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Is Windows on ARM the future of the Windows operating system?
In a new blog entry posted yesterday, Microsoft's ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) Steven Sinofsky, president of the Windows division, elaborated at length about Windows on ARM (WOA). He pointed out how WOA builds on
Android 4.0 ported to x86 platform, may come to PCs
The Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) operating system has been ported over to the x86 platform by a group of volunteer developers at Android-x86.org . Unlike previous versions of Android that were
Intel shows off Knights Corner, 50-core chip with 1 teraflop performance
Intel ( NASDAQ: INTC ) this week unveiled the Knights Corner co-processor that it says is capable of delivering one teraflop of floating point performance. Part of a new architecture called MIC (many
AMD encroaching on Intel's share of x86 processor market
Market research firm Mercury Research says AMD ( NYSE: AMD ) saw its share of the global x86 microprocessor market jump to 19.4 percent in Q2 from 18.2 percent in Q1 and just 17.8 percent in Q2 of
Sun releases second version of xVM VirtualBox
The second version of xVM's VirtualBox desktop virtualization software has been released. VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware that is targeted for server, desktop and
AMD unveils low-powered Opterons
Advanced Micro Devices Inc., has unveiled five low-power quad-core server processors, hoping to attract the attention of IT executives concerned about power efficiency and conservation. The x86
Intel and AMD quads go head-to-head
MacBook Pro: fastest Vista notebook ever?
After our article last year on whether Apple notebooks are cheaper that Dells , I'm almost afraid to
Sun shows off 16-core Barcelona server
Well, what did we tell you ? Right on schedule, Sun has
Sun to resume sales of Intel Xeon-based servers
It looks as if the Intel/AMD server wars of years past have finally been resolved. While the past few years have found the four tier-one server manufacturers switching between x86 chips from the two manufacturers, it appears as if a consensus has finally been reached: why not use both? Sun Microsystems has announced that it will become the last of the tier-one manufacturers to sell both AMD and Intel-based servers, by adding Intel-based machines back to its lineup. Sun stopped selling …
