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Qualcomm goes 64-bit with Snapdragon 610 & 615 chips

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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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 […]

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Most popular Liliputing articles from 9/14 – 9/20

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 […]

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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 […]