Apple updated the already-well-established product with more advanced Intel Core processors, Thunderbolt, and Lion.
Future Core processors will feature DeepSAFE, an embedded capability that will help protect against rootkit attacks.
That means a server could have eight dual-core processors running at 4.7 GHz each.
Multi-core processors from Intel and others are providing massive performance enhancements for network-based security scanning elements.
Will mouth-breathing nerds looking for more USB ports, more memory, and more multi-core processors be interested?
Now the Core processors, coupled with Intel's manufacturing might, have created a decisive advantage for Intel.
But these days, early adopters and gadget fans are disappointed when new smartphones debut with single core processors.
Both Intel and AMD are committed to multi-core processors, that is more than one processor in a chip.
Both smartphones come with powerful 1 GHz dual-core processors for super fast performance.
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The company is also planning Android tablets that will incorporate faster, more efficient quad-core processors from NVIDIA, says Ackerson.
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The new dual-core iPad 2 is finally ready for someone who could give a flip about dual-core processors: your Mom.
The second innovation was the development of multi-core processors and, equally important, the rise of programming for massively parallel processors.
Configure-to-order options include faster quad-core processors up to 2.7 GHz, up to 16GB of memory and flash storage up to 768GB.
Each model features the Jelly Bean Android 4.1 operating system, full access to Google Play, Dual Core processors and high definition screens.
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All large screen AQUOS LED TVs are smart TVs with dual-core processors for quick and easy smart connection, control and content choices.
In the short term, AMD is counting on the launch of a pair of new four-core processors to keep Intel at bay.
"The 4th generation Core processors are the first Intel chips built from the ground up with the Ultrabook in mind, " Skaugen said.
The long time frame is required because current operating systems and software don't take full advantage of the benefits of multi-core processors.
Rob Enderle, an analyst with the Enderle Group adds to the Computer World discussion pointing to the core problem with multi-core processors.
Intel's products are typically built around two or four core processors, but the Larrabee chips are expected to have 12 to 48 processors.
To help achieve this vision, Intel researchers have been working on new 48 core processors specifically designed for low power mobile devices.
Gone from inches to millimeters in thickness so far, and will get thinner with Haswell 4th generation Intel core processors in a few months.
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The XPS 18 is based on third-generation Intel Core processors and Windows 8 operating system for no-compromise performance, whether docked or on the go.
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Other key features include 3rd Generation Intel Core processors, solid state drives and up to 12 hours of battery life with second optional battery.
The Droid Razr HD and Droid Razr MAXX HD, offering 4.7-inch displays, extended battery life and dual-core processors, will be available before the holidays.
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It's based on the operating system that runs the PlayBook, and these "super phones, " as he reportedly called them, will have fast dual-core processors inside.
Powerset was among the earliest users of Intel 8-core processors, as well as an early user of Amazon EC2 cloud computing and Mechanical Turk services.
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Don't expect a revolution in performance over last fall's roster given that they still have 1.2GHz dual-core processors, eight-megapixel rear cameras and 4.3-inch, 540 x 960 displays.
Game developers are pushing the very concept of portable gaming on tablets and smartphones at a breakneck rate thanks to quad-core processors such as NVIDIA's Tegra 3.
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