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In PC comeback, ARM will battle Intel in Chromebooks and Windows 10
ARM tried but had a disastrous outing in PCs starting with Linux-based smartbooks and then tablets with Windows RT.
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ARM: If other ARM chipmakers want to emulate Intel's x86 chips, that's fine
ARM executives said other ARM licensees could follow Qualcomm's lead and emulate Intel's x86 instructions for Windows 10. For its part, ARM is busy with the connected car.
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New ARM GPU could bring VR to low-cost smartphones by 2018
It's the early days for mobile virtual reality, and a robust VR-capable smartphone could cost you more than $500. But a new GPU from ARM could make VR a default feature in low-cost handsets by 2018.
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'Fastest smartphone chip ever,' the A10 Fusion, powers Apple's new iPhone 7
Apple's A10 Fusion at the heart of the iPhone 7 is the most powerful chip ever to appear in a smartphone, the company claimed. Apple's new ARM processor allocates low-effort jobs to special low-powered cores, then ramps up the performance when needed...
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Intel plays defense against ARM with Cloudera stake
Intel's US$740 million investment in software company Cloudera will help sell more x86 chips in Hadoop installations, but it could also be a defensive move to maintain its server lead from the emerging threat posed by 64-bit ARM servers.
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Arm CEO: Intel far behind in smartphone market
For more than a decade Arm Holdings has designed chips that have powered mobile handsets and smartphones like Apple's iPhone. The company now faces a challenger in Intel, which recently demonstrated a smartphone, LG Electronics' GW990, based on its u...
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ARM vs. Atom: The battle for the next digital frontier
For once, Intel knows how it feels to be the underdog.
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Never mind the netbook, here's the smartbook
If you still blanche at the term "netbook" for being an ungainly piece of vendor-speak, then prepare to be nauseated later this year as "smartbook" supporters start to bang that marketing drum.
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