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Creative Ups the Ante with Quad-Core Sound Cards

Creative has already released a bunch of audio and multimedia products, but it really is set to make its mark with this new line of sound cards, based on the quad-core Sound Core3D audio processor. Creative proudly announced the completion of its newest audio processor, one Sound Core3D, which has four cores and allo...

2 September 2011
06:49 GMT

Amazon's Nvidia Kal-El Powered Tablet to Start Mass Production in Q1 2012

Amazon seems to be making great progress with its 10-inch tablet powered by Nvidia's Kal-El system-on-a-chip (SoC) as reports suggest the company will start mass producing these devices as soon as the first quarter of 2012. According to information uncovered by the DigiTimes publication, the company has already...

31 August 2011
16:41 GMT

Quad-Core Intel Core i7-2670QM Bound for September

A new report has made its way to the web, one which states that a previously unknown Intel CPU from the Core series will find its way to stores before next month is over and done with.The folks over at CPU World are living up to their website's name, having stumbled upon information pointing towards the likelih...

19 August 2011
03:39 GMT

AMD FM1 Platform Gets First Non-APU Member, Athlon II X4 631

AMD has already made an impression with tis new APUs, but it took things further when it showed that the FM1 processor lineup has expended beyond 'just' units with integrated GPUs.The past couple of days have been busy for the Sunnyvale, California-based processing and graphics product developer. ...

18 August 2011
03:05 GMT

AMD Officially Intros Triple-Core and Quad-Core A-Series APUs

Advanced Micro Devices decided it was time for its collection of processors to welcome the newest A-Series APUs, so it went ahead and updated the price lists and  product pages with three new units.As some may or may not have learned, Advanced Micro Devices announced quite a short time ago that it had shipped t...

18 August 2011
02:31 GMT

Quad-Core Chips Used in Half of All Notebooks

Analysts have once again looked at the notebook market, and it looks like the findings suggest a significant increase in the standard performance of mainstream machines compared to previous years.The laptop market is one that has grown substantially ever since the first mobile computers were developed and sent out i...

13 July 2011
09:52 GMT

Qualcomm to Launch Quad-Core Application Processors Soon

Leading chip maker Qualcomm has unveiled at Computex 2011 in Taipei this week that it would soon come to the market with quad-core application processors for mobile devices.The company's Snapdragon processors are already highly popular among mobile phone users, and it seems that they should soon be able to appe...

2 June 2011
14:11 GMT

Qualcomm Quad-Core Processors Will Support Windows 8

Some may have heard that Qualcomm will soon release a new batch of application processors for mobile devices (smartphones, tablets), and it looks like they will have support for a certain OS not usually found on such items.Qualcomm has been collaborating with Microsoft for a while, and it looks like this has affecte...

2 June 2011
08:48 GMT

Nvidia's Kal-El Quad-Core Mobile CPU in New Demo, Glowball

Nvidia, the popular graphics chip maker, announced several months ago the launch of a new application processor aimed at mobile devices, packing quad-cores and called Kal-El.This next-generation Tegra chip was the very first quad-core CPU announced for mobiles, and a demonstration of its capabilities is available in...

30 May 2011
02:44 GMT

VIA Brings Dual-Core and Quad-Core Chips to Computex

While VIA might not be ready to start powering smartphones just yet, it looks like its CPU platforms have definitely been evolving, to the point where Computex might just see some dual-core and quad-core implementations. Being one of the biggest technology trade shows of the year, it stands to reason that Compute...

19 May 2011
02:53 GMT

Tegra 3-Based Ice Cream Device in the Works, Nvidia CEO Suggests

Google is readying the release of a new flavor of Android for the end of the ongoing year, and some more info on what the devices that would run under it might pack inside emerged. During its Q1 earnings call, Nvidia confirmed that its next-gen Tegra chip would most certainly power some of the new devices runnin...

14 May 2011
04:37 GMT

VIA Intros Its First Quad-Core Processor

Earlier this year, VIA has introduced its first dual-core processor, the Nano X2, and now the company is quickly following on the footsteps of this CPU with a new chip which packs four computing cores and is known as the VIA QuadCore L2400. Just as Intel's first quad-core chips based on the Penryn architectur...

12 May 2011
02:58 GMT

Nokia W10 Concept Device, What Windows Phones Might Become

We already had a look at another Nokia concept device today, the Nokia X10, and now is time to enjoy the view of yet another one, the Nokia W10, which is based on the Windows Phone operating system. This is not the first Nokia Windows Phone concept we lay our eyes on, but seems to be by far one of the most appealing...

11 May 2011
16:31 GMT

Nokia X10 Symbian Concept Phone Packs Quad-Core CPU

Hot on the heels of the emergence of few pieces of info regarding the next Symbian release, supposedly called Belle, we can also have a look at the first Nokia concept phone that would be based on it. Called Nokia X10, the device should pack a 2 GHz Quad-Core Processor, complemented by 2 GB RAM and a powerful GPU, m...

11 May 2011
12:01 GMT

AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Is Weak

Advanced Micro Devices may have just launched a new so-called flagship processor, but it looks like its prowess was found lacking by some, even though it is supposed to be one of, if not the fastest AMD quad-core CPU to date. While a chip maker might unleash what it calls a chip more powerful that those before it, s...

3 May 2011
10:53 GMT

Alleged Photos of Motorola Quad-Core Prototype Surface

Mobile phone maker Motorola Mobility is reportedly gearing up for the release of new, highly appealing devices, being ready to once more conquer the mobile market.Among the handsets that would help the company do so, we can count quad-core-packing smartphones, which should make an official appearance sometime toward...

26 April 2011
05:27 GMT

Motorola's Quad-Core Smartphones, Bullet and Jet

Mobile phone maker Motorola Mobility is expected to be among the first companies in the world to come to the market with quad-core application processors inside, some of the latest rumors around the Internet suggest. According to the news, the new devices should arrive on shelves as Motorola Bullet and Jet, whil...

23 April 2011
12:01 GMT

AMD Prepares Athlon II X4 650 CPU for Q2 2011 Launch

While everybody is keenly awaiting AMD to release the first Bulldozer and Llano processors to market, the Sunnyvale-based company is hard at work developing new processors built on the current Daneb and Propus architectures and one of these upcoming CPUs is the Athlon II X4 650 which is expected to arrive in a few we...

11 April 2011
15:21 GMT

Five A-Series Llano Fusion APUs from AMD Set for July

Advanced Micro Devices doesn't have mainstream Fusion processors on sale yet, but it plans to unleash its first batch in July, a collection that will include five models with two or four cores each. Advanced Micro Devices may finally be dealing in its long-awaited Fusion chips and chipsets, but its APUs (acc...

16 March 2011
03:35 GMT

Nvidia Expects Quad-Core Smartphones on Shelves by Christmas

Forget single-core 1GHz+ smartphones available at the moment on the market. Forget dual-core handsets as well, even if today's headlines are filled with them. Before Christmas, the first quad-core mobile phones should already be available for purchase, following the unveiling of the first quad-core mobile proce...

17 February 2011
09:46 GMT

Qualcomm Intros 2.5GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon CPU

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Qualcomm Incorporated brought to the spot light a new, quad-core Snapdragon processor, aimed at powering the next generation tablet PCs and mobile devices. The quad-core APQ8064 CPU is said to be the flagship device in the new family of Snapdragon chipsets, based on ...

14 February 2011
05:16 GMT

NVIDIA Tegra 3 Quad-Core CPU Clocked at 1.5GHz

NVIDIA's Tegra 2 application processor might be the hot topic of the day, but it might soon be shadowed by its already rumored successor, the NVIDIA Tegra 3, a quad-core mobile chipset expected to make an official appearance no later than next month.According to some of the latest rumors on NVIDIA's SoC (S...

24 January 2011
11:13 GMT

Intel Uses Quad-Core CPUs in First Sandy Bridge Laptops

There has been much talk and speculation on what shape the first Sandy Bridge demo will take, and it seems that things are finally becoming clear now that Intel has declared its intention to promote quad-core models before all the others.As end-users know, Sandy Bridge have been portrayed as a revolutionary step in ...

17 December 2010
05:00 GMT

NVIDIA Says Quad-Core Smartphones Will Come Soon

NVIDIA's Tegra 2 chipset is currently the most wanted dual-core solution for high-end devices out there, with a nice series of smartphones or tablets running under Android already announced or rumored to be on their way to the market with this chip inside.The chip includes two ARM Cortex A9 CPU cores, along wit...

2 December 2010
03:43 GMT

7.13 GHz Is the Speed of an Overclocked AMD Phenom II X4 975BE

It appears that a strong system assembly, liquid nitrogen and a lot of nerves of steel were able to push a certain central processing unit from Advanced Micro Devices well above the 7 GHz mark.Overclocking feats are not exactly news in themselves on the central processing unit market.Granted, when Intel and AMD firs...

29 November 2010
05:39 GMT

New Marvell Quad-Core CPU Is Aimed at HPC and Servers

After a fairly long time during which ARM stated its intention to power processors aimed at the enterprise market, Marvell seems to have finally turned this goal into a reality with the ARMADA XP.So far, the x86 architecture has practically owned not just the consumer, but the enterprise market as well.This is quite...

8 November 2010
08:55 GMT

Faster AMD Six-Core Chips Coming in Time for the Holidays

With all the fuss about the Sandy Bridge chips that Intel is preparing, AMD decided to make its own move, at least on the enthusiast market, even before those CPUs have a chance to come out.While preparing its Fusion APUs (accelerated processing units) to do battle with the Intel Sandy Bridge CPUs, AMD has been work...

5 November 2010
10:56 GMT

Intel Sandy Bridge Chips Enter Mass Production

While they won't actually become available in the market for some time yet, the Sandy Bridge series of central processing units from Intel has reportedly already entered mass production stage, with revenue units slated for Q4.The Sandy Bridge series of CPUs will be superior to the current core series not just i...

13 October 2010
10:56 GMT

Quad-Core Sandy Bridge Consume As Much as Dual-Core Calpella

Intel's Sandy Bridge central processor will debut sooner or later and it seems that the Huron River platform which they will be part of will actually have great benefits in terms of power consumption, compared to existing solutions.As consumers may know, the Sandy Bridge series of central processing units will ...

1 October 2010
10:14 GMT

AMD Readies New Six-Core and Quad-Core Phenom CPUs

Apparently, Advanced Micro Devices is on a veritable central processing unit release spree, planning not just new Athlon II CPUs but a whole new collection of quad-core and six-core Phenom II models as well.As one would expect, with the arrival of the third quarter and, of course, the impending holiday season, chip ...

24 September 2010
11:07 GMT

AMD Brings Out New Athlon II CPUs

After presenting six new central processing units not so long ago, Advanced Micro Devices appears to have once again supplied the market with new CPUs, this time aimed at the low-power market, the chips being four new Athlon II units. Eager to keep expanding its product lineup to all segments of the market, Advanced...

23 September 2010
09:00 GMT

Quad-Core Intel Sandy Bridge of 3.4GHz Incoming

Reports have just emerged stating that, among the Sandy Bridge processors that Intel is set to release in early 2011, there will be a high-end quad-core Core i7 model with a base clock speed of 3.4 GHz and the ability to boost said frequency all the way to 3.8GHz.Reports and rumors have already dealt with the upcomi...

26 August 2010
07:00 GMT

Quad-Core Intel Core i5-760 CPU On Sale

Intel's Sandy Bridge series of central processing units was recently moved up, because the company's partners supposedly found it very promising. Apparently, the IT player revised its roadmap somewhat and will unveil the first chips before the year is out. This might goad some end-users into believing that ...

19 July 2010
02:38 GMT

AMD Preps 3.2GHz Athlon II X4 650 For Q4 Release

Even in the midst of the GeForce GTX 460 flood, market watchers still seem to find enough time to scour the underworld of the IT industry and uncover secrets related to what may or may not come to pass. On the graphics front, things have mostly revolved around the no longer upcoming aforementioned DirectX 11 card. Th...

12 July 2010
06:25 GMT

Intel Smashes Laptop Market with 3.33GHz Quad-Core

Not too long ago, Advanced Micro Devices finally managed to take on Intel on the laptop front, by releasing a number of mobile central processing units. Since then, a fair amount of laptops based on them have surfaced, propelled by their affordability. Intel, on the other hand, is more concerned with raw horsepower, ...

2 July 2010
08:26 GMT

2011-Bound Fusion Quad-Core Has TDP of 55W

It appears the Hudson chipset is not the only Fusion product that has a surprise in store for the consumer base. In fact, the entire Fusion portfolio that Advanced Micro Devices is lining up might be more than just a little capable of causing waves. Apparently, the APUs themselves will carry on AMD's habit of op...

28 June 2010
10:39 GMT

AMD Phenom II X4 960T Can Turn Six-Core, Gets Scrapped

The AMD Phenom II X4 960 central processing unit from Advanced Micro Devices seems to have learned what it means to be too good for one's own good. Apparently, its ability to surpass 4GHz in frequency and even multiply its number of cores proved to be less than desirable to its maker, whose Thuban six-core chips...

12 May 2010
05:01 GMT

Quad-Core ARM Aquila CPU Coming to Netbooks

Now that Windows is no longer the only operating system featured in netbooks, with Android and Linux steadily gaining ground, the time may have finally come for the ARM architecture to seriously consider making a foray into this market segment. ARM has been meaning to do so for quite a while now, but there has been l...

23 April 2010
03:13 GMT

AMD Devises Thuban-Based Quad-Core CPUs

Consumers are undoubtedly aware of the steady approach of the time when Advanced Micro Devices will launch its collection of six-core processors. These CPUs will be based on the AM3 implementation of the six-core architecture known as Istambul and will carry the name of Thuban. What end-users might not know, however,...

23 March 2010
11:00 GMT

Intel's Six-Core and Quad-Core Xeon 5600 CPUs Debut

The Gulftown may be Intel's first consumer-oriented six-core central processing unit, but this is not the case for the server processor market. Such multi-core processors are rather extensively used in data canters and high performance computers. Aiming to expand its server offering with a new line of better and...

16 March 2010
05:27 GMT

Intel's Quad-Core Core i7-930 Gets Listed

While Advanced Micro Devices has been busy bringing more and more graphics cards to the market, Intel has been doing something similar, only on the central-processing-unit front. Having already released its Pine Trail platform and its 32nm chips with integrated graphics, the company is now gearing up to refresh its C...

26 February 2010
05:14 GMT

Core i7 930 Set for Release by the End of February

Intel's development of the Core i7 920 processor substitute was discovered as far back as late October. Intel was already in the later stages of developing the slot-in replacement known as the Core i7 930 central processing unit, but no specifics were available at the time on the exact release date for the chip....

14 December 2009
04:36 GMT

AMD Hits the Jackpot with Industry's First US$99 Quad-Core Processor

Sunnyvale, California-based Advanced Micro Devices has announced today the expansion of its line of Athlon II processors, with the introduction of two new models, the Athlon II X4 620 and Athlon II X4 630, both of which have been designed for the mainstream market and take advantage of the chip maker's energy-ef...

16 September 2009
02:44 GMT

AMD Launches New Opteron Processor, 'Suzuka'

Sunnyvale-based chip maker Advanced Micro Devices came to the market with a new line of Opteron chips, shortly following the release of the six-core Opteron processor codenamed “Istanbul.” The new silicon solution, John Fruehe, director of Business Development for Server/Workstation products at AMD, says,...

3 July 2009
07:03 GMT

AMD Beefs Up the Dragon, Intros Phenom II X4 955

After much anticipation and a series of leaked details surfacing the Internet over the last few weeks, Sunnyvale, California-based Advanced Micro Devices has just announced its latest addition to its most recent line of Phenom II processors. As anticipated, the chip maker's newest quad-core processor is dubbed P...

23 April 2009
03:46 GMT

Acer Brings Its Aspire 8930G Gaming Notebook at CeBIT 2009

Acer, one of the worldwide leading computer solution providers, came at the CeBIT show in Hanover, Germany, with a nice range of products, among which we were able to spot a new Acer Aspire Gaming notebook, the 8930G. The machine is added to the company's lineup of gaming computers, and we have to say that it lo...

6 March 2009
10:25 GMT

iPhone OS 3.0 to Back Quad-Core Model, Rumor Says

A TG Daily report points out that Imagination Technologies is set to unveil the new version of its graphics chip IP, the PowerVR SGX543. The 543 is Imagination's first multi-core capable GPU platform, which Apple may be very interested in employing for a new-gen iPhone. “While Imagination’s technolo...

9 January 2009
04:43 GMT

Intel Releases Five New 45nm Mobile CPUs

According to the latest news on the web, the world's largest chip manufacturer, Intel, is planning to add five new 45nm mobile CPUs to its product lineup. The new processors are said to be four dual-cores and one quad-core. The latter is a 2.0 GHz chip dubbed Q9000, and is reported to come with FSB of 1066 MHz, ...

29 December 2008
06:43 GMT

AMD Deneb Chips Launch Dates Unveiled

Advanced Micro Devices upcoming Deneb processors have made it to the headlines within the past few weeks, and, as their launch date closes even more, new info on them seem to surface every day. The chip maker has already announced that the new chips will come under the Phenom II brand, which will include the high-end...

1 December 2008
11:35 GMT

Details Emerge on Upcoming AMD Phenom II Processors

AMD is expected to unveil its next-generation desktop processors in early 2009, when the company will introduce its first 45nm-based chips for the consumer market. These new chips will make up the company's new Phenom II range of consumer-grade processor lineup, providing higher levels of performance as compared...

1 December 2008
04:20 GMT


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