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Key Digital Adds New High-End Digital Video Processor and Switcher
Key Digital announced a new high-end digital video processor and switcher this week called the KD-VP2000. The sKD-VP2000 is capable of scaling, de-interlacing, up-converting, and down-converting video.
The device can up-convert SD, HD, XGA, WXGA analog and digital resolutions to a single output with up to 1080p resolution along with down-converting XGA, WXGA, and HDTV resolutions to SD. Seven different video inputs are included with VGA, HDMI, S-video and Composite available and up to five different video outputs. The KD-VP2000 retails for $2000. Read more
Posted on Wed, 6 Aug 2008 10:06:58 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Samsung Announces new Low-Power Processor for PND Market
Samsung announced today its latest low-power application processors for the PND market. The processors are built on 65nm process and the line includes the S3C2450 and the S3C2416. Both the processors are built on the ARM9 core with speeds on up to 533Mhz.
PNDs need an efficient and fast processor for storage of large maps and real-time traffic reports. Samsung says the processors support a wide variety of memory types including MLC and SLC flash, low-power SDRAM, DDR and DDR2. Read more
Posted on Tue, 8 Jul 2008 10:55:01 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
AMD Phenom 9950 X4 Quad-Core Processor Review
TechwareLabs has published a review of the AMD Phenom 9950 X4 Quad-Core Processor.
Quote from the review: "AMD recently released several low power processors to its Quad core family, while simultaneously pushing the ceiling up a bit on their high end line with the 9950.
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Posted on Mon, 7 Jul 2008 14:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Freescale Semiconductor Introduces 8-core Processor
Freescale introduced a new P4080 communications processor today called the QorIQ P4080 multicore processor. The processor is an advanced 8-core communications processor designed for performance, power efficiency and programmability for the embedded multi-core space.
The P4080 is built on a 45nm process and integrates enhanced Power Architecture cores, tri-level cache, CoreNet on-chip fabric and datapath acceleration. The processor performs within a 30W maximum power envelope. Read more
Posted on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Nvidia's GeForce GTX 280 Graphics Processor
The TechReport takes a close look at the NVIDIA GTX 280 and 260.
Quote: "If the GPU world were a wildlife special on the National Geographic channel, the G80 processor that powers GeForce 8800 GTX graphics cards would be a stunningly successful apex predator. In the nearly two years that have passed since its introduction, no other single-chip graphics solution has surpassed it. Newer GPUs have come close, shrinking similar capabilities into smaller, cooler chips, but that's about it. The G80 is still the biggest, baddest beast of its kind—a chip, as we said at the time, with "the approximate surface area of Rosie O'Donnell." After it dispatched its would-be rival, the Radeon HD 2900 XT, in an epic mismatch, AMD gave up on building high-end GPUs altogether, preferring instead to go the multi-GPU route. Meanwhile, the G80 has sired a whole range of successful offspring, from teeny little mobile chips to dual-chip monstrosities like the GeForce 9800 GX2.
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Posted on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
NVIDIA Launches Tegra Line of Mobile Processors
NVIDIA launched a new line of mobile CPUs (computer-on-chip) aimed at highly portable mobile devices like UMPS computers and smartphones. The line is called Tegra and includes two new mobile processor families. The Tegra 600 series is smaller than a dime according to NVIDIA yet can still support full 1080p HD video playback.
The 600 series is ultra-low-power and can still support smooth 3D interfaces. The integrated media processor is good for over 100 hours of audio and 10 hours of HD video playback. The image processor includes advanced DSC and HD camcorder processing. Other features include connectivity and support for Web 2.0 applications and display support for up to 1080p with HDMI, WSXGA+ LCD, SXGA CRT and NTSC/PAL TV-out. Read more
Posted on Mon, 2 Jun 2008 07:58:12 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 Processor Review
Quote from the review: "Intel’s Core 2 Quad Q9300 has some rather large shoes to fill. This newly shipping, relatively low-cost quad-core processor from Intel is a replacement for their long-standing price to performance champ, the Core 2 Quad Q6600. The Q6600 was the first quad-core in Intel’s arsenal which was actually affordable, and even today, it remains one of the best values on the market.
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Posted on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Dell offering five Server Platforms based on Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processors
AMD announces that Dell is now five server platforms based on Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors.
This news follows last week’s announcement that Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors are generally available, and brings the number of available global OEM platforms based on the new processors to 13.
Additionally, AMD is announcing today that VMware has completed qualification of Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors for use in VMware ESX and ESXi hypervisor deployments, enabling customers to leverage the latest in VMware virtualization on these server systems.
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Posted on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:10:02 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
New AMD Phenom X4 Processors
AMD today announced immediate availability of four new high-performance AMD Phenom X4 processors.
Led by the AMD Phenom X4 9850 Black Edition processor, each CPU features true quad-core design, and when matched to AMD 790 series chipsets supports up to four ATI Radeon HD 3800 series graphics cards.
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Posted on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:15:22 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Intel Announces New Xeon L5400 Series Processors
Intel announced new server processors today called the Quad-Core Intel Xeon L5400 series. The new parts use Intel’s 45nm manufacturing process and run at 50 watts total power or 12.5 watts per core. The processors will go up to frequencies of 2.5GHz.
The new L5400 series processors are 24% faster and have a 50% larger cache as previous generations according to Intel. The two new processors in the series are the L5420 and the L5410. The L5420 runs at 2.50GHz and the L5410 runs at 2.33GHz. Read more
Posted on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:50:26 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Intel Announces Atom Processors
Intel announced its new line of processors designed and built especially for low-power ultra mobile computer systems. The line of processors is called Atom and Intel claims they are it's smallest processors and are built using the world’s smallest transistors.
The Atom processors were previously codenamed Silverthorne and Diamondville. These parts are manufactured using 45nm processes and maintain Intel Core 2 duo instruction sets despite the small size. The Atom processors will have a thermal design power of 0.6-2.5 watts and scale to 1.8GHz. Systems using Atom processors will arrive later in 2008. Read more
Posted on Mon, 3 Mar 2008 10:01:03 CST | by Shane McGlaun
VIA Announces new x86 Processor Architecture
VIA announced details of its new Isaiah Architecture for x86 processors. The new architecture combines the latest advances in x86 processor technology including 64-bit superscalar speculative out-of-order microarchitecture, high-performance multimedia computation and a new virtual machine architecture.
VIA says the first generation of Isaiah processors will be pin-compatible with the VIA C7 processor family. The first parts produced will use 65nm technology in the production process. The Isaiah architecture was designed by VIA owned Centaur Technology Inc. Read more
Posted on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:53:59 CST | by Shane McGlaun
How To Install An Intel Socket 775 Processor and Heatsink
PCStats published a guide on how to install an Intel socket 775 processor and heatsink.
Quote from the guide: "Here at PCSTATS, we had our share of troubles and frustration with the new installation method before we got completely used to it, so we thought we'd run off a quick guide illustrating the how to properly install a socket 775 Intel processor and heatsink for the benefit of our readers.
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Posted on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:25:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Worldwide PC Processor Market hits record Levels
IDC releases interesting PC Processor sales numbers that show yet another growth for the 4th quarter of 2007.
In 2008 worldwide PC microprocessor shipments grew 8.5% sequentially in the fourth calendar quarter of 2007 (4Q07) to reach record levels for the second quarter in a row, according to new data from IDC. Growth in overall unit shipments and stable average selling prices stimulated overall market revenue to grow 9.6% sequentially to $8.7 billion.
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Posted on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:37:27 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Broadcom announces record breaking Mobile Multimedia Processor
Broadcom says its new VideoCore 3 solution shatters three mobile multimedia records for HD Video, 12-megapixel camera, and 3D gaming in one device. Broadcom has announced it is sampling the industries first low power multimedia processor that enables HD video camcorder and playback in cell phones and multimedia devices.
The new processor is called the Broadcom VideoCore III multimedia processor and Broadcom says the processor can display full size, full resolution HD video on external HDTV displays. Broadcom also says that the new processor requires power levels similar to that of existing processors, so battery life will be similar to what we see today. Read more
Posted on Tue, 2 Oct 2007 10:08:29 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Voodoo Envy M:152 Annoucned with Latest Intel Centrino Duo Processors
Voodoo announced today that their M:152 Envy notebook is available featuring the latest Intel Centrino Duo processors. The notebook uses the Mobile PM965 Express chipset from Intel and the Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN 802.11n from Intel.
The machine has a 15.4-inch WSXGA+ 1680 x 1050 matte finish LCD and weighs only 7-pounds with the battery installed. Graphics are via NVIDIA 8600GT 512MB graphics cards that are DirectX 10 compliant. Read more
Posted on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:07:01 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Intel E6850 Dual Core Processor Review
Hardware Logic reviews the Intel E6850 Dual Core Processor. Compare prices here.
Quote from the review: "A couple weeks back, I went on a bit of a rant regarding my experience with Intel's E6850 processor. While most reviews and several forum posts showed incredible overclocking results, my processor was one of several, as it turns out, which had problems with a low FSB wall when dropping the CPU's multiplier.
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Posted on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
Intel Launches Xeon 7300 Family Processors
Intel has launched the first industry-standard quad core processors for high –end multi processor servers. The new CPUs are designed specifically for use in multi-processor servers and fall under the new quad core Xeon 7300 series processor family.
Intel promises more than twice the performance per watt over the previous generation of dual core processors. Processors included in the family are up to 2.93 GHz at 130-watts. The Xeon 7300 family also includes processors that use 80-watts or 50-watts intended for use in blade servers or high density rack systems at a 1.86GHz frequency. Read more
Posted on Thu, 6 Sep 2007 10:09:48 CDT | by Shane McGlaun
IFA 2007: NXP PNX5100 Video Processor first to remove Halo Effect
NXP, founded by Philips launches the world’s first video postprocessor IC that removes the halo effect from motion pictures on HDTV at the IFA 2007.
The NXP PNX5100 proprietary Motion Accurate Picture Processing technology enables TV manufacturers to drastically improve high-definition (HD) motion picture on LCD TVs.
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Posted on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:53:30 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
New Intel Xeon Processors X5365 and L5335
Intel introduced two new quad-core Intel Xeon processors.
Designed for companies running performance-critical server and workstation applications, the Intel Xeon Processor X5365 is the industry's first 3.0 GHz quad-core processor to fit inside a standard 120 watt power envelope. The X5365 also features front-side bus (FSB) speed of 1333MHz.
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Posted on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
AMD shows first Graphics Processors with native DisplayPort 1.1
AMD announces that it is the first company that has past the VESA compatibility test for graphics chips supporting the new DisplayPort 1.1 standard.
AMD expects to ship the first ATI Radeon graphics processors with native DisplayPort interface in the early 2008 timeframe.
DisplayPort, aims to unify and standardize display across the desktop and notebook computing environments through a common high-bandwidth interconnect.
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Posted on Wed, 1 Aug 2007 02:27:34 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr
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