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Two Views From Samsung About its “Octa” Chip
At the Consumer Electronics Show in January, Samsung described an unusual eight-brained processor as a major step above competing chips. Now that U.S. buyers will be late to get it, the company is playing down the differences.NFC: What You Need to Know
You’re probably hearing “NFC” more often, as it appears in more mobile phones. Here’s what you need to know about Near Field Communication.
Viral Video: Will Qualcomm’s Paul Jacobs Bring Adorkable “Born Mobile” Toddler to CES?
The massive annual tech gathering truly goes mobile in 2013.
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AMD-SeaMicro Deal Shows Strange Server Bedfellows
Companies that need to catch up to competitors sometimes try what seem like odd ideas. The deal by chip maker Advanced Micro Devices to buy server maker SeaMicro seems to fit the pattern, and it isn’t the only option that was considered.News Byte
Report: Apple’s A5 Chip Made in Texas
Reuters reports that, according to sources, the A5 processor used in Apple’s iPhone 4S and iPad 2 is made in a sprawling 1.6 million-square-foot Samsung Electronics factory in Austin, Texas. The Korean electronics giant began supplying the A5 processors to Apple this year from the Austin plant, the story says. Both Apple and Samsung spokespersons declined to comment.Nvidia’s Jen-Hsun Huang on Superman Quad-Core Chip, Microsoft and Apple: The Full AsiaD Interview (Video)
Look, up in the sky, it’s a processor that can leap tall tablets in a single bound.
Federico Faggin on the First 40 Years of the Microprocessor — And the Next 40 (Video)
Speaking on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Intel 4004 processor he created, Federico Faggin reflects on that first chip, and where technology is heading in the next 40 years.
China Supercomputer Uses Homegrown Chips
China has for the first time unveiled a supercomputer using domestically developed microprocessor chips, the latest in a series of developments showing the country’s new competitiveness in a field long dominated by U.S. technology.Voices
Samsung Electronics Profit Falls 18 Percent
Samsung Electronics Co. said its second-quarter profit fell 18 percent amid weak demand and lower prices for consumer electronics broadly, though rising sales of smartphones led its cellphone business to more than double in profitability.Apple Looking at TSMC for A6 Chip
Will TSMC be Apple’s new chip-making partner?