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• Smartphones with quad-core chips and 4G LTE coming soon

  Quad-core processors have not yet been combined with 4G LTE in smartphones, but that could change soon.

• Linux kernel 3.4 released

  Version 3.4 of the Linux kernel was officially rolled out Sunday, in what maintainer Linus Torvalds called a "calm" release cycle.

• Linux 3.4 released quickly, after smooth development cycle

  Just over two months after its last major release, Linus Torvalds has posted the newest version of the open source Linux kernel, which supports new graphics processors from Nvidia and Intel, improves file system functionality and comes with a new security module.

• Nvidia tries to link cloud with graphics processors

  Nvidia on Tuesday announced technologies that could make its upcoming Tesla graphics processors more accessible to cloud deployments in enterprises, while also reversing a trend of relegating highly parallel chips to specialized math and scientific calculations.

• Is November Windows 8 tablet release too late?

  If Intel-based Windows 8 tablets launch in November, as one informed source expects, Microsoft would face a narrow window to play a role in the important holiday sales period.

• 'High performance' emerges in cloud offerings

  As the public cloud IaaS market continues to evolve, providers are expected to add increased functionality, including high performance computing to their offerings, which is exactly what SoftLayer did today.

• 'High performance' emerges in cloud offerings

  As the public cloud IaaS market continues to evolve, providers are expected to add increased functionality, including high performance computing to their offerings, which is exactly what SoftLayer did today.

• Nvidia to draw on graphics strength for Windows 8 on ARM

  Nvidia is on the verge of delivering its own homegrown chips for Windows 8 devices, and the company hopes to use its extensive background in graphics to differentiate itself from competitors, according to a company executive.

• Nvidia brings console gaming to ultrabooks with new GPU

  Nvidia hopes to bring console-style gaming to ultrabooks with its latest GeForce GT 640M graphics processing unit (GPU) for laptops, which was officially announced by the company on Thursday.

• Nvidia''s embrace of Linux Foundation highlights open source's growing status

  The announcement this week that chipmaker Nvidia is among the latest crop of companies to join the Linux Foundation is a sign of the growing importance of open source to the business sector -- and a reversal for a firm that, traditionally, hasn't been counted among the stalwarts of that community.

• Nvidia expects to do well in Windows-on-ARM race

  BARCELONA -- Three years ago, few people had heard of Nvidia processors.

• US lab aims for fastest supercomputer with Titan

  A government research lab in Tennessee will deploy a new supercomputer later this year that could put the U.S. back in contention for the top spot on the list of the world's fastest supercomputers.

• Windows 8 on ARM tablets, PCs ships to developers

  After months of restricted demonstrations, Microsoft is opening up tablets and PCs based on ARM processors with the Windows 8 OS to developer scrutiny, multiple companies said on Wednesday.

• Microsoft shows Windows on ARM tablet designs

  BARCELONA -- Windows on ARM-based reference design touchscreen tablets made an appearance on stage today at Microsoft's Windows 8 Consumer Preview event at Mobile World Congress.

• ZTE reveals ambitious line-up: Quad-core tablets and phones galore

  ZTE revealed its "New Era" for smartphones and tablets in 2012 at its press conference at Mobile World Congress today.