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Intel readies second-gen Atom for January launch?
New ‘Pineview’ 400 and 500-series chips still top out at 1.66GHz but boost performance and battery life due to streamlined two-chip design.
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Alienware to launch Core i7 desktops, laptops this week
Dell’s ‘extreme gaming’ brand will make its mark in Australia this week with the launch of new Core i7-based rigs. Let’s just hope the strong Aussie dollar keeps prices sane...
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Next-gen Mac Pro desktop to get ‘Core i9’ six-core CPU?
The rumour mill is spinning up for Apple’s early 2010 releases, with suggestions that a new Mac Pro desktop will mark the debut of Intel’s six-core Xeon ‘Core i9’ superslab.
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Smartphone chips hit 1GHz – including the next-gen iPhone?
Less than a decade after desktop processors broke the 1GHz barrier, smartphones are set to muscle up. Among them will be devices powered by Samsung’s ARM chips, such as the iPhone.
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Intel cops $1.9bn fine for antitrust action against AMD
EU ruling finds Intel gave CPU rebates plus direct payments to Acer, Dell, HP, Lenovo and NEC to use its processors instead of AMD silicon.
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AMD plans 12-core processor for early 2010
AMD’s ambitious roadmap stretches from the six-core ‘Istanbul’ due for a June launch to a 12-core superslab for servers and workstations by next year.
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Is Intel’s ‘tick-tock’ clock running slow?
Intel’s all-new Nehalem micro-architecture has made its debut, but we won’t see mainstream desktop or notebook processors until this time next year.
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