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New ARM Cortex-A35 processor geared at wearables

ARM Cortex-A35 processor

ARM this week announced the ARM Cortex-A35 processor, the first in a new family of ultra-high-efficiency 64-bit ARMv8-A processors. It promises to bring 64-bit computing to wearables for the first time, something that was not possible before due to the size and energy use of available processors. “Cortex-A35 is the natural successor to the compact-footprint Cortex-A7, the leading energy-efficient processor, which has powered […]

Finalists announced in UNICEF Wearables for Good design challenge

Wearables for good by UNICEF and ARM

UNICEF and ARM last May unveiled the Wearables for Good design challenge to come up with wearable solutions that would offer “a cost-effective, efficient, and sustainable solution to pressing maternal, newborn or child health problems.” Ten finalists were announced today from some 250 submissions received from 46 countries, covering six continents. Among the ideas that made the list of finalists are a wrist-worn wearable […]

UNICEF and ARM team up on Wearables for Good challenge for the developing world

Wearables for good by UNICEF and ARM

UNICEF and ARM last month (yes, we’re late to the party!) announced a new partnership that will see them explore how wearable technology can be used to improve access to basic health, education and support services for children in emerging markets. Among the initiatives to be undertaken is a ‘Wearables for Good’ challenge that will ask developers, designers, community partners […]