9550 [...]

  Intel will soon be offering a high-end solution to the server market with the arrival of Xeon 7400 processor. Codenamed as Dunnington, the new Xeon processor comes with six cores of processing power, 16MB L3 cache fabricated on 45nm technology. Higher clock speeds have made way for parallel processing and platforms based on these [...]

  Intel has announced that its Nehalem processors based on the new microarchitecture will commercially be called Core. The very first products based on the new architecture will be the i7 chips coming in flavors of Basic and Extreme edition. The chips are high in performance and energy efficient which will help Intel to maintain [...]

  nVidia today announced Tegra line of processors which will power mobile internet devices (MIDs) in the future. The so-called computer on a chip integrates an ARM CPU, a GeForce GPU and RAM making it an all-in-one solution for the manufacturers. Tegra will help devices which do a lot of internet surfing, gaming and videos. [...]