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ARM based Notebooks
Not so long ago, there was plenty of talk of netbooks swapping out their Atom chips for ARM processors. There was even a new term for these devices, to be called smartbooks. The ARM chips, in these low power situations, have advantages of processing power and low power consumption compared to x86 chips. However, one minor [...]
Continue reading...Archos 7c
Archos has successfully transitioned from media players to tablets. Their latest effort, the Archos 7c shows just what a value they can offer in the tablet segment. The Archos 7c offers a 7″ tablet with a 480 x 800 capacitive display. The OS is Android, although it is version 2.1, and not the more desirable Honeycomb [...]
Continue reading...Rockchip RK2918 Rocks Android
18. April 2011 | by Jonas
We always knew that Linux was quite versatile, but it took Android to finally start infiltrating into our devices. While it permeates the smartphone market, Android is making its way into netbooks as well. Dubbed the Rockchip RK28918, this netbook is featuring an Android OS. Now while the name hardly rolls off the tongue, it does [...]
Continue reading...Hercules eCafe
30. March 2011 | by Jonas
The folks at Hercules are bringing out a duo of smartbooks, the eCafe slim HD, and e Cafe EX HD. Following the smartbook formula, these things will be cheap, small, and even feature an ARM chip. The Slim HD will retail for a cool $229. This thing is a slim 0.8″ thick, with a 10″ screen, [...]
Continue reading...Sony ARM Vaio Smartbook
When one mentions Sony and ARM, it does conjure up an image of Sony charging an arm and a leg for their overpriced products. However, this is the ARM processor we are talking about. while netbooks have been long dominated by the Intel Atom processor, the ARM chip does have some inherent advantages, such as [...]
Continue reading...Efika MX Smartbook
27. February 2011 | by Jonas
Smartbook was one of those terms that got so overused, that it never seemed to have any specific meaning. The promise of a lightweight internet surfing device, that used a non-x86 chip, and a non Windows OS did not seem to materialize. Oh, and it was supposed to be really inexpensive too. The Efika MX Smartbook, [...]
Continue reading...TI OMAP 5
7. February 2011 | by Jonas
When you think of multicore performance processing, most likely it does not involve an ARM chip on some cell phone. In fact, most of us until recently would not be able to even name the chip in their phone, but that is changing. To debut in around a year and a half, the folks at Texas [...]
Continue reading...Acer Moves Towards Tablets
18. January 2011 | by Jonas
Given the overall netbook market, that is oversaturated, and low profit margin, it is hardly surprising that Acer is looking to move into tablets. After all, they can undercut the iPad, and still make a serious profit for their efforts. Seriously, they do make too many variations of netbooks in the end. They are talking about [...]
Continue reading...Archos 101
11. January 2011 | by Jonas
With the flurry of tablets at CES, it is easy to forget that there are products available right now that will satisfy your Android tablet fix. One is the Archos 101. The specs include a 1 GHz A8 ARM based single core chip. Recall that ARM based chips offer better battery life than x86 processors. The [...]
Continue reading...ARM Based Windows?
22. December 2010 | by Jonas
For quite some time now, every version of Windows has been designed to run on an x86 chip, and they have gone together like peanut butter and jelly. However, ARM based processors do have some inherent advantages, such as more processing power at a lower power consumption. In other words, the Atom, which is x86 [...]
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