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Smartphones with quad-core chips and 4G LTE coming soon

Quad-core processors have not yet been combined with 4G LTE in smartphones, but that could change soon.

Via announces $49 PC with Android OS

The price bar for PCs keeps dropping, with chip maker Via on Tuesday announcing a $49 APC computer with a customized version of Google's Android operating system.

Linux 3.4 released quickly, after smooth development cycle

Just over two months after its last major release, Linus Torvalds has posted the newest version of the open source Linux kernel, which supports new graphics processors from Nvidia and Intel, improves file system functionality and comes with a new security module.

Nvidia tries to link cloud with graphics processors

Nvidia announced technologies that could make its upcoming Tesla graphics processors more accessible to cloud deployments in enterprises, while also reversing a trend of relegating highly parallel chips to specialized math and scientific calculations.

AMD undercuts Intel's ultrabook on price with new Trinity chips

Advanced Micro Devices hopes to provide thin-and-light laptops that are less expensive but equally speedy to Intel's ultrabooks with its new A-series chips, which the company officially announced on Tuesday.

Lenovo packs 'thinnest' ThinkPad ultrabook with 4G LTE

Lenovo announced a range of new ThinkPads with Intel's latest third-generation Core processors, including a ThinkPad ultrabook that the company claims is the "thinnest ultrabook in the world."

Intel introduces first server chips with 3D transistors

Intel on Monday announced faster and more power-efficient Xeon server processors, including the low-power E3 chip that has 3D transistors and is the first server processor based on Ivy Bridge microarchitecture.

Dell, IBM announce servers with new Intel Xeon chips

Dell and IBM on Monday announced servers with Intel's latest Xeon server chips, which will bring faster throughput and memory allowing servers to take on more complex workloads while reducing data center costs.

Is November Win 8 tablet release too late?

If Intel-based Windows 8 tablets launch in November, as one informed source expects, Microsoft would face a narrow window to play a role in the important holiday sales period.

First Ivy Bridge Chips Emerge

The first batch of Intel processors based on Intel's Ivy Bridge microarchitecture -- 13 quad-core chips designed to run high-end desktop and laptop computers -- were finally unveiled late last month. Insider (registration required)

Physicist says Moore's Law is 'collapsing'

A well-known theoretical physicist has taken direct aim at a key theory in the computer industry, saying Moore's Law is collapsing.

AMD gains x86 processor market share on Intel in Q1

Advanced Micro Devices gained market share on Intel in worldwide x86 processor shipments during the first quarter on the strength of mobile and desktop shipment growth, Mercury Research said Wednesday.

Huawei may start selling its mobile chips

Chinese handset maker Huawei Technologies expects its smartphone chip business will help further drive revenue, signaling that the company could try to compete in the worldwide mobile chip market.

Intel's Ivy Bridge chips raise the bar for rivals

With the arrival of Intel's Ivy Bridge processors, the chip maker has just given its competition a new bar to shoot for.

Intel aims for 100 Thunderbolt devices by year's end

About 100 peripherals based on the Thunderbolt connector technology will become available by the end of the year, a big jump from a fraction of the devices available today, if Intel meets its target, a company executive said on Monday.

Scientists tap brain signals to help paralyzed hand move

Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a device they say can deliver messages from the brain directly to muscles -- skipping over the spinal cord -- and enable a paralyzed hand to move.

Laptops with AMD's 'Trinity' chips coming this quarter

Consumer laptops and desktops with Advanced Micro Devices' new 'Trinity' processors will go on sale this quarter and do battle with Intel's next wave of Core processors, based on its Ivy Bridge microarchitecture.

AMD reports Q1 loss on GlobalFoundries charge

Advanced Micro Devices reported a first-quarter net loss as costs related to GlobalFoundries and its SeaMicro acquisition weighed on its earnings.

Qualcomm's S4 chips for smartphones, tablets in short supply

There is a shortage of Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processors for tablets and smartphones due to a lack of manufacturing capacity available to make those chips, Qualcomm said on Thursday.

Intel's first Ivy Bridge chips will be high-end quad-core parts

Intel said on Tuesday that it would announce its first Core processors based on the Ivy Bridge microarchitecture next week, and the first chips won't be for ultrabooks, but will be quad-core parts for high-end desktops and laptops.