If you have an affinity for Android Tablets, you’ll certainly fawn over the next generation Exynos 5250 chipset, complete with a 2GHz, dual-core ARM Cortex A15 CPU and a GPU capable of powering a 3D display at 2560×1600. More »
A Samsung rep has been caught claiming that they are “planning to release a 2GHz dual-core CPU-equipped smartphone by next year”, adding that “this product will have the data processing capacities of a regular PC”. Not only does Samsung plan on using these chips in their own smartphones, they’re also hoping to sell the components to other manufacturers as well. More »
AMD couldn’t have expected Intel wouldn’t be snapping at its heels soon after announcing yesterday they’d be supporting USB 3.0 in two upcoming chipsets. Though AMD didn’t specify a timeframe, Intel has said their Ivy Bridge silicon would debut in 2012 – and told developers to work on both Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 [CNET]
You may’ve noticed there are many laptops and PCs out there that support USB 3.0 now, but unfortunately both AMD and Intel haven’t added support for the latest version in their chipsets before. This is set to change with AMD’s A75 and A70M chipsets, which will be the first to be branded “Superspeed USB”. Previously, PC builders have had to use third-party controllers if they wanted to include the much-faster USB 3.0. [The Inquirer]
The next Tegra chipset (codename: Ka-El) is still in development, but today we learned that it will feature a quad-core CPU and 12-core GPU that are 5x more powerful than the Tegra 2 innards. It can out 1440p video to a 2550×1600 display as well. More »
Over the past year, Qualcomm has added a dose of glamour to chipsets, with many of our commenters regularly lambasting manufacturers for not choosing Snapdragon for their products. Those arguments look set to become even more regular, now Qualcomm’s confirmed quad-core Snapdragons are on their way, for at least 12x the added performance of what’s most likely in your smartphone now. More »
We’ve decided to round up the best and brightest motherboards available. And we’re not talking Micro ATX, sub-$US100 budgetrino boards here. We reached for the most feature-filled, over-the-top X58 and 890FX boards from the top three mobo vendors. More »
So it’s a quandary. Your house is in a service dead zone, and you don’t want to shell out hundreds more for something you’re paying for already. What’s worth more, principle or a functioning phone? That decision might be over. More »
