Intel makes another go at set-top boxes with new Atom CE5300 chipset

Intel has released a new processor targeted at set-top boxes and smart TVs, the company announced today.

The new Atom CE5300 media chip is optimized for broadcast video, Internet access, and video communication through a smart TV or set-top box …

Qualcomm pulls heartstrings, explores how mobile is changing lives (video)

Starting things off on an emotional beat during his CES keynote this morning, Qualcomm CEO and chairman Paul Jacobs unveiled a series of videos that show how mobile devices are changing the lives of people all over the world.

The …

Watch out Qualcomm, DoCoMo taps Samsung, Fujitsu, others for LTE chip venture

Qualcomm’s mobile chipset dominance may be threatened by a new joint venture spearheaded by Japan’s NTT DoCoMo, focusing on next-generation LTE products.

DoCoMo is investing $5.8 million in a wholly owned subsidiary, dubbed Communication Platform Planning Co. (creative, no?), which …

ARM releases a speedy new graphics core for chip makers

ARM is gunning for leadership in high-performance mobile graphics with the release of its design today for a new graphics processing unit (GPU).

The move shows that visual computing has become so important in devices such as tablets and smartphones …

Intel’s Ivy Bridge integrated graphics to support luscious 4K resolutions

It used to be that integrated graphics chipsets could barely run a simple DVD properly. But come next year, the integrated graphics in Intel’s upcoming Ivy Bridge processor will be able to power eye-bleedingly sharp 4K high-definition video at massive …