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AMD hives off Factories in bid to fight Intel

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By David Lawsky
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices said on Tuesday it will hive off its pricey manufacturing plants, get a cash injection and shrink its debt to compete harder against bigger rival Intel for market share.
Two Abu Dahabi state-owned venture capital companies are backing the move. One will put up at least $5.7 billion into the spun off factories and the other will buy more than $300 million in AMD stock and warrants.
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Posted on Tue, 7 Oct 2008 05:21:20 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Qimonda DDR3 Validated for Coming Intel Platform

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Qimonda says that its DDR3 RAM has been validated for the upcoming, high-end Intel Core i7 CPU and X58 chipset. The RAM validated was the DDR3 1067 non-ECC UDIMMs. Qimonda says that the DDR3 memory provides up to 30% improvement in power usage and twice the data rate of DDR2.

Intel's i7 microarchitecture has an integrated memory controller that supports up to three memory modules per channel for improved bandwidth. The RAM operates at 1.5V to save power. Read more

Posted on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:56:06 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Intel Q9650 3.00GHz Quad Core Processor Review

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TechwareLabs has published a review of the Intel Q9650 3.00GHz Quad Core Processor.
Quote from the review: "The Intel Q9650 is a processor that Intel is very proud of, and rightfully so. Reaching standard speeds of 3.0GHz per core, this processor is a force to reckon with. We put the Q9650 under a lot of strain as we ran several benchmarks and games to see how this processor really performed. Read more

Posted on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Intel Announces Xeon 7400 Series CPUs

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Intel has launched a new processor series in its Xeon line called the 7400 Series. The CPUs have up to six processing cores per chip and 16MB of shared cache. Intel says that applications built for virtualization and applications with demanding workloads can see up to a 50% increase in performance in some cases on the new processors.

Platforms using the new processor series can scale up to 16 processor sockets and can deliver servers with up to 96 cores inside. The 7400 series offers frequencies up to 2.66GHz and power requirements as low as 50W. Intel also offers the first six-core, x86 compatible CPU needing 65W of power. Read more

Posted on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:14:36 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Intel X48 Motherboard Round-up: ASUS, ECS, Intel

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Hothardware published a round-up of Intel X48 based motherboards.
Quote: "The first motherboard comes from ASUS, and is a member of the gamer-oriented Republic of Gamers series, which we have taken a few looks at in the past. We've been mostly impressed by what they've offered in this series, and expect no less with the Rampage Formula. Next up is the X48T-A from ECS. We can honestly say that we haven't seen much from ECS in the past couple of years in the enthusiast segment, so we aren't exactly sure what to expect, but if early impressions mean anything, this "Black Series" board means business. Finally, following on the heels of their popular Bonetrail X38 board, Intel has sent along the DX48BT2, which, like the X48 chipset itself is more or less an update of the original. Read more

Posted on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Intel Announces SSDs for Notebooks and Desktops

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Intel has announced its first SSDs called the X18-M and the X25-M. The X18-M SSD is a 1.8-inch unit and the X25-M is a 2.5-inch drive. Intel says that the SSD drives are much faster than traditional SSDs and reduce the bottlenecks in performance between the storage drive and Intel's CPUs.

The Intel X18-M and X-25M SSDs can be had in capacities of 80GB and 160GB. The larger capacity drives won’t be sampling until Q4 2008. Intel says that the 80GB SSD has a read speed of 250MB/sec and a write speed of up to 70MB/sec. The 80GB SSD will sell for $595 in quantities of 1,000 and are shipping now. Read more

Posted on Tue, 9 Sep 2008 08:07:28 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

New Intel Xenon Processors Now Shipping

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Intel is now shipping new Xenon server processors built with 45nm technology. The new processors are the first four halogen-free Xenon's from Intel. Intel says that in addition to the four new CPUs being halogen-free, all existing Xenon parts will be halogen-free as well.

The new processors include the Xenon X5492, X5470, and L5430. A low voltage versions use only 50W of power. The X5270 uses 80W of power and runs at frequencies as high as 3.5GHz. The new parts include the L5430 at 2.66GHz with a 1333MHz FSB retailing for $562. The X5470 runs at 3.33GHz with a 1333MHz FSB and retails for $1386. The X5492 runs 3.4GHz with a 1600MHz FSB and retails for $1493, and the X5270 runs at 3.5GHz and retails for $1172. Read more

Posted on Mon, 8 Sep 2008 06:27:47 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Gigabyte previews Intel Canmore DVP Platform at IDF

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Gigabyte previewed the Intel Canmore DVP Platform at IDF 2008. PCStats has a report about the digital media player platform.
Quote: "As consumers we want digital access to our media, but at the same time we want big screen displays not to be undone by the noise of a computer. Intel thinks it may have a solution to this problem. Make a computer that is cheap and quiet, and specialized at media playback in high definition. Read more

Posted on Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Intel CTO says Robots as smart as us by 2050

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Intel's CTO Justin Rattner predicts in his keynote at the IDF 2008 that the Gap between Humans, Machines will close by 2050. Not so fast, many of us will still be around in 42 years and we sure will be checking on this prediction then.
Justin Rattner is predicting big changes in social interactions, robotics and improvements in computer's ability to sense the real world. I am still waiting for an affordable robot that is able to bloody roam my house and find my cat when I am away. I just have been to a BMW manufacturing plant and looking at the robots welding the parts together for a 3 series BMW. It is impressive, how flexible they are and their movements have a human touch. Still these robots are light years away from thinking for themselves. Read more

Posted on Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:19:51 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Intel and Yahoo Team up to Bring Internet Content to TV

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Intel and Yahoo have given a preview of plans for a Widget Channel, which is an application framework for optimized TV and related consumer electronic devices using Intel Architecture. The Widget Channel is intended to allow consumers to enjoy Internet applications designed for the TV while watching their favorite TV programs.

The channel will be powered by the Yahoo Widget Engine, which Yahoo says is a fifth-generation applications platform that allows small Internet applications to be displayed on TVs while watching traditional TV content. Widgets for the channel can be designed by developers using JavaScript, XML, HTML, and Adobe Flash. Read more

Posted on Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:10:19 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Intel new Chip Design saves Power, boosts Graphics

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By Duncan Martell

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp's latest chip design will conserve more power than its current processors and deliver vastly faster graphics images as the No. 1 chipmaker seeks to push its technology beyond just personal computers as that market slows.
Intel's Core i7 chip, based on a design code-named Nehalem, will start production in the fourth quarter of this year, and ultimately will be used beyond just desktop machines and computer servers that are the backbone of corporate networks.
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Posted on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:20:42 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

RealPlayer now available for Intel Atom based Netbooks

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RealNetworks is announcing the availability of its popular RealPlayer on Intel Atom netbooks and nettops at the Intel l Developer Forum (IDF).
By working with RealNetworks, the netbook and nettop OEMs can bundle a Moblin-optimized media player that includes the most sought-after media format support, decreasing their development, legal and administrative costs and reducing time-to-market.

Devices that use the Intel Atom processor with Moblin based OS will have the added benefit of highly optimized performance and battery life when playing media content. RealPlayer can be used to play content in a browser window for an embedded Internet experience, and also as a stand-alone media player. Read more

Posted on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

ASUS P5Q Deluxe Intel P45 Motherboard Review

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Tweaktown published a review of the ASUS P5Q Deluxe Intel P45 motherboard.
Quote from the review: "Intel has really pushed forward into the Express chipset lineup with the new 4 series being touted at what the 3 series should have been. It seems like the 3 series was just a stepping stone and the 5 series isn’t all that far away. But that’s for a totally different processor architecture. Read more

Posted on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Intelligent GPS Devices tap away Traffic

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By Reed Stevenson

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Next time you're stuck in traffic on the way to an unfamiliar destination, navigation device pointing the way, look around.
Chances are, there are other drivers just like you, staring back and forth between the tail lights ahead and the little screen with a digital map instructing you to stay on the road - a road often clogged with bumper-to-bumper traffic. Read more

Posted on Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:34:40 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Intel Atom versus VIA Nano Platform

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Tweaktown published a comparison of the Intel Atom and the Via Nano platform.
Quote from the review: "While we concentrate on this sector, the focus is now moving towards the lower end of the spectrum. VIA has really cornered this market in the past when it came to ultra compact PCs; EPIA has been VIA’s biggest success and with the evolution of the VIA processors, each generation has gotten just that little bit more capable. Now Intel has seen just how popular this is, we finally have some competition in this sector. Read more

Posted on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Core i7 officially announced by Intel

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Over the weekend the new name Core i7 for the Nehalem Bloomfield Intel CPUs was leaked. Today Intel officially announced Core i7.
Intel's new Nehalem microarchitecture will be formally branded Intel Core processor. The first products in this new family of processors, including an Extreme Edition version, will carry an i7 identifier and will be formally branded as Intel Core i7 processor. This is the first of several new identifiers to come as different products launch over the next year.

The Intel Core i7 processor brand logo will be available for high-performance desktop PCs with a separate black logo for Intel's highest-end Extreme Edition. Intel will include processor model numbers to differentiate each chip. Read more

Posted on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:28:25 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Intel Core i7 is Nehalem Bloomfield CPU Brand

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Intel Core i7 brand name leaked on HKEPC through what seems to be official Intel logo graphics and slides. The Nehalem based Bloomfield CPUs are supposed to carry the Intel Core i7 brand.
The Intel Core i7 CPUs would start shipping in September, but could be actually be delayed to October as motherboard vendors are supposedly not ready with X58 motherboards.

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Intel Core i7 official
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Posted on Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:55:13 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Patriot Announces Intel XMP Certified DDR3 RAM

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Patriot Memory announced today that it has received Intel's XMP certification on the Patriot DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz Viper series RAM. The certification means that the RAM offers the best overclocking potential possible on Intel chipsets.

The RAM works with an easy to use overclocking tool to allow users to optimize performance for their system. The Intel XMP certified part is PVS32G1600LLK running at 1600MHz with timings of 7-7-7-18. The kit consists of a pair of 1GB modules. Read more

Posted on Wed, 6 Aug 2008 07:20:53 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Intel Larrabee Architecture first Look

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Intel released some more details about their hybrid VPU architecture dubbed Larrabee.

The many-core x86 solution is aimed at competing against NVIDIA and ATI graphics cards at the high-end. Intel is supposed to release Larrabee some when next year.
Hexus has published an overview of the Larrabee architecture. The deep details are still held back by Intel though.
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Posted on Mon, 4 Aug 2008 06:16:16 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

HP, Intel and Yahoo Start Global Cloud Computing Test Bed

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HP, Intel and Yahoo announced this week that they will all be working together and have started a global, multi-data center, open source test bed for the advancement of cloud computing. The goal for the test bed program is to promote open collaboration among industry, academia, and governments.

The test bed devised by the three companies will provide a globally distributed, Internet-scale testing environment designed to encourage research on software, hardware issues and data center management. The three firms have collaborated with the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) of Singapore, the University of Illinois, and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany. Read more

Posted on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:04:40 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

VIA Nano L2100 versus Intel Atom 230

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Hothardware compares two new contenders in the low power portable CPU arena. Via Nano takes on the Intel Atom CPU in this comparison.

Quote: "VIA caused quite a stir a few months ago when the company first revealed initial details regarding their low-power Nano processor. At the time, the product was referred to by its internal codename of Isaiah and the president of the design center that was tasked with making the processor was decidedly outspoken, which made for some exciting reporting. When news of the Isaiah core first broke, we hopped on the line with Glenn Henry, VIA's Centaur design center president, and got many questions answered regarding the processor's architecture, features, expected performance, and the company's plans for the CPU. We also covered the official announcement of the VIA Nano processor and detailed the exact models that would be available at launch. One thing we hadn't been able to do, however, was a direct performance comparison of the VIA Nano processor versus Intel's recently released Atom, which is target at the same market segment. Read more