CPU Processors News & Reviews

Nvidia Posts Solid First Quarter Despite Tegra Slump

Nvidia on Thursday reported a modest bump in first-quarter revenue and a big jump in net income as compared with the same period a year ago. The graphics chip maker had...
Intel Revamps Atom; The Sims 4 Arrives in 2014; Mother’s Day Nook Deal

Topping tech headlines on Monday, Intel raised the curtain on a next-generation, 22-nanometer Atom core microarchitecture code named Silvermont, promising major improvements in power and power efficiency compared with current-generation Atom...
Intel Introduces New 22nm Atom Lineup

SANTA CLARA, Calif. —Intel on Monday raised the curtain on a next-generation, 22-nanometer Atom core microarchitecture code named Silvermont, promising major improvements in power and power efficiency compared with current-generation Atom...
Intel to Reveal Next-Gen Atom Details

Intel has something new up its sleeve for Atom. The chip giant will be revealing details about its next-generation Atom microarchitecture for the first time Monday, promising that “everything you know...
Global Semiconductor Sales Show Modest Gains

Global semiconductor sales have shown “modest but consistent growth” in the first quarter of 2013, the U.S.-based Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported Friday. The emphasis, however, was on the “modest” in...
Intel Intros Next-Gen ‘Iris’ Integrated Graphics

Intel on Thursday announced a new generation of integrated graphics products called Iris, which will begin appearing in ultrabooks, mainstream notebooks, and all-in-one PCs later this year. Iris will be incorporated...
How Far Will AMD Go With ARM?

AMD’s beleaguered management team is dropping some big hints that it’s ready to join the upwardly mobile ARM camp rather than defeat it. Advanced Micro Devices this week announced a new...
AMD Radeon HD 7990 Review

The AMD Radeon HD 7990 is a worthy competitor in the high-end of the graphics card category. (3.5 out of 5) Pros Excellent performance Fabulous game bundle Cons Not all games...
EU Cracks Down on Smart Chip Card Price Fixing

The European Commission has launched an investigation into a number of smart chip suppliers who may have participated in price fixing. The EU did not say which companies it is investigating....
Intel’s Rough Quarter Reflects Moribund State of PC Industry

Intel on Tuesday divulged declining numbers across the board in a first-quarter earnings report which pointed to continued struggles for the PC industry. The chip giant, the world’s leading supplier of...
AMD A10-5700 Review

The AMD A10-5700 is a chip we’re desperate to like. For starters, it’s one of the most technically interesting CPUs around right now. You’ve got AMD’s latest Piledriver architecture and all...
Microsoft Targets Android; Vudu Data Stolen; LulzSec Hackers Plead Guilty

Topping tech headlines on Tuesday, a watchdog group backed by Microsoft, Nokia, and others filed a complaint with the European Commission that accused Google of using deceptive conduct to thwart mobile...
Gelid Black Edition Review

Another month, another humongous CPU cooler. Gelid’s Black Edition is certainly impressive in stature, but thankfully for something this size it’s more than matched by the build quality. To give you...
Intel Unveils New Atom Chips for Data Center Operations

Intel on Tuesday unveiled three new S1200-class Atom processors for servers, networking, and storage systems, including future editions of Hewlett-Packard’s new line of “Project Moonshot” server cartridges for scale-out data center...
Intel to Double Transfer Rate With Next-Gen Thunderbolt

Intel this week offered a peek at its next-generation Thunderbolt controller, code named Falcon Ridge, which is capable of 20Gbps transfer rates—double that of the current-generation Thunderbolt hardware interface protocol. The...
Cooler Master Seidon 240M Review

They all look the same. That’s the danger with the factory-sealed, ready-to-roll water-cooling kits such as the Cooler Master Seidon 240M. Superficially, it feels like a choice between single and dual-fan...
Enermax ELC240 Review

Sometimes the things that really get our dander up as hardware reviewers can be a distraction. They don’t matter too much in the real world, but usually involve things that don’t...
Eyes On With ARM’s Latest Graphics Package

SAN FRANCISCO—ARM may have several rivals gunning for it these days but a showcase of the company’s most powerful processor platform here at the Game Developer Conference demonstrated that the U.K....
AMD Releases Radeon HD 7790 Midrange Enthusiast Graphics Card

AMD and partners are releasing new Radeon HD 7790 graphics cards aimed at the mid-level enthusiast gamer. Priced in the $149 range, these cards slot in nicely between the mainstream $109...
Nvidia Packages Virtual Graphics for the Enterprise with GRID

SAN JOSE—Nvidia made a big splash at the 2012 GPU Technology Conference here with talk of emerging “virtualized graphics” technology that could deliver all the performance of a powerhouse graphics workstation...