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Computers
Android-Based Asus Smartbook Arrives Early Next Year
10:35PM Danny Allen | That on-again, off-again Asus Eee PC with Android OS and 1GHz Snapdragon processor is, well, back on again. Asus now calls it’s their “secret weapon” and says it should arrive early next year for about $US180 bucks. More »
Phones
Samsung Pushes Mobile Devices Forward With Processors, Cameras
3:00PM Dan Nosowitz | Samsung introduced a mess of new components for mobile devices that we’re likely to start seeing in early 2010, including a 5MP camera capable of taking 1080p video and a couple powerful yet efficient chipsets. More »
Hardware
VIA, ARM Still Trying To Beat Intel Atom, Get Inside Netbook Pants
12:10AM Joanna Stern | Intel’s Atom processor is found in virtually every netbook, but others are still trying to get inside your mini-laptop. Independently, ARM and VIA are showing improved chips, but both most likely won’t touch what Intel has in store. More »
Computers
Apple Tablet Might Use Apple’s Own Processors
5:19AM Matt Buchanan | If you haven’t had your fill of Apple tablet rumours today, Dean Takahashi says that the tablet’s processor will be designed in-house, making it the first chip to come out of Apple’s PA Semi acquisition over a year ago. More »
Screens
LG Powers Ahead With Connected HDTVs, Picks ARM As Its Accomplice
10:45PM John Herrman | Connected HDTVs—the kind that can display widgets, stream network content, browse the web or tap into other software services—haven’t gotten off to the most auspicious start, but they seem sort of inevitable, no? Anyway: LG thinks so! More »
Hardware
Cortex A9: ARM’s Multi-Core Mobile CPUs
11:21AM Brian Lam | Multicore processors in mobile devices are only a matter of time, and that time appears to be coming closer for ARM, as their Cortex A9 chips will ship in phones in 2010. Arm chips are found in various handsets, including all three generations of the iPhone. [CNET]
Hardware
Apple Assembles Chip Design Team, Plans Custom iPhone Guts
7:02PM John Herrman | The WSJ reports that Apple is putting together an all-star chip design team, starting with the former CTO of AMD, to work on in-house units for mobile devices. Old habits die hard, I guess. More »
Hardware
ARM’s GPUs Will Make This Year’s Mainstream Phones More Powerful Than the Current iPhone
8:40AM Adrian Covert | By the end of 2009, computer and graphics chip designer ARM says we’ll see the first sub-$1US50 mobile phones using the low-power Mali 200 GPU, which will give devices greater graphics capabilities than the current-gen iPhone. More »
Software
Adobe, ARM Teaming Up to Optimise Flash on Mobile Devices
10:50AM Adrian Covert | According to the MIT Technology Review, Adobe is working with mobile processor manufacturer ARM on optimising Flash Player 10 and AIR for ARM processors. Why does this matter? Because ARM processors are found in 90% of mobile phones (iPhone and G1 included), not to mention set top boxes, PMPs, and gaming devices (like the Nintendo DS). And how will they do it? Adobe and ARM say they have three main areas they’re working on to improve the mobile flash experience. More »
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