Tag: Chip
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Qualcomm aquires GestureTek assets – Time to wave goodbye to touchscreens?
With the acquisition of “certain assets” from GestureTek, chip-maker Qualcomm are looking to wave goodbye to the “old fashioned” touchscreen on our smartphones and tablets. The future is all about “natural human gestures” they believe and the plan is to introduce their new purchase of gesture recognition technology into the next generation of Snapdragon processors…
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Xbox 360 Slim models to get new Processor chip
Microsoft has announced a new system-on-chip (SoC) processor for the Xbox 360 slim models. The SoC (System-on-chip) processor integrates the CPU (main processor), GPU (graphics), memory and I/O (input/output) logic onto a single powerful chip. Microsoft are changing the chip as a counter to the AMD’s next generation Bulldozer and Bobcat processor technology threats. The…
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Samsung will release 2GHz Dual-Core mobile processors next year
Dual-Core is the latest buzzword with smartphones, as manufacturers race to release the fastest smartphone on a monthly basis. Samsung have emerged as serious contenders in the smartphone speed race, recently announcing a 1.2GHz Dual-Core ‘Exynos’ branded processor for their Galaxy S 2 smartphone. Exynos is Samsung’s own branding for their smartphone processors. The Korean…
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Toshiba unveil new line of Regza TVs with Facial Recognition
Toshiba have unveiled the next generation of Regza televisions, which include a number of ‘Smart TV’ features, including facial recognition. The next range of Regza TVs will fall under the YL and WL model series, and are implanted with something called a Cevo chip. What is a Cevo chip? We hear you ask. A Cevo…