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ARM claims processor superiority over Intel’s Silvermont

ARM executives say its Cortex-A15 and A7 processors offer more performance per watt than Intel's upcoming Atom chips based on Silvermont

Acer to launch 8-inch Windows 8 tablet, unveils 5.7-inch smartphone

The Iconia W3 8-inch tablet will launch later this month

ARM targets $200 smartphones with new Cortex A12 processor

ARM says Cortex-A12 will succeed the pervasive but aging Cortex-A9 processor

Cisco Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV): A Little Fun in the Lab

Sniff a VMware vMotion happening over OTV.

Unix: How to plan your escape

Knowing how and when to use the escape character can make your day, but commands get a little hairy when you first have to escape your escape.

Asus, other PC makers announce laptops, desktops with Intel Haswell chips

The Haswell-based PCs are cooler and faster than older models

Intel kicks off Haswell shipments with quad-core Core processors

Intel launches the first batch of laptop chips with quad-core processors, with more chips due later

Oracle’s Java security improvements don’t quite satisfy

Government CIOs Eye Business Apps in Cloud Transition

Windows 8 earns a second chance in enterprise after changes

Windows 8.1's boot-to-desktop, Start button restoration removes businesses' biggest objection, argues analyst