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Why Apple wont dump Intel x86 for its own ARM chips in MacBooks and the Mac Pro
2014-08-05 15:32:17| Extremetech
Could Apple be prepping a near-term switch to an A7 class product for its future hardware needs? It's not impossible -- but we doubt it.
AMD's new 64-bit ARM board points way to x86 coexistence
2014-07-30 21:26:51| InfoWorld: Top News
AMD is moving closer to a motherboard design that will accept both x86 and ARM chips with the shipment of its first 64-bit ARM board. The Opteron A1100-Series developer hardware is an uncased computer costing $2,999, and aimed at programmers who want to write applications and drivers for AMD's unreleased ARM servers, which are expected to become available by early next year.
Unisys phasing out decades-old mainframe processor for x86 chips
2014-06-17 18:15:12| InfoWorld: Top News
Unisys is phasing out its decades-old mainframe processor, which lags behind in speed and scalability compared to newer chips.
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Intels new 14nm Core M chip will finally bring big-core x86 CPUs to fanless tablets
2014-06-03 21:28:18| Extremetech
Intel debuted its upcoming Broadwell Y CPU and Llama Mountain prototype at Computex yesterday. The new chip is the centerpiece of the thinnest, lightest x86 tablet we've ever seen fielded with a "big core" x86 processor inside.
Intel wants more cheap tablets with x86 through Rockchip deal
2014-05-28 13:15:15| InfoWorld: Top News
Low-cost Android tablets from little-known vendors with 3G capabilities may soon hit shelves with chips from Intel, which is looking to replace ARM processors in devices starting at $100. Intel on Tuesday struck a deal with Chinese chipmaker Rockchip to jointly make an Intel-based x86 Atom chip with an integrated 3G modem. The quad-core chip, based on Intel's Sofia architecture, will ship in the first half of 2015 and go into entry level tablets, said Intel CEO Brian Krzanich, during a conference call to discuss the deal.
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