Category Archives: Honeycomb

Friday Video: Why do you need four ARM Cortex-A9 processor cores in a mobile processor SoC?

Posted on September 23, 2011 by sleibson2

Earlier this week, I wrote about the phantom ARM Cortex-A9 in the upcoming Kal-El Tegra mobile processor IC from NVIDIA. (See “Processor Wars: NVIDIA reveals a phantom fifth ARM Cortex-A9 processor core in Kal-El mobile processor IC. Guess why it’s … Continue reading →

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Processor Wars: NVIDIA reveals a phantom fifth ARM Cortex-A9 processor core in Kal-El mobile processor IC. Guess why it’s there?

Posted on September 20, 2011 by sleibson2

NVIDIA has extended the path to many-core design by publishing a White Paper that reveals the existence of a fifth ARM Cortex-A9 processor core in the company’s previously discussed Kal-El mobile processor. This fifth processor core implements what the company … Continue reading →

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The curious case of the missing Honeycomb apps. Where are they?

Posted on June 28, 2011 by sleibson2

Brent Rose has just published a tremendously insightful article on the PC World Web site about the current lack of Android 3.0 Honeycomb apps. He starts the article by nothing that there were few Honeycomb-optimized android apps at the February … Continue reading →

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How many apps is enough? Using Android in broader embedded markets beyond Smartphones, Tablets, and Set-Top Boxes

Posted on June 16, 2011 by sleibson2

This morning, Wind River and Avaya sponsored a Webinar  about using the Google Android OS for embedded projects beyond smartphones, tablets, and set-top boxes. The emcee was Wind River’s Senior Director of Product Management for Android Solutions Chris Buerger with … Continue reading →

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Friday Video: Exclusive iOS 5 preview from Apple and master magician Simon Pierro

Posted on June 10, 2011 by sleibson2

Android, Honeycomb, and Ice Cream Sandwich will have to grow a lot to match these iOS 5 features, as demonstrated by master magician Simon Pierro.

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Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen predicts Android tablets will overtake Apple iPad

Posted on June 3, 2011 by sleibson2

Speaking at yesterday’s D9 Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen predicted that sales of Android-based tablets would overcome iPad sales in the same way that Android phone sales have finally overtaken iPhone sales. You can’t tell … Continue reading →

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Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang says Android tablets will overtake Apple’s iPad in 30 months

Posted on May 17, 2011 by sleibson2

 According to this article on Techspot.com, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang told the audience at the Reuters Technology Summit in New York that Android tablets will overtake Apple’s iPad in 30 months. He said that it took the Android phone about … Continue reading →

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