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  DisARMing mobile: is Intel finally ready to live inside your phone?

  By Sam Byford on June 7, 2013 09:00 am + 85 comments

  It's been difficult to escape Intel's presence at Computex Taipei this week; not only has the chip Continue reading…

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  ARM's new Cortex-A12 is ready to power 2014's $200 midrange smartphones

  By Sean Hollister on June 2, 2013 11:21 pm + 35 comments

  We already know what ARM has planned for 2014's high-end smartphones, but what about cheaper Continue reading…

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  Intel launches Haswell processors: here's what you need to know

  By Sean Hollister on June 1, 2013 10:15 am + 331 comments

  Last year, Intel's Ivy Bridge processors provided a modest but very welcome speed bump, just in time Continue reading…

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  Samsung reportedly turning to Intel to power next-gen Galaxy Tab

  By Bryan Bishop on May 30, 2013 06:05 pm + 69 comments

  Reuters reports that an upcoming Android tablet from Samsung will be powered by none other than Continue reading…

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  Nvidia intros GeForce GTX 780, and ShadowPlay to record your gaming exploits automatically

  By Sean Hollister on May 23, 2013 09:00 am + 46 comments

  Nvidia's GeForce Experience software is starting to do quite a few things. It cleverly optimizes Continue reading…

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  AMD Jaguar: the Xbox One and PS4 guts that could power your next cheap laptop

  By Sean Hollister on May 23, 2013 12:29 am + 56 comments

  AMD boasted that its Z-60 Hondo chip would bring Call of Duty to thin tablets, and its boasts were Continue reading…

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  Silvermont: Intel's promise to power phones and tablets you'd actually want

  By Sean Hollister on May 6, 2013 11:55 pm + 105 comments

  Today, nearly all modern smartphones use an ARM-based processor, along with every iPad and Continue reading…

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  Intel's new 'Iris' integrated graphics are up to three times better than last year's versions

  By Sean Hollister on May 1, 2013 11:00 pm + 116 comments

  When you're buying a new computer with performance in mind, integrated graphics are generally not Continue reading…

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  Samsung announces 8-core Exynos 5 Octa mobile processor

  By Jeff Blagdon on January 9, 2013 12:31 pm + 220 comments

  For 2013, Samsung is announcing a new 8-core processor, but it's not quite what you'd think. It's Continue reading…

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  Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 800 and Snapdragon 600 chips crank up speed just about everywhere

  By Sean Hollister on January 7, 2013 09:35 pm + 119 comments

  Say goodbye to the Qualcomm Snapdragon S1, S2, S3 and S4 — the company that clawed its way inside Continue reading…