The chip maker MediaTek pioneered the concept of with the launch of the Helio X20 processor. Lately, the company added another deca-core chipset to the lineup with the introduction of the Helio X30.

Each year the topic of CPU scaling comes to mind in relation to gaming. Especially when we see new processors enter the market time after time I ask myself again; how much influence do these new model ...

Although computers with quad-core processors are typically faster than single-core models, the difference in speed depends on a number of factors. On a very busy system and under ideal conditions, a ...

For a small business, upgrading a computer can often provide the same boost in computing power needed for sluggish systems as a complete computer replacement. One of the best values in upgrades is the ...

Intel's Core 2 Duo volley scored a solid hit on AMD, which had dominated the desktop performance segment for a number of years with the Athlon 64. The Core 2 Duo's gaming performance moved Intel out ...

So, Apple’s ‘new iPad’ has arrived, and by early reactions it’s a pretty impressive update. Whilst many technology blogs (including us) deluged their readers with coverage of the event and official ...

What a difference a year makes. One year ago, we were dazed, dazzled and beguiled by the arrival of dual-core processors. Offerings from Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. had analysts, ...

One of the big mobile buzzwords of 2011 was “dual-core.” Dual-core processors became the standard for high-end smartphones, starting with the LG Optimus 2X in January. In 2012, however, it will be all ...

Dual-processor machines have been a constant part of the Mac landscape since Apple put a pair of 500MHz G4 chips into a Power Mac back in 2000. But that landscape shifted Wednesday when Apple ...

I'm going to put together a simple system to do some virtualization/server consolidation on my home network. (I've gone from an embarrassing number of boxes to like 3 'servers' now.) From here I want ...

Acromag has introduced the XMC-ZU series, a configurable XMC module based on the AMD Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC. The device ...