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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Dell begins test deployment of ARM-based Copper servers]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/29/dell-test-deployment-arm-servers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/29/dell-test-deployment-arm-servers/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/29/dell-test-deployment-arm-servers/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center; "> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/29/dell-test-deployment-arm-servers/"><img alt="Dell begins test deployment of ARM-based Copper servers" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/copper.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 600px; height: 238px; " /></a></p><p> Back in February, Dell <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/21/dell-wants-in-on-arm-server-field-says-software-still-has-some/">revealed its intentions</a> to enter the ARM server field. Today, the company announced that it is shipping ARM-based Copper servers to a limited number of customers. Copper is lower power than x86 servers, and Dell thinks this makes it a good fit for energy-intensive platforms such as Hadoop. In that same vein, the company views Copper as a cost-effective option that can be used for light workloads and for testing performance. In addition to deploying its new servers to select clients, Dell will be looking to the open source community for help in further developing its ARM system (the platform currently runs Linux). No word on when Copper will move beyond the testing phase.</p><p></p><p></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/29/dell-test-deployment-arm-servers/">Dell begins test deployment of ARM-based Copper servers</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 29 May 2012 15:41:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/29/dell-test-deployment-arm-servers/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20247031/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/29/dell-test-deployment-arm-servers/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ARM</category><category>arm server</category><category>ARM servers</category><category>ArmServer</category><category>ArmServers</category><category>copper</category><category>Copper server</category><category>CopperServer</category><category>dell</category><category>Dell ARM servers</category><category>Dell Copper server</category><category>Dell server</category><category>Dell servers</category><category>DellArmServers</category><category>DellCopperServer</category><category>DellServer</category><category>DellServers</category><category>hadoop</category><category>server</category><category>servers</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Silbert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 15:41:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intel posts x86-friendly Android 4.0 image, lets you feel the need for speed]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/24/intel-posts-x86-friendly-android-4-0-image/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/24/intel-posts-x86-friendly-android-4-0-image/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/24/intel-posts-x86-friendly-android-4-0-image/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/24/intel-posts-x86-friendly-android-4-0-image/"><img alt="Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/intel-android-image.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 600px; height: 431px;" /></a></p><p> Android developers are all too familiar with <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/09/googles-android-emulator-gets-updated-with-gpu-support-better/">not-so-hot emulator performance</a>, so it's a relief that there's now an system image in a native x86 for testing. While you'll still likely want to test on ARM, the x86 image will both help ferret out bugs specific to Intel's architecture as well as provide a much faster experience debugging apps now that the ARM-to-Intel translation isn't needed on top of running a whole second operating system. It's not perfectly up to date, running on Android 4.0.3, but it's close enough that the environment will mimic much of what users see -- and a big help if you're jumping into writing specifically for Intel devices. If speed is of the essence, or you're not keen on importing a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/27/intels-xolo-x900-by-lava-hands-on/">Lava Xolo X900</a>, you just need to update the SDK Manager to start testing with an Intel-flavored green robot.</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/24/intel-posts-x86-friendly-android-4-0-image/">Intel posts x86-friendly Android 4.0 image, lets you feel the need for speed</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 24 May 2012 17:08:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/24/intel-posts-x86-friendly-android-4-0-image/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20244501/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/24/intel-posts-x86-friendly-android-4-0-image/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>android</category><category>android sdk</category><category>AndroidSdk</category><category>arm</category><category>atom</category><category>cellphone</category><category>cellphones</category><category>emulator</category><category>image</category><category>intel</category><category>lava</category><category>lava xolo x900</category><category>LavaXoloX900</category><category>medfield</category><category>mobilepostcross</category><category>sdk</category><category>software developer kit</category><category>SoftwareDeveloperKit</category><category>system image</category><category>SystemImage</category><category>tablet</category><category>tablet pc</category><category>tablet pcs</category><category>TabletPc</category><category>TabletPcs</category><category>tablets</category><category>x86</category><category>x900</category><category>xolo</category><category>xolo x900</category><category>XoloX900</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Fingas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 17:08:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Qualcomm hires former AMD CTO, makes 'em pay for dropping mobile]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/21/qualcomm-hires-eric-demers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/21/qualcomm-hires-eric-demers/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/21/qualcomm-hires-eric-demers/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/21/qualcomm-hires-eric-demers/"><img alt="Image" height="262" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/khanamd.jpg" style="margin:4px" width="600" /></a></p><p> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/13/qualcomm-snapdragon-s4-msm8960-development-tablet-hands-on-vide/">Qualcomm</a> is hiring <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/02/amd-2012-2013-roadmap-APUs-galore/">AMD's</a> former CTO <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/09/major-tech-manufacturers-to-drop-vga-by-2015-apple-wonders-what/">Eric Demers</a> to help the company produce a blockbuster mobile graphics chip. It needs the silicon for its big push for smartphone dominance (and tablets running <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/16/microsoft-outs-three-flavors-of-windows-8-windows-8-windows-8/">Windows RT</a>) in the face of strong competition from <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/18/imagination-technologies-unveils-series-6-powervr-gpus-promis/">Imagination Technologies' Series 6 PowerVR</a> and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/09/nvidia-says-tegra-3-is-a-pc-class-cpu-has-screenshots-to-prov/">NVIDIA's Tegra 3</a>. Demers' first job will be to merge Qualcomm's in-house <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/27/qualcomm-unleashes-snapdragon-s4-pro/">Adreno</a> team with ATI's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/25/htc-further-responds-to-video-driver-issue-will-improve-future/">Imageon</a> mobile graphics chip team, which <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/24/amd-buying-ati-for-5-4-billion/">AMD</a> flogged off for $65 million back in 2009 -- a move Sunnyvale is probably regretting now that it too is trying to get its hardware into <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/02/amds-new-plan-focus-on-tablets-cloud-computing-and-developing/">mobile devices</a>, unless it included a do-over clause in the sales contract.</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/21/qualcomm-hires-eric-demers/">Qualcomm hires former AMD CTO, makes 'em pay for dropping mobile</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 21 May 2012 12:43:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/21/qualcomm-hires-eric-demers/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20241659/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/21/qualcomm-hires-eric-demers/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Adreno</category><category>AMD</category><category>ARM</category><category>ATI</category><category>ATI Imageon</category><category>AtiImageon</category><category>Business</category><category>Buyout</category><category>Eric Demers</category><category>EricDemers</category><category>Imagination Technologies</category><category>ImaginationTechnologies</category><category>Merge</category><category>Mobile Chip</category><category>Mobile Graphics</category><category>MobileChip</category><category>MobileGraphics</category><category>mobilepostmini</category><category>PowerVR</category><category>Qualcomm</category><category>Qualcomm Adreno</category><category>QualcommAdreno</category><category>Sale</category><category>System on Chip</category><category>SystemOnChip</category><category>Windows on ARM</category><category>Windows RT</category><category>WindowsOnArm</category><category>WindowsRt</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Cooper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 12:43:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raspberry Pi hands-on and Eben Upton interview at Maker Faire (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/21/raspberry-pi-hands-on-and-eben-upton-interview-at-maker-faire-v/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/21/raspberry-pi-hands-on-and-eben-upton-interview-at-maker-faire-v/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/21/raspberry-pi-hands-on-and-eben-upton-interview-at-maker-faire-v/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/21/raspberry-pi-hands-on-and-eben-upton-interview-at-maker-faire-v/"><img alt="Raspberry Pi hands-on and Eben Upton interview at Maker Faire (video)" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/raspberrypimakefairelead01.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 600px; height: 399px;" /></a></p><p> Unless you've been hiding under a rock lately, we're pretty sure you've heard about the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/RaspberryPi/">Raspberry Pi</a> by now -- a $25 credit-card sized PC that brings ARM/Linux to the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Arduino/">Arduino</a> form factor. As a refresher, the system features a 700MHz Broadcom <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/BCM2835/">BCM2835</a> SoC with an <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/ARM11/">ARM11</a> CPU, a Videocore 4 GPU (which handles HD H.264 video and OpenGL ES 2.0) and 256MB RAM. The board includes an SD card slot, HDMI output, composite video jack, 3.5mm audio socket, micro-USB power connector and GPIO header. Model A ($25) comes with one USB port, while Model B ($35) provides two USB ports and a 100BaseT Ethernet socket. <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Debian/">Debian</a> is recommended, but Raspberry Pi can run most ARM-compatible 32-bit OSes.</p><p> This past weekend at <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/MakerFaire/">Maker Faire</a> Bay Area 2012 we ran into Eben Upton, Executive Director of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, and took the opportunity to spend some quality time with a production board and to discuss this incredible PC. We touched upon the origins of the system (inspired by the BBC Micro, one of the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/20/the-engadget-interview-arm-co-founder-john-biggs/">ARM founders</a>' projects), <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Mooreslaw/">Moore's law</a>, the wonders of simple computers and upcoming products / ideas -- including Adafruit's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/26/adafruit-wants-to-help-you-hack-your-raspberry-pi/">Pi Plate</a> and Raspberry Pi's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/19/raspberry-pi-camera-add-on/">prototype camera add-on</a>. On the subject of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/16/raspberry-pi-begins-shipping/">availability</a>, the company expects that "there will be approximately 200,000 units in the field by the end of June". Take a look at our hands-on gallery below and our video interview after the break.<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/raspberry-pi-hands-on/">Raspberry Pi hands-on</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/raspberry-pi-hands-on/#5036316"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/raspberrypimakefaire01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/raspberry-pi-hands-on/#5036317"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/raspberrypimakefaire02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/raspberry-pi-hands-on/#5036318"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/raspberrypimakefaire03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/raspberry-pi-hands-on/#5036319"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/raspberrypimakefaire04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/raspberry-pi-hands-on/#5036320"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/raspberrypimakefaire05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div></p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/21/raspberry-pi-hands-on-and-eben-upton-interview-at-maker-faire-v/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Raspberry Pi hands-on and Eben Upton interview at Maker Faire (video)</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/21/raspberry-pi-hands-on-and-eben-upton-interview-at-maker-faire-v/">Raspberry Pi hands-on and Eben Upton interview at Maker Faire (video)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 21 May 2012 06:21:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/21/raspberry-pi-hands-on-and-eben-upton-interview-at-maker-faire-v/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20241458/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/21/raspberry-pi-hands-on-and-eben-upton-interview-at-maker-faire-v/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Adafruit</category><category>Adafruit Pi Plate</category><category>AdafruitPiPlate</category><category>Arduino</category><category>ARM</category><category>ARM11</category><category>BBC Micro</category><category>BbcMicro</category><category>BCM2835</category><category>Broadcom</category><category>Broadcom BCM2835</category><category>BroadcomBcm2835</category><category>Debian</category><category>Eben Upton</category><category>EbenUpton</category><category>hands-on</category><category>interview</category><category>Linux</category><category>Maker Faire</category><category>Maker Faire 2012</category><category>Maker Faire Bay Area</category><category>Maker Faire Bay Area 2012</category><category>MakerFaire</category><category>MakerFaire2012</category><category>MakerFaireBayArea</category><category>MakerFaireBayArea2012</category><category>Model A</category><category>Model B</category><category>ModelA</category><category>ModelB</category><category>Moores law</category><category>MooresLaw</category><category>Pie Plate</category><category>PiePlate</category><category>Rasbberry Pi Foundation</category><category>RasbberryPiFoundation</category><category>Raspberry Pi</category><category>RaspberryPi</category><category>video</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Myriam Joire]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 06:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hands-on with the Electric Imp at Maker Faire (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/21/hands-on-with-the-electric-imp-at-maker-faire-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/21/hands-on-with-the-electric-imp-at-maker-faire-video/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/21/hands-on-with-the-electric-imp-at-maker-faire-video/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/21/hands-on-with-the-electric-imp-at-maker-faire-video/"><img alt="Hands-on with the Electric Imp at Maker Faire (video)" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/electricimpmakefairelead01.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 600px; height: 399px;" /></a></p><p> Yesterday at <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/MakerFaire/">Maker Faire</a> Bay Area 2012 we visited the Electric Imp booth to chat with the startup's founders and get some hands-on time with the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/17/electric-imp-connects-devices-appliances-internet/">tiny wireless computer</a>. What is the Electric Imp? It's a module containing an ARM <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/CortexM3/">Cortex M3</a> SoC with embedded WiFi that's built into an SD card form factor. While the device looks just like and SD card, it's not pin-compatible with the standard -- the idea is to leverage a reliable and affordable connector for the Electric Imp. The module is not very useful on its own -- it only comes to life when inserted into one of several boards, which provide the Electric Imp with power and access to <em>the real world</em>. In turn the device gives these boards a brain and an Internet connection. Eventually the company hopes that appliance manufacturers will incorporate Electric Imp slots into products to make them network aware.</p><p> We talked with CEO Hugo Fiennes (formerly with Apple) about the past, present and future of the Electric Imp so hit the break to read more and to watch our hands-on video.<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/electric-imp-hands-on/">Electric Imp hands-on</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/electric-imp-hands-on/#5035898"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/electricimpmakefaire18_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/electric-imp-hands-on/#5035881"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/electricimpmakefaire01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/electric-imp-hands-on/#5035882"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/electricimpmakefaire02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/electric-imp-hands-on/#5035884"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/electricimpmakefaire04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/electric-imp-hands-on/#5035885"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/electricimpmakefaire05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div></p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/21/hands-on-with-the-electric-imp-at-maker-faire-video/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Hands-on with the Electric Imp at Maker Faire (video)</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/21/hands-on-with-the-electric-imp-at-maker-faire-video/">Hands-on with the Electric Imp at Maker Faire (video)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 21 May 2012 00:20:00 EST.  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It may sound like a delicious carnival delight, but munching on this bad boy will send you to the hospital faster than a family pack of deep-fried Oreos. Keeping up the confection theme, FXI has coined the treat in question as <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/10/fxis-cotton-candy-gets-a-taste-of-ubuntu-we-go-hands-on/">Cotton Candy</a>, and we got <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/29/hands-on-with-fxi-cotton-candy-at-mwc-video/">our first taste</a> of the refresh back in February at Mobile World Congress, where we went hands-on with the bite-size computer-on-a-stick. FXI reps promised a March ship date at that point, but the refreshed model appears to have been worth the wait, with a 1.2GHz ARM Cortex A9 processor, quad-core ARM Mali-400MP graphics and support for <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/ics/">Android 4.0</a> and Ubuntu, along with embedded virtualization clients for Windows, Linux and Mac.</p><p> There's a gig of DRAM on board -- up to 64GB of storage will come in the form of a bring-your-own microSD card. There's a 1080p-ready HDMI port at one end of the 3-inch stick and a USB 2.0 connector on the other side, along with a female micro-USB port for peripheral connectivity. Customers with pre-orders in Scandinavia (FXI is based in Norway) should expect their $199 Cotton Candy devices by the end of the month, while those in the rest of the world (including the US of A) will need to hang tight until the end of the summer. There's a MWC-era hands-on awaiting you just past the break.</p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/14/fxi-cotton-candy-may/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>FXI Cotton Candy ICS-on-a-stick gets May release date, sweetened design</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/14/fxi-cotton-candy-may/">FXI Cotton Candy ICS-on-a-stick gets May release date, sweetened design</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 14 May 2012 22:12:00 EST.  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It might get a better footing in an <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/ARM/">ARM</a>-dominated world with a new range of processors in the Aptiv line. The highest-end chip of the bunch, the ProAptiv, is reportedly much smaller than its ARM opponents across the aisle while managing the same speed, goosing the floating-point math, memory addressing and multi-core support to where it's as much as 75 percent faster over the previous generation. That's good news for mobile devices and set-top boxes where space is tight. MIPS isn't leaving embedded gear like 4G LTE modems alone, either, as the mid-size InterAptiv and tiny MicroAptiv are getting similar improvements. If you're eager to get cracking on a processor of your own, you can license MIPS' new work right away -- and us plebeians who simply buy the devices can expect Aptiv to be ready for gadget use by the middle of the year.</p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/12/mips-unveils-new-aptiv-mobile-chips/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>MIPS unveils new Aptiv mobile chip design, vows more speed in a tiny space</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/12/mips-unveils-new-aptiv-mobile-chips/">MIPS unveils new Aptiv mobile chip design, vows more speed in a tiny space</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Sat, 12 May 2012 19:29:00 EST.  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CEO Paul Otellini saw his more mobile-oriented competition facing a "big uphill fight" without the presence of legacy Windows app support. That's a big drawback for corporate buyers that have legions of traditional apps they want to keep running, the executive said. He also used the opportunity to rib <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/ARM/">ARM</a> over a lack of any existing Windows hardware. There's certainly no question that Intel <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/09/lenovos-ideapad-yoga-convertible-tablet-runs-windows-8-is-set/">has a head start</a> in Windows 8 support, but the remarks do come with a degree of irony. Intel is <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/27/intels-xolo-x900-by-lava-hands-on/">cutting into ARM's territory</a> with Atom-based Android phones, and while it won't have as much of a problem with legacy OS support as ARM will with Windows, Intel has a lot to prove on its own.</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/10/intel-knocks-arm-legacy-app-dilemma-in-windows-8/">Intel knocks ARM's legacy app dilemma in Windows 8, says it has a 'big uphill fight' ahead</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 10 May 2012 17:03:00 EST.  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It's claiming that only the Internet Explorer browser will run under the much more (in computing terms) privileged Windows Classic environment. It claims this effectively makes IE the only fully functioning browser on the platform, with everything else being denied access to key computing functions (running as a Metro app). Mozilla argues that if IE can run in Windows (rather than Metro) on ARM, then there's no reason why the other browsers can't. Mozilla then goes on to extend an invitation to Microsoft to "remain firm on its user choice principles". Meanwhile it's not just the Moz that has taken umbrage at the move, with <em>CNET</em> reporting that Google also isn't happy with the situation, saying "We share the concerns Mozilla has raised regarding the Windows 8 environment restricting user choice and innovation." We'll have to wait and see what Microsoft's take on the matter is, but for now it looks like the browser wars are back on.</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/10/mozilla-slaps-windows-rt-as-a-return-to-the-digital-dark-ages/">Mozilla calls Windows RT a return to the 'digital dark ages' for limiting browser choice, Google nods in agreement</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 10 May 2012 08:28:00 EST.  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As seen above in still photos taken by <i>Tizen Talk</i>, the developer unit running <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/01/tizen-1-0-larkspur-sdk-and-source-arrive/">Tizen 1.0</a> features a 4.3-inch screen and reportedly contains a dual-core 1.2GHz CPU. There are more details revealed in a seven minute video posted by <i>The Handheld Blog</i> (embedded after the break), showing off a very TouchWiz-inspired experience which while plain and without many of the animations and transitions of polished release-quality software, did appear to run smoothly. The HTML5 apps themselves however, tended to lag a bit, although even at this early stage it showed off quite a bit of built-in support for social services like Facebook, Twitter and Gmail. We should find out more about the coalition's plans over the next few days, for now check out the hands-on video and see if this Linux-based software has any more promise than <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/webos">webOS</a> or the same MeeGo platform it <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/28/meego-to-be-folded-into-linux-based-tizen-os-slated-to-arrive-i/">dislodged</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/08/tizen-developer-phone-appears-complete-with-4-3-inch-screen-and/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Tizen developer phone appears, complete with 4.3-inch screen and dual-core CPU (video)</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/08/tizen-developer-phone-appears-complete-with-4-3-inch-screen-and/">Tizen developer phone appears, complete with 4.3-inch screen and dual-core CPU (video)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 08 May 2012 04:43:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/08/tizen-developer-phone-appears-complete-with-4-3-inch-screen-and/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20233460/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/08/tizen-developer-phone-appears-complete-with-4-3-inch-screen-and/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>4.3</category><category>4.3-inch</category><category>arm</category><category>developer phone</category><category>DeveloperPhone</category><category>dual-core</category><category>gt-i9500</category><category>mobilepostmini</category><category>prototype</category><category>samsung</category><category>tizen</category><category>tizen 1.0</category><category>tizen develoeprs conference</category><category>tizen os</category><category>Tizen1.0</category><category>TizenDeveloeprsConference</category><category>TizenOs</category><category>video</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Lawler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 04:43:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Series revisits ARM's humble beginnings, BBC Micro and all]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/04/series-revisits-arms-humble-beginnings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/04/series-revisits-arms-humble-beginnings/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/04/series-revisits-arms-humble-beginnings/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center; "> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/04/series-revisits-arms-humble-beginnings/"><img alt="Series revisits ARM's humble beginnings, BBC Micro and all" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/unsung5.jpg" style="margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; width: 400px; height: 392px; " /></a></p><p> If you read our <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/20/the-engadget-interview-arm-co-founder-john-biggs/">interview</a> with ARM co-founder John Biggs, you know the company behind the processor in most smartphones had quite modest beginnings, what with an office in a barn and all. But Biggs is only part of the story, and <em>Reghardware</em> fleshes the rest out with a two-part series on the "unsung heroes of tech": Sophie Wilson, Steve Furber and Herman Hauser, the team behind Acorn Computers, the British PC company that spawned ARM in the mid-80s. We'll let you click through to the source links to take the journey yourself, but here are a few highlights: earning a computer contract with the BBC, happening upon ARM chips' low power consumption by accident and striking gold thanks to a partnership with Apple.</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/04/series-revisits-arms-humble-beginnings/">Series revisits ARM's humble beginnings, BBC Micro and all</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Fri, 04 May 2012 10:47:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/04/series-revisits-arms-humble-beginnings/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20230835/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/04/series-revisits-arms-humble-beginnings/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ARM</category><category>arm holdings</category><category>ARM processor</category><category>ArmHoldings</category><category>ArmProcessor</category><category>backstories</category><category>backstory</category><category>chip</category><category>chips</category><category>low power</category><category>LowPower</category><category>processor</category><category>processors</category><category>series</category><category>system on a chip</category><category>SystemOnAChip</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Silbert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 10:47:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft breaks down Windows 8's Media Center upgrade path, Dolby codec support]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/03/microsoft-breaks-down-windows-8s-media-center-upgrade-path-dol/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/03/microsoft-breaks-down-windows-8s-media-center-upgrade-path-dol/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/03/microsoft-breaks-down-windows-8s-media-center-upgrade-path-dol/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center; "> <img alt="Windows 8 Media Center" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/09/windows87955mce1.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 450px; " /></p><p> Many in the Windows Media Center community were afraid that Windows 8 would mark the end of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/MediaCenter/">Media Center</a>, while others thought it would be like Notepad -- present, but unchanged. In the end both were wrong as <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/02/microsoft-confirms-media-center-will-be-in-windows-8/">Microsoft announced Media Center would be available</a> as an <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/16/microsoft-outs-three-flavors-of-windows-8-windows-8-windows-8/">add-on to Windows 8</a>. Until now though, we didn't know exactly how that process would work. Steven Sinofsky outlined on the <em>Building Windows 8</em> blog how users will be able to use <em>Add Features to Windows 8</em> in Control Panel and purchase the same great Media Center experience that was included in Windows 7 Premium and Pro. The price is still unannounced but is expect to be "in line with marginal costs" -- whatever that means. The price paid will cover the royalties for the required codecs to support broadcast TV and DVD playback (DVDs still won't play in Media Player). One codec that will be supported in all version of Windows 8, but will require the computer maker to license the codec directly, is Dolby Digital Plus. So yeah, something else <a href="http://hd.engadget.com/2009/08/18/windows-7-includes-support-for-dolby-digital-plus/">that was included in Windows 7 for free</a>. We're glad it's there, but wish we'd get something new for the new premium price. Like most, we'll probably hold on to our Windows 7 HTPC a little bit longer.</p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/03/microsoft-breaks-down-windows-8s-media-center-upgrade-path-dol/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Microsoft breaks down Windows 8's Media Center upgrade path, Dolby codec support</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/03/microsoft-breaks-down-windows-8s-media-center-upgrade-path-dol/">Microsoft breaks down Windows 8's Media Center upgrade path, Dolby codec support</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 03 May 2012 20:21:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/03/microsoft-breaks-down-windows-8s-media-center-upgrade-path-dol/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20230581/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/03/microsoft-breaks-down-windows-8s-media-center-upgrade-path-dol/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>add features to windows 8</category><category>AddFeaturesToWindows8</category><category>arm</category><category>audio</category><category>codec</category><category>Dolby</category><category>Dolby Digital Plus</category><category>DolbyDigitalPlus</category><category>features</category><category>hdpostcross</category><category>htpc</category><category>Media Center</category><category>media pc</category><category>MediaCenter</category><category>MediaPc</category><category>Microsoft</category><category>pcs</category><category>Tablets PC</category><category>TabletsPc</category><category>upgrade</category><category>Windows 8</category><category>Windows 8 Media Center</category><category>windows anytime upgrade</category><category>windows media center</category><category>Windows8</category><category>Windows8MediaCenter</category><category>WindowsAnytimeUpgrade</category><category>WindowsMediaCenter</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Drawbaugh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 20:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[TSMC ramps 28nm ARM Cortex-A9 chip to 3.1GHz, gives your desktop jitters]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/03/tsmc-ramps-28nm-arm-cortex-a9-chip-to-3-1ghz/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/03/tsmc-ramps-28nm-arm-cortex-a9-chip-to-3-1ghz/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/03/tsmc-ramps-28nm-arm-cortex-a9-chip-to-3-1ghz/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/03/tsmc-ramps-28nm-arm-cortex-a9-chip-to-3-1ghz"><img alt="Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/tsmc-12inch-process.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 600px; height: 430px;" /></a></p><p> We know <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/TSMC/">TSMC</a>'s energy-miser 28-nanometer manufacturing process has a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/17/arm-announces-new-quad-core-cortex-a15-hard-macro-variant/">lot of headroom</a>, but the company just ratcheted expectations up by a few notches. Lab workers at Taiwan's semiconductor giant have successfully run a dual-core ARM <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/CortexA9/">Cortex-A9</a> processor at 3.1GHz under normal conditions. That's a 55 percent higher clock speed than the 2GHz maximum that TSMC normally offers, folks, and about twice as fast as a 40nm chip under the same workload. Don't expect that kind of clock speed from your next smartphone or tablet, though: expect processors of this caliber to find "high-performance uses," which takes us that much closer to NVIDIA's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/05/nvidia-announces-project-denver-arm-cpu-for-the-desktop/">Project Denver</a> as well as other ARM-based desktops, notebooks and servers that should give <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/x86/">x86</a> chips a run for their money.</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/03/tsmc-ramps-28nm-arm-cortex-a9-chip-to-3-1ghz/">TSMC ramps 28nm ARM Cortex-A9 chip to 3.1GHz, gives your desktop jitters</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 03 May 2012 09:54:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/03/tsmc-ramps-28nm-arm-cortex-a9-chip-to-3-1ghz/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20229904/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/03/tsmc-ramps-28nm-arm-cortex-a9-chip-to-3-1ghz/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>A9</category><category>ARM</category><category>ARM Cortex A9</category><category>arm cortex-a9</category><category>ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore</category><category>ARM processor</category><category>ArmCortex-a9</category><category>ArmCortex-a9Mpcore</category><category>ArmCortexA9</category><category>ArmProcessor</category><category>chip</category><category>chips</category><category>clock speed</category><category>ClockSpeed</category><category>cortex</category><category>Cortex A9</category><category>cortex-a9</category><category>CortexA9</category><category>nvidia</category><category>processor</category><category>processors</category><category>project denver</category><category>ProjectDenver</category><category>taiwan semiconductor</category><category>Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company</category><category>TaiwanSemiconductor</category><category>TaiwanSemiconductorManufacturingCompany</category><category>tsmc</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Fingas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 09:54:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[TSMC 2012 Q1 results: profits down again as 20-nanometer process proves expensive]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/26/tsmc-q1-2012/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/26/tsmc-q1-2012/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/26/tsmc-q1-2012/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/26/tsmc-q1-2012/"><img alt="Image" height="385" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/04/2q2012e132924kwo.jpg" style="margin:4px" width="454" /></a></p><p> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/19/tsmc-2011-profits-slump/">Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.</a> has offered up its first quarter results for the year, revealing yet another middling quarter. While turnover was NT$105.51 billion ($3.6 billion) and net profit was NT$33.47 billion ($1.1 billion), that's still 7.7 percent down on the NT$36.28 it made in the same quarter last year. On the upside, the chip foundry, which produces silicon for plenty of the world's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/21/arm-and-tsmc-team-up-for-tinier-20nm-cortex-socs/">biggest</a> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/nvidia">electronics</a> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/qualcomm/">companies</a>, managed to claw back some of those profit dips from Q4 of last year, suggesting milder climes may lie ahead.</p><p> The company is also encouraged by strong demand for its new <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/17/tsmc-begins-construction-of-new-9-3b-foundry-wants-to-sate-our/">28-nanometer chips</a>, which should offset the $8.5 billion spent on developing them, alongside a forthcoming 20-nanometer facility. 28-nanometer hardware still only equates to 5 percent of overall revenue, which should grow as companies use up their older inventory. If you've got a currency convertor to hand, head on past the break for the detailed breakdown.</p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/26/tsmc-q1-2012/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>TSMC 2012 Q1 results: profits down again as 20-nanometer process proves expensive</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/26/tsmc-q1-2012/">TSMC 2012 Q1 results: profits down again as 20-nanometer process proves expensive</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/26/tsmc-q1-2012/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20224591/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/26/tsmc-q1-2012/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>2012 Q1</category><category>2012Q1</category><category>ARM</category><category>Business</category><category>Chip Fabrication</category><category>ChipFabrication</category><category>Earnings</category><category>Financials</category><category>mobilepostcross</category><category>Numbers</category><category>Nvidia</category><category>Q1</category><category>Qualcomm</category><category>Report</category><category>Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company</category><category>TaiwanSemiconductorManufacturingCompany</category><category>TSMC</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Cooper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ARM reports revenues up 13 percent, bicep-curling profits up 22 percent]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/24/arm-financials-q1-2012/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/24/arm-financials-q1-2012/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/24/arm-financials-q1-2012/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/24/arm-financials-q1-2012/"><img alt="ARM reports revenues up 14 percent, bicep-curling profits up 22 percent " src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/04/arm-profits.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 600px; height: 339px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /></a></p><p> UK-based chip designer ARM just announced another booming quarter, with revenue up by 13 percent to $209.4 million. Pre-tax profits were even stronger, growing 22 percent year-over-year to $100 million. Not a bad profit margin by anyone's standards, and due to entirely to the Cambridge outfit's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/20/the-engadget-interview-arm-co-founder-john-biggs/">business model</a>, which has seen 22 new processor licenses signed this quarter. That includes everything from the smallest <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/13/arm-cortex-ultra-low-power-32-bit-processor/">Cortex-M</a> class chips for use in the "<a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/internet%20of%20things/">Internet of Things</a>" right through to the mini-monster <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/CortexA15/">Cortex-A15</a>. There were also two new signings for the Mali graphics core, which is still <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/03/next-gen-augmented-reality-from-arm/">proving its worth</a> in some of the latest Samsung Galaxy devices. Overall, the number of chips that went into mobile phones and mobile computers remained steady, but the shipment of chips for other types of consumer and embedded devices grew by 15 percent year-on-year, proving that ARM not only has muscle, but also fingers in pies.</p><p></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/24/arm-financials-q1-2012/">ARM reports revenues up 13 percent, bicep-curling profits up 22 percent</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/24/arm-financials-q1-2012/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20222554/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/24/arm-financials-q1-2012/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>2012</category><category>arm</category><category>arm holdings</category><category>arm holdings plc</category><category>ArmHoldings</category><category>ArmHoldingsPlc</category><category>earning</category><category>earnings</category><category>financials</category><category>profit</category><category>profits</category><category>q1</category><category>q1 2012</category><category>Q12012</category><category>quarterly earnings</category><category>quarterly earnings report</category><category>QuarterlyEarnings</category><category>QuarterlyEarningsReport</category><category>revenue</category><category>revenues</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharif Sakr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How your company will control your Windows RT Tablet]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/19/how-your-company-will-control-your-windows-rt-tablet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/19/how-your-company-will-control-your-windows-rt-tablet/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/19/how-your-company-will-control-your-windows-rt-tablet/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p></p><p style="text-align: center; "> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/19/how-your-company-will-control-your-windows-rt-tablet/"><img alt="Windows RT company connect" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/04/windowsrtconnectbusiness.jpg" style="margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; width: 600px; height: 438px; " /></a></p><p> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/09/microsoft-details-windows-for-arm-at-length-desktop-application/">Windows on ARM</a> really opens up the world of Windows to some great hardware. So great in fact that you'll probably have to buy one yourself if you want one to use at work. But a time will come where you'll want to get your work email and maybe even an app or two. You might already realize that by adding an <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/ActiveSync/">ActiveSync</a> email account to your tablet opens your new device up to restrictions by your system administrator -- like requiring a lock screen password or the ability to remotely wipe it - and in the Windows x86 world, your company uses things like an Active Directory (AD) Domain and its Group Policies to lock things down. But, AD isn't an <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/16/microsoft-outs-three-flavors-of-windows-8-windows-8-windows-8/">option for Windows RT</a>. According to the Building Windows 8 blog, Microsoft has instead built in the ability to connect to the company network to access apps, while at the same time, gives the admin the ability to control all the familiar AD security settings like bad password attempts, complexity requirements and can even verify your anti-malware software status. Of course if you leave the company or just want to use your tablet without entering a password, you can always break the tie and regain control of the security.</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/19/how-your-company-will-control-your-windows-rt-tablet/">How your company will control your Windows RT Tablet</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:36:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/19/how-your-company-will-control-your-windows-rt-tablet/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20219854/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/19/how-your-company-will-control-your-windows-rt-tablet/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>active directory</category><category>ActiveDirectory</category><category>ActiveSync</category><category>arm</category><category>business</category><category>it</category><category>Microsoft</category><category>security</category><category>sys admin</category><category>SysAdmin</category><category>system administrator</category><category>SystemAdministrator</category><category>Windows</category><category>Windows 8</category><category>windows enterprise</category><category>Windows RT</category><category>Windows8</category><category>WindowsEnterprise</category><category>WindowsRt</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Drawbaugh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:36:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft details memory reclaiming process within Metro-style apps]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/17/microsoft-windows-8-memory-reclaiming-process-detailed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/17/microsoft-windows-8-memory-reclaiming-process-detailed/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/17/microsoft-windows-8-memory-reclaiming-process-detailed/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/17/microsoft-windows-8-memory-reclaiming-process-detailed/"><img alt="windows 8 metro apps" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/04/windows8apps.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 600px; height: 337px;" /></a></p><p> Microsoft has made clear that Metro-style apps will be "<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/17/windows-phone-7-series-multitasking-the-real-deal/">suspended</a>" when they aren't the foremost app that's running, enabling the associated CPU to divert its power to more... shall we say, <i>pressing</i> matters. But for those wondering about memory in the aforesaid scenario, there's an entire post now dedicated to explaining precisely that. Microsoft's own Bill Karagounis -- group program manager on the Fundamentals team -- has penned a behind-the-scenes look at how memory will be reclaimed within Windows 8, even when Metro-style apps are suspended. The long and short of it is this: starting with <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/29/microsoft-windows-8-consumer-preview-detailed-impressions/">Windows 8 Consumer Preview</a>, "whenever Windows detects memory pressure on the system, it will repurpose nearly all the memory that suspended Metro style apps would otherwise hold onto; [the OS] can reclaim this memory without having to terminate an app." For those seeking an even deeper understanding, the source link has your name written all over it.</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/17/microsoft-windows-8-memory-reclaiming-process-detailed/">Microsoft details memory reclaiming process within Metro-style apps</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:46:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/17/microsoft-windows-8-memory-reclaiming-process-detailed/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20218087/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/17/microsoft-windows-8-memory-reclaiming-process-detailed/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>api</category><category>arm</category><category>memory</category><category>metro</category><category>microsoft</category><category>operating system</category><category>OperatingSystem</category><category>OS</category><category>performance</category><category>RAM</category><category>resource utilization</category><category>ResourceUtilization</category><category>software</category><category>task manager</category><category>TaskManager</category><category>windows</category><category>windows 8</category><category>Windows 8 Consumer Preview</category><category>windows rt</category><category>Windows8</category><category>Windows8ConsumerPreview</category><category>WindowsRt</category><category>winrt</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darren Murph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:46:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ARM announces new quad-core Cortex-A15 Hard Macro variant]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/17/arm-announces-new-quad-core-cortex-a15-hard-macro-variant/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/17/arm-announces-new-quad-core-cortex-a15-hard-macro-variant/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/17/arm-announces-new-quad-core-cortex-a15-hard-macro-variant/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/17/arm-announces-new-quad-core-cortex-a15-hard-macro-variant/"><img alt="ARM announces new quad-core Cortex-A15 Hard Macro variant" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/05/arm-cortex-a15.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 310px;" /></a></p><p> It's pretty much a year to the day that <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/20/arm-predicts-dual-core-cortex-a15-devices-in-late-2012-quad-cor/">we reported</a> the possibility of a quad-core Cortex-A15 from ARM, and look what just came across the wire! It's the Cortex-A15 Hard Macro -- the first design from ARM we're aware of that packs four A15 cores. The Hard Macro edition is of particular interest as it aims to help manufacturers bring products to market more quickly and at a lower cost. The chip variant runs at 2GHz, with performance of over 20,000 DMIPS if you were wondering. Notably, it operates with the same power usage of the A9 hard macro, which should mean it's got good efficiency credentials, and it's the first in the family to be based on 28nm process. There's no indication where we might see this turning up, but with the firm spilling the full details at the IEEE Symposium later this week, we're sure we'll find out soon enough.</p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/17/arm-announces-new-quad-core-cortex-a15-hard-macro-variant/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>ARM announces new quad-core Cortex-A15 Hard Macro variant</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/17/arm-announces-new-quad-core-cortex-a15-hard-macro-variant/">ARM announces new quad-core Cortex-A15 Hard Macro variant</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:52:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/17/arm-announces-new-quad-core-cortex-a15-hard-macro-variant/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20217667/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/17/arm-announces-new-quad-core-cortex-a15-hard-macro-variant/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>28nm</category><category>a15</category><category>ARM</category><category>arm cortex</category><category>ARM Cortex A15</category><category>arm cortex-a15</category><category>arm holdings</category><category>ARM processor</category><category>ArmCortex</category><category>ArmCortex-a15</category><category>ArmCortexA15</category><category>ArmHoldings</category><category>ArmProcessor</category><category>chip</category><category>cortex</category><category>Cortex A15</category><category>cortex a15 hard macro</category><category>cortex-a15</category><category>CortexA15</category><category>CortexA15HardMacro</category><category>hard macro</category><category>HardMacro</category><category>low-powe</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Trew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:52:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft outs three flavors of Windows 8: Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro and Windows RT]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/16/microsoft-outs-three-flavors-of-windows-8-windows-8-windows-8/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/16/microsoft-outs-three-flavors-of-windows-8-windows-8-windows-8/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/16/microsoft-outs-three-flavors-of-windows-8-windows-8-windows-8/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/16/microsoft-outs-three-flavors-of-windows-8-windows-8-windows-8/"><img alt="Microsoft outs three flavors of Windows 8: Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro and Windows RT" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/04/6-1-11-win8.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 600px; height: 362px;" /></a></p><p> We've known for what feels like ages that <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/01/microsoft-unveils-windows-8-tablet-prototypes/">Windows 8</a> would come in at least two flavors: one supporting x86 devices and one for ARM machines. Now Microsoft's ready to put a naming scheme on its much-anticipated menu for the operating system. According to a post on the Windows blog, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/18/intel-vp-confirms-arm-versions-of-windows-8-will-offer-no-compat/">ARM devices</a> will get Windows RT, while x86 / 64 devices will run Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro (also for x86 devices) will offer the suit-and-tie set added features for "encryption, virtualization, PC management and domain connectivity." Windows Media Center will be packaged as an add-on for the folks who go Pro. For a full break down of what each version will hold hit the source link below and check out our hands-on impressions of the OS preview <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/29/microsoft-windows-8-consumer-preview-detailed-impressions/">here</a>.</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/16/microsoft-outs-three-flavors-of-windows-8-windows-8-windows-8/">Microsoft outs three flavors of Windows 8: Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro and Windows RT</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:55:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/16/microsoft-outs-three-flavors-of-windows-8-windows-8-windows-8/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20217091/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/16/microsoft-outs-three-flavors-of-windows-8-windows-8-windows-8/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>add-on</category><category>arm</category><category>hdpostcross</category><category>media center</category><category>media center edition</category><category>MediaCenter</category><category>MediaCenterEdition</category><category>microsoft</category><category>msft</category><category>operating system</category><category>OperatingSystem</category><category>os</category><category>pro</category><category>rt</category><category>steven sinoksky</category><category>windows</category><category>windows 8</category><category>windows 8 pro</category><category>windows media center</category><category>windows rt</category><category>Windows8</category><category>Windows8Pro</category><category>WindowsMediaCenter</category><category>WindowsRt</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Trout]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:55:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ergo GoTab Epic hands-on (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/10/ergo-gotab-epic-hands-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/10/ergo-gotab-epic-hands-on-video/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/10/ergo-gotab-epic-hands-on-video/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/10/ergo-gotab-epic-hands-on-video/"><img alt="Image" height="399" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/04/ergogotabherodcdof.jpg" style="margin:4px" width="600" /></a></div><div> There's a new entrant in the cut-throat world of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/30/andypad-pro-review/">British</a> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Budget+Tablet/">budget tablet</a> makers: Birmingham-based Ergo Electronics. It previewed its new GoTab line of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/01/android-4-0-ice-cream-sandwich-review/">Ice Cream Sandwich</a>-powered slates and e-readers at this year's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/engadget-test-drives-festo-airmotion-ride-humiliates-self-vide/">Gadget Show Live</a>, but our interest was captivated by the most premium model: the GoTab Epic GTB9040. Interested in our impressions? Course you are, that's why you're going to read more after the break. <div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/ergo-go-tab-epic-hands-on/">Ergo GoTab Epic - Hands On</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/ergo-go-tab-epic-hands-on/#4954689"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/04/dsc02790800_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Ergo GoTab Epic - Hands On" title="Ergo GoTab Epic - Hands On" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/ergo-go-tab-epic-hands-on/#4954691"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/04/dsc02791800_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/ergo-go-tab-epic-hands-on/#4954692"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/04/dsc02794800_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/ergo-go-tab-epic-hands-on/#4954693"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/04/dsc02792800_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/ergo-go-tab-epic-hands-on/#4954694"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/04/dsc02789800_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div></div><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/10/ergo-gotab-epic-hands-on-video/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Ergo GoTab Epic hands-on (video)</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/10/ergo-gotab-epic-hands-on-video/">Ergo GoTab Epic hands-on (video)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:55:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/10/ergo-gotab-epic-hands-on-video/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20212458/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/10/ergo-gotab-epic-hands-on-video/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>AllWinner CPU</category><category>AllwinnerCpu</category><category>Android</category><category>ARM</category><category>ARM Cortex A8</category><category>ArmCortexA8</category><category>Budget</category><category>Budget Tablet</category><category>BudgetTablet</category><category>E-Book</category><category>E-Reader</category><category>Ergo Electronics</category><category>ErgoElectronics</category><category>Gadget Show Live</category><category>Gadget Show Live 2012</category><category>GadgetShowLive</category><category>GadgetShowLive2012</category><category>GoBook</category><category>GoReader</category><category>GoTab</category><category>GoTab Epic</category><category>GoTab Epic GTB9040</category><category>GotabEpic</category><category>GotabEpicGtb9040</category><category>GT9040</category><category>hands-on</category><category>Ice Cream Sandwich</category><category>IceCreamSandwich</category><category>Mali</category><category>The Gadget Show Live</category><category>The Gadget Show Live 2012</category><category>TheGadgetShowLive</category><category>TheGadgetShowLive2012</category><category>video</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Cooper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:55:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Switched On: Not weaned from Windows]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/08/not-weaned-from-windows/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/08/not-weaned-from-windows/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/08/not-weaned-from-windows/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p> <em>Each week <a href="http://twitter.com/rossrubin">Ross Rubin</a> contributes <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/switchedon">Switched On</a>, a column about consumer technology.</em></p><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/05/not-weaned-from-windows/"><img alt="Image" height="400" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/04/venuevs01212011.jpg" style="margin:4px" width="600" /></a></div><p> This recent announcement that Dell would not be pursuing new smartphones for the time being following the retirement of its Venue Windows Phone devices raised the spotlight on PC companies -- at least those other than Apple -- and why they have struggled so mightily in the US smartphone market. Virtually every major PC company, including <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/24/hp-not-making-windows-phone-7-devices-focusing-on-webos-instead/">HP</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/dell-lightning-the-ultimate-windows-phone-7-device-leaks-out/">Dell</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/24/acer-liquid-glow-glossy-coated-ics-phone-to-show-up-at-mwc/">Acer</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/10/lenovo-k800-intel-medfield-smartphone-hands-on/">Lenovo</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/26/fujitsu-toshiba-announces-au-is12t-the-worlds-first-mango-phon/">Toshiba</a> and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/27/asus-padfone-hands-on-video/">ASUS</a>, has either passed completely on entering the domestic market or released only a handful of models without much carrier support behind them. HP, of course, made the largest investment in mobile with the purchase of an ailing developer of devices and operating systems. But even before that Palm slapped its forehead, HP had only casually flirted with smartphones, releasing a few token Windows Mobile smartphones.</p><blockquote class="quote right"> <p>  PC companies have been fighting the battle with some heavy handicaps.</p></blockquote><p> To be fair to these companies, the investment demands of the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/15/gartner-q4-2011-apple-android-smartphone/">ultra-competitive smartphone market</a> have proven formidable for many companies, including many, like Motorola, Nokia and RIM, that were once considered masters of the game. Even companies that have not seen such a prolonged decline, like HTC, can find the tables turned on them in the course of a financial quarter. But PC companies have been fighting the battle with some heavy handicaps.</p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/08/not-weaned-from-windows/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Switched On: Not weaned from Windows</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/08/not-weaned-from-windows/">Switched On: Not weaned from Windows</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Sun, 08 Apr 2012 17:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/08/not-weaned-from-windows/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20209241/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/08/not-weaned-from-windows/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Acer</category><category>AMD</category><category>ARM</category><category>ASUS</category><category>column</category><category>competitive market</category><category>CompetitiveMarket</category><category>Dell</category><category>disqus</category><category>Google</category><category>HP</category><category>HTC</category><category>Lenovo</category><category>microsoft</category><category>mobile</category><category>motorola</category><category>NIVIDIA</category><category>nokia</category><category>OEM</category><category>Qualcomm</category><category>Samsung</category><category>smartphone market</category><category>SmartphoneMarket</category><category>Switched on</category><category>switchedon</category><category>Texas Instruments</category><category>TexasInstruments</category><category>Toshiba</category><category>webOS</category><category>windows</category><category>Windows mobile</category><category>WindowsMobile</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross Rubin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 17:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reported Tegra 4 roadmap hints at LTE, Q1 2013 release]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/07/reported-tegra-4-roadmap-hints-at-lte-q1-2013-release/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/07/reported-tegra-4-roadmap-hints-at-lte-q1-2013-release/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/07/reported-tegra-4-roadmap-hints-at-lte-q1-2013-release/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/07/reported-tegra-4-roadmap-hints-at-lte-q1-2013-release/"><img alt="Reported Tegra 4 roadmap hints at LTE, Q1 2013 release " src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/04/isthistegra4maybe1212.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 665px; height: 246px;" /></a></div>Time to put on our "skepticles" as we pore over some reportedly leaked Tegra 4 details. NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang <a _mce_href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/21/nvidia-ceo-tegra-3-almost-done-tegra-4-on-the-way-expect-a-ne/" href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/21/nvidia-ceo-tegra-3-almost-done-tegra-4-on-the-way-expect-a-ne/">went on record</a> saying that we could expect a new Tegra "every single year", so if anything, the fourth iteration of the series is slightly overdue. Chinese site <em>VR-Zone</em>, however, thinks it's got the inside skinny on how the next deployment might look. If its alleged roadmap leaks are to be believed, there will be four variants, three with a quad-core ARM Cortex A15 configuration, with clock speeds from 1.2 to 2.0GHz. What caught our eye a little more, though, was the "SP3X" flavor. Not because it favors the A9, but because it appears to bring LTE to the table right off the bat. That said, given that it's not that long since <a _mce_href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/23/nvidias-quad-core-tegra-3-chips-get-lte-support-4g-radio-maker/" href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/23/nvidias-quad-core-tegra-3-chips-get-lte-support-4g-radio-maker/">NVIDIA announced</a> the same for Tegra 3, we can't help but wonder if something just got lost in translation.<br /><br />[Thanks Rizwan]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/07/reported-tegra-4-roadmap-hints-at-lte-q1-2013-release/">Reported Tegra 4 roadmap hints at LTE, Q1 2013 release</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:17:00 EST.  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As a trio, these companies want to push forward a security standard that could be readily used in a wide range of web-connected devices, including tablets, smart TVs, game consoles and smartphones. The standard itself is built on ARM's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/intel-teams-up-with-arm-to-make-pdas-mobiles-uber-secure/">TrustZone</a> hardware-based security, which has been around for a while and is built into every ARM Cortex-A series processor, but which still isn't as widely used as it could be. By founding an off-shoot company with its partners, ARM hopes to nudge the things along faster and turn TrustZone into the "Blu-ray" of mobile security standards.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/03/arm-seeks-better-security-for-connected-devices-teams-up-gemalt/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>ARM seeks better security for connected devices, teams up with Gemalto and Giesecke &amp; Devrient</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/03/arm-seeks-better-security-for-connected-devices-teams-up-gemalt/">ARM seeks better security for connected devices, teams up with Gemalto and Giesecke &amp; Devrient</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:50:00 EST.  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Beyond the tantalizing thought of value-priced tablets with the horsepower of the Transformer Prime (perfect for that <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/29/wsj-google-to-sell-asus-samsung-tablets-from-its-own-online-st/">rumored</a> price subsidized, ASUS-built and Google-branded slate, right?) there's also a shout out Tegra-powered Windows 8 slates and Sony's unannounced VAIO Chromebook that <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/23/sony-vaio-vcc111-chromebook-laptop-fcc/">popped through the FCC</a>. The <i>NYT</i> suggests its T25 chip could stand for Tegra 2.5 with a debut planned for Google I/O in June -- we'll find out then if this is misguided line drawing or a very educated guess.</div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/29/nvidia-ceo-suggests-199-tegra-3-tablets-in-the-summer/">NVIDIA CEO suggests $199 Tegra 3 tablets in the summer</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:57:00 EST.  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That asymmetrical setup, announced last October, takes the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/20/nvidia-releases-kal-el-white-papers-announces-a-fifth-companio/">high / low approach</a> we've seen gradually crop up in computing, pairing an ARM Cortex A5 and Cortex M4 in uneven, albeit harmonious CPU matrimony. The company's not targeting this new platform at consumers, though, as that market's already being served by the likes of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/tegra+3/">NVIDIA's Tegra 3</a>. No, this controller arrangement's headed directly for the industrial sector, where medical, point-of-sale and smart energy equipment can benefit from the cores' decreased power demands and ability for real-time control. Eager to dig deeper into this silicon platform? Then feel free to parse through the rest of the company's jargon-y release after the break.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/28/freescale-intros-vybrid-controller-line-weds-arm-a5-and-m4-core/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Freescale intros Vybrid controller line, weds ARM A5 and M4 cores for an asymmetrical bang</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/28/freescale-intros-vybrid-controller-line-weds-arm-a5-and-m4-core/">Freescale intros Vybrid controller line, weds ARM A5 and M4 cores for an asymmetrical bang</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:19:00 EST.  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If you'll recall, the App Player can virtually run over 450k Android apps on Windows XP, Vista and 7, all without developers needing to tweak their respective coding. Notably, this latest build has a host of updates including LayerCake, allowing <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/x86/">x86</a>-based machines to run apps written for <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/arm/">ARM</a> -- and with hardware graphics acceleration, no less. Other notable goodies from the beta build include official localization in 10 countries, mock accelerometer support (arrow keys), an updated UI and Direct AppStore Access. If the mere thought of running Android <em>Angry Birds</em> on Windows has your interests piqued, you'll find further details about BlueStacks in the full press release and video overview past the break.</div><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/27/bluestacks-app-player-hits-beta-supports-arm-written-android-ap/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>BlueStacks App Player hits beta, supports ARM-written Android apps on x86-based Windows (video)</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/27/bluestacks-app-player-hits-beta-supports-arm-written-android-ap/">BlueStacks App Player hits beta, supports ARM-written Android apps on x86-based Windows (video)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:00:00 EST.  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If, you'll be pleased know that the full-on release version is now officially available for download. In case you don't recall, this latest build of the media center house many new features, not limited to <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/28/xbmc-eden-finally-makes-it-to-beta-promises-htpc-superpowers/">Addon Rollbacks</a> (in case you hate their new builds), a plethora of speed-improvements, official "in- sync support" for iOS devices, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/airplay/">AirPlay</a> functionality and UI tweaks. There's also good news for Ubuntu users, as XBMCbuntu Final has been officially announced as the successor to XBMC Live. Excuse the pun, but if you're ready to taste the fruit now that it's ripe, you'll find the full details for both and the download link for Eden at the source link below.</div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/24/xbmc-eden-officially-steps-out-of-beta-available-for-download-n/">XBMC Eden officially steps out of beta, available for download now</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Sat, 24 Mar 2012 20:12:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/24/xbmc-eden-officially-steps-out-of-beta-available-for-download-n/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20200411/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/24/xbmc-eden-officially-steps-out-of-beta-available-for-download-n/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>apple</category><category>apple tv</category><category>AppleTv</category><category>arm</category><category>eden</category><category>hdpostcross</category><category>htpc</category><category>ios</category><category>ipad</category><category>iphone</category><category>media center</category><category>media pc</category><category>media player</category><category>MediaCenter</category><category>MediaPc</category><category>MediaPlayer</category><category>touch screen</category><category>TouchScreen</category><category>XBMC</category><category>xbmc 11</category><category>xbmc eden</category><category>Xbmc11</category><category>XbmcEden</category><category>XBMCUbuntu</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Pollicino]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 20:12:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chrome OS coming to ARM?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/24/chrome-os-coming-to-arm/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/24/chrome-os-coming-to-arm/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/24/chrome-os-coming-to-arm/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/24/chrome-os-coming-to-arm/"><img alt="Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/03/chrome-on-arm.jpg" style="margin: 4px 16px; float: left;" /></a>Many moons ago, Google made it <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/11/google-no-plans-for-chrome-os-on-tablets-any-other-form-fact/">quite clear</a> we wouldn't be seeing its browser-based OS on any tablets or phones, but it never said Chrome OS wouldn't run on devices powered by similar silicon. In fact, the issues tracker at the Chromium OS project shows that work's being done to get Chrome OS compatible with ARM architecture, and in particular a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/30/new-samsung-chip-has-two-of-everything-two-cores-2ghz-2560-x/">Samsung Exynos 5250</a> chip. That Sammy silicon appears to be inside a new bit of hardware, codenamed "Daisy," but deeper digging failed to provide further details about the mystery device. While it certainly seems like Google's working on a new ARM-powered gadget, it's important to note that the Chromium project functions largely via user contributions, so the work might not be directed by Mountain View. You don't have to take our word for it, though. Head on down to the source link to see the evidence first hand, and feel free to form your own opinion.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/24/chrome-os-coming-to-arm/">Chrome OS coming to ARM?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Sat, 24 Mar 2012 14:36:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/24/chrome-os-coming-to-arm/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20200160/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/24/chrome-os-coming-to-arm/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>arm</category><category>chrome</category><category>chrome os</category><category>ChromeOs</category><category>chromium</category><category>chromium os</category><category>ChromiumOs</category><category>daisy</category><category>exynos</category><category>exynos 5250</category><category>Exynos5250</category><category>google</category><category>samsung exynos 5250</category><category>SamsungExynos5250</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Gorman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 14:36:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft aiming for October 2012 release of Windows 8, tablets and PCs on deck]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/19/microsoft-windows-8-release-fall-2012-october/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/19/microsoft-windows-8-release-fall-2012-october/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/19/microsoft-windows-8-release-fall-2012-october/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/19/microsoft-windows-8-release-fall-2012-october/"><img alt="Image" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/03/windows-8-oress-event.jpg" style="margin: 4px;" /></a></div>We <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/29/live-from-microsofts-windows-8-press-event-at-mobile-world-cong/">knew</a> good and well that Microsoft was aiming for a 2012 launch of its latest and greatest operating system, and if sources reporting to <i>Bloomberg</i> are accurate, it looks like we'll have a date with Mrs. October. Purportedly, work will wrap on Win8 this summer, with PCs and tablets (!) to ship in October carrying the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/29/microsoft-windows-8-consumer-preview-detailed-impressions/">newfangled OS</a>. We're told that the initial rollout will include devices running Intel <i>and</i> ARM processors, and not surprisingly, this positions Microsoft to make a serious play for holiday dollars. Still wondering if it's for you? Give the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/29/windows-8-consumer-preview-now-available-for-download/">Consumer Preview</a> a run, won'tcha?<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/19/microsoft-windows-8-release-fall-2012-october/">Microsoft aiming for October 2012 release of Windows 8, tablets and PCs on deck</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:03:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/19/microsoft-windows-8-release-fall-2012-october/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20196644/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/19/microsoft-windows-8-release-fall-2012-october/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>arm</category><category>intel</category><category>operating system</category><category>OperatingSystem</category><category>os</category><category>rumor</category><category>software</category><category>win8</category><category>windows</category><category>windows 8</category><category>Windows8</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darren Murph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alleged Exynos 5 specs leaked in slide show spyshot]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/19/alleged-exynos-5-specs-leaked-in-slide-show-spyshot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/19/alleged-exynos-5-specs-leaked-in-slide-show-spyshot/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/19/alleged-exynos-5-specs-leaked-in-slide-show-spyshot/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/19/alleged-exynos-5-specs-leaked-in-slide-show-spyshot/"><img alt="Exynos 5" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/03/samsungexynos5mali.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px;" /></a></div>Did the murmurings about a quad-core <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/19/unnamed-samsung-exec-says-quad-core-exynos-inside-galaxy-s-iii/">Galaxy S III</a> this morning leave you feeling a bit... meh? We don't blame you. Sure, four cores and integrated LTE sounds great but (and this is a big "but"), Cortex-A9 is old hat. What we really want to hear about are those upcoming <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/30/new-samsung-chip-has-two-of-everything-two-cores-2ghz-2560-x/">Cortex-A15</a> chips. Well, this should get your blood flowing -- a slide has leaked, allegedly loaded with detailed Exynos 5 specs. Looks like initial entrants will have a pair of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/20/arm-predicts-dual-core-cortex-a15-devices-in-late-2012-quad-cor/">A15</a> cores running at 2GHz, backed up by a quad-core <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/10/arm-intros-next-gen-mali-t604-embedded-gpu-samsung-first-to-get/">Mali T-604 MP4</a> GPU. All of that will supposedly be built with Samsung's new 32nm High-K Metal Gate process. We've been unable to independently verify these details, but they are in line with what we've been led to expect. Still, until some Sammy PR comes down the pipeline we're taking everything with a grain of salt.<br /><br />[Thanks, John]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/19/alleged-exynos-5-specs-leaked-in-slide-show-spyshot/">Alleged Exynos 5 specs leaked in slide show spyshot</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:28:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/19/alleged-exynos-5-specs-leaked-in-slide-show-spyshot/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20196577/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/19/alleged-exynos-5-specs-leaked-in-slide-show-spyshot/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>a15</category><category>arm</category><category>cortex a15</category><category>cortex-a15</category><category>CortexA15</category><category>exynos</category><category>exynos 5</category><category>Exynos5</category><category>mali</category><category>Mali T-604</category><category>Mali T-604 MP4</category><category>mali t604</category><category>MaliT-604</category><category>MaliT-604Mp4</category><category>MaliT604</category><category>mobilepostcross</category><category>samsung</category><category>samsung exynos</category><category>samsung exynos 5</category><category>SamsungExynos</category><category>SamsungExynos5</category><category>T-604</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Terrence O'Brien]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:28:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ARM Cortex-M0+ is a low-power, low cost 32-bit processor for the 'internet of things']]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/13/arm-cortex-ultra-low-power-32-bit-processor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/13/arm-cortex-ultra-low-power-32-bit-processor/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/13/arm-cortex-ultra-low-power-32-bit-processor/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/13/arm-cortex-ultra-low-power-32-bit-processor/"><img alt="Cortex-M0+" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/03/3-13-2012cortex-m0plus.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px;" /></a></div>The "<a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/internetofthings">internet of things</a>" is quite the buzzed about phenomena these days and everyone wants in on the action. But, much of the hype so far has been associated with that DIY staple, the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/arduino">Arduino</a>, and its admittedly under-powered 8-bit MCU. ARM is looking to put more power at developers fingertips, though, with the Cortex-M0+, an ultra low-power processor designed for embedded applications. The 32-bit chip is based on the existing <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/cortex-m0">M0</a>, but with significant tweaks that greatly improve performance while keeping power draw to a minimum. <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/freescale">Freescale</a> and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/nxp">NXP</a> should be first out the box with licensed processors and, while we wouldn't anticipate these showing up in a refrigerator or <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/22/adafruits-internet-of-things-printer-combines-your-love-of-info/">printer</a> just yet, we wouldn't be shocked if they drew some interest from hobbyists. Check out the complete PR after the break.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/13/arm-cortex-ultra-low-power-32-bit-processor/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>ARM Cortex-M0+ is a low-power, low cost 32-bit processor for the 'internet of things'</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/13/arm-cortex-ultra-low-power-32-bit-processor/">ARM Cortex-M0+ is a low-power, low cost 32-bit processor for the 'internet of things'</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:07:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/13/arm-cortex-ultra-low-power-32-bit-processor/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20192090/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/13/arm-cortex-ultra-low-power-32-bit-processor/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>arm</category><category>arm cortex-m0 plus</category><category>ArmCortex-m0Plus</category><category>cortex-m0</category><category>cortex-m0 plus</category><category>Cortex-m0Plus</category><category>internet of things</category><category>InternetOfThings</category><category>m0plus</category><category>mcu</category><category>microcontroller</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Terrence O'Brien]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:07:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Globalfoundries buys out AMD to become fully independent chip maker]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/05/globalfoundries-buys-out-amd/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/05/globalfoundries-buys-out-amd/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/05/globalfoundries-buys-out-amd/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/05/globalfoundries-buys-out-amd/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/03/aitc.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px;" /></a></div><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/amd-announces-globalfoundries-spin-off-forgets-to-name-it-somet/">Globalfoundries</a> has celebrated its third anniversary by announcing that it's agreed terms with AMD to buy out its remaining stake in the company to go it alone. Whilst Sunnyvale will remain a key customer to the chip foundry, the nuts and bolts of ownership will be wholly in the hands of ATIC. The company now provides a big chunk of AMD's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/28/amd-looking-to-ship-32nm-chips-in-2010/">32nm</a> wafers and is now kicking off a $3 billion spending plan to kit out its facilities in Singapore, Germany and New York. It looks like the single life will allow it to spend equal time and effort refining those <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/02/globalfoundries-takes-arm-cortex-a9-into-28nm-land-looks-forwar/">20nm ARM chips</a> promised for 2013 as well as its new partnership with IBM.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/05/globalfoundries-buys-out-amd/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Globalfoundries buys out AMD to become fully independent chip maker</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/05/globalfoundries-buys-out-amd/">Globalfoundries buys out AMD to become fully independent chip maker</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:19:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/05/globalfoundries-buys-out-amd/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20185999/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/05/globalfoundries-buys-out-amd/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>20nm</category><category>32nm</category><category>AMD</category><category>ARM</category><category>ATIC</category><category>Business</category><category>Chip</category><category>Chip Fabrication</category><category>Chip Foundry</category><category>ChipFabrication</category><category>ChipFoundry</category><category>Chips</category><category>CPUs</category><category>Financials</category><category>Globalfoundries</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Cooper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:19:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Windows 8 registry shows nine separate flavors to choose from]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/02/windows-8-versions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/02/windows-8-versions/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/02/windows-8-versions/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/02/windows-8-versions/"><img alt="Windows 8 registry confirms Professional Plus version, nine retail flavors to choose from" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/03/win8-versions-01.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px;" /></a></div>With each subsequent release of Windows we're left bracing for what will surely be another overwhelming assortment of retail packaging options. With <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/12/windows-7-review/">Windows 7</a> there was a dizzying <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/windows-7-skus-announced-yes-your-worst-nightmare-has-come-to/">6 SKUs</a> <strike>to choose from</strike> and we're sorry to say that, at least for now, there are even more coming with Windows 8. As noted by <em>windows 8 beta</em> the registry contains the keys for all current versions of the OS and, with a quick trip to Regedit we were able to verify with the screenshot above. That boils down to the following list:<ul> <li>  Windows 8 Starter</li> <li>  Windows 8 Home Basic</li> <li>  Windows 8 Home Premium</li> <li>  Windows 8 Professional</li> <li>  Windows 8 Professional Plus</li> <li>  Windows 8 Enterprise</li> <li>  Windows 8 Enterprise Eval</li> <li>  Windows 8 Ultimate</li> <li>  Windows 8 ARM edition</li></ul>We will of course point out that this is from the Consumer Preview, so not necessarily a final tally, and the Enterprise Eval version is of course just for trials, but it's interesting to note the addition of Professional Plus. Office 2010 Pro Plus adds in extra integration with Sharepoint and Office Communications Server, leaving us to wonder if this flavor of Windows 8 won't offer some similar collaborative tools. And then there's just that one, lonely ARM edition, which could leave non-x86 hardware buyers out of the cross-shopping fun altogether.<br /><br /><strong>Update</strong>: As <a href="http://twitter.com/jackschofield/">Jack Schofield</a> points out, you couldn't actually choose from all those Windows 7 SKUs, there were only three boxed products available in the US. It remains to be seen how many of these Windows 8 variants will appear at retail here.<br /><br />[Thanks, Sagar]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/02/windows-8-versions/">Windows 8 registry shows nine separate flavors to choose from</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Fri, 02 Mar 2012 07:33:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/02/windows-8-versions/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20184386/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/02/windows-8-versions/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>arm</category><category>enterprise edition</category><category>EnterpriseEdition</category><category>home basic</category><category>home premium</category><category>HomeBasic</category><category>HomePremium</category><category>microsoft</category><category>professional</category><category>professional plus</category><category>ProfessionalPlus</category><category>starter edition</category><category>StarterEdition</category><category>versions</category><category>windows</category><category>windows 8</category><category>Windows8</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Stevens]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 07:33:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hands-on demo with TI's OMAP5 platform at MWC (video)]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/hands-on-demo-with-ti-omap5-at-mwc-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/hands-on-demo-with-ti-omap5-at-mwc-video/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/hands-on-demo-with-ti-omap5-at-mwc-video/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/hands-on-demo-with-ti-omap5-at-mwc-video/"><img alt="Hands-on demo with TI's OMAP5 platform at MWC (video)" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/03/dsc02011.jpg" style="margin: 4px;" /></a></div><div> It's TI's time to brag. We first met <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/omap5">OMAP5</a> when the company's VP of the OMAP division, Remi El-Ouazzane, unveiled the developer's reference platform <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/12/ti-omap-5-exclusive-demo-laptops-ultrabooks-ces-2012-video/">on our stage</a> at CES. While there, he boasted OMAP5 as "the greatest platform on Earth right now," but we were given only a few insights into the platform's capabilities. Now, TI is back with a new wave of demos that better show the prowess of OMAP5 -- a system-on-chip design that houses a dual-core ARM Cortex-A15 CPU clocked at just 800MHz, two Cortex-M4 cores for low-power processes, along with a PowerVR SGX 544 GPU that handles 3D compositions, and a number of accelerators such as TI's IVA-HD, which supports both video encoding and decoding and plays 1080p video at a whopping 60fps. We were shown a demo of all these capabilities humming in unison on a 1080p display, along with a complex HTML5 mashup that adds credence to the company's latest <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/23/omap-5s-dual-a15-cores-wipe-the-floor-with-four-a9s/">benchmark report</a>. Photography geeks should know the system supports up to 14 megapixel cameras, and is able to process ten shots per second at that setting. We're told to expect devices based on the OMAP5 platform by the end of the year, and if you're anything like us, it's going to be one hell of a wait. Hop the break for the demo.</div><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/hands-on-demo-with-ti-omap5-at-mwc-video/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Hands-on demo with TI's OMAP5 platform at MWC (video)</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/hands-on-demo-with-ti-omap5-at-mwc-video/">Hands-on demo with TI's OMAP5 platform at MWC (video)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:23:00 EST.  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The better news, is that the $25 Model A version has gotten an upgrade from the planned 128Mb of RAM to 256Mb matching the Model B, which still throws in an extra USB port and an Ethernet hookup for $10 more. Unfortunately there is some bad news as well, while the Model A is going into production "immediately", cheapskates will have to hold off a little, as the Model B is the only one on sale right now. Built on a Broadcom BCM2835 700MHz ARM11 processor, they're intended as a cheap computing option that require only a keyboard and RCA or HDMI-connected display to give a full desktop experience including gaming and HD video playback . The team also announced it has secured manufacturing and distribution agreements that should guarantee a steady supply, without the previous limitation of 10,000 at a time batches. Need more technical details? Hit the FAQ page below, or put down a few Hamiltons -- they can be ordered directly from distributors Premier Farnell / Element 14 and RS Components -- and find out how it runs (Fedora, Debian and ArchLinux are currently supported) for yourself.<br /><br /><strong>Update</strong>: It appears the servers of both retailers are completely crushed by traffic at the moment, and we're told RS will ship in the UK only. Good luck in your struggle with that most difficult of questions: Keep mashing F5, or get some sleep and try again in the morning? Raspberry Pi's Twitter account reports Farrell appears to have already sold out, so keep that in mind. A press release and video demo from the BBC follow after the break.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/29/raspberry-pi-credit-card-sized-linux-pcs-are-on-sale-now-25-mo/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Raspberry Pi credit-card sized Linux PCs are on sale now, $25 Model A gets a RAM bump</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/29/raspberry-pi-credit-card-sized-linux-pcs-are-on-sale-now-25-mo/">Raspberry Pi credit-card sized Linux PCs are on sale now, $25 Model A gets a RAM bump</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 29 Feb 2012 01:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/29/raspberry-pi-credit-card-sized-linux-pcs-are-on-sale-now-25-mo/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20182286/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/29/raspberry-pi-credit-card-sized-linux-pcs-are-on-sale-now-25-mo/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>arm</category><category>arm 11</category><category>Arm11</category><category>Bcm2835</category><category>broadcom</category><category>fedora</category><category>linux</category><category>model a</category><category>model b</category><category>ModelA</category><category>ModelB</category><category>Raspberry Pi</category><category>RaspberryPi</category><category>small</category><category>soc</category><category>tiny</category><category>video</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Lawler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 01:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung pairs Qualcomm and ARM DRM to get HD content on Galaxy Note Media Hub]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/28/samsung-qualcomm-arm-drm-media-hub/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/28/samsung-qualcomm-arm-drm-media-hub/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/28/samsung-qualcomm-arm-drm-media-hub/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/28/samsung-qualcomm-arm-drm-media-hub/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/02/galaxynoteltewhite17-1329324227-1330444214.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px;" /></a></div>Samsung's going to bring "premium HD video content" to <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/03/samsungs-media-hub-beta-program-for-galaxy-s-ii-owners-adds-som/">Media Hub</a> after pairing up Qualcomm's StudioAccess and ARM's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/intel-teams-up-with-arm-to-make-pdas-mobiles-uber-secure/">TrustZone</a> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/09/ditching-drm-could-reduce-piracy-prices-inconvenience/">DRM systems</a>. The first device that will benefit from the rollout is the Galaxy Note thanks to its enormous 1280 x 800 HD display. Owners of the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/28/samsung-galaxy-note-review/">large phone</a> / <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/15/atandt-galaxy-note-review/">small tablet</a> hybrid will find HD content appearing alongside SD editions of your favorite movies and shows -- previously unavailable because of copyright concerns. There's PR after the break, but we'd suggest reading it only if you enjoy paragraph upon paragraph of executives praising DRM to the hilt.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/28/samsung-qualcomm-arm-drm-media-hub/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Samsung pairs Qualcomm and ARM DRM to get HD content on Galaxy Note Media Hub</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/28/samsung-qualcomm-arm-drm-media-hub/">Samsung pairs Qualcomm and ARM DRM to get HD content on Galaxy Note Media Hub</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:12:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/28/samsung-qualcomm-arm-drm-media-hub/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20181631/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/28/samsung-qualcomm-arm-drm-media-hub/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ARm</category><category>ARM TrustZone</category><category>ArmTrustzone</category><category>DRM</category><category>HD Content</category><category>HD Media</category><category>HD MediaHub</category><category>HD Streaming</category><category>HdContent</category><category>HdMedia</category><category>HdMediahub</category><category>hdpostcross</category><category>HdStreaming</category><category>Media Hub</category><category>MediaHub</category><category>mobilepostcross</category><category>MWC</category><category>MWC 2012</category><category>Mwc2012</category><category>Qualcomm</category><category>Qualcomm StudioAccess</category><category>QualcommStudioaccess</category><category>Samsung</category><category>Samsung Media Hub</category><category>Samsung MediaHub HD</category><category>SamsungMediaHub</category><category>SamsungMediahubHd</category><category>Security</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Cooper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:12:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung demos new 32nm quad-core Exynos ahead of MWC]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/23/samsung-demos-new-32nm-quad-core-exynos-ahead-of-mwc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/23/samsung-demos-new-32nm-quad-core-exynos-ahead-of-mwc/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/23/samsung-demos-new-32nm-quad-core-exynos-ahead-of-mwc/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/23/samsung-demos-new-32nm-quad-core-exynos-ahead-of-mwc/"><img alt="Exynos" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/11/exynos-5250.jpg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; width: 500px; height: 324px; " /></a></div>If you were lucky enough to be at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference, then you might have caught a glimpse of Samsung's latest sliver of mobile silicon. The as yet unnamed <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/exynos">Exynos</a> parts will come in dual- and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/27/quad-core-meizu-mx-may-arrive-in-may-with-revamped-ui-says-comp/">quad-core</a> configurations running at up to 1.5GHz. Perhaps the most important change though, is the switch from a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/30/new-samsung-chip-has-two-of-everything-two-cores-2ghz-2560-x/">45nm</a> manufacturing process to 32nm. That means smaller parts that draw less power, while delivering better performance. The A9 cores are paired with Sammy's own GPU, an OpenGL ES 2.0-capable chip with four pixel processors. According to the company, the new CPUs deliver a 26 percent boost in performance and up to a 50 percent increase in battery life. Of course, we'll have to wait to run our own benchmarks to confirm that lofty claim. Who knows, maybe we'll see it show up in some phones at MWC.<br /><br />[Thanks, Vlad]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/23/samsung-demos-new-32nm-quad-core-exynos-ahead-of-mwc/">Samsung demos new 32nm quad-core Exynos ahead of MWC</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:05:00 EST.  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The Dallas company must be growing more and more confident in its <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/07/ti-announces-omap-5-two-high-performance-and-two-low-power-core/">product</a> however, as its posted a video demoing its pair of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/arma15">A15</a> cores alongside an unspecified quad-core A9 part -- presumably the Tegra 3. The video shows the next-gen TI part powering through the EEMBC BrowsingBench in 95 seconds, while its opposition takes a whopping 201. What's more, this thrashing was performed by an 800MHz part -- the four A9s were clocked at 1.3GHz. Of course, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/tegra3">Tegra 3s</a> are already in shipping products, while the OMAP 5 might not find a home in consumer devices before 2013. It's also unclear just how much of a hit these new high-powered ARM cores will have on battery life or how much the pair of M4 companion cores helped in the benchmark. Head on after the break to watch a pair of tablets load up 20 websites in quick succession.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/23/omap-5s-dual-a15-cores-wipe-the-floor-with-four-a9s/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>OMAP 5's dual A15 cores wipe the floor with four A9s in browsing benchmark</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/23/omap-5s-dual-a15-cores-wipe-the-floor-with-four-a9s/">OMAP 5's dual A15 cores wipe the floor with four A9s in browsing benchmark</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:35:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/23/omap-5s-dual-a15-cores-wipe-the-floor-with-four-a9s/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20177975/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/23/omap-5s-dual-a15-cores-wipe-the-floor-with-four-a9s/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>arm</category><category>arm a15</category><category>ArmA15</category><category>benchmark</category><category>benchmarks</category><category>BrowsingBench</category><category>mobilepostcross</category><category>numbers</category><category>omap</category><category>omap 5</category><category>Omap5</category><category>Texas Instruments</category><category>TexasInstruments</category><category>TI</category><category>TI OMAP 5</category><category>TiOmap5</category><category>video</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Terrence O'Brien]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:35:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMD Piledriver cores will clock over 4GHz, employ 'resonant clock mesh']]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/22/amd-piledriver-cores-will-employ-resonant-clock-mesh/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/22/amd-piledriver-cores-will-employ-resonant-clock-mesh/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/22/amd-piledriver-cores-will-employ-resonant-clock-mesh/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/22/amd-piledriver-cores-will-employ-resonant-clock-mesh/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/02/amd-trinity.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px;" /></a></div>AMD's Trinity APU can do some <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/13/amd-strikes-ces-with-brand-new-apus-and-lightning-bolt/">remarkable things</a>, but we still don't know exactly what magic ingredients make its Piledriver cores superior to the tepidly received <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/18/microsoft-leak-reveals-hotfix-for-underperforming-bulldozers/">Bulldozer</a>. Now though, a firm called Cyclos claims it's supplying 'resonant clock mesh' power-saving technology for use in the new module. In speaking to the media, it's revealed that this will help to enable a "4+ GHz" factory clock speed, which sounds high if it definitely refers to an integrated chip with low-power credentials. As for the resonant clock mesh itself, it's a bit like <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/KERS/">KERS</a> for processors: it recycles clock power instead of letting it dissipate and thereby enables higher clock speeds in "next generation SoCs that also require ultra-low power consumption." We also know that the technology is financially backed by ARM and Siemens and has seen precious little implementation prior to AMD -- which is fine, so long as all that resonance doesn't make our rig hum even louder.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/22/amd-piledriver-cores-will-employ-resonant-clock-mesh/">AMD Piledriver cores will clock over 4GHz, employ 'resonant clock mesh'</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:59:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/22/amd-piledriver-cores-will-employ-resonant-clock-mesh/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20176798/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/22/amd-piledriver-cores-will-employ-resonant-clock-mesh/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>32nm</category><category>4ghz</category><category>amd</category><category>amd piledriver</category><category>AMD Trinity APU</category><category>AmdPiledriver</category><category>AmdTrinityApu</category><category>apu</category><category>ARM</category><category>clock speed</category><category>ClockSpeed</category><category>core</category><category>cpu</category><category>cyclos</category><category>piledriver</category><category>power consumption</category><category>PowerConsumption</category><category>resonant clock mesh</category><category>ResonantClockMesh</category><category>siemens</category><category>Trinity</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharif Sakr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:59:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dell wants in on ARM server field, says software still has some maturing to do]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/21/dell-wants-in-on-arm-server-field-says-software-still-has-some/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/21/dell-wants-in-on-arm-server-field-says-software-still-has-some/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/21/dell-wants-in-on-arm-server-field-says-software-still-has-some/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/21/dell-wants-in-on-arm-server-field-says-software-still-has-some/"><img alt="ARM" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/10/arm-logo.jpg" style="width: 240px; height: 200px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px 12px; float: left;" /></a>While the company wouldn't reveal specific plans, Dell did say it's interested in entering the server arena with an ARM-based product. Earlier this year <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/02/hp-and-calxedas-moonshot-arm-servers-will-bring-all-the-boys-to/">HP</a> debuted its first <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/28/armv8-detailed-64-bit-architecture-appliedmicro-first-in-line/">ARMv8</a>-powered server, but Dell seems to think the launch was a tad rushed. As it said during the Q&amp;A session of its <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/21/dell-falls-short-on-q4-earnings/">earnings call</a> today, CEO Michael Dell said the company had "been experimenting with making an ARM server for over a year ... but the software stack just isn't mature enough yet." It is, however, intrigued and sees "some interesting opportunities emerging."<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/21/dell-wants-in-on-arm-server-field-says-software-still-has-some/">Dell wants in on ARM server field, says software still has some maturing to do</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:58:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/21/dell-wants-in-on-arm-server-field-says-software-still-has-some/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/20176544/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/21/dell-wants-in-on-arm-server-field-says-software-still-has-some/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>arm</category><category>arm server</category><category>ArmServer</category><category>armv8</category><category>dell</category><category>earnings</category><category>earnings call</category><category>EarningsCall</category><category>minipost</category><category>server</category><category>servers</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Terrence O'Brien]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:58:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
