Not exact matches
They told Moorhead that as part of the company's big reorg announced on April 19, Intel was killing some
versions of its Atom line of processors, the multi-billion-dollar-losing line of system - on - a-chip (SoC) wafers aimed at competing with
ARM - based chips in the least expensive
tablets and phones.
The previous
version of the
tablet had a battery pack that lasted 2 hours of operation and a much slower 366 MHz
ARM 11 processor.
Bloomburg is reporting that Microsoft is preparing to unveil a new
version of Windows geared towards
Tablet Computing, who use the
ARM based supports.
Meanwhile, in another development, Acer has expressed its dissatisfaction for the Windows 8
version for
ARM devices named Windows RT saying its still not fit enough to be deployed in a
tablet device.
Coming back to the Surface, there are two broad
versions on offer, the consumer oriented
ARM based
tablet running Windows RT and the Windows 8 based Surface built around an Intel chip with business users as its main target.
The upgraded
tablet is supposed to be based on a 700 MHz Cortex A8 processor which is a nice improvement over the 366 MHz
ARM 11 processor that powers the current
version of Aakash.
Specification wise (at least for the 7 inch
version), the
tablet sports a 1 GHz single core
ARM Cortex A8 processor which will draw upon 512 MB of RAM while storage stands at 4 GB.
Most of the speculations say that we will see a Windows RT
tablet - Windows RT is the Windows 8
version designed for
ARM based Windows
tablets or an e-reader possibly working on the Windows Phone 8 platform.
The
tablet is built around a 667 MHz Samsung
ARM - based processor and runs the latest
version of the Android, the 2.2 Froyo.
The processor for both
versions of the
tablet is an
ARM Cortex A9 dual - core.
Microsoft has also recently entered into a licensing agreement with
ARM Holdings Plc that will allow the software giant to create their own
versions of the popular
ARM chips which can be included in future Windows 7 based
tablets.
Apple too is using its own customized
version of the
ARM chip for its iPad
tablet.
While we know the highest
version of Android that an Intel Atom CPU can support is Android 1.6, a possible configuration for the dual booting
tablet can be an
ARM - based CPU for Android along with an Intel x86 chip to take care of Windows 7.
Google Chrome will surely miss the bus to Windows 8
tablets if Microsoft will hang to its platform restrictions for WinRT the
tablet version of Windows 8 specially designed for those
ARM gadgets.
The Intel
version is a sure thing but the
ARM Windows RT
version will be more
tablet friendly with more battery life and portability according to ABC sources.
Hewlett - Packard Co. said it will hold off selling
tablets based on
ARM Holdings Plc technology when the next
version of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system debuts later this year.
The Surface RT runs Windows RT, a specially built
version of Windows 8 designed for more traditional
tablet devices and which runs on
ARM processor architecture.
Running the full x86
version of Windows 8 and offering full compatibility with desktop apps within a decidedly portable form factor, the
Tablet 2 aims to occupy the (small) gap between Microsoft's two Surface tablets: it's less than 10 mm thick and offers 10 - hour battery life, much like the ARM - based Surface for Windows RT, but maintains desktop app compatibility and all the other business - centric features of the full - fat Intel - based Surface t
Tablet 2 aims to occupy the (small) gap between Microsoft's two Surface
tablets: it's less than 10 mm thick and offers 10 - hour battery life, much like the
ARM - based Surface for Windows RT, but maintains desktop app compatibility and all the other business - centric features of the full - fat Intel - based Surface
tablettablet.
The
ARM - based
version of Windows aimed to bring laptop / hybrid computing to market at
tablet prices.
The company only started to succeed on the
tablet front when it gave up on the mobile
ARM CPU
version of the Surface (and Windows RT) and focused on a model that could run Windows and the desktop operating system as well as a
tablet.
Unveiled at a «major» press event in June, Microsoft's Surface
tablet will include a somewhat limited
version of Office 2013, and pricing is expected to be competitive with a comparable
ARM tablet.
The Surface 2
tablet comes with Windows RT 8.1, which is the
ARM version of Windows 8.1 that runs on Qualcomm, NVIDIA and possibly other chips.
Windows Enterprise is not eligible, nor is Windows RT, the
ARM version in the original Surface and Surface 2
tablets.
Armed with a 1.8 - GHz CPU and 2 GB of RAM, the Fire HD 10 is a zippy
tablet that doesn't stutter like Amazon's cheaper
versions.
Windows RT is a special
version of Windows 8.1 designed for
tablets with 32 - bit
ARM processors.
The report doesn't include details on what to expect at the event, but Microsoft may announce new additions to the Surface line in the form of an
ARM - based
tablet or a LTE
version of the Surface Pro.