Cambridge chip designer ARM Holdings posted results for its second quarter and half year ended June 30, 2011. Revenue for the quarter jumped 27 percent to $190.2 million, up from $150.3 million one year prior. Total revenue for the year did slightly better, jumping 28 percent from $293.6 million one year ago to $375.7 million in the first half of 2011. Those numbers are somewhat modest by chip giant standards, but it's worth noting ARM added 29 processor licenses in the second quarter alone.
Remember that old Johnny Carson bit where he pretended to be the swami and guessed the contents of an envelope he held over his forehead? Maybe some of those psychic powers transferred over to us here at Maximum PC. No, we're not saying we can pick tomorrow's lotto numbers, but damn we have a knack for timely scheduling. Hot on the heels of our ARM vs. x86 feature – you've checked it out, right? – comes the news that ARM processors are projected to be the driving force behind nearly a quarter of all notebook PCs by 2015.
The desktop computer as we know it could be in danger! Our hobby is doomed!
Steve Ballmer is no stranger to the CES keynote stage, having delivered the opening keynote at each of the last three editions of the popular trade show. It has now been announced that the Microsoft boss will also deliver a preshow keynote address at the next edition of the Consumer Electronics Association-owned event (much to a certain David Einhorn’s displeasure, we assume). But what will his keynote be all about?
AMD and Intel take notice. Citing "industry sources," news and rumor site DigiTimes reports several vendors are planning to develop notebooks with ARM hardware inside, including Acer, Asus, Samsung, and Toshiba. These new notebooks could hit the retail scene as early as by the end of the year, which rules out Windows 8, at least for now. Instead, look for Google's Android platform to accompany these ARM-based notebooks.
same manner that Intel dominates netbooks, and ARM is a major player in the smartphone space, too. Next up on ARM's agenda is to attack the notebook market with the same fervor and own 40 percent of the market by the time 2015 rolls around.
Intel senior VP Renee James may have rode into town a little high on her horse yesterday when she revealed details about Windows 8, details that were apparently "misleading." James spoke of there being multiple versions of Windows 8, four of which will be aimed at ARM. According to James, ARM, unlike Intel, will not be able to run legacy apps. Microsoft's response? Shut your face, Intel (we're paraphrasing).
Intel's Renee James offered up a few more details about Microsoft's multi-tiered approach to Windows 8. James reiterated that there will be separate versions of Windows 8 for both x86 and ARM, noting that there will be at least four different builds for the latter. Should that be cause for concern for Intel? Not according to James, who insists she isn't worried about ARM flexing its way into the next generation of Windows OSes.
The Rasberry Pi Foundation is a U.K. registered charity whose goal is to promote the study of computer science and related topics, particularly at the school level. Part of the idea is "to put the fun back in learning," but what's most impressive is what this organization was able to cook up. Rasberry Pi's first product is a $25 PC about the size of a USB stick that's able to be plugged into a TV or combined with a touchscreen for a low cost tablet.
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