<![CDATA[News Tom's Hardware UK - Components - CPU]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk en 10 Sun, 27 May 2012 08:51:55 +0200 <![CDATA[News Tom's Hardware UK - Components - CPU]]> http://m.bestofmedia.com/i/bestofmicro/design/groupe/logo_toms_uk.jpg http://www.tomshardware.co.uk <![CDATA[Nvidia to Push Tablet Prices to $199 With Kai Platform]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Nvidia-Tablets-Tegra-3-Kai-Cheap-Tablets-Kindle-Fire,news-38643.html#xtor=RSS-14111 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Nvidia-Tablets-Tegra-3-Kai-Cheap-Tablets-Kindle-Fire,news-38643.html#xtor=RSS-14111 Thu, 24 May 2012 19:08:00 CEST You might want to hold off on that tablet purchase for the moment...]]> <![CDATA[AMD Backing Out of CPU Speed Wars Against Intel]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/amd-intel-cpu-apu-processors,news-38634.html#xtor=RSS-14111 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/amd-intel-cpu-apu-processors,news-38634.html#xtor=RSS-14111 Wed, 23 May 2012 23:04:00 CEST AMD's future is not in making the fastest processors. ]]> <![CDATA[AMD Hitting The Casino Floor With Embedded R-Series]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/amd-embedded-piledriver-apu-embedded-applications,news-38620.html#xtor=RSS-14111 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/amd-embedded-piledriver-apu-embedded-applications,news-38620.html#xtor=RSS-14111 Tue, 22 May 2012 16:48:00 CEST AMD is now offering its Piledriver core in its R-series of APUs targeting the embedded applications market. ]]> <![CDATA[Does Your AMD FX Platform BSOD with Steam? Read This.]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/STEAM-AMD-FX-Processors-BSOD-bios,news-38619.html#xtor=RSS-14111 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/STEAM-AMD-FX-Processors-BSOD-bios,news-38619.html#xtor=RSS-14111 Tue, 22 May 2012 14:48:00 CEST Tom's Hardware has reached out to AMD and a few motherboard manufacturers to get an understanding of what looks to be a long stemming issue with its FX processors and Steam games. ]]> <![CDATA[Intel To Support Cheap Ultrabooks With Low-Cost Celerons]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/intel-ultrabook-celeron-i5-i7,news-38608.html#xtor=RSS-14111 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/intel-ultrabook-celeron-i5-i7,news-38608.html#xtor=RSS-14111 Sun, 20 May 2012 17:48:00 CEST Intel may be reacting to criticism that its processors are simply too expensive to support the lower price tags of Ultrabooks. ]]> <![CDATA[Japanese Galaxy S III to Pack 2GB of RAM, Dual-core CPU]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Japan-Galaxy-S-III-More-RAM-2GB-RAM-Dual-Core,news-38597.html#xtor=RSS-14111 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Japan-Galaxy-S-III-More-RAM-2GB-RAM-Dual-Core,news-38597.html#xtor=RSS-14111 Fri, 18 May 2012 15:48:00 CEST How much RAM does your smartphone have?]]> <![CDATA[Report: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 in Short Supply]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/qualcomm-snapdragon-s4-smartphone-krait,news-38570.html#xtor=RSS-14111 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/qualcomm-snapdragon-s4-smartphone-krait,news-38570.html#xtor=RSS-14111 Wed, 16 May 2012 01:20:00 CEST Since TSMC is still not able to push out as many 28 nm chips as its customers are asking for, Qualcomm and its Snapdragon S4 application processor may be next to be affected by the shortage. ]]> <![CDATA[Intel Phases Out Remaining Nehalem Processors]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/intel-nehalem-cpu-740qm-840qm,news-38553.html#xtor=RSS-14111 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/intel-nehalem-cpu-740qm-840qm,news-38553.html#xtor=RSS-14111 Mon, 14 May 2012 17:48:00 CEST Intel notified its partners that it will soon discontinue the i7-740QM and i7-840QM processors. ]]> <![CDATA[Intel's Otellini Jabs ARM Over Legacy Support in Windows RT]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Windows-RT-Windows-8-Legacy-Software-Paul-Otillini-Intel,news-38540.html#xtor=RSS-14111 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Windows-RT-Windows-8-Legacy-Software-Paul-Otillini-Intel,news-38540.html#xtor=RSS-14111 Sat, 12 May 2012 00:18:00 CEST Intel's CEO jabs at ARM over a lack of legacy software support in Windows RT.]]> <![CDATA[MIPS Introduces New Aptiv Generation of Cores]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/mips-processor-ip-core,news-38534.html#xtor=RSS-14111 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/mips-processor-ip-core,news-38534.html#xtor=RSS-14111 Fri, 11 May 2012 10:48:00 CEST MIPS has refreshed its entire MIPS32 core product portfolio and released three new processor families. ]]> <![CDATA[IBM Files Patent For Power Delivery via Heat Sink]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ibm-patent-heat-sink-power,news-38527.html#xtor=RSS-14111 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ibm-patent-heat-sink-power,news-38527.html#xtor=RSS-14111 Thu, 10 May 2012 16:48:00 CEST IBM envisions that future processors will be powered not only through single-surface power connectors, but through multiple interfaces, especially via grooves etched into the heat sink that sits on top of a CPU.]]> <![CDATA[Report: AMD Launching Trinity APUs Soon; Desktop in August]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/AMD-Trinity-Launch-Desktop-Trinity-Brazos-2.0,news-38516.html#xtor=RSS-14111 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/AMD-Trinity-Launch-Desktop-Trinity-Brazos-2.0,news-38516.html#xtor=RSS-14111 Wed, 09 May 2012 15:02:00 CEST Looks like the next few weeks are going to be exciting ones for AMD.]]> <![CDATA[Intel Patents Forming MP Chips Using Dual Processors]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/intel-patent-dual-core-quad-core-cpu,news-38496.html#xtor=RSS-14111 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/intel-patent-dual-core-quad-core-cpu,news-38496.html#xtor=RSS-14111 Mon, 07 May 2012 18:32:00 CEST Intel has received a patent covering its technology to create multi-core processor packages from individual dual-core processors. ]]> <![CDATA[Scientists Invent Graphene for Wearable Electronics, Mirrors ]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/graphene-science-research-Electronics-Mirrors,news-38494.html#xtor=RSS-14111 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/graphene-science-research-Electronics-Mirrors,news-38494.html#xtor=RSS-14111 Mon, 07 May 2012 09:02:00 CEST Researchers at the University of Exeter claim to have invented the "most transparent, lightweight and flexible material ever for conducting electricity." ]]> <![CDATA[Patent Troll Goes After Intel, IBM, TI, Micron, Samsung]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/patent-troll-lawsuit-Friction-Control,news-38489.html#xtor=RSS-14111 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/patent-troll-lawsuit-Friction-Control,news-38489.html#xtor=RSS-14111 Sat, 05 May 2012 18:02:00 CEST Semcon Tech has filed a patent infringement suit against several chip makers, including IBM, Intel, Fujifilm electronics, Texas Instruments, Micron and Samsung. ]]> <![CDATA[54 Million Enthusiast and Performance PC Gamers Globally]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/jpr-pc-gamers-numbers-pc-gaming-dead,news-38483.html#xtor=RSS-14111 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/jpr-pc-gamers-numbers-pc-gaming-dead,news-38483.html#xtor=RSS-14111 Fri, 04 May 2012 20:02:00 CEST PC gaming isn't dead. ]]> <![CDATA[Intel Phases Out Atom D2700 CPU]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/intel-cedarview-atom-d2700-processor,news-38460.html#xtor=RSS-14111 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/intel-cedarview-atom-d2700-processor,news-38460.html#xtor=RSS-14111 Thu, 03 May 2012 01:02:00 CEST Intel notified its customers that it has begun phasing out its current flagship Atom processor, the D2700 with Cedarview core. ]]> <![CDATA[Intel's Ivy Bridge Hotter Than Sandy Bridge When Overclocked]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ivy-bridge-overclocking-high-temp,news-38457.html#xtor=RSS-14111 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ivy-bridge-overclocking-high-temp,news-38457.html#xtor=RSS-14111 Wed, 02 May 2012 22:04:00 CEST Intel's 22 nano-meter die shrink can be seen as a huge achievement for the company, but that doesn't mean it is without faults.]]> <![CDATA[Samsung Launches Series 7 Gaming Laptop]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/samsung-notebook-gaming-laptop-series-7,news-38454.html#xtor=RSS-14111 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/samsung-notebook-gaming-laptop-series-7,news-38454.html#xtor=RSS-14111 Wed, 02 May 2012 17:02:00 CEST Samsung is getting serious about attracting PC gamers to its brand of computers. ]]> <![CDATA[Financial Analysts Say Intel Killed the Discrete Graphics Card]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/intel-ivy-bridge-cpu-gpu-nvidia,news-38442.html#xtor=RSS-14111 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/intel-ivy-bridge-cpu-gpu-nvidia,news-38442.html#xtor=RSS-14111 Tue, 01 May 2012 16:02:00 CEST Intel has most certainly created some tension between integrated graphics, good-enough-graphics and discrete graphics cards with the introduction of Ivy Bridge. ]]> <![CDATA[Samsung Tapes Out 1 Gigahertz+ ARM Cortex-A15 SoC]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/samsung-cortex-a15-soc-cpu-processor,news-38441.html#xtor=RSS-14111 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/samsung-cortex-a15-soc-cpu-processor,news-38441.html#xtor=RSS-14111 Tue, 01 May 2012 13:32:00 CEST Samsung and Synopsis claim to have been first with a tape-out of an ARM processor based on the Cortex-A15 core. ]]> <![CDATA[China Moves Toward One CPU Architecture to Rule Them All]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/china-cpu-processor-Architecture-unified,news-38426.html#xtor=RSS-14111 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/china-cpu-processor-Architecture-unified,news-38426.html#xtor=RSS-14111 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 21:02:00 CEST There are rumors that the Chinese government is interested in unifying a processor architecture in China. ]]> <![CDATA[U.S. Galaxy S III Might Not Have Quad-core CPU with LTE]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Galaxy-S-III-Specs-CPU-Quad-Core-US-Dual-Core,news-38423.html#xtor=RSS-14111 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Galaxy-S-III-Specs-CPU-Quad-Core-US-Dual-Core,news-38423.html#xtor=RSS-14111 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 21:02:00 CEST Quad-core Exynos won't play nice with LTE. ]]> <![CDATA[Graphene Monoxide Turns Graphene Into a Monoxide]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/graphene-Monoxide-Monoxide-science-research,news-38416.html#xtor=RSS-14111 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/graphene-Monoxide-Monoxide-science-research,news-38416.html#xtor=RSS-14111 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:12:00 CEST Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee claim to have discovered a new carbon material that should push graphene-based electronics much closer to commercial reality. ]]> <![CDATA[Samsung Announces Exynos 4 Quad, Coming to Galaxy S III]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/samsung-exynos-quad-galaxy-s3,news-38405.html#xtor=RSS-14111 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/samsung-exynos-quad-galaxy-s3,news-38405.html#xtor=RSS-14111 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:00:00 CEST Can't wait until May 3rd for Samsung's big Galaxy unveiling? Well, neither could Samsung.]]> <![CDATA[AMD A10-4600M ''Trinity'' 3DMark 11 Performance Leaked]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/amd-trinity-apu-3dmark-benchmark,news-38396.html#xtor=RSS-14111 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/amd-trinity-apu-3dmark-benchmark,news-38396.html#xtor=RSS-14111 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:42:00 CEST AMD has released slides to the Korean market detailing the graphics performance and specifications of its next generation ''Trinity'' APU.]]> <![CDATA[Intel Wants 100 Thunderbolt Devices by Year's End]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Intel-Thunderbolt-usb-3.0-Z77-Ivy-Bridge,news-38394.html#xtor=RSS-14111 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/Intel-Thunderbolt-usb-3.0-Z77-Ivy-Bridge,news-38394.html#xtor=RSS-14111 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:02:00 CEST Intel is pushing for around 100 Thunderbolt peripherals by the end of the year as the tech begins to debut on Windows-based PCs.]]> <![CDATA[Rumored Ivy Bridge Production Woes, Intel Denies Shortages]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/intel-ivy-bridge-cpu-processor-supply,news-38374.html#xtor=RSS-14111 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/intel-ivy-bridge-cpu-processor-supply,news-38374.html#xtor=RSS-14111 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:02:00 CEST Today's Intel Ivy Bridge launch has been accompanied by rumors that production issues may be responsible for a very limited supply of processors initially. ]]> <![CDATA[Ivy Bridge-based Asus G55VW Laptop Seen for Pre-Order]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/asus-G55VW-DS71-intel-Ivy_Bridge-Gaming_Laptop,news-38367.html#xtor=RSS-14111 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/asus-G55VW-DS71-intel-Ivy_Bridge-Gaming_Laptop,news-38367.html#xtor=RSS-14111 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:32:00 CEST With the desktop Ivy Bridge CPUs set to release on April 23, we get more information on another laptop based on the Ivy Bridge mobile CPU, which is set for pre-order.]]> <![CDATA[Researchers Succeed in Decoupling Qubits From Environment]]> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/quantum-computing-science-research-qubits,news-38365.html#xtor=RSS-14111 http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/quantum-computing-science-research-qubits,news-38365.html#xtor=RSS-14111 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:02:00 CEST Researchers at Ames Laboratory's team claim to have found a way to significantly reduce the environmental impact on qubits to avoid that stored quantum information is being lost lost.]]>