In its new IP3023 processor, Ubicom employs several unconventional techniques to reduce system cost, a critical factor in low-margin Soho networking equipment. Other processor vendors should consider ...

From the moment you decide that your current Intel processor just isn’t up to par and start investigating an upgrade to your current laptop or desktop, you’re often bombarded with technical jargon.

But this approach has pitfalls, too. In particular, focusing too narrowly—for example, only considering a processor's performance on an 8-bit discrete cosine transform (DCT)—can yield misleading ...