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ARM Cortex-A17 CPU To Boost Mid-Range Handsets
ARM Cortex-A17 targets mid-range smartphones and tablets
Dell Shows Proof-Of-Concept 64-Bit ARM Server
Dell's proof-of-concept microserver is intended to help boost developer engagement around ARM-based servers
Smartphone Saturation Hampers ARM’s Royalty Revenues
ARM reports increase in profits despite high end smartphone slowdown
ARM Publishes 64-Bit Server Standard For Data Centre Push
ARM continues to challenge Intel in the data centre with the release of its Server Base System Architecture specification
UK Tech Bigwigs Handed New Year Honours
Tech City chief Joanna Shields receives OBE as women outnumber men on New Year Honours list for the first time
Calxeda Closes Down After Funding Shortfall
A potential blow for the microserver market after ARM-server developer Calxeda goes out of business
Google’s Own-Brand Chips May Not Be ARM-Based
Google is thought to be designing its own ARM chips. Peter Judge says, why not use IBM's Power?
Google May Ditch Intel And Build ARM-Based Chips – Report
Life is not getting any easier for Intel, as Google reportedly thinks about making its own server chips
New Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Supports Ultra HD 4K Video
Qualcomm's new chip promises video at Ultra HD 4K resolution, while the IPQ chipset targets the 'Internet of Things'
Raspberry Pi Sales Hit Two Million
Raspberry Pi Foundation says popularity of the device comes as “a bit of a shock”
ARM Reveals 16-Core Graphic Design For Tablets, Smartphones
ARM says two new GPU designs will offer better performance and power efficiency for the Mali portfolio
IBM To Licence ARM Designs For Network And Comm Chips
Big Blue opts to licence a range of ARM designs for use in its networking and communications systems
One Million Raspberry Pi Computers Baked In The UK
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has shipped a total of 1.75 million devices, and the demand is ongoing
Weightless M2M Standard Recruits “Believers” Ahead Of Trials In 2014
Next year, the first Weightless networks will pop up in Shoreditch and Cambridge, but white space spectrum regulation remains an issue
Canonical Landscape Updated For ARM Server Support
Canonical’s systems management solution Landscape can now manage x86- and ARM-based server environments
ARM Acquires Cadence Display Tech For Mobile Multimedia
ARM buys display controller technology as it looks to beef up the media and display capabilities of mobile devices
Kickstarter Project Flutter Proposes M2M Net With Half A Mile Range
Flutter is building a cheap Arduino-based tool for the Internet of Things
Imagination Prepares MIPS Expansion
Imagination is planning to extend the MIPS technology it acquired last year into servers, mobile devices and wearable technologies
ARM Improves Its M2M Potential With Sensinode Acquisition
The small Finnish company is responsible for shaping a number of M2M communication standards
Google Could Be The Real Power Behind IBM’s OpenPower
Opening Power to partners is a good move by IBM, says Peter Judge. But Google's role may be crucial to OpenPower
IBM Forms Power Consortium To Challenge Intel
IBM is taking a leaf out of ARM’s book by licensing its Power chip technology to third party companies
ARM Reports Stellar Second Quarter, Expects Good Times To Continue
British chip designer beats analyst expectations, reporting pre-tax profit of £86.6 million
ARM Strikes Java Optimisation Deal With Oracle
ARM is to work with Oracle on tweaking Java for its low-power 64-bit server processors
Faster ARM Chips On The Way From TSMC, Globalfoundries
Upcoming 20-nm technology from ARM, as well as a debate over Intel 'Clover Trail+' benchmarks, demonstrates that competition is intensifying between ARM and Intel
AMD’s ‘Seattle’ ARM Server Chips Set To Ship Next Year
AMD hopes its ARM based server chips can steal some market from Intel
ARM Takes Aim At Mid-Range Devices With Three New Chips
British chip designer is launching three new designs, as it gets busy at Computex
AMD Kyoto Signals Intel Challenge For Microservers
AMD has introduced its Kyoto processors designed to tackle Intel and ARM in the microserver market
Inventor Awards Honours LCD Man With Lifetime Recognition
Martin Schadt was presented with the coveted Lifetime Achievement Award for LCD screen invention
Intel Releases Development Tools For Android ‘Jelly Bean’
Intel's Beacon Mountain tools will be compatible with Android devices based on either Intel or ARM processors