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Charlie Demerjian
Mar 6, 2014

Analysis: Facebook places a large microserver order

MWC 2014: Too large for a test, only one real application

It looks like Facebook is jumping into the microserver world with an RFQ that SemiAccurate’s sources say is far too big to be a test.
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Charlie Demerjian
Mar 5, 2014

Kingston gets in to the accessory business with HyperX cloud headphones

MWC 2014: Likely the first of many, and not a bad debut

Kingston had two new devices to show off at MWC, one evolutionary the other nothing you would expect from the firm.
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Charlie Demerjian
Mar 5, 2014
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Nvidia’s Tegra K1 draws a shocking number of Watts

MWC 2014: Pun intended but it still makes your jaw drop

Remember when SemiAccurate said the Nvidia Tegra K1 was a hot dog promoted by complicit ‘journalists’?
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Charlie Demerjian
Mar 4, 2014

AMD launches the new rebadge called R9 280

Heart-pounding release of the junior enthusiast renamed part

Heart-pounding release of the junior enthusiast renamed part
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Charlie Demerjian
Mar 4, 2014

HiSense wins the biggest phone award with the 6.8″ Maxe X1

MWC 2014: Big, bigger, and biggest phones, now with a remote

HiSense had the largest phone SemiAccurate saw at MWC this year, the 6.8″ Maxe X1 complete with Bluetooth remote.
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Charlie Demerjian
Mar 3, 2014
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6-core 16nm FinFET ARM Cortex-A57 chips spotted in the wild

MWC 2014: Not just one, a full wafer of them fresh from the oven

What do you get when you put a 6-core ARM A57 on TSMC’s 16nm FinFET process?
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Thomas Ryan
Feb 26, 2014

Imagination introduces VP9 acceleration for PowerVR GPUs

All aboard Google’s VP9 train; Choo choo…

At Mobile World Congress Imagination announced that all PowerVR series6 GPUs would support its new software VP9 accelerator.
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Thomas Ryan
Feb 26, 2014

AMD to offer Android emulation on retail products

These are the droids AMD was looking for, apparently…

Today at the Mobile World Congress AMD announced that retail customers will see Bluestacks’ Android emulation software preloaded onto select systems.
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Charlie Demerjian
Feb 24, 2014

Intel releases a second generation LTE modem called XMM 7260

MWC 2014: Cat 6 LTE, carrier aggregation, and all the requisite goodies

Intel today is releasing the new XMM 7260 modem to bring them up to speed in the LTE world.
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Charlie Demerjian
Feb 24, 2014

Intel has twins named Merrifield and Moorestown

MWC 2014: Congratulations on the two bouncing baby 22nm Atoms for phones

To go with their new XMM 7260 radio, Intel has announced two 22nm Atom SoCs, Merrifield and Moorefield.
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Charlie Demerjian
Feb 24, 2014
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Qualcomm call the 8-core 64-bit Snapdragon 615, “mid-range”

MWC 2014: Updated – Same with the new 4-core 64-bit Snapdragon 610

Qualcomm today is announcing two new mid-range SoCs, the 64-bit Snapdragon 610 and 615.
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Thomas Ryan
Feb 21, 2014

AMD’s Radeon Dual Graphics: Looking at Laptops

Dual Graphics is finally not a drawback…

A long time ago just after AMD launched its first Trinity chips a friend of mine purchased an AMD Radeon Dual Graphics enabled laptop.
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Thomas Ryan
Feb 20, 2014

AMD’s Radeon Dual Graphics: Looking at the Desktop

Dual Graphics is still the redheaded step child of the Radeon family…

With the launch of the Catalyst 14.1 Beta driver AMD brought frame-pacing to PC’s with desktop and mobile Radeon Dual Graphics configurations.
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Charlie Demerjian
Feb 19, 2014

Intel’s Xeon E7 v2 ups the RAS game to new levels

Ivy Bridge-EX is far more than an bigger Ivy Bridge-EP

As you might have noticed in our earlier articles, one of the main reasons to consider a Xeon E7 v2 is RAS.
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Charlie Demerjian
Feb 19, 2014
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Is the sky falling for Intel’s 14nm Broadwell?

How does reality line up with executive statement and internet stupidity?

Is Intel’s Broadwell CPU family really badly delayed or are things what Intel claims they are, essentially according to plan?
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