As Gadgets Shrink, ARM Still Reigns As Processor King

Back in the day when computers were something you plugged into a wall, it made sense that their processing brain could pack as much power as possible. This prompted the reign of chip maker  -- albeit one that would be limited desktops and servers.  Today the computers we use are smartphones and tablets, devices that rely on batteries, and they need a processing brain that sips, rather than chugs, electricity like Intel. In the last decade, has thus become one of the most important technology companies on Earth, thanks to its designs for power-efficient chips that are best suited to mobile gadgets.