ARM shakes fist at X86 notebook hegemony
Published in News
Thursday, 31 May 2018 18:34

ARM shakes fist at X86 notebook hegemony


And Microsoft seems keen too...

We've waited years and years for ARM to offer a real challenge to Intel on the notebook front, and judging from what the company announced today in Old Taiwan, 2019 could be when Chipzilla discovers it has an Achilles' heel. Intel isn't invulnerable, despite its size, demonstrated, for example,  by the way it totally missed the boat on the smartphone front.

More Intel bugs emerge
Published in News
Thursday, 03 May 2018 17:59

More Intel bugs emerge


And maybe some ARM bugs too

German online magazine c't is reporting that as many eight new bugs in Intel microprocessors have been spotted.

64-bit Windows on ARM announcement expected soon
Published in PC Hardware


Removes one of its biggest drawbacks

Microsoft is expected to make an announcement that it has sorted out the problem which prevents Windows on Snapdragon platform from running 64-bit apps.

Big tech signs up for new open source rival to ARM
Published in PC Hardware


RISC-V business

More than 80 tech companies including Google, Qualcomm and Samsung have joined together to develop a new open source chip design that offers a much cheaper way to build chips for new technologies like autonomous vehicles.

Nvidia announces Automotive SoC Orin
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Saturday, 31 March 2018 20:07

Nvidia announces Automotive SoC Orin


Gives little to none details

Nvidia’s CEO, the man  known for his  two hour plus keynotes that tend to become even longer, has announced the company's next generation automotive chip codenamed Orin. Nvidia gave few details about the chip but did mention it is expected to perform similarly to Pegasus.

Windows Redstone 4 expected in April
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Monday, 19 March 2018 19:50

Windows Redstone 4 expected in April


Starts "Windows 10 on Snapdragon" era

HP has already announced its Envy X2 Snapdragon 835 based "always connected" notebook and managed to sell a few thousand in a matter of hours.

Softbank considering giving ARM some debt
Published in PC Hardware


You aren't a proper company unless you owe someone

Japan’s SoftBank is considering raising around $5 billion of loans though its UK based chipmaker ARM .

Qualcomm signs up Amazon and JD.com to Windows 10 on Snapdragon
Published in AI


Ten new carriers signed too

Qualcomm has managed to get industry heavyweights Amazon and JD.com to start selling its Windows 10 on Snapdragon 835 devices. Microsoft will carry the devices in its retail stores too. At the same time, it locked down 10 world carriers to announce the data plans for such devices.

Windows on ARM will not be full fat
Published in News
Tuesday, 20 February 2018 12:24

Windows on ARM will not be full fat


So limited Microsoft has pulled a document saying how much

When Microsoft announced it was making a version of Windows 10 on ARM chips the world celebrated the end of the x86 obsession which has limited PCs for decades.

Ulefone Helio P70 phone at MWC
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 31 January 2018 09:10

Ulefone Helio P70 phone at MWC


Astonishing Bezel less machine pictured

There is absolutely no doubt that customers want phones with smaller bezels and Ulephone is about to announce a phone with very little bezel at all and a small camera notch. This may well be the first phone to launch with Helio P70 SoC.