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More Efficient CPUs from Intel Coming this YearMar 9, 2009 - in News
Intel is looking to its highly anticipated Montevina Plus platform to push laptops beyond the 3.0GHz mark. The company also said it is in the process of making its Ultra Low Voltage processors more affordable.
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Core 2 Quad Gets Efficient: Enter The Q8200S And Q9550SMar 9, 2009 - in Reviews
Quad-core performance now requires only dual-core power consumption. Intel’s recently launched a couple of Core 2 Quads based on its 45 nm technology, and the new S-series chips deliver lots of performance without cranking up your utility bill.
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Gigabyte Unveils Core i5 MotherboardMar 6, 2009 - in News
Core i5 isn't necessarily a new term floating around the Internet, however lately there's been quite a bit of talk about the "Core i7 lite," and now there's a motherboard to support it.
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AMD 'Bulldozer' CPU Not Coming EarlyMar 6, 2009 - in News
Apparently, AMD will not release its 32nm Bulldozer CPU before late 2010 even though Intel's rival processor will roll out by Q4 2009.
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Onboard Integrated Graphics Gone by 2013Mar 5, 2009 - in News
Market research firm John Peddie Research has released a report that indicates the end of the market for the popular integrated graphics processor (IGP) chipset.
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Crysis + 9 VMs: Core i7 and 24GB RAMMar 5, 2009 - in News
Kingston memory demonstrated an Intel Core i7 920 system this week packed with 24 GB of DDR3 of its ValueRAM memory.
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AMD Foundry Spinoff Named GlobalFoundriesMar 5, 2009 - in News
In October 2008, AMD announced that it’d be ditching the actual fabrication of its chip technology, and will be spinning off its factories to an outside company.
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First Core i7 Laptop Has One Hour Battery LifeMar 5, 2009 - in News
Remember a few weeks ago when we told you about the ‘mobile workstation’ that Eurocom was cramming a Core i7 into? Well now we know more, and we’re a little surprised. Well, not really.
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Report: TSMC Cranking Out Intel Atom SoC in Q4Mar 5, 2009 - in News
Earlier this week, Intel and TSMC announced an agreement that would see the Taiwan chip manufacturer would produce Atom-based System on Chip (SoC) technologies.
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Intel to Start Shipping P55 Motherboards in JulyMar 4, 2009 - in News
Seems as though it may be possible that P55 motherboards compatible with Intel's Core i5 CPUs (Lynnfield) may actually start shipping in July. Ultimately, that's Intel's call.
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Nvidia: Expect x86 Processor in 2-3 YearsMar 4, 2009 - in News
The rift between Intel and Nvidia is about to get much, much bigger.For years, many have speculated that Nvidia would eventually release its own x86-based processor. While rumors can come and go, one is hard pressed to ignore Nvidia CPU ta
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Intel Designs a Phone Based on AtomMar 4, 2009 - in News
While the thought of putting the Atom into a phone may seem like overkill, Intel’s got larger vision of what a home phone should be.
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Apple Unveils Newer, Faster, Still Little Mac MiniMar 3, 2009 - in News
Faster. Greener. Still mini.
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Apple Introduces Updated, Cheaper iMacMar 3, 2009 - in News
Apple today announced updates to its iMac and Mac mini and Mac Pro. One of the biggest pieces of news is the 24 inch iMac priced more affordably than ever. For the same price as the previous generation 20-inch iMac ($1,499), the new 24-inch iMac..
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Intel Making Industrial Strength Atom CPUMar 3, 2009 - in News
While we may know of the Atom CPU right now as the brains inside nearly every netbook on the market, Intel’s got more diverse aspirations for its tiniest current processor.
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Apple Reveals Mac Pro with Nehalem Xeon CPUsMar 3, 2009 - in News
The Apple store went down this morning and while the little post-it note on our screens came with the message, “we’re updating the store for you and will be back shortly.” We tried not to get too excited. Could be nothing, we thought. It wasn’t.
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Deal: Pickup Core i7's for Less than Core 2'sMar 2, 2009 - in News
Browsing through online retailers for the latest prices on CPUs, we came across some good prices on the latest AMD and Intel offerings. For example, a quick run over to PriceGrabber looking fore Core i7 CPUs, lands us with some attractive figures.
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Intel, TSMC Agree to Make Atom-based SoCsMar 2, 2009 - in News
Intel announced earlier this morning that it has reached an agreement with chip manufacturer TSMC, and will send its Atom processor CPU cores to TSMC for System on Chip (SoC) applications.
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AMD 3.2GHz Phenom II X4 Coming in AprilMar 2, 2009 - in News
According to HKEPC, AMD plans to release the 3.2GHz Phenom II X4 955 in April while the 3.1GHz Phenom II X4 950 will not even make it to the market.
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Dell: Intel's Atom in Small BusinessesFeb 27, 2009 - in News
The netbook has seen tons of success as a low-cost solution for the casual PC user and during time of economic crisis, consumers are benefiting from Atom-based notebooks more than ever.
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VIA Nano Hits Netbooks in Samsung's NC20Feb 27, 2009 - in News
Intel’s Atom processor rules the roost when it comes to netbooks. While AMD isn’t even trying to go head to head with Intel’s miserly CPU, VIA’s hoping to capture a piece of the pie with its Nano processor.
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Nvidia Fires Back at Intel's Anti-Ion SentimentsFeb 25, 2009 - in News
Earlier this week, Intel sent out a document that hoped to dissuade system builders from pairing Nvidia’s Ion platform with the Atom processor. Today, Nvidia fired back with arguments of why Ion is the best solution for the Atom.
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Intel Releases Anti-Nvidia Ion DocumentsFeb 24, 2009 - in News
Those who have been keeping a close eye on the Ion (geddit, eye-on the… oh nevermind), will know that there’s been a small feud brewing between Nvidia and Intel.
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AMD Unveils 'Istanbul' Six-Shooter OpteronFeb 23, 2009 - in News
AMD has shown off its first working demonstration of its counterpunch to Intel, a six-core Opteron processor code-named “Istanbul”.
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AMD Campaigning Yukon as Intel Atom AlternativeFeb 23, 2009 - in News
Right now, in terms of the netbook and nettop market, it’s Intel everywhere. AMD is now urging OEMs to think outside the Intel box.
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Turn a 3-Core AMD Phenom 2 into a 4-CoreFeb 23, 2009 - in News
We received word that a Korean hardware review site has managed to turn a triple-core Phenom II X3 710 into a 4 core CPU.Apparently, the quick switcheroo requires a Biostar motherboard says the site, but customers boards that have the same BIOS op
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Nvidia CEO Responds to Intel LawsuitFeb 23, 2009 - in News
Last Monday, Intel filed a lawsuit against Nvidia, which apparently stated that the chipset license agreement the two companies signed four years ago does not extend to Intel’s future generation CPUs with integrated memory controllers. While Nvidia...
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Nvidia Ion to Support VIA Nano Later This YearFeb 20, 2009 - in News
The Intel Atom by itself is a mild-mannered, rather modest processor. Its special ability is its low power consumption, but that by itself doesn’t mean that it has to be part of a low powered system.
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How To: Overclocking Your AMD ProcessorFeb 20, 2009 - in Reviews
Paul spent the last two weeks overclocking three generations of of AMD processors to help owners of Athlon, Phenom, and Phenom II CPUs maximize the performance of their chips. If you're planning on entering our overclocking contest, this guide's for you!
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Cooler Master's Monstrous V10 CPU CoolerFeb 19, 2009 - in News
Building on the reputation of the Cooler Master V8, the new V10 with hybrid Thermal Electric Cooler, or also known as Peltier cooling, brings even more thermal dissipating power to your Intel Core i7 LGA1366 PC.