Neowin News Feed for: Quad-core

Welcome to Coffee Lake: Intel will unveil its 8th-gen Core processors on August 21

Andy Weir — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 19:22:01 +0000

Intel says that it will formally unveil its new 8th-generation Core processors later this month. The company says it's seen a performance boost of over 30% compared with its 7th-gen 'Kaby Lake' CPUs. Read more...

Quad-core Intel processors will be coming to Ultrabooks soon

Rich Woods — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 20:48:01 +0000

According to some online benchmarks, it seems that Intel may be readying quad-core U-series processors for its next generation of chips, which is codenamed Coffee Lake, and is due later this year. Read more...

Nokia Lumia 1520 quad-core phablet coming to AT&T, codename ‘Beastie'

Andy Weir — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 08:49:50 +0000

A variant of the upcoming Lumia 1520 Windows Phone phablet, known by its development codename 'Beastie', is expected to launch on AT&T later this year, with a 1080p display and Snapdragon 800 CPU. Read more...

Windows Phone GDR3 update to bring UI changes, rotation lock; now in testing

Andy Weir — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 12:38:41 +0000

New details have emerged about the Windows Phone 'GDR3' update - the last of 2013 - which is said to bring a range of new features, in addition to support for quad-core processors and 1080p displays. Read more...

Rumor: Lenovo to launch 1080p quad-core Windows Phone in 2013?

John Callaham — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 15:30:10 +0000

A new report claims that Lenovo is planning to launch a new Windows Phone smartphone that will have a either a 4.7 inch or 5 inch screen with 1080p support and a quad-core chip in 2013. Read more...

US & UK Samsung Galaxy S4 will have quad-core, not octa-core, processor

Andy Weir — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 08:55:29 +0000

Samsung's new Galaxy S 4 will be offered with a mighty eight-core Exynos 5 processor... in some markets at least. But in others, like the US and UK, it will go on sale with a quad-core Snapdragon CPU. Read more...

Beast unleashed: Sony's 5-inch quad-core phone gets snapped

Andy Weir — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:51:37 +0000

Sony's mighty new Android flagship, codename Yuga, has been caught on camera, showing off its 5-inch 1080p display. The handset is also said to feature a 12MP camera and 1.5GHz quad-core processor. Read more...

Leak reveals BlackBerry ‘Aristo', RIM's new quad-core flagship

Andy Weir — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 09:24:21 +0000

RIM's got some fight left in it, if specs for its new flagship prove correct. With 2GB of RAM, 4.65" OLED and quad-core processor, 'Aristo' is set to be the thinnest, most powerful BlackBerry ever. Read more...

LG Optimus G announced, quad-core Snapdragon S4 inside

Tim Schiesser — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:02:47 +0000

LG has officially announced the LG Optimus G ahead of IFA 2012, and it packs some super-fine specs such as Qualcomm's latest quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset and a 13MP camera Read more...

No quad-core processors for first-gen BlackBerry 10 devices

Andy Weir — Fri, 11 May 2012 09:46:09 +0000

RIM says it has no immediate plans to use quad-core CPUs in its BlackBerry 10 devices, stating that they're "just a great spec to write on the spec sheet" for vendors who "can only compete on spec". Read more...

Some Windows 8 laptops to get quad-core Qualcomm CPU

John Callaham — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 10:03:42 +0000

Some Windows 8 laptops will have a quad-core version of Qualcomm's ARM-based Snapdragon S4 processor which should compete with thin and light Ultrabooks based on Intel's design. Read more...

Nokia CEO: Multi-core phones are “just a waste of battery”

Andy Weir — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:05:25 +0000

Stephen Elop hits out at dual- and quad-core processors in smartphones, claiming that they offer nothing useful to end-users, and that they are little more than a drain on a device's battery. Read more...

Sony: No quad-core phones this year

Andy Weir — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 08:18:32 +0000

While its rivals vie for superiority in the smartphone space with ever more powerful quad-core processors, Sony says that we shouldn't expect such devices from them until 2013 at the earliest. Read more...

HTC Zeta leaked: a 2.5GHz quad-core Android 4.0 beast [Update]

Andy Weir — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:09:54 +0000

A new image has emerged claiming to reveal another HTC flagship handset, packing a savage 2.5GHz quad-core processor, 4.5" HD display and 32GB of storage, in a slim, chiselled aluminium unibody. Read more...

New details emerge on quad-core HTC Edge phone

Andy Weir — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:29:28 +0000

Further information has surfaced on the HTC handset revealed yesterday, packing a 1.5GHz quad-core CPU. HTC is clearly taking aim at Samsung's Galaxy Nexus, but will these new specs give it the Edge? Read more...

First quad-core smartphone revealed?

John Callaham — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:26:23 +0000

A new rumor suggests that the first smartphone that will have a quad-core processor inside might be the HTC Edge which could have NVIDIA's Tegra 3 chip, also known as Kal-El. Read more...

Nvidia Kal-El: Quad-core coming to a mobile near you

Matthew Jones — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:41:48 +0000

If there are to be two words to describe this year's Mobile World Congress, for many, those words will be Kal-El. For those of you well-versed in the worlds and mythology of DC Comics, Kal-El will... Read more...

Mainstream Quad-Core CPU Performance Comparison

Julio Franco — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:24:18 +0000

Looking back, quad-core processors have had quite the run already. Intel's first quad-core CPU, the Core 2 Extreme QX6700 was released almost three years ago, with the much more popular Q6600 following up months later... Read more...

iRumor: quad-core and new dual-core iMacs due within weeks

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:37:54 +0000

Not soon after there were some rumors that the company has told its resellers that supplies of iMacs will be constrained in the immediate future, we have another analyst speculating that new models of iMacs... Read more...

Intel Set to Postpone Introduction of New Quad-Core

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:35:35 +0000

Intel Corp. may postpone the actual release of its quad-core microprocessors produced using 45nm process technology due to an undisclosed defect and the fact that both Intel and its partners have a lot of central... Read more...

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Quad-Core Processor review

Steven Parker — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:07:58 +0000

This just in from the Guru of 3D. Intel today (November the 12th) will release officially it's first new processor from the Penryn series of products. Penryn is all about the eternal quest for a... Read more...

AMD: Hundreds of Thousand Quad-Core Chips for This Quarter

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 02:22:35 +0000

Advanced Micro Devices admitted that not only did it take quite a while to deliver its quad-core processors onto the market, but when the world's second largest maker of x86 CPUs finally managed to do... Read more...

Mobile quad-core up and running

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:33:04 +0000

During his keynote presentation at the start of IDF Taiwan (October 15-16) Mooly Eden, vice president of mobile platforms group, Intel, demonstrated a working quad-core CPU design which will eventually target notebook platforms. Intel is... Read more...

AMD Launches Long-Awaited Barcelona Quad-Core

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:57:04 +0000

There's no question the channel is eager to get its hands on Advanced Micro Devices' first quad-core x86 microprocessor. Monday's belated launch of the long-awaited server chip code-named Barcelona finally brings to market the "game-changing"... Read more...

Intel launches quad-core products for multi-processor server

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:57:30 +0000

Intel has finally completed its transition to replace Netburst with its Core microarchitecture by launching its Caneland platform for multi-socket (4-way) servers and six Quad-Core Xeon 7300 series (Tigerton) CPUs. At the heart of Caneland... Read more...

Intel Says Channel Spurs Quad-Core Adoption

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:30:12 +0000

Channel partners have been a driving force behind the early migration of quad-core processors, an Intel executive said yesterday, with the chip giant expecting momentum to build on the heels of deep price cuts. "We... Read more...

Intel Cranks Xeon Quad-core Processor up to 3GHz

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:52:38 +0000

Intel is giving its Xeon 5300 series a faster server processor and adding a second quad-core model with a 50watt thermal power envelope. Intel is ramping up its latest quad-core processor to 3.0GHz. Starting... Read more...

AMD silences quad-core critics

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 10:20:44 +0000

AMD has released benchmark data for its upcoming Barcelona quad-core server processor, and has demonstrated a quad-core Phenom desktop processor running at 3GHz. Barcelona is scheduled to ship in August. Phenom is slated for release... Read more...

Intel tops 1 million mark on quad-core processors

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:32:20 +0000

Danny Cheung, an Intel Corporation spokesman in Singapore, announced that the millionth quad-core Xeon chip was shipped this month. The chip giant has unleashed more than 1 million quad-core Xeon 5300 microprocessors since introducing them... Read more...

Analysts Continue to Expect AMD to Delay Quad-Core Processor

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:29:53 +0000

Several analysts have published statements that Advanced Micro Devices will not be able to release its highly-anticipated quad-core chips on time after supercomputer maker Cray issued a warning that it may not get revenue from... Read more...

AMD Claims Quad-core Desktop CPUs Ready for Christmas

Fri, 11 May 2007 02:20:28 +0000

This week, AMD announced its quad-core desktop CPU codenamed Agena FX in Sunnyvale, California. The processor was featured in single and dual-socket configurations – the dual-socket configurations mark AMD's first demonstration of an 8-core desktop.... Read more...

Gateway to Put Quad-core Desktops in Stores

Wed, 02 May 2007 02:05:36 +0000

Gateway will be one of the first PC makers to put quad-core desktops on retail shelves and has already announced deals with Best Buy, Circuit City Stores and CompUSA to sell its FX series (starting... Read more...

iSuppli: Quad-Core Processors to Go Mainstream by 2009

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 01:21:41 +0000

According to new data released by market research firm iSuppli, by the end of 2009 today's high-end quad-core processors currently hampered by high costs and limited availability will eventually appear in close to half of... Read more...

Intel Plans to Speed-Up Desktop Quad-Core Chips' Bus

Sat, 14 Apr 2007 17:43:20 +0000

Intel Corporation may be planning to once again speed-up its quad-core offering next quarter from the current 1066MHz processor system bus. Just like with its Core 2 Duo microprocessors, Intel will release a chip with... Read more...

Intel launches a pair of new quad-core chips

Wed, 04 Apr 2007 12:27:38 +0000

In San Jose, California, at the Embedded Systems Conference, Intel launched two quad-core processors for high performance embedded applications, aimed at designers of telecommunications infrastructure, network storage systems and medical imaging equipment. The E5335 and... Read more...

Intel Unveils 50-Watt Quad-core Chips

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 23:55:27 +0000

Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is scheduled to unveil a pair of Xeon quad-core processors with 50-watt thermal envelopes on March 12. Previous chip models had 120 and 80 thermal watt envelopes. The Xeon... Read more...

Intel: 3GHz Quad-Core Chips, 1600MHz Processor Bus Coming

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 20:23:33 +0000

Intel has announced that 2007 will include 45nm server and workstation products as well as 3.0GHz Intel Xeon "Clovertown" 65nm chips. During a conference call with analysts, Kirk Skaugen (chief of Intel's Xeon group) proclaimed... Read more...

AMD aiming for 30% market share with its quad-core offering

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:55:39 +0000

AMD's goal is to reach a 30% share in the quad-core server market in 2007, sources at the company recently revealed. When AMD increased its share from 10% to 20%, the low volumes needed, made... Read more...

AMD makes bold quad-core claims

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 14:32:52 +0000

When it comes to quad-core chips, good things come to those who wait, AMD believes. After years of being outplayed by AMD, Intel beat its rival to the punch by releasing its quad-core Xeon 5300... Read more...

Intel to Ship One Million of Quad-Core Chips by Mid-2007

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 08:59:57 +0000

Paul Otellini, chief executive of the world's largest x86 microprocessor maker Intel Corp. said that his company was on track to ship one million of central processing units with four cores by mid-2007. The company... Read more...