Qualcomm is throwing its hat in the 64-bit processor ring with two new ARM Cortex-A53 processors based on ARMv8 architecture. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 and Snapdragon 615 chips should be available by the end of 2014. The chip maker says it will begin sampling the processors in the third quarter of the year, which means you […]
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MediaTek introduces MT6732 64-bit processor
Chip maker MediaTek is launching its first 64-bit processor. The MediaTek MT6732 is an ARM Cortex-A53 processor with Mali-T760 graphics and support for 4G LTE networks. MediaTek says the new chip should be available commercially by the third quarter of 2014 and could be powering phones and tablets by the end of the year. The […]
Samsung Exynos Infinity chip on the way
Samsung is expected to introduce a range of new products at Mobile World Congress this month, including a next-gen Galaxy Gear smartwatch, the Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone, and maybe some new tablets. But it looks like the company also has some big announcements for smaller products: new Samsung Exynos processors are on the way. Details […]
AMD’s first ARM chip is a 64-bit, 8-core doozy (aimed at servers)
As expected, chip maker AMD is launching its first processor based on ARM technology. And as expected, it’s aimed at servers rather than smartphones, tablets, set-top-boxes, or the other places you usually find ARM chips. That said, for a first entry, the AMD Opteron A1100 Series is no joke. It’s one of the first 64-bit […]
MediaTek working on ARM Cortex-A50 chips
Tawianes chip maker MediaTek recently announced it was working on an ARM Cortex-A15 chip with big.LITTLE technology. Now the company has announced that it’s licensed ARM Cortex-A50 technology, which means we could see 32-bit or 64-bit ARMv8 chips processors from MediaTek in the coming year. MediaTek has sort of come out of nowhere in the […]
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CyanogenMod started as a hobby, with one guy trying to offer a customized version of Android. Now there are millions of people using the software on dozens of phones and tablets, and the Cyanogenmod team has announced the formation of a company. Next week we could hear about the first phone that will ship with […]
Why the 64-bit chip in the iPhone 5s matters
Apple’s iPhone 5S is the first device to ship with an Apple A7 chip. And that happens to be one of the first 64-bit processors based on the ARMv8 architecture. While one of the key benefits of moving to 64-bit memory is support for up to 16 exabytes of memory, it’ll probably be a few […]
Samsung says it’s working on 64-bit smartphone chips too
Apple may be the only company offering smartphones with 64-bit processors right now, but Apple won’t be alone for long. Samsung says it’s next-generation phones will also have 64-bit chips. The Korea Times reports Samsung is working on 64-bit chips, and that they should be ready in time for the company’s “next smartphones.” While Samsung […]