At the E3 conference this week, AMD unveiled what it says is the world’s first commercially available 5 GHz CPU processor, the FX-9590.
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Broadcom calls out Qualcomm for dodging takeover talks
Qualcomm has recently said that it is open for a new meeting to negotiate an increase to Broadcom’s $117 billion acquisition offer. However, Broadcom recently called a proposal by US semiconductor peer, “engagement theater” aimed at dodging the deal. 0 3051
WWDC: Safari gets energy-efficient update in Mavericks
When OS X Mavericks arrives later this year, a new version of Safari will come along for the ride. Apple’s latest Web …
The big issue
As CNME prepares to host the Middle East’s first event entirely focused on big data, it delves head first into …
Intel’s new Atom chips peak on performance, power consumption
Intel’s upcoming Atom chips with new CPU architecture will be up to three times faster and five times more power …
AMD thinks beyond PCs with new custom chip business unit
Armed with a contract to build chips for Sony’s PlayStation 4 gaming console, Advanced Micro Devices has now officially established …
Dell: ARM servers waiting for 64-bit support
The low-power capabilities of ARM-based processors have created high expectations for their use in servers, but one of Dell’s top …
Kaspersky catches bitcoin-mining malware on Skype
Security researchers from Kaspersky Lab have identified a spam message campaign on Skype that spreads a piece of malware with …
Dell eyes ARM supercomputers of the future
Not fazed by a takeover battle looming on the sidelines, members of Dell’s research division are putting together the pieces …
Gartner: Application-based DDoS attacks on the rise
According to a new report from Gartner, hackers are adapting distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks and combining these with …
Toshiba develops MRAM for smartphone processors
Toshiba has developed a low-power, high-speed version of MRAM memory that it says can cut power consumption in mobile CPUs …