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Nvidia to license its graphics cores

Nvidia is to start licensing its graphics cores more widely in a bid to cash in on the need for powerful graphics in smartphones, tablets and other devices.

By Agam Shah | 18 June, 2013 22:33

Tags: Graphics boards, Components, nvidia

Icahn acquires larger stake in Dell, proposes new buyout deal

Carl Icahn has acquired a larger stake in Dell and called for a better buyout offer than the proposal of $US13.65 per share from Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners.

By Agam Shah | 18 June, 2013 21:36

Tags: business issues, Dell, Mergers and acquisitions

Nvidia updates programming tools to boost mobile device speed

Nvidia wants to accelerate mobile-device performance with underlying tools that enable CPUs and graphics processors to work in a coherent manner.

By Agam Shah | 18 June, 2013 20:16

Tags: Development tools, application development, Graphics boards, hardware systems, Components, nvidia, software

HP shakes up management team of PC division

Hewlett-Packard has shuffled the management of its PC division as it tries to sharpen its focus on growth markets.

By Agam Shah | 18 June, 2013 14:36

Tags: business issues, personnel, hardware systems, Hewlett-Packard

AMD reboots server strategy with first ARM chips

Advanced Micro Devices is building its future server strategy around chips used in smartphones and tablets. The company said its first ARM server processors - which will be released in the second half of next year - will be faster and more powerful than its existing low-power x86 server processors.

By Agam Shah | 18 June, 2013 15:03

Tags: Arm Holdings, servers, Advanced Micro Devices, hardware systems, Components, processors

Rambus, STMicroelectronics settle lawsuits, sign patent agreement

Much of Rambus' past is associated with lawsuits, but the company is moving forward with dispute settlements.

By Agam Shah | 17 June, 2013 22:06

Tags: rambus, intellectual property, ST Microelectronics, legal, Components, processors, memory

Scientist out to break Amdahl's law

Many attempts have been made over the last 46 years to rewrite Amdahl's law, a theory that focuses on performance relative to parallel and serial computing. One scientist hopes to prove that Amdahl's law can be surpassed, and that it doesn't apply in certain parallel computing models.

By Agam Shah | 17 June, 2013 20:41

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices, hardware systems, Components, processors, University of Alberta

US prosecutors propose kill switch to prevent smartphone theft

U.S. prosecutors are proposing that smartphone makers offer a "kill switch" in all new phones produced by the start of next year as part of an initiative to cut down on theft, which sometimes turns violent.

By Agam Shah | 13 June, 2013 18:32

Tags: Criminal, Apple, consumer electronics, Google, smartphones, legal

Nvidia hopes Shield eventually overtakes Xbox, PS4

Nvidia's Shield is complementary to gaming consoles for now, but the company hopes that wide adoption of Android gaming ultimately could make the US$349 handheld an alternative to Xbox and PlayStation.

By Agam Shah | 13 June, 2013 14:40

Tags: Handhelds, Mobile games, games, nvidia

Smartphone chips to power prototype supercomputer

Smartphone and tablet chips are now making their way into high-performance computers, providing an energy-efficient alternative to the power-hungry server chips used in the world's fastest supercomputers.

By Agam Shah | 12 June, 2013 18:20

Tags: supercomputers, High performance, hardware systems, Components, processors, Barcelona Supercomputing Center

Intel exec says Silvermont trumps ARM in power, performance

A top Intel executive said the power and performance battle with ARM is over, because Intel's upcoming chips based on its Silvermont architecture are ahead on key metrics required to deliver strong performance and battery life on smartphones and tablets.

By Agam Shah | 07 June, 2013 07:29

Tags: computex, Arm Holdings, Components, processors, intel

Intel shows 'world's fastest thumb drive'

Intel is showing off what it called the "world's fastest thumb drive," which uses Thunderbolt technology to provide breakthrough data transfer speeds compared to flash drives that plug into USB ports.

By Agam Shah | 06 June, 2013 12:41

Tags: computex, SSD, Drives, storage, Components, Input-Output, intel, Personal storage peripherals

AMD breaks from Windows exclusivity, adopts Android and Chrome OS

After years of Windows OS exclusivity, Advanced Micro Devices is opening the door to design chips to run Google's Android and Chrome OS in PCs and tablets.

By Agam Shah | 05 June, 2013 15:22

Tags: computex, Android OS, Google, Advanced Micro Devices, hardware systems, Components, tablets, processors

Intel says tablets with Bay Trail processors will start at under $199

Intel expects tablets containing its upcoming Atom processor code-named Bay Trail will cost under US$200, a company executive said Wednesday.

By Agam Shah | 05 June, 2013 11:04

Tags: computex, hardware systems, Components, tablets, processors, intel

AMD hopes to bridge gap between Xbox, PlayStation and PCs

Advanced Micro Devices has announced a new strategy that could lead to games that run in the future across PCs and games consoles like the Xbox and PlayStation.

By Agam Shah | 05 June, 2013 06:02

Tags: consumer electronics, Advanced Micro Devices, Microsoft, desktop pcs, hardware systems, Components, laptops, processors, sony, computex