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Solid Keyboard Elevates This Tablet, Though Software Lags

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on December 7, 2011 at 6:03 pm PT

The Android-based Transformer Prime tablet has a sturdy keyboard and dock, and is the first tablet to use a potent new processor called the Tegra 3. But it is weak on software and offers limited apps.

Intel Shelves Larrabee

John Paczkowski in News on December 7, 2009 at 5:12 am PT

Good news for Nvidia and AMD: Intel is delaying commercial release of its chronically delayed Larrabee graphics processor. The company had initially promised to deliver the first version of the discrete multicore graphics processor in 2009. Later, it conceded that Larrabee might not arrive until 2010. Now, Intel has postponed the processor indefinitely.

What's Apple Building in There?

John Paczkowski in News on April 27, 2009 at 3:50 pm PT

Apple has fleshed out its chip design group with another key hire. The company has recruited Bob Drebin, former CTO of AMD’s Graphics Products Group, as a senior director. Apple won’t say what it is exactly Drebin’s going to work on, though it’s a safe bet it’s related to the multicore graphics processors in which Drebin has his expertise.

What’s Apple Building in There?

John Paczkowski in News on April 27, 2009 at 3:50 pm PT

Apple has fleshed out its chip design group with another key hire. The company has recruited Bob Drebin, former CTO of AMD’s Graphics Products Group, as a senior director. Apple won’t say what it is exactly Drebin’s going to work on, though it’s a safe bet it’s related to the multicore graphics processors in which Drebin has his expertise.