IDC have listed not just Intel-compatible chips, but other categories of processors, namely ARM. IDC’s Shane Rau wrote in a research note “For the first time, IDC is forecasting PC microprocessor units by processor architecture, including those based on x86 (Intel and Advanced Micro Devices) and those based on ARM”. More »

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A licensing deal has been done between Fujitsu Semiconductor and ARM that will lead to the company offering platforms which implement the latest Cortex A15 processor. For the decade, the duo have been working, so their relationship isn’t exactly new. More »

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Intel is invading ARM/Qualcomm and Marvell territory when its handheld processors begin powering tablets, slates, and smartphones by the start of 2011. Aava Mobile’s Virta is a Google Android smartphone reference design based on Intel’s Zxxx Moorestown processor. The Virta Android SDK is shipping to developers in Q3. More »

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OK, the word “obsolete” is overused and misused (as in this headline), but “Oak Trail” is the next Intel Atom platform that will power Windows 7 and Google Android tablets and slates beginning Q1 2011. Oak Trail is more energy efficient (particularly crucial for tablets), has lower TDP, is 40% smaller, and 30% thinner than Menlow. Furthermore, Oak Trail features on-chip HD video decoding that will enable tablets to play 720p/1080p film without slowdown. More »

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Yesterday, the DSi XL was launched to the delight of Pokemon loving lads all across the land. iFixit was glad to tear apart Nintendo’s new handheld and provide photographic evidence of its exploits. More »

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The iPod Touch and iPhone currently use the iPhone OS, as well as the upcoming iPad. Apple’s new job listing reveals that an engineering manager will be responsible for developing the “iPhone OS on new platforms” and would need to be expert in “ARM based SoC” designs (which describes the iPad’s A4 chip). More »

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As we near Apple’s Wednesday event, I have been thinking more about what I would do with the Apple Tablet. If the speculations are correct, and the device will be a family sharing bulletin board, casual gaming handheld, multimedia player, and on-line journal reader, then it could be useful for some middle-class households, but personally, I have no practical application for it, and I doubt that many Westerners under the age of 35 do either. More »

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From Htcyou: On Monday, LG released its InTouch Max GW620 (which is the same Eve out in Canada since fall 2009). Motorola has announced that the first South Korean Android 2.0 smartphone, the Motoroi will be available in February, with a planned American launch one month afterwards. Meanwhile, in February, Gigabyte is going to release its first Android smartphone in Russia. More »

Rarely does a big company allow its opponents to shine for too long without a response. While the Nexus One has appropriated most headlines lately, Apple is readying its counter-punch. Korea Times has an article, which claims that an unnamed high ranking official of the South Korean iPhone distributor KoreaTelecom has stated that a 4G version of the iPhone is scheduled for an April release. More »

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OLPC is a non-profit organization whose mission is to supply hundreds of millions of ultra affordable laptops to impoverished children all over the world. While its XO laptop has not made a tremendous impact (many claim that the XO is vaporware), the group has already outlined a roadmap for its upcoming three releases, including two tablets. OLPC claims that “The XO has been distributed to more than 1.4 million children in 35 countries and in 25 languages.” More »

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According to the BBC, netbooks, which have been so successful during a year when the recession has slowed down much of the technology market, are on their way to being replaced by full-sized, budget notebooks and smartphones. Stuart Miles (Pocket Lint) believes that, ‘”Technology has advanced so much that it’s outmanoeuvred itself…You wouldn’t go for something so basic anymore.”‘ More »

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