Five chip makers have created a non-profit joint venture to boost investment in Linux and increase its presence in consumer devices such as cellphones, TVs and tablet computers.
Linaro is founded by ARM, Freescale, IBM, Samsung, ST-Ericsson and Texas Instruments, and will invest in open source projects that can be used by [...]
Forget the bulky Nook! Yes, Pandigitial has alien a sleek, 7-inch multimedia eReader priced at a air-conditioned $200.
The tricked out, Android-powered accessory boasts an ARM 11 adaptable processor, abounding blush TFT LCD touch-screen display, Wi-Fi connectivity, abounding web browser and chip admission to the Barnes & Noble eBookstore.
“The Pandigital eReader lets [...]
ARM is currently the undisputed heavyweight champion of the global mobile marketplace. However, the company has recently accelerated development of low-powered server chips in response to what it describes as “customer demand.”
“We’ve been doing some testing over the past year or so,” ARM marketing chief Ian Drew told ZDNet UK.
“People [...]
LG has revealed additional details about its Android-powered smartphone known as Ally. The device – which is expected hit the streets on May 20 – will feature a sliding QWERTY keyboard, 3.2-inch touchscreen and run Android OS 2.1.
“LG Ally from Verizon with Google Android OSLG has yet to reveal the [smartphone's] [...]
An ARM spokesperson has blamed Flash and the abrupt emergence of tablets for the lack of smartbooks in the mobile marketplace.
“We thought [smartbooks] would be launched by now, but they’re not. I think one reason is to do with software maturity. We’ve seen things like Adobe slip — we’d originally scheduled for [...]
The mobile market is currently dominated by ARM’s nearly ubiquitous architecture.
But Intel’s Moorestown platform may herald the end of the beginning – rather than the beginning of the end – for ARM’s mobile monopoly.
Indeed, according to analyst Rob Enderle, Moorestown could theoretically pose a challenge to ARM if the platform [...]
Apple has taken another importantl step to maintain its mobile edge by acquiring an advanced chip manufacturer known as Intrinsity.
“This adds another arrow to their quiver,” Tom R. Halfhill, a chip analyst for Microprocessor Report, told the New York Times. “The purchase price is like pocket change to Apple ($121 [...]
In a Sunday post, Stokes (who claims to accept an central scoop) addendum that the dent absolutely isn’t annihilation added than an ARM Cortex A8 that has been bare of abundant of its I/O functionality. The ARM Cortex A8, active at 600 MHz, is the SoC that admiral the iPhone 3GS.
