CES 2013: NVIDIA's quad-core Tegra 4 to be twice as fast as Tegra 3

NVIDIA's new Tegra 4 mobile processor is expected to take smartphones and tablets to a whole new level thanks to its LTE-enabled quad-core architecture which has 72-GPU cores. This translates to twice the speed of the current Tegra 3 processor and an abundance of performance for a SoC (System on a Chip). What is more impressive is improved battery consumption with NVIDIA stating 45 per cent less power than the Tegra 3 in “common use cases” as per reports.

The Tegra 4 has also been designed to enhance photo and video functionality in devices for an even better generation of smartphone cameras. Hit jump to get the specs on Tegra 4.

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Ubuntu for Android turns multi-core smartphones into desktop PCs

Ubuntu believes that multi-core Android phones can be PCs too. Ubuntu for Android enables high-end Android handsets to run Ubuntu, the world’s favourite free PC desktop operating system. So users get the Android they know on the move, but when they connect their phone to a monitor, mouse and keyboard, it becomes a PC. Interesting proposition, specially since most multi-core smartphones today only use a percentage of their processing power.

Apple updates iMac line with quad-core i5 processors and Thunderbolt I/O

Apple updated the iMac line today and has given the all-in-one  consumer desktops quad-core Intel Core i5 processors all around, improved AMD Radeon HD 6750M graphics processor with 512MB of GDDR5 memory and 3 times the performance of previous models.

The new iMacs also feature Apple's new Thunderbolt high-speed optical transfer technology which is touted to be 20 times faster than USB 2.0. iMacs come in 21.5 inch models starting at $1,999  for the 2.5Ghz model ($1,499 for the 2.7GHz) and  27 inch models at $1,699 ($1,999 for the 3.1GHz model).

Preview: Lenovo and HP showcase innovative notebooks and desktops for the holiday season

We were recently invited to preview some of the upcoming netbooks, notebooks and PCs from Lenovo and HP during their respective holiday preview events.  Featuring high-style netbooks, a convertible netbook, a net-top device and some inspiring premium notebooks and all-in-one solutions. We check out some of the things that stood out.

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