ARM Intros Eight-core Graphics Chip for Next-gen Superphones

From PC World: The Mali-T658 graphics processor announced by ARM on Wednesday can be equipped with up to eight cores to help it deliver ten times the graphics performance of the company's existing GPU.

The superior graphics performance is compared to the Mali-400 MP, which is used...

The coming hard-drive hit on PC makers

From CNET News.com: PC makers are likely to weather any hard-drive shortages in the fourth quarter since they have inventory of supplies as a buffer. The first quarter, however, could be tricky, according to Jefferies.

In a research note previewing Dell and Hewlett-Packard earnings...

Amazon Announces Variety of Apps for Kindle Fire

From DailyTech: With less than one week until the launch of Amazon's first tablet, Kindle Fire, the electronic commerce giant has announced that several popular Android apps will be available for the new tab upon its release.

Kindle Fire features a 7-inch multi-touch display with a...

Details About Intel Haswell Emerge: 2-4 Cores, New Graphics Core,

From X-bit Labs: The very first details about the actual microprocessors based on code-named Haswell micro-architecture for mainstream desktops and notebooks have emerged on the Internet. Instead of increasing the number of cores inside its microprocessors, Intel Corp. will continue...

AMD 1090FX, 1070 Chipset Info Leaked; Missing PCIe 3.0

From Tom's Hardware: In 2012, AMD will introduce its AMD 1090FX and 1070 Chipsets, as replacements to its current 990X and 970. The most interesting part is the new chipsets still will not support PCI-Express 3.0.

The 1090FX will be the top tier 10-series chipset, replacing the...

Nvidia's Tegra 3 CPU increases performance while saving power

From CNET News.com: The Nvidia Tegra 2 was the new hotness earlier this year as Honeycomb tablet after Honeycomb tablet embraced its dual-core architecture. Now, it's garbage.

On Tuesday, Nvidia officially unveiled the Tegra 2's successor, announcing the quad-core Tegra 3 CPU. The...

ASUS Officially Announces Quad-Core Transformer Prime Tablet

From DailyTech: ASUS made quite a splash on the Android tablet scene with the original Transformer. While Motorola's Xoom has been a disappointment, many enthusiasts flocked to the Transformer due to its more attractive pricing.

Now, ASUS has announced its follow-up, which is based...

WebOS Faces Judgement Day at HP: To Fire Sale, or Not to Fire Sale

From DailyTech: Given its haphazard and half-hearted approach to trying to market webOS mobile devices, many fans of the platform wish that Hewlett-Packard Comp. (HPQ) had never acquired Palm. But with the last of the pro-webOS executives departing from HP's ranks and the staff of...

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