Computers use a lot of energy to keep all their parts going, but a new chip from Intel is able to operate with the bare minimum amount of electricity--as much as could be drawn from a postage stamp-sized solar cell or even, yes, a ...READ»
Their new Arizona plant is a test case for every conceivable kind of sustainable upgrade to manufacturing. As they find out what works, they can move it to other factories, to keep pumping out delicious snacks.READ»
It can take years for a new engineering feat to go from concept to commercialization. The rechargeable batteries in your phone took 20 years to develop. So the federal government is launching a project to speed up invention and hopefully save U.S. manufacturing.READ»
Apple bought more semiconductors in 2010 than any of its peers, and the spread will be even larger in 2011. Semiconductors power chips. Chips power tech. Tech powers innovation. Innovation powers tomorrow. See where we're going here? READ»
On this day in history the first transatlantic flight finally landed in Lisbon, the Model-T Ford was discontinued, the Chrysler building opened and the Golden Gate bridge had its first pedestrians. But for what's happening right now, read on:READ»
When Windows 8 arrives it'll come in several flavors, supporting both Intel and ARM processors...but on ARM, no legacy-code support will be possible. Microsoft may be shooting itself in the foot.READ»
We pronounced the netbook phenomenon all but over in 2010--they're now merely another low-cost laptop class. Except that Intel doesn't think so, and wants to lavish high-tech attention on these low-end machines. Call it folly. Call it tablet envy. Just don't call it a sustainable business model. READ»
The ongoing crisis in Japan is an enormous human tragedy. And there are less immediately pressing but still considerable side effects--Japan is a key location for much of the world's high tech industry. From NAND flash to GPS, here's how the earthquake and tsunami will impact the industry. READ»
Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Lowell laugh in the face of Intel's weedy handful of cores in its new CPU lineup: They've just squeezed over a thousand processor cores onto a single chip. More than anything else, this hints your future desktop will be a supercomputer with Hal-like powers. READ»
I was in a videoconference last week with our offices in Boston, Los Angeles, Milan, Seoul and Shanghai when we ran into a major technical problem – potato chips. Boston had ordered chips for lunch. Between the crinkling of the ...READ»
Intel's 2012 CPUs will have baked-in support for super-speed USB 3.0, the tech that Steve Jobs just noted isn't taking off due to...lack of Intel support. What's going on?READ»
Get ready for the next generation of computer guts. In practical terms, that means we can expect lightning-fast, extended-battery laptops that don't burn your crotch quite so quickly. READ»
A cluster of future CPUs from Intel have just been announced, and among them are mobile chips that may (or may not) power the rumored, smaller MacBook Air upgrade. Thing is, there are two candidates.READ»
The smartphone and tablet revolution is propelled along by clever designs, but also by clever hardware, and Marvell's just revealed a 1.5GHz, triple-core mobile CPU that delivers the kind of processing power your current-gen phone merely dreams of.READ»
ARM only just revealed its Coretex A9 chips, it seems--dual-core madness that'll make next-year's smartphones and tablet PCs serious competitors to laptops. And now here's the A15. With four cores. And speeds up to 2.5GHz.READ»
Samsung just pulled the veil from its dual-core Orion low-power chip, based on ARM Cortex A9 designs. It's powerful, impressive. It may also be the secret behind Apple's next iPad/iPhone CPU.READ»
AMD's Brad Burgess is the chief architect behind the company's future low-power/portable device Bobcat CPUs. We spoke to him about them, but also about the future. READ»
