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Windows 8 is ready for ARM





Microsoft has reportedly finished coding a stable version (or possibly versions) of Windows 8 for ARM-powered mobile chips, such as those manufactured by industry heavyweights Nvidia, Qualcomm and TI.

Nvidia hella loves Android (and Windows 8)



Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang has seen the future of mobile devices - and it is Google's versatile Android operating system.

Qualcomm touts Android GameCommand for Snapdragon devices


It's been only a few months shy of a year since Nvidia debuted its TegraZone.



Sega's Sonic returns in all its 2D glory



Sega's iconic blue hedgehog will make its triumphant 2D return in Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II - which is slated to go live in 2012.

Intel's Medfield SoC falls short on battery life

Intel's x86 Medfield (1.6GHz) SoC may boast some fairly impressive performance specs, but is still unlikely to threaten ARM's low-power sipping dominance of the lucrative mobile sphere.

Report: Nvidia clinches MacBook GPU deal

Nvidia has reportedly clinched a lucrative deal with Apple to provide GPUs for Cupertino's upcoming MacBook refresh.



ARM powers CPU/GPU hybrid supercomputer



Spanish engineers are developing a hybrid supercomputer that pairs Tegra ARM CPUs with Nvidia CUDA GPUs.

Nvidia’s Tegra 3 is here

Nvidia has officially launched its quad-core Tegra 3 processor.

AMD layoffs reverberate across Silicon Valley

AMD is implementing a massive "restructuring plan" in an effort to improve its competitive positioning.

Industry cautious over 28nm discrete GPUs

The graphics industry has reportedly adopted a "conservative attitude" towards next-gen GPUs manufactured on TSMC’s 28nm technology. 



Cray plans massive supercomputer upgrade

Cray has clinched a lucrative deal to upgrade the XT5 supercomputer - aka "Jaguar" - located at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).

Qualcomm takes on Nvidia’s Kal-El with Snapdragon S4

Qualcomm has released a white paper detailing its upcoming Snapdragon S4 mobile SoC.


Nvidia details Kal-El's fifth core

Nvidia has published detailed specs about the fifth core in its next-gen Tegra processor.

Analyst says discrete GPUs are here to stay

Veteran Silicon Valley analyst Jon Peddie says embedded graphics processors are unlikely to replace discrete GPUs anytime soon.

Nvidia talks Tegra, Windows 8 and tablets

Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang says that his company's Tegra processor will be in both tablets and PCs running Windows 8 by the end of 2012.