Rockchip’s RK3188 quad-core processor is already one of the most powerful ARM Cortex-A9 processors on the market. But it turns out you can make it even faster. Out of the box, most tablets and mini PCs that come with the processor run at clock speeds up to 1.6 GHz. But the folks at ArcTablet created […]
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$89 Android Mini PC with 1.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A9 CPU
Chinese factories have been cranking out USB thumb drive-sized mini PCs in a range of configurations for the last few months. The MK802 has gotten a lot of attention, but there’s a new model coming soon which has a significantly faster processor. The new Mini PC is powered by a 1.6 GHz Rockchip RK3066 ARM […]
LG to start building ARM-based chips?
LG builds a lot of devices with ARM-based chips, ranging from smartphones and tablets to televisions and set-top boxes. So it’s not a huge surprise that the company is looking at building its own chips. LG and ARM have entered a licensing agreement what will allow the consumer electronics company to build chips using ARM […]
HaiPad M703 Chinese tablet packs an ARM Cortex A9 chip
The HaiPad line of tablets have a reputation for being cheap and… well, that’s really about it. The WiiPad Slim Plus tablet I reviewed and gave away recently was a rebranded HaiPad M701, and while it was probably one of the better sub-$200 Android tablets I’ve seen, that’s not really saying all that much. But […]
Nufront introduces 2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 chip
Remembers a few years ago when Intel and AMD were locked in a GHz race to the top before people started to realize that a chip’s clock speed isn’t the only thing that affects performance? Well we haven’t quite gotten there yet with ARM-based chips. The fastest ARM-based processors around today run at about 1GHz, […]
Aigo’s hot little 7″ tablet runs Android 2.1, Tegra 2
With loads of tablets due out this year running the NVidia Tegra and Android twosome, companies are going to have to do something to make their offerings stand out. From what I see in the image above, I’d say Aigo has a good idea how to do that. Their 7-inch tablet is wrapped in an […]
Chip news: ARM launches 2GHz chip, AMD introduces affordable quad-core CPU
Chip makers ARM and AMD both launched interesting products today. ARM is introducing a new 2GHz chip based on its Cortex A9 dual core architecture. While 2GHz may be old hat for companies like Intel and AMD, that’s blazing fast for a chip maker best known for producing low power processors for cellphones and mobile […]
ARM launches Sparrow multi-core CPU for netbooks
Chip maker ARM has a pretty strong track record making CPUs for cellphones and PDAs. And now the company is breaking into the netbook and low power computer market. We’ve already seen a handful of companies announce plans to develop netbooks around ARM-based chips like the Freescale i.Mx515 chip which is based on ARM Cortex […]