Intel may be king of the hill when it comes to processors for desktops, laptops, servers, and pretty much any CPU for a computer that doesn’t fit in your pocket. But the vast majority of smartphones on the market today use chips based on designs from ARM. Intel plans to change that. We’ve already seen […]
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Pixel Qi display tested: Prolongs netbook battery life by about 25%
Pixel Qi’s 3qi display is a low power dual mode LCD display that can be used either with or without a backlight. With the backlight on, the screen looks pretty much like any other LCD display — and uses maybe a tiny bit less power. Turn off the backlight and you can easily read the […]
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Pixel Qi low power display power management demonstrated
OK, so you’ve probably heard of Pixel Qi’s display technology which offers the ability to toggle between a high power, full color more and a low power, high contrast mode that almost looks like an E Ink display. The advantages are the ability to see the screen outdoors, even in bright sunlight, and lower power […]
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Korea wants greener computers
Korea is setting a new standard for energy consumption by computers. In order to earn the country’s “e-Standby” label, a laptop has to use 1W of electricity or less wall in standby mode. That figure is 2W or less for desktop PCs. This makes Korea the first country to implement a regulation related to standby […]