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Windows 8 Tablet With Intel CPU to be Showcased at This Week’s BUILD Event

Posted by on September 12, 2011 No comments

Microsoft’s got the big BUILD event this week, that will allow us to catch a glimpse of Windows 8 running on a tablet. Rumors say that will be an ARM slate, but it’s very likely it will be Intel material, according to CNET.

This is a risky move for Intel, that will be beaten by ARM through comparisons if its product fails to deliver as good a mobile experience as the one of ARM and Nvidia. The probleme here lies within the Core platforms, that make the netbooks hot and heavy. Oaktrail, Medfield and Moorestown are on par with the Cortex A9 as far as processing power goes, so all that Intel can work with is a tablet-optimized Cedar Trail.

The result could be a low power, high performing dual core 1.8 GHz tablet, maybe the Samsung Slate PC pictured below. CNET seems to believe that the Windows 8 tablet shown at BUILD will be made by Samsung, that’s becoming ubiquiotous in every launch event lately. However, I’m not so sure I trust Intel to deliver a good mobile architecture with its CPU…


Windows 8 Tablet With Intel CPU to be Showcased at This Week’s BUILD Event

Posted by on September 12, 2011 No comments

Microsoft’s got the big BUILD event this week, that will allow us to catch a glimpse of Windows 8 running on a tablet. Rumors say that will be an ARM slate, but it’s very likely it will be Intel material, according to CNET.

This is a risky move for Intel, that will be beaten by ARM through comparisons if its product fails to deliver as good a mobile experience as the one of ARM and Nvidia. The probleme here lies within the Core platforms, that make the netbooks hot and heavy. Oaktrail, Medfield and Moorestown are on par with the Cortex A9 as far as processing power goes, so all that Intel can work with is a tablet-optimized Cedar Trail.

The result could be a low power, high performing dual core 1.8 GHz tablet, maybe the Samsung Slate PC pictured below. CNET seems to believe that the Windows 8 tablet shown at BUILD will be made by Samsung, that’s becoming ubiquiotous in every launch event lately. However, I’m not so sure I trust Intel to deliver a good mobile architecture with its CPU…


OTA update en route for HP TouchPad

Posted by on August 30, 2011 No comments

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OTA update en route for HP TouchPad

The TouchPad story bonanza continues, this time with the news that the tablet will benefit from an over the air update that brings with it new functionality.?

Following the recent ?89 TouchPad fire sale, HP is reporting huge activation spikes and up to five times increase in application downloads.?It looks like the company plans on sticking to its decision to continue to support webOS despite dumping the TouchPad, Veer and Pre 3 devices

Unfortunately there are no release date or details as to what the actual update will include. A HP spokesperson, however, has confirmed to CNET that it's coming:?

"We expect that HP TouchPad owners can look forward to an over-the-air update that will enhance the platform and add functionality and a growing applications catalog."?

On top of all that excitement there is also another set of six free apps for current TouchPad owners to enjoy, including major titles like Angry Birds HD.

If you were one of the lucky few who managed to grab an ?89 TouchPad, why not take a peek at our guide to alternative uses for the tablet.?

Shame, really, that HP made the decision to dump the tablet, especially given the support they are showing for webOS after the announcement. The move to bolster the applications catalogue could greatly improve some of the operating system's shortcomings and who knows, maybe even lead to better devices in future.

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OTA update en route for HP TouchPad originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:52:00 +0100

Nvidia’s Kal-El quad core mobile processor gets video demo

Posted by on May 30, 2011 No comments

Mobile processor shows graphics that could rival home consoles
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For those still showing off their Tegra 2 tech, prepare to have your tech pride squashed somewhat by this demo vid of Nvidia's quad core Kal-El chip.

The "Glowball" video shows the first ever proper dynamic lighting generated by a mobile chip and features graphics that could rival that of Sony`s NGP due out later this year. Included in the demo tech are plentiful shiny surfaces and shadows being cast as well as some clever physics. Things run smoothly most of the time, framerates do however drop dangerously low when the action starts to heat up.?

Nvidia has said that the Kal-El chip should be around five times faster than current Tegra 2 devices and that it can even outpace a Core 2 Duo processor, although which one exactly remains unclear.?Devices rumuored to be using the Kal-El chip include Amazon's Hollywood tablet, details of which are scarce.

The video features a pre production version of the processor that according to Nvidia is 20 to 30 per cent slower than the one which will hit store shelves.?

With all these extra cores being added and Nvidia's plans for even more powerful processors to be released over the next few years, we can't help but be slightly concerned about the hit that devices battery life could take. All this power is in danger of bringing tablets and phones below that sacred nightly charge threshold.

Devices using the Kal-El processor could be due out as early Christmas this year, Nvidia has told technology website CNET.

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Nvidia's Kal-El quad core mobile processor gets video demo originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Mon, 30 May 2011 10:33:00 +0100