The insanely popular Raspberry Pi computer is one of the greatest achievements in the technology world in the last several years. The only problem: It ships “naked” (i.e.: without a case). If you’re to actually use the Pi in commercial, residential and industrial settings, you can’t have the PCB exposed to the elements. That’s where this case designed by Marco Alici comes into play. It’s small, built for mass production purposes to keep...
The mobile processor scene is about to get a lot more crowded. We already know that Intel has plans to get inside our pockets. And now LG has their own ambitions with news that the company has acquired an ARM license for Cortex-A9 and Cortex-15 processors as well as Mali-T604 graphics chips. The latter 1-2 punch will be “the” hardware in 2012 and onward, so they’re setting themselves up for domination. Cost and manufacturing are two things Korean-based...
The question is quick and to the point: Would you buy an Intel-powered smartphone manufactured by ZTE? Current rumors say that is such a pairing would be Intel’s first foray into the world of smartphones using the company’s popular Atom netbook processor. According to the same rumor, the resulting love child would be a Chinese-only device, so if you live elsewhere, don’t get too excited — yet. There’s always the possibility such a device could...
The iPad 2 was long rumored to have a dual-core ARM processor humming along at 1GHz. But alas, the truth has come out and it’s not quite so true. The iPad 2′s dual-core ARM processor is actually clocked at 900MHz per core, this according to Anandtech. Is 100MHz going to make a huge difference? Hardly. Apple likely had battery life in mind when it reigned in speeds slightly. How are all the new iPad 2 owners enjoying their new tablet beauty tonight? Via: ...
Besides their new GT540M mobile GPU, Nvidia had plenty more to talk about today. Hands down more exciting than some extra FPS on your latest gaming laptop was news that Nvidia is teaming up with ARM to build their own desktop CPU — yes, the Intel vs. Nvidia fight just got nasty. The Nvidia/ARM CPU is part of “Project Denver” Nvidia is in a really good spot right now. Even though Intel reiterated they are focusing on the mobile market, their attempts...
