Microsoft described in detail Thursday exactly how Windows will work on ARM devices. The new strain of Windows, retooled from the ground up for low-power devices like tablets, will be identical to the regular desktop version in many ways, and Microsoft says it’ll ship some test units to developers by the end of February… Tweet [...]

Intel will be a formidable competitor this year as it launches new processors and a huge marketing campaign aimed at driving the adoption of thin and powerful compuers known as Ultrabooks. Advanced Micro Devices aims to compete with the world’s biggest chip maker by coming out with high-performance laptop chips that are a lot less [...]

The head of ARM Holdings isn’t sweating Intel’s foray into the mobile chip market, where ARM’s chip designs have dominated over the past few years. “It’s inevitable Intel will get a few smartphone design wins — we regard Intel as a serious competitor,” ARM CEO Warren East told Reuters at the Consumer Electronics Show in [...]

We’ve already seen a few benchmarks and other hints that they’d soon be shipping, and Intel has now officially announced that its new Cedar Trail Atom processors are finally available, with the first systems using them set to roll out early next year… Tweet This Post

Japanese mobile operator NTT Docomo just announced it’s forming a joint venture with five partners — Samsung, Panasonic, Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Semiconductor and NEC — to develop and sell chips for mobile devices… Tweet This Post

Generally, the combination of microchips, electricity and fluids is usually considered an incredibly bad thing. IBM, however, thinks it can combine those three to make super small and super powerful computers in the future… Tweet This Post

You may have noticed a trend recently — pairing slightly less powerful cores that sip power, with more robust ones that can chug through demanding applications. NVIDIA’s Tegra 3 will be packing an underclocked fifth core, while ARM’s big… Tweet This Post

Apple may not have fared as well as expected in its own Q4, but just up the road in Silicon Valley Intel managed to exceed analyst predictions, posting record revenue of $14.3 billion — up $3.2 billion, or 29 percent year-over-year… Tweet This Post

Apple’s flagship MacBook Pro laptops may be in for a refresher this month, thanks to new Sandy Bridge processors from Intel, reports AppleInsider. If true, the news is a bit surprising since Apple wasn’t expected to offer new MacBook Pro models until next year… Tweet This Post

If you want to make processors 1,000 times faster, you’re going to need some serious technology, right? That would be the conventional wisdom. But 3M and IBM have unlocked a secret low-tech shortcut… Tweet This Post

That’s right folks, AMD’s A4 APUs are here and ready to take on Intel in a battle for the bottom end of the mainstream desktop market. These dual-core desktop parts pack integrated graphics courtesy of the company’s Radeon line… Tweet This Post

If you’ve been waiting to catch a whiff of some Cedar Trail freshness, looks like you’re just gonna hold your breath a little bit longer. DigiTimes is reporting that the next-gen Atom chip has been pushed back from its anticipated September launch to November… Tweet This Post