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Delayed shipments of Intel G965 chipset may interrupt Conroe's marchJul 31, 2006 - in News
On 27 July when Intel announced its Core 2 Duo CPU lineup based on the Intel Core microarchitecture, the chip giant did not yet start shipments of its G965 chipset that may later appear as the chip giant's first chipset with DirectX 10 integrated graphics processor (IGP), according to unspecified motherboard makers in Taiwan.
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HP's new Core workstations highlight Opteron's need for more performanceJul 28, 2006 - in News
Hewlett-Packard (HP) announced three new workstations based on Intel's Core 2 Duo processor, which was formally introduced yesterday. For now, HP will limit the Core 2 Duo offering to its entry- and mid-level workstations and keep its existing Opteron machine with a higher degree of expandability on the high-end.
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Intel resumes Celeron D 315/326 offerings for channelJul 28, 2006 - in News
Intel re-offered its desktop-use Celeron D 315 and 326 processors on 23 July in an attempt to compete with AMD's Sempron CPU lineup, according to sources.
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Nvidia to soon provide SLI support to IntelJul 28, 2006 - in News
Now that it has the resources of AMD behind, ATI Technologies is confident that it will be able to produce more compact, faster GPUs while being to reach the channel more effectively, and the graphics chip maker has indicated its rival is now standing alone in the market.
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Pentium D prices fall due to Core 2 intro, some Athlon 64 X2 prices followJul 27, 2006 - in News
As expected, the official entry of Intel's new Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme processors into the "in stock" category from major retailers is pushing street prices for dual-core Pentium D 900 series processors down, over 10% since last Tuesday and down about 40% since 18 July, according to the latest figures from PriceGrabber.
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Up to $16,000: Core 2 Duo computers flood the NetJul 27, 2006 - in News
A flurry of new computer announcements based on Intel's latest dual-core processor is hitting the Internet. Several computer companies are releasing specs on business and gaming desktops that use the Intel Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme processors. The processor was official launched today and several companies including Alienware, Dell, Gateway, Velocity Micro and Voodoo PC are introducing new computers.
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Intel is back: Core 2 Duo launchesJul 27, 2006 - in News
In a confusing series of events, Intel today introduced its much anticipated Core 2 Duo processor. First, it wasn't so certain until recently that the desktop and mobile CPU would launch simultaneously; then, we saw different release dates around the globe with numerous publications breaking embargo dates; in the end, Intel broke its own embargo and released the processor in the US a few hours early.
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Official: Intel releases Core 2 Duo, Core 2 ExtremeJul 27, 2006 - in News
At about 12:15 pm Eastern time this afternoon, Intel released official news to North American sources that it is releasing a total of ten new Core Microarchitecture processors this morning, in an event now scheduled for 11:30 am Pacific Time (2:30 pm ET).
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Conroe, Merom release expected from Intel at 11:30 PSTJul 27, 2006 - in News
Reuters this morning made public the news that is still hours away from being made official: Intel will officially unveil its Conroe and Merom processor architectures into its Core 2 Duo series, in a gala announcement slated for 11:30 Pacific Time this morning.
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Intel, Micron challenge Samsung with first 50 nm flash memoryJul 25, 2006 - in News
Samsung, which has been leading the NAND flash market with more than 50% market share and is the typically first to introduce a new production process for flash memory may see more competition down the road: The NAND flash joint venture between Intel and Micron, IM Technologies, is first to announce sampling of a 50 nm chip.
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Intel to launch Merom, Conroe on ThursdayJul 24, 2006 - in News
Intel today confirmed that it will introduce its Core 2 Duo processor will officially launch this Thursday at an event held at the firm's Santa Clara headquarter. Several hundred journalists and analysts are expected to attend the event.
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AMD to take on Intel with accelerated roadmap, native quad-coreJul 20, 2006 - in News
Following a rather sobering quarter result, AMD answers Intel's challenge and the intent to bring new processors faster to market than initially planned: The company announced during its Q2 conference call that it will launch 45 nm processors in the first half of 2008 or about six months earlier than expected by industry experts.
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Intel to launch quad-core processors in Q4Jul 19, 2006 - in News
Intel today said that it has notified its partners that it has accelerated the roadmap for its quad-core processors. The launch has been pulled from the first half of 2007 into the fourth quarter of this year - in time to compete with AMD's 4x4 platform. Intel also indicated that the Pentium brand will move into the value segment of PCs.
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Merom to top 50% of Intel notebook processors in Q1 2007Jul 19, 2006 - in News
Intel plans to raise the proportion of Merom to over 50% of its notebook processor shipments in the first quarter of 2007, making 64-bit dual-core models the mainstream in the notebook market, according to industry sources.
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Intel's flagship goes dual-coreJul 18, 2006 - in News
During its five years of existence, the Itanium processor never achieved the glory Intel was hoping for: Itanium has to deal with stiff competition and critics still call it the "Itanic". But Intel holds on to its problem child and sends it into another round: Montecito has two cores and, according top Intel, is twice as fast as the previous single-core.
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Intel to launch dual-core Itanium 2 tomorrowJul 17, 2006 - in News
Intel has been sending out invitations to a product introduction tomorrow, Tuesday 18 July. While the invitation itself is worded in a very fuzzy, there appears to be little doubt that Intel will unveil its new dual-core Itanium 2 processor.
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AMD really will drop Athlon 64 prices to compete with Intel Core 2 DuoJul 14, 2006 - in News
Yes, AMD does intend to drop its prices for Athlon 64 processors, at or about the same time Intel announces its Conroe processor availability later this month. TG Daily re-confirmed the news with AMD spokesperson Damon Muzny. Now that Intel may have at least evened the stakes in the performance-per-watt battle, AMD's plan appears to be to shift the focus to performance-per- dollar.
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Tom's Hardware: Core 2 Duo smokes AMD's Athlon 64 X2Jul 14, 2006 - in News
Just about two weeks ahead of the official launch, Core 2 Duo's true performance capability comes to light. In tests conducted by Tom's Hardware Guide, Intel's new processor delivered stunning results, outpacing its AMD rival in almost every discipline. For the first time in about two years, Intel is offering a superior desktop processor that may cause more than just a headache for AMD.
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Revised Dell XPS 700 to feature overclocked Intel Core 2 Extreme CPUJul 13, 2006 - in News
On the day Intel announces Conroe - which is expected within days - Dell Computer will upgrade its top-of-the-line XPS 700 desktop computer model to offer not only an overclocked Core 2 Extreme CPU, but also the option of two Nvidia GeForce 7900 GTX cards in SLI mode. This news comes straight from Chairman Michael Dell, who posed for pictures beside his team's new baby.
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Sun luring enterprise customers away from IntelJul 11, 2006 - in News
Sun today announced new AMD-based performance datacenter servers, which can carry up to 16 processors or up to 24 TB of storage space in one 4U chassis. The new models are squarely aimed at the Intel-based competition and Sun hopes that the sparkling AMD Opteron brand will once again fuel the firm's growth in the x86 server segment.
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Intel aims for 32 cores by 2010Jul 9, 2006 - in News
Five years ago, Intel envisioned processors running at 20 GHz by the end of this decade. Today we know that the future will look different. CPUs will sacrifice clock speed over core count: Intel's first "many core" CPU will run at only two thirds of the clock speed of today's fastest Xeon CPU - but achieve 15x the performance, thanks to 32 cores.
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Microsoft approves Intel 915 chipsets for VistaJul 6, 2006 - in News
Although Intel is experiencing heavy GP chipset (915GM) inventory pressure as it transitions to the Napa platform, industry players noted that the chip giant may gain relief from Microsoft, which has approved the 915GM chipset - as well as the desktop 915G IGP chipset - for supporting the Vista operating system (OS).
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Intel to launch dual-core Itanium 2 CPUs on 18 JulyJun 30, 2006 - in News
Intel plans to add its dual-core Itanium 2 CPU line, dubbed "Montecito," to to its current Xeon 5100 series (codenamed Woodcrest) and Dempsey processor offerings on 18 July, according to sources at Taiwan server makers.
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Intel postpones launch of new desktop CPUs to 27 JulyJun 29, 2006 - in News
The launch of the Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800, Core 2 Duo E6300, E6400, E6600 and E6700 processors, which were originally expected to arrive on 23 July will be postponed to July 27, according to a recent review of Intel's product roadmap by sources at Taiwan motherboard makers.
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Intel to launch Xeon 3000 CPU for uni-processor serversJun 29, 2006 - in News
Intel's processor roadmap for uni-processor servers changed recently, according to sources at Taiwan motherboard makers.
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How to get motivated for workJun 28, 2006 - in News
Companies these days have to go to great lengths to keep their employees excited about a brand and their job.
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Intel quad-core processors may see spike in power - sourcesJun 27, 2006 - in News
Yesterday, Intel released its fastest server and workstation processors ever at a power level we haven't seen in several years. But the "Core" architecture, which the new Xeon 5100s are based on, may not be the universal solution for the long term, as power consumption may top 100 watts once again when quad-cores arrive in early 2007, TG Daily has learned.
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Intel blocks Nvidia from running SLI on Conroe platforms?Jun 27, 2006 - in News
The Inquirer reports that Intel may not be supporting SLI on its Conroe motherboards.
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150 OEMs shipping Intel Woodcrest systemsJun 26, 2006 - in News
Intel's Core architecture gets a solid start with about 150 companies offering more than 200 Xeon 5100 (formerly code-named Woodcrest) platforms today. Pretty much every know server manufacturer has sent out press releases ranging for example from Gateway that promises to offer Woodcrest system in the future to Supermicro that has launched 30 different Xeon 5100 system.
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Woodcrest launches Intel into a new eraJun 26, 2006 - in News
Intel today introduced the first processor based on its "Core" architecture: The Xeon 5100 rings in the beginning of the end of the Netburst architecture - a power hungry technology that was introduced more than five years ago and brought the company down to its knees. Core's mission is to restore Intel's competitiveness and lay the foundation for the firm's future.