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Gigabyte previews Intel Canmore DVP Platform at IDF
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.
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Posted on Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Intel CTO says Robots as smart as us by 2050
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.
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Posted on Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:19:51 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Intel and Yahoo Team up to Bring Internet Content to TV
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
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
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.
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Posted on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
ASUS P5Q Deluxe Intel P45 Motherboard Review
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.
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Posted on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Intelligent GPS Devices tap away Traffic
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.
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Posted on Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:34:40 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Intel Atom versus VIA Nano Platform
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.
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Posted on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Core i7 officially announced by Intel
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.
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Posted on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:28:25 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Intel Core i7 is Nehalem Bloomfield CPU Brand
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.
Update:
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
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
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
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
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.
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Posted on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:00:24 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Intel Nehalem Bloomfield CPUs already coming in September
Digitimes reports that Intel is supposedly launching the Nehalem-based Bloomfield processors earlier than planned.
Intel was scheduled to release the Bloomfield CPUs in December. Now the rumored launch date is September with CPUs and motherboards actually appearing in the channel in October.
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Posted on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:05:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Weekly Top 10: iPhone 3G, E3 2008, Intel Centrino 2
Despite activation problems the
iPhone 3G sold over 1
million over the first weekend. The
App Store proved to
be a big hit, but there are reports that the iPhone 2.0 software has
issues that call for a new firmware soon.
The video game industry gathered this week in LA for the
E3 2008. The
announcements mostly focused on upcoming games and movie download
services. The Xbox 360
will feature Netflix and Sony launched already their own
Video Store on the
Playstation Network.
The Xbox 360 gets a new cool looking
3D dashboard and 3D avatars.
Nintendo announced a little accessory dubbed
MotionPlus. There
is hope that the E3 2009
will be more exciting again.
See also our
latest Gadget Videos.
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Posted on Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Panasonic Toughbook Notebooks get Intel Centrino 2 Chipset
Panasonic announced today that it has upgraded some of its Toughbook notebooks with the Centrino 2 chipset from Intel. Both the Toughbook CF-52 and Toughbook CF-74 now use the Centrino 2 platform. As part of the Centrino 2 platform the systems now have 802.11n Wi-Fi.
The machines use 160Gb HDD and Intel Centrino 2 processor technology. The CF-52 has a 15.4-inch LCD and the CF-74 is a 13.3-inch machine. The updated CF-52 will ship in August starting at $1949 and the CF-74 will start at $3199. Read more
Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:22:03 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
LG S510, R510 and R410 Intel Centrino 2 Notebooks unveiled
LG Electronics announces three new notebooks that are based on the new Intel Centrino 2 platform that was also just announced by Intel. The new LG notebooks include the LG X-Note S510, R510 and R410 models.
The LG X-Note S510 series features a 15.4-inch LED LCD backlight screen, Core 2 Duo processor T9400 (2.53GHz, 6MB, FSB 1066MHz), 3GB DDR3 memory and NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT graphics.
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Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:24:20 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Intel Centrino 2 (Montevina) Notebooks unleashed
Intel and their notebook manufacturing partners unleashed new series of notebooks based on the new Intel Centrino 2 platform, formerly known as Montevina.
The Intel Centrino 2 platform consists of 5 five new Intel Core 2 Duo processors with the Intel Core™2 Extreme 3.06 GHz leading the line-up.
Formerly codenamed Montevina, Intel Centrino 2 processor technology and Intel Centrino 2 with vPro Technology improve upon every facet of a laptop’s main features, including performance and battery life via new processors and chipsets, faster draft 802.11n wireless (with WiMAX arriving later this year), and new business-class manageability capabilities.
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Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:25:56 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Toshiba Tecra M10 and Tecra A10 with Intel Centrino 2 with vPro unveiled
Toshiba today announced the Tecra M10 and Tecra A10 laptop PCs with Intel Centrino 2 with vPro technology for business users.
These new laptop PCs feature Toshiba’s fourth-generation EasyGuard technology, Webcam with business card reader software, eSATA/USB 2.0 Combo Port, Sleep-and-Charge USB Port, 64 or 128 GB SSD option, and ENERGY STAR 4.0 compliant.
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Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
New Toshiba Satellite Notebooks with Intel Centrino 2
The Intel Centrino 2 release bonanza continues. We already reported about the Sony Centrino 2 VAIO line-up. Toshiba announced that the new Intel Centrino 2 technology will be available within the Toshiba Satellite P300, Satellite A300, Satellite M300 and Satellite U400 laptop series.
Toshiba Satellite laptop PCs feature the latest Intel Centrino 2 processor technology, which boasts greater wireless connectivity, battery life and performance. Users will have ample power to run Windows Vista at its full potential to enjoy Aero graphics, 64-bit environments, and demanding new applications—without the use of an external graphics card. This technology will provide Satellite laptop users with cutting-edge performance on the road with up to five times faster wireless connectivity and the longer possible battery life.
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Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:58:04 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
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