Toshiba develops many-core SoC for embedded applications
Toshiba Corporation today announced the development of an innovative low-power, many-core System-on-a-Chip (SoC) for embedded applications in such areas as automotive products and digital consumer...
View ArticleReview: Google Nexus 7 nice, but content lacking
If you want a tablet but can't afford an iPad, Google's new Nexus 7 is not a bad choice.
View ArticleRecreating a slice of the universe
(Phys.org) -- Scientists at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) and their colleagues at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) have invented a new computational...
View ArticleAMD rolls out 6300 server chips for higher performance / watt
(Phys.org)—Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) on Monday announced its launch of 16-core Opteron 6300 server chips. This is its newest series in server processors based on the chip designer's Piledriver core...
View ArticlePutting more cores to work in server farms
(Phys.org)—EPFL scientists have found that reorganizing the inner architecture of the processors used in massive data processing centers can yield significant energy savings. Their work is part of the...
View ArticleChina's 8-core Godson processor details to be shared at IEEE forum
(Phys.org)—China's new 8-core Godson processor will be a key point of interest at the San Francisco IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) from Feb. 17 to 21. The Godson processor...
View ArticleBerkeley code captures retreating Antarctic ice
Satellite observations suggest that the shrinking West Antarctic ice sheet is contributing to global sea level rise. But until recently, scientists could not accurately model the physical processes...
View ArticleIntel's Haswell to extend battery life, set for Taipei launch
(Phys.org) —One key selling point in laptops is battery life and Intel earlier this week had good news on that very front. Its upcoming Haswell processors will give users 50 percent more battery life...
View ArticleTaiwan's HTC unveils smartphone with powerful camera
Taiwan's HTC on Monday unveiled the smartphones that it said would allow users to "retire" their digital cameras, as it sought to fight back against rivals Apple and Samsung.
View ArticleSamsung starts US sales of Galaxy Note 10.1
Samsung Electronics Co. is taking another shot at the dominance of Apple's iPad with a tablet equipped with a digital pen and a faster processor at the same price tag.
View ArticleReview: TV video-calling gadget costs too much for too little
You may have already placed a video call from your computer or from your smartphone. In the future you may make such calls from your television.
View ArticleOptimus G: LG Electronics launches new flagship smartphone (Update)
LG Electronics will launch the Optimus G smartphone next week in South Korea, pinning high hopes on the new Android device to help revive its loss-making mobile business.
View ArticleFujitsu Semiconductor releases Interface Bridge SoC incorporating 10...
Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited today announced the development of Interface Bridge SoC "MB86E631," which brings together a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor and a host of different interfaces, all on a...
View ArticleSamsung will open up on big.LITTLE processor at ISSCC
(Phys.org)—Samsung will turn heads at the IEEE International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) in February when it describes the first mobile applications processor to use ARM's big.LITTLE...
View ArticleVivoTab Smart Tablet with Intel Atom processor introduced
ASUS last week launched the VivoTab Smart tablet with 10.1-inch HD display and full Windows 8 experience.
View ArticleTegra 4: NVIDIA introduces world's fastest mobile processor
NVIDIA today introduced NVIDIA Tegra 4, the world's fastest mobile processor, with record-setting performance and battery life to flawlessly power smartphones and tablets, gaming devices, auto...
View ArticlePaperTab goes on show as flexible paper-thin tablet (w/ video)
(Phys.org)—Call it the paper tablet. Or flexible e-paper touchscreen. Or an all in one computing experience made up of a cluster of papery, tablet screens, each behaving like an app. However you look...
View ArticleIntel's new Ivy Bridge parts form a budget line
(Phys.org)—News from Intel on Ivy Bridge microarchitecture involves the rollout of eight new SKUs (processor unique identifier part numbers) to Celeron and Pentium families as well as a new Core chip....
View ArticleUltra-low power processor operates at near-threshold voltage
At this week's International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC 2013), imec and Holst Centre presented an ultra-low power processor that operates reliably at near-threshold voltages. The processor...
View ArticleAll-in-one PC with detachable tablet: ASUS Transformer AiO
ASUS today announced ASUS Transformer AiO, the world's first All-in-One PC with a detachable display that can also be used as a standalone tablet around the home. ASUS Transformer AiO consists of a...
View ArticleSamsung announces Exynos 5 Octa for new generation of mobile devices
Samsung Electronics announced that its new Exynos 5 Octa application processor is scheduled for mass-production in the second quarter of 2013. The Exynos 5 Octa features an unprecedented eight-core ARM...
View ArticleLow-power operating system for many: Core LSI for embedded applications
Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has developed an innovative, low power operating system (OS) for many-core processors, targeting application in embedded systems, including automotive...
View ArticleSamsung unveils new Galaxy S4 'Mini'
South Korea's Samsung Electronics on Thursday unveiled a slimmed down version of its flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone as the company looks to tap the mid-range market.
View ArticleAMD unveils first-ever 5 GHz processor
AMD today unveiled its most powerful member of the AMD FX family of CPUs, the world's first commercially available 5 GHz CPU processor, the AMD FX-9590. These 8-core CPUs deliver new levels of gaming...
View ArticleFlip phones are back: Samsung's new device runs on Android
Flip phones are making a comeback thanks to Samsung.
View ArticleHelping electrical power operators assess the security of the pan-European...
ITESLA, a project funded under the EU's FP7 programme, is establishing ways to make our electrical systems more secure. This vital work is now getting a significant boost in the form of 9.7 million...
View ArticleSafe use of multi-core technology for mobility
Information technologies provide cars and planes with many useful assistance systems and determine product properties. In the future, the necessary computation capacity will be supplied by multi-core...
View ArticleAsian mobile giants go ultra fast in race for smartphone pie
Asian mobile telecom giants Huawei and LG on Sunday launched a new generation of ultra rapid smartphones, in a race to catch up with market leaders Apple and Samsung.
View ArticleORNL completes first phase of Titan supercomputer transition
Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Jaguar supercomputer has completed the first phase of an upgrade that will keep it among the most powerful scientific computing systems in the world.
View ArticleTool chain for real-time programming
In aerospace, automation, and automotive technologies, smart electronic computer systems have to meet a number of security and real-time requirements. In case of critical incidents, for instance, the...
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