Intel announced today that the first model of the new Xeon Phi (aka Knights Corner) family of processors is now shipping. A response to high-end GPUs from companies such as nVidia and a stepping stone towards Intel’s goal of reaching 1 exaflop by 2018, the first Knights Corner chip, the Xeon Phi 5110P, has 60…
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Intel has prototyped a 48-core CPU chip for smartphones that could revolutionize computing as we know it
Computerworld is reporting that Intel is working on a 48-core processor for smartphones and tablets. They have a working prototype and expect the revolutionary CPU to hit the market in 5-10 years. “If we’re going to have this technology in five to 10 years, we could finally do things that take way too much processing…
AMD steps up game while struggling for relevance – introduces Vishera chips overclocked up to 5GHz
AMD is stepping up their game with the new Vishera series of chips. AMD notes that the new Piledriver processor architecture boosts performance by 15% over the previous generation of FX chips – and at a lower price. For instance, the unlocked FX-8350 offers 8 cores clocked up to 5GHz for $195. Ziff Davis noted…
iPhone 5 A6 chip may perform better than expected due to manual layout – yes, logic blocks laid by hand, not software
Intel discovery will lead to much faster and more efficient processors
What do we know about Apple’s iPhone 5 processor?
If history is any indication, we can expect Apple to use the iPhone 5 processor in their devices for at least a couple of years. Apple of course has not released any details on their new processor other than the claim that it provides twice the processor performance and twice the graphics performance of the…








