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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 + 110 comments

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

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  Latest Apple TV has a die-shrunk A5 chip, not an A5X after all

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 11, 2013 12:20 am + 72 comments

  The current Apple TV refresh contains a die-shrunk version of the single-core A5 system on a chip Continue reading…

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  Intel has been in discussions to produce Apple chips, reports Reuters

  By Vlad Savov on March 7, 2013 04:43 am + 208 comments

  The seemingly unthinkable scenario of Intel manufacturing ARM chips may be closer than we think, Continue reading…

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  Why does Apple's Lightning to HDMI adapter have an ARM computer inside?

  By Sean Hollister on March 1, 2013 11:58 pm + 378 comments

  Panic Software, purveyor of Mac OS X applications, was curious why Apple's $49 Lightning Digital AV Continue reading…

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  Qualcomm unafraid of Nvidia's Tegra 4: 'we beat it easily' with Snapdragon 800

  By Vlad Savov on February 27, 2013 09:55 am + 161 comments

  Nvidia is making a big deal at this year's MWC of proving its bold claim that the upcoming Tegra 4 Continue reading…

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  Nvidia Phoenix hands-on: the 5-inch, quad-core blueprint for mainstream superphones

  By Vlad Savov on February 24, 2013 04:00 pm + 63 comments

  Earlier this week, Nvidia announced a major milestone in its mobile development history: its first Continue reading…

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  Nvidia Tegra 4: the first benchmarks

  By Vlad Savov on February 24, 2013 04:00 pm + 114 comments

  Nvidia's next-generation mobile processor, the Tegra 4, may have been announced at CES last month, Continue reading…

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  Nvidia Tegra 4i combines LTE with quad-core, heralds arrival of Phoenix dev phone

  By Vlad Savov on February 19, 2013 09:00 am + 47 comments

  Having outed "the world's fastest mobile processor" during CES in the shape of the quad-core Tegra 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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  Boxee wants to embed its DVR and streaming tools into smart TVs with new partnership

  By Adi Robertson on January 8, 2013 01:33 am + 4 comments

  Streaming TV service Boxee has already made forays into set-top boxes and personal antennas, and now Continue reading…