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Is Windows 8 irrelevant?

Posted December 6, 2011 - 12:31 by Trent Nouveau

Windows 8, which runs on both ARM and x86 (AMD/Intel) chips, is perhaps one of the most hotly anticipated OS upgrades in recent memory.

Intel wants a Medfield Ice Cream Sandwich

Posted December 5, 2011 - 15:42 by TG Daily Staff

Intel has prepared a number of Android Ice Cream Sandwich "packages" for potential smartphones and tablets powered by Santa Clara’s upcoming Medfield processor.

How AMD almost had a Llano MacBook Air

Posted November 18, 2011 - 15:34 by TG Daily Staff

Apple's MacBook Air lineup is currently powered by Intel x86 processors. But AMD could have been a real contender with its LLano chip, or so the story goes.

ARM and Intel gear up for chip war of attrition

Posted November 11, 2011 - 13:47 by Aharon Etengoff

ARM's power-conscious RISC chips remain on track to claim a sizable chunk of the traditional notebook PC market over the next few years.

X86 vs. ARM - the apocalyptical war

Posted October 26, 2011 - 17:52 by Rob Enderle

The war between x86 and ARM is heating up, while competitive tension between various ARM licensees is escalating.

AMD wants Android on x86 APUs

Posted October 21, 2011 - 12:13 by TG Daily Staff

Google's popular Android operating system is typically associated with RISC-powered ARM devices such as smartphones and tablets.

Intel leaves television to ARM

Posted October 12, 2011 - 12:02 by TG Daily Staff

Intel is pulling the plug on efforts to get its x86 processors into televisions after failing to claim viable market share.  

Ballmer says Windows 8 is all about the cloud  

Posted September 14, 2011 - 16:32 by TG Daily Staff

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told developers attending BUILD that Windows 8 would be a "re-imagining" of Redmond's flagship operating system, with every other product "pivoting" around the long-awaited OS.

Intel feels Microsoft's love in Anaheim

Posted September 13, 2011 - 15:07 by Aharon Etengoff

Although the WinTel relationship appears to be slightly strained right now, an Intel rep told TG Daily that Microsoft actually gave Santa Clara "quite a lot of love" today at the BUILD conference in Anaheim, California.

Android Gingerbread to get x86'd

Posted September 12, 2011 - 17:01 by Trent Nouveau

An x86-friendly version of Android Gingerbread will be available for Intel's Atom E series in 2012.

Is Intel threatened by Microsoft's Metro?

Posted September 8, 2011 - 11:36 by Aharon Etengoff

Divorces are never pretty and the very public WinTel breakup was certainly no exception.

AMD hedges its ARM bets

Posted September 8, 2011 - 10:46 by TG Daily Staff

ARM currently dominates the lucrative smartphone and tablet markets with its low power sipping RISC chips. But AMD Chief Technology Officer Charles Moore says he believes there is "room for both" x86 and RISC architecture in the mobile space.

Nvidia talks Tegra, Windows 8 and tablets

Posted September 7, 2011 - 12:47 by Trent Nouveau

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.

Intel gets serious about Ultrabooks

Posted August 11, 2011 - 14:08 by TG Daily Staff

Intel has inaugurated a $300 million Ultrabook Fund in an effort to accelerate development of the recently announced form factor.

Apple eyes a post-x86 future

Posted August 3, 2011 - 15:19 by Aharon Etengoff

Apple is reportedly eyeing a post-x86 future as it prepares to merge iOS and Mac OS X into a single unified platform.

Report: Acer prepping x86 ultrabooks for Q4 launch

Posted July 25, 2011 - 15:37 by TG Daily Staff

Acer is reportedly prepping a number of Intel x86-powered "ultrabooks" for a possible Q4 2011 launch.

ARM RISC chips to erode x86 market share

Posted July 18, 2011 - 18:18 by Aharon Etengoff

A prominent industry analyst has confirmed that ARM's RISC-based chips remain on track to claim a sizable chunk of the lucrative notebook PC market by 2015.