Chip maker Qualcomm has announced that it can't meet demand for some of its mobile phone processors — which means that Android and Windows-based phone manufacturers will have to seek an alternative in the coming months. Read More >>
Featured comment by bingowings85:
"That's incredible that Qualcomm can't churn them out quick enough. If anybody can think of a way to improve production i'm sure Q will be all ears." More »
Featured comment by Happyal:
"And yet there is still no buzz for Apple TV.
I feel sorry for it, so I'm going to post a comment.
Err... nothing more to say about Apple TV, can..." More »
With the announcement of the iPad 3, came the announcement of a new processor: the A5x chipset with (presumably) a dual-core CPU and quad-core GPU. The A5x is more powerful to be sure, but should we think of it as a next-generation chip, or merely a spec bump? Read More >>
Featured comment by Fourthletter:
"If it's the same CPU then it isn't 4x the speed of an A5, the only difference is it has a 4 core GPU which is twice as powerful to push twice the reso..." More »
There have been suggestions floating around that Intel's new Ivy Bridge processors would arrive later than anticipated on the market. Now, those rumours have been confirmed as true by a senior Intel employee, so we won't see the processors in April as previously expected. Read More >>
In the ongoing quest to push processor performance, the key is being able to effectively shrink their component parts. A new transistor, based on a single atom, may go further than helping speed things up: it could shatter Moore's Law. Read More >>
Featured comment by ZombieUnicorns:
"-391!!! Colder than absolute zero?! Yes, Celsius would help prevent my original confusion after reading that article! Also, if anything, as a species ..." More »
If you thought Intel's Atom processor line was dead, think again: the company is launching a new version of the silicon, code named Rosepoint. Don't be too quick to dismiss it, either, because it sounds like the new mobile processor could mean business. Read More >>
Featured comment by Jynto:
"Technology may get to a point where it no longer surprises me, but not yet. Wi-fi in a freaking processor, how would that even work?" More »
BGR is claiming that one of its sources has access to an iPad 3 prototype which, at this stage of development, it may be true. According to them, these debug screenshots confirm some of the speculation about the next Apple tablet: Read More >>
Featured comment by scaramoosh:
"I don't think IOS is better for the average consumer, all I ever hear from my Mum is "why can't I do this" and I have to tell her you need to go throu..." More »