Intel rebrands Atom line, early 14nm Cherry Trail benchmarks leak

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Intel has rebranded its Atom product line to simplify its offerings — while Cherry Trail benchmarks have leaked at the same time. Will 2015 be the year that Atom finally competes?

PowerVR goes 4K with GT7900 for game consoles

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Imagination Technologies has announced the next-generation, super-powered version of its Series 7 GPU. The GT 7900 is aimed at affordable game consoles and full-on notebooks — can Power VR jump back into mainstream competition?

IBM, ARM unveil Internet of Things starter kit

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ARM and IBM are teaming up to offer a turnkey Internet of Things solution with built-in Ethernet support and an advanced embedded Cortex-M4 processor. The goal is to have users up and programming within minutes — and tied back to Big Blue’s cloud platform.

Lenovo falls on its sword as Superfish impact spreads

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Further details from Lenovo on the Superfish disasterware have revealed how the product slipped through their approval process — and pointed to other programs using the same badly broken Komodia software.

Samsung’s Galaxy S6 hard to build and extremely expensive, report says

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Samsung’s new Galaxy S6 is scheduled to drop soon, but rumors leaking out ahead of the launch event suggest the device will be more expensive than previous models with the curved screen models reportedly in short supply.