By Adriana Lee |
One of the most efficient processors is the SoC, or system-on-a-chip. ARM architecture simply pantses x86 (in the mobile space, anyway), thanks to the dance of power management that takes place — cores don’t unnecessarily fire all at once, but are called up depending on the…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple is reportedly in talks with Intel to replace Samsung as the provider of processors for its iPhone, RBC Capital analyst Doug Freedman said in a recent report. “We believe Intel has the upper-hand due to the limitations of capacity at alternative sources,” Freedman said,…
By Brandon Russell |
Following news that Apple’s 21.5-inch iMac would go on sale Friday, Nov. 30, reseller website Expercom has posted full configuration info for the 27-inch models, along with pricing for each. Specific customization options has been public knowledge for awhile now, though Apple has kept exact cost…
By Todd Haselton |
A report recently surfaced suggesting that Apple was paying 20 percent more for processors provided by Samsung because it couldn’t find another firm in time to replace the Korea tech giant. That’s not the full story, Samsung says. In fact, The Hankyoreh cited an unnamed…
By Todd Haselton |
Samsung has allegedly increased the price of the mobile processor that it sells Apple for use in its iOS-based products, including the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Korea news outlet Chosun Ilbo said Monday that Samsung asked for a 20% increase in the price Apple typically…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple and Samsung don’t get along in the public eye. Samsung recently lost a patent battle to the Cupertino-based company and its commercials are known for mocking Apple products. Historically, however, Samsung has provided components used in Apple’s iPhone. Now, that relationship is reportedly beginning…
By Todd Haselton |
Texas Instruments recently said that it was interested in leaving the mobile chip space to instead focus on other consumer electronics industries, which it said will provide more growth in the long run. Now, a recent report suggests that Amazon is interested in buying TI’s…
By Todd Haselton |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) will be the sole provider of the 20nm processor for Apple’s upcoming quad-core chips, Citigroup Global Markets told CENS recently. The company has slowly been stealing Samsung’s share of supplies to Apple and reportedly has a 1-2 year contract with the…
By Roy Choi |
Texas Instruments announced earlier this week that its love of chip design and manufacturing for mobile devices has waned a bit and is refocusing its work towards embedded platforms. The exit is likely the result of a less lucrative market as leaders, Apple (A6) and…
By Todd Haselton |
We’re already expecting a faster processor and 4G LTE support in the iPhone 5, but new images of a leaked logic board appear to confirm that the device will pack an A6 chip, a Qualcomm MDM9615M 4G LTE modem, a nano-SIM card and Hynix flash…
By Todd Haselton |
Samsung’s current Exynos 4 Quad processor powers its flagship Galaxy S III smartphone abroad, but the company on Friday officially began to detail its new Exynos 5 Dual processor, and it’s loaded with goodies. The chip, as its name implies, includes a ARM Cortex A15-based dual-core…
By Killian Bell |
Less than 24 hours after its release, Google’s new Nexus Q media player has already been hacked to run — but not play — Android games. The $299 Nexus Q possesses all of the internals it needs to run applications, including a dual-core OMAP4460 processor…
By Killian Bell |
I ordered Apple’s next-generation MacBook Pro with Retina display on June 12, the day after the Cupertino company unveiled the notebook at its WWDC keynote. Two and a half weeks later, my order is still “processing,” and appears to be no closer to leaving the…
By Todd Haselton |
We’ve seen plenty (too many?) leaks related to the iPhone 5 (here’s our guide to all of them) and a new one just surfaced. The new iPhone will allegedly run a Samsung ARM S5L8950X application processor, according to beta iOS 6 code that was examined…
By Killian Bell |
While the Samsung Galaxy S III has been available to pre-order for a couple weeks now, it doesn’t actually make its official debut until the end of this month. However, it seems some retailers in some parts of the world don’t care for release dates,…
By Killian Bell |
Unveiled at Mobile World Congress back in February, the Asus Padfone has become one of the most anticipated devices of 2012. Its ability to transform between smartphone, tablet, and notebook makes it unique and exciting, and one of the most innovative Android devices to hit…
By Killian Bell |
Back in January, Samsung announced it was planning to merge its homegrown bada operating system with the open-source Tizen platform, which the Korean company has been developing with Intel. Four months later, we can take a peek at one of the first Tizen-powered Samsung devices…
By Killian Bell |
PC vendors are reportedly under “great pressure” to produce Windows 8 notebooks and ultrabooks that will prove to be too expensive for the majority of the market. Microsoft’s decision to promote the new operating system’s touch-friendly approach and the cost of the software itself are…
By Killian Bell |
This certainly isn’t the best Samsung Galaxy S III picture we’ve seen so far, but it could be the most important. The handset appears — alongside specifications — in what is believed to be a leaked Galaxy S III service manual, and despite being just…
By Killian Bell |
Chances are that at some point during your life, you’ve owned a computer that features an Intel processor. In fact, you might be reading this story on one now. But you certainly wouldn’t have owned an Intel-powered smartphone, because there weren’t any… until now. The…
By Killian Bell |
Nokia has this morning released the Feature Pack 1 update for its latest smartphones running the Symbian Belle operating system, introducing a number of new features while increasing the speed of each handset’s processor. Available to the 701, 700, and 603 handsets, the update increases clock…
By Killian Bell |
Apple’s third-generation Apple TV is almost identical to its predecessor — both inside and out — but it’s now capable of playing full, high-definition video in 1080p. So what does it have that the second-generation set-top box doesn’t? Well, according to a teardown performed by…
By Joey Davidson |
Apple called their new iPad a “graphics powerhouse.” The processor, supposedly, boasts 4x the power of NVIDIA’s Tegra 3. The processor is part of their work in making the new Retina Display possible. The new iPad will rock a 2048 x 1536 screen resolution. At…
By Maximum PC |
Conflicting reports about Intel’s Ivy Bridge launch and a full or partial delay are casting a cloud over the Santa Clara chip maker’s successor to Sandy Bridge, but regardless of when it comes out, there’s plenty of reason to be excited. For one, Ivy Bridge is being…
