As we get nearer to a still unknown November release date, details about Microsoft‘s next generation console are slowly coming out, enticing gamers to prepare themselves, and their wallets, for the official launch. The news this time is quite positive, with the Xbox One said to be sporting a faster CPU speed than previously seen. […]
Not only is the Xbox One’s graphics powers getting better
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No amount of news about the Xbox One can compete with holding the console in your hands — thankfully, production is now in full swing for the planned November release. This was announced by Xbox Chief Marketing Officer Yusef Mehdi at the Citi Global Technology Conference, where he also revealed that the final product will have a slightly faster CPU than expected. Instead of the 1.6GHz processor we thought the console would have, it will be equipped with a 1.75GHz CPU. We can add that to the list of things we’ve found out about the console these past two months, including its GPU clock speed boost, lack of external storage support at launch and ability to recognize up to eight controllers at once. While Sony already has a specific target date for the PS4 launch, Microsoft has yet to conjure up one for its newest console, although that could change at the Tokyo Game Show.
Filed under: Gaming, HD, Microsoft
Source: GeekWire
It’s a rare occurrence to see Google, NVIDIA and IBM working lockstep towards a common goal, but the aforesaid trio has joined Mellanox and Tyan in order to launch a development group for data centers. The aptly-titled OpenPOWER Consortium is hailed as a “development alliance based on IBM’s POWER microprocessor architecture.” We’re told that it intends to concoct “advanced server, networking, storage and GPU-acceleration technology aimed at delivering more choice, control and flexibility to developers of next-generation, hyperscale and cloud data centers.” Sounds pretty bold, and it’ll require IBM to offer up open-source POWER firmware to those participating. Moreover, NVIDIA and IBM will be jointly working to integrate the CUDA GPU and POWER ecosystems, but beyond that, it’s not entirely clear what the immediate impact on mankind will be. You’re more than welcome to take stabs in comments, though.
Filed under: Internet, Google, NVIDIA
Source: IBM
Motorola unveiled its X8 computing system earlier this month alongside the announcement of its new line of DROID handsets. Although the new system wasn’t discussed in too much detail, we learned that it harbored 8 cores consisting of a dual-core offering from Qualcomm, a quad-core processor, a single core nature language processor, and a single […]
Ever since Google TV made the move from Intel to ARM processors, Marvell has been there with its Armada 1500 CPU, providing decoding, power management and wireless support. As recent FCC documents showed, that arrangement hasn’t changed, and Marvell has just formally introduced its Armada 1500-mini processor at the heart of Chromecast. The scaled-down chip provides it (and other USB-powered devices) with 1080p decoding along with features like DRM support and access to TV-centric applications like YouTube and Netflix. Marvell also filled us in on what kind of video decoding the hardware is capable of: it supports most H.264 profiles, MPEG2/4, WMV9, VP6/8, DivX-HD and most digital audio formats (see the PR for a complete list). The high-profile Google connection aside, Marvell also said the chip will work great for other laptop, smartphone and Smart TV streaming applications. On top of that, Mountain View wants to get Chromecast tech natively into Smart TVs and other devices through its Google Cast SDK — no doubt putting Marvell on the ground floor.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Internet
It’s a material world, and Samsung’s just living in it. And, evidently, it’s tired of doing things in the same manner it has been. According to a report from ETNews, the aforesaid company is looking to produce an Exynos processor using a “redesigned ARM core platform” that’ll be whipped up in Samsung’s Austin, Texas-based R&D facility. If the plans materialize, it’ll mark the first time that Samsung has engineered an Exynos chip “based on its own architecture platform by redesigning the ARM cores.” For those unaware, Qualcomm and Apple are amongst the precious few that have concocted their own platforms after inking an architecture licensing deal with ARM, and it sounds as if Sammy’s tired of being on the outside looking in. The report also states that development is expected “to be completed early next year,” and you can bet that future Galaxy and Note products will be the first to benefit.
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Mobile, Samsung
Via: Android Beat
Source: ETNews
Intel teased us with the prospect of a fanless Haswell chip back at Computex, but it didn’t say just how it would achieve such a feat. Now we know: it’s introducing more energy-efficient versions of the Y-series Core processors that were announced earlier this year. The new chips consume as little as 4.5W in a typical scenario, letting them run in tablets and detachable convertibles without the fans needed by their 6W peers. Don’t expect blistering performance at this reduced power level, however. While Intel isn’t divulging clock speeds just yet, the 4.5W Y-series chips have the same 11.5W thermal design power rating as their 6W siblings — they’ll still need active cooling to perform at their best. The company also isn’t providing ship dates or naming customers, although it does promise that the extra-miserly Core CPUs should be available in the “coming months.” We have an idea as to who might be interested.
Filed under: Laptops, Tablets, Intel
Source: Intel
At Verizon‘s unveiling event where they announced a line of new DROID phones, Motorola also unveiled a new processor, which they’re calling a computing system. The X8 features eight cores that consist of a dual-core application processor by Qualcomm, a quad-core graphics processor, a single-core contextual processor, and a single-core natural language processor.
All three of the new DROID smartphones are based on this new computing system, which sports 24% faster CPU performance and GPU processing that’s twice as fast than before. Details on this new eight-core system are extremely sparse right now, but we do know that it was made in partnership with Qualcomm, but we’re not sure what kind of Qualcomm processor is inside.
The processor is being used in all three DROID devices, which consists of the DROID Mini, DROID ULTRA, and DROID MAXX. These devices are latest in the DROID series for Verizon, and they go on pre-order starting today, with availability beginning on August 20 (DROID Mini will see a slight delay to August 29).
The DROID Mini is the entry-level device in the bunch, with a compact design that sports a 4.3-inch HD display and wireless charging capabilities. Essentially, it’s the successor the DROID RAZR M from last year. As for the DROID ULTRA and MAXX, these sport larger 5-inch HD display, with the MAXX boasting a 3500 mAh battery for “two days” of battery life.
Details are still a bit scarce at this point, especially with the new X8 SoC, but hopefully we’ll hear more info about it soon. Verizon announced all of the goodies today in a matter of ten minutes without really going over details, so stay tuned as we update later today.
Motorola X8 8-core computing system official with Qualcomm backing is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Last week, Samsung teased the update to its Exynos 5 Octa processor, promising that more details would be arriving this week. It’s only Monday, and those details have already been published, showing more power than the current iteration and the use of a six-core ARM Mali-T628 GPU. We’ve got the rest of the details after the jump.
The Exynos 5 Octa processor was the first to utilize ARM’s big.LITTLE architecture, featuring eight processing cores with four of them being utilized at a time. Four of the cores are Cortex-A15 offerings, while the others are Cortex-A7 cores. Depending on the needs of the device at any given time, either the more powerful four cores are used, or the lesser powerful.
The new Exynos 5 Octa offering still follows this, but both sets of cores have seen a boost in clock speed. The quad-core Cortex-A15 in the original has a clock speed of 1.6GHz, while the new version offers 1.8GHz. The A7 cores in the original were 1.2GHz, while the new chipset’s cores are set at 1.3GHz. This represents a 20-percent increase in power over the original version.
Some other changes includes 14.9GB/s memory bandwidth alongside a dual-channel LPDDR3 at 933MHz, which Samsung says allows for rapid data processing, as well as support for full HD wifi display. For playing and recording 1080p video, the processor offers full HD 60fps video hardware codec. There’s support for OpenGL ES 3.0 and Full Profile Open CL 1.1.
ARM’s Media Processing Division Executive VP and General Manager Pete Hutton said: “ARM welcomes the latest addition to the successful Exynos Octa 5 series, which uses ARM’s Mali GPU solution to dramatically improve graphics performance. ARM big.LITTLE™ and ARM Artisan® Physical IP technologies continue to be at the heart of the Octa series and now complement the new functionality brought by ARM GPU Compute. This combination enables unprecedented capabilities in areas such as facial detection and gesture control, and brings desktop-quality editing of images and video to mobile devices.”
SOURCE: BusinessWire
Samsung’s new Exynos 5 Octa processor features 20-percent power boost is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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