Dual-Core

HTC One S Hands-On: Really Solid, Really Fast (UPDATED)

While the One X may be HTC’s beast of a flagship device, the One S is not far behind. It’s packing a new Snapdragon S4 processor into one of the most solidly built phones I’ve ever put my paws on. https://gizmodo.com/the-htc-one-x-hands-on-the-most-exciting-android-phone-5888402 First off, the One S is similar to the One X in many, many…

Tech News Brent Rose Feb 26

We’re Live at Motorola, Ready to Peep This New RAZR. And More???

Oh man oh man oh man, we’re live in Midtown Manhattan, waiting with bated breath, hoping to check out the new Motorola RAZR. Wait, why are we liveblogging this? A few reasons. https://gizmodo.com/oh-god-the-motorola-razr-is-back-with-android-on-board-5850594 1) If you’ll recall, the RAZR was one of the most successful cellphones of all time, selling more than 130 million handsets.…

Tech News Joe Brown Oct 18

Oh God the Motorola RAZR Is Back (with Android on Board)

This morning Motorola threw up a teaser page for a new phone being revealed tomorrow. Droid-Life did a little sleuth work and pieced together none other than the very svelte RAZR reboot with Droid branding. Looks sharp, indeed. We saw the first leaks of this sucker last month, and it sounds like a thinner, faster,…

Tech News Brent Rose Oct 17

Motorola Droid Bionic Review: It’s Superfast, But…

It’s funny, the way that Motorola keeps awkwardly scraping away at the future of computing. The Atrix was a phone with a dual-core processor-like your laptop!—that also turned into a laptop. The Droid Bionic is the next step—a dual-core transforming thing of a phone, but it pulls down real internet from the sky. https://gizmodo.com/motorola-atrix-review-great-phone-weak-netbook-5765852 Why…

Reviews Brent Rose Sep 13

Rumor: Samsung Will Have a 2GHz Dual-Core Phone Next Year

A Samsung rep has been caught claiming that they are “planning to release a 2GHz dual-core CPU-equipped smartphone by next year,” adding that “this product will have the data processing capacities of a regular PC.” Not only does Samsung plan on using these chips in their own smartphones, they’re also hoping to sell the components…

Gadgets Kat Hannaford Apr 18

HTC Sensation: A Dual-Core, Video-Editing Smartphone Superstar (Updated: Hands-On)

Don’t want to pay 3D tax for HTC’s Evo 3D? You’ll be wanting the Sensation then, which is HTC’s new worldwide flagship phone. With its sculptured, curved unibody aluminum body, it’s also one of HTC’s thinnest handsets at 11.54mm. https://gizmodo.com/sprint-evo-3d-the-ridiculous-3d-phone-you-might-actual-5784492 The main improvement here is the dual-core chip it runs on; a MSM 8260 clocked…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 12

HTC Sensation Gets Outed Early by Qualcomm and Vodafone (Updated)

This morning, both Qualcomm and Vodafone slipped up and let specs fly early on the HTC Sensation, which is expected to be announced later today. First, Qualcomm confirmed the phone would have a dual-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon chip, and then Vodafone dished the rest of the specs out on a product page: The phone is said…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 12

Quad-Core Snapdragon Chipsets Will Blaze Into Devices Next Year

Over the past year, Qualcomm has added a dose of glamor to chipsets, with many of our commenters regularly lambasting manufacturers for not choosing Snapdragon for their products. Those arguments look set to become even more regular, now Qualcomm’s confirmed quad-core Snapdragons are on their way, for at least 12x the added performance of what’s…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Feb 14

Samsung’s Dual-Core Exynos Mobile Chip Hits Production Next Month

It’s been beaten to market by Nvidia and its astonishingly rapid deployment of the Tegra 2 processor in pretty much everything with a screen, now Samsung is ready to start shouting about its own dual-core mobile processor—which it’s decided to rename “Exynos”. Here’s how the marketing people came up with that: “‘Exynos’ originates from the…

Gadgets Gary Cutlack Feb 11

Awaiting a Dual-Core BlackBerry? You’ll Be There a While

RIM’s Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis said in an interview with PCMag that while “the multicore platform is currently perfect for tablets,” BlackBerry just isn’t ready to jump into the dual-core smartphones pool alongside LG, Samsung, Motorola et al. He cited “battery life, size, weight, thickness and cost” as reasons for delaying the faster processor speed. [PCMag…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jan 11

HTC’s 4G Thunderbolt Phone Could Be Dual-Core With 1080p

If these specs are to be believed, the Thunderbolt will be HTC’s first dual-core phone (with a 1.2GHz MSM8960 processor), and will contain an 8MP rear-facing camera and 5MP forward-facing camera. https://gizmodo.com/htc-thunderbolt-coming-to-verizon-lte-5720771 The leaks supposedly came from a German retailer’s system, and suggest the phone will be stocked by O2, Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone. If…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Dec 31

Researchers Create 1000-Core Computer Processor

A team of computer researchers have managed to squeeze an incredible 1000 separate cores into a new form of CPU, resulting in what they expect to be a 20-fold increase in current performance. The alternate processor is built around existing Field Programmable Gate Array technology, a form of transistor management that lets the user define…

Tech News Gary Cutlack Dec 28

Smartphones to Get 1.5GHz Qualcomm Chips By End of Year

Now every man and his donkey has a Snapdragon chip in their smartphones, it’s time for Qualcomm to look past the 1.2GHz speeds and bring us a 1.5GHz dual-core. It’s on its way, from late this year/early next year. https://gizmodo.com/qualcomms-dual-core-snapdragon-1-2ghz-chips-seen-in-a-s-5552176 The dual-core QSD8672 chip was outed by Qualcomm’s VP of product management, Mark Frankel, and…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Aug 17

AMD’s Fastest Dual Core Processor is $99

AMD’s making a strong budget play today, releasing its 3.2GHz Phenom II dual core desktop processor for under $100. It comes as part of a broader release that also includes the Phenom II X4 910e, clocked at 2.6GHz but energy friendly at 65W, as well as three new Athlon II processors that range from 65W-95W…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jan 25

Qualcomm’s Dual-Core 1.5GHz Snapdragon: Smartphones Are About to Go Hyperspeed

Qualcomm’s current 1GHz Snapdragon is the muscle that makes the Nexus One so fantastically speedy, but Qualcomm isn’t sitting on their laurels—they just announced two new chips that are going to power the next great mobile devices. https://gizmodo.com/nexus-one-review-5443835 First up is the single-core Snapdragon 8X50A, a 45nm chip that’s essentially the next version of the…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Jan 8

Roadmap for Intel’s First Nehalem-Based Mobile Chips Leaked

Details for Intel’s new quad- and dual-core i7 and i5 chips have leaked in the form of a roadmap, so we’ve got some excellent specifics, including release dates and prices. The new quad-core “Clarksfield” chips are the most expensive and powerful, and will be able to scale up clock speed with a feature called “Turbo…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Jul 15

Info on Intel’s Dual-Core Atom 330 Processor Hits Internets

Last we’d heard about dual-core version of Intel’s tiny Atom processor it was delayed through supply problems… but now info on Intel’s Atom 330 dual-core has arrived. It’s a desktop chip, with a 533MHz frontside bus and based on the 45nm process, though there’s no info on its clock speeds yet. It’ll be compatible with…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Aug 20

Everun Note UMPC is First to Pack Dual-Core Processor, Says Raon Digital

The latest entry into the UMPC market first stirred-up by the Eee PC is this new ultra-light from Raon Digital. It’s beefy inside despite its tiny size, packing a dual-core CPU—AMD Turion—which, according to the makers, is a first. It looks barely bigger across than its 7-inch screen (with 1024 x 600 pixels), but squeezes…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Aug 12

Dealzmodo: Toshiba Satellite S4527 Dual Core Vista Notebook, $650

Circuit City has $100 off a pretty snazzy Toshiba laptop. The S4527 laptop has a T2080 1.7GHz processor, 1GB DDR2 RAM, 120GB hard drive, CD/DVD burner, 15.4-inch widescreen, Wi-Fi, card reader and includes Windows Vista Home Premium. The grand total is $650 after the $100 instant savings. Not bad for an average laptop, although I…

Tech News Travis Hudson Apr 9

Heated USB Slippers Go ‘Dual Core’

Technology marches on, and now even heated USB slippers have gone “dual core.” Thanko now gives you an individual control for each foot with its latest USB Warmer Slippers ($33) with a two-step temperature control switch for each slipper, letting you crank up the heat on one foot while leaving your other foot lukewarm. USB…

Gadgets Charlie White Dec 6

Dual-Core

HTC One S Hands-On: Really Solid, Really Fast (UPDATED)

We’re Live at Motorola, Ready to Peep This New RAZR. And More???

Oh God the Motorola RAZR Is Back (with Android on Board)

Motorola Droid Bionic Review: It’s Superfast, But…

Rumor: Samsung Will Have a 2GHz Dual-Core Phone Next Year

HTC Sensation: A Dual-Core, Video-Editing Smartphone Superstar (Updated: Hands-On)

HTC Sensation Gets Outed Early by Qualcomm and Vodafone (Updated)

Quad-Core Snapdragon Chipsets Will Blaze Into Devices Next Year

Samsung’s Dual-Core Exynos Mobile Chip Hits Production Next Month

Awaiting a Dual-Core BlackBerry? You’ll Be There a While

HTC’s 4G Thunderbolt Phone Could Be Dual-Core With 1080p

Researchers Create 1000-Core Computer Processor

Smartphones to Get 1.5GHz Qualcomm Chips By End of Year

AMD’s Fastest Dual Core Processor is $99

Qualcomm’s Dual-Core 1.5GHz Snapdragon: Smartphones Are About to Go Hyperspeed

Roadmap for Intel’s First Nehalem-Based Mobile Chips Leaked

Info on Intel’s Dual-Core Atom 330 Processor Hits Internets

Everun Note UMPC is First to Pack Dual-Core Processor, Says Raon Digital

Dealzmodo: Toshiba Satellite S4527 Dual Core Vista Notebook, $650

Heated USB Slippers Go ‘Dual Core’

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