Will Zen save AMD, or might Apple?
Can AMD's seventh-generation Zen processor save the company? If not, it will need rescuing, and it's a deal that could make sense for a cash-rich Apple that could use custom SoCs in Macs as well as iPhones.
Can AMD's seventh-generation Zen processor save the company? If not, it will need rescuing, and it's a deal that could make sense for a cash-rich Apple that could use custom SoCs in Macs as well as iPhones.
The partners have signed a new licensing deal covering ARM's chip architecture used in portable devices and handsets, such as smartphones running Windows Phone 7
People are upset about ARM being taken over by Japan's SoftBank, though ARM was actually founded by US and Italian-owned businesses. The real reason to be upset is that the UK doesn't have any similar global IT success stories, and no guarantee that any will emerge in the future.