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HTC to reveal its first 64-bit smartphone

Android phones with 64-bit ARM chips are coming. That’s not a big surprise, since mobile chip makers have been unveiling 64-bit processors left and right and Apple’s iPhone 5s already has a 64-bit processor. But apparently the time for Android phones with 64-bit chips based on ARMv8 architecture is almost upon us… HTC has confirmed […]

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Meet NVIDIA’s 64-bit Tegra K1 chip with “Project Denver” core

NVIDIA’s Tegra K1 processors come in two flavors. The first version features a 32-bit, ARM Cortex-A15 quad-core processor paired with 192-core NVIDIA Kepler graphics. It’s already available in a handful of devices including the NVIDIA Shield Tablet. The second version features a 64-bit CPU paired with the same graphics technology. It features NVIDIA’s “Project Denver” […]

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Lilbits (7-30-2014): Asus 11.6 inch Transformer Book T200 on the way

The Asus Transfomer Book T200 is an 11.6 inch tablet that comes with a keybaord dock that turns the tablet into a notebook. It’s powered by an Intel Atom Z3775 Bay Trail processor, features a 1366 x 768 pixel display, up to 64GB of built-in solid state storage, and some models have an extra 500GB […]

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Allwinner to launch its first 64-bit chips in 2014

Chinese chip maker Allwinner has announced plans to bring its first 64-bit processor based on ARMv8 architecture to market by the end of the year. The company will show off a demo of a new 64-bit development board at the Hong Kong Electronics Fair in mid-October. Allwinner isn’t sharing many details about the upcoming processor […]

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MediaTek launches 64-bit, octa-core smartphone chip

As expected, Chinese chip maker MediaTek has unveiled its first 8-core, 64-bit processor for smartphones. But that’s not all. The company has also revealed that it’s new chips can support super slow motion video recording and high resolution displays with fast screen refresh rates. The MediaTek MT6795 processor is the company’s most powerful chip to […]

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Report: MediaTek MT6795 chip is a 64-bit, 8-core powerhouse

Chinese chip maker MediaTek is planning to launch several new smartphone and tablet processors by year’s end. If recently leaked specs are anything to go by, the MT6795 will be one to watch. The chip is expected to be a 64-bit, octa-core processor with clock speeds up to 2.2 GHz. Other features include Imagination PowerVR […]

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ARM introduces Juno board for 64-bit, ARMv8 development

Chips based on ARM’x next-generation architecture are set to begin shipping soon, which means we could see smartphones, tablets, TV boxes, and other devices with ARMv8, 64-bit chips in the not-too-distant future. But those devices will only be useful if they can run software designed to take advantage of the new architecture. So ARM, which normally […]

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Huawei G621 could sport a 64-bit ARM chip

Huawei appears to be testing a smartphone that could be one of the first Android devices to ship with a 64-bit ARM processor. The Huawei G621 showed up recently in the AnTuTu benchmark logs, and it’s powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 processor. Note that this is hardly the first 64-bit phone. Apple’s iPhone […]

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Google Chrome goes 64-bit (starting with Dev, Canary channels)

Google is bringing the Chrome web browser into the 64-bit era with new builds of the browser that Google says are faster and more secure. Right now you’ll need to install the Dev Channel or Canary channel builds of Chrome for Windows to try out the 64-bit software. Eventually 64-bit builds will probably find their way […]