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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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Intel looks beyond silicon for processors past 2017
Intel CEO Paul Otellini says that silicon will last for three more generations of processors, when it will be replaced by a new and “very cool” base material.
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Dell releases ‘Latitude ON’ alternative Linux OS for laptops
Tiny system-on-a-chip module combines fast-boot Linux OS and ARM processor to check email, browse the Web and run for days on a standard laptop battery.
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AMD debuts US$99 quad-core CPU
With its US$99 Athlon II X4, AMD seeks to change the price-performance ratio for desktop PCs.
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AMD ditches processor and GPU brands for new ‘Vision Technology’ logo
Chipmaker says that replacing the Athlon, Turion and ATI stickers on PCs with new Vision, Vision Premium and Vision Ultimate will give consumers ‘clarity’...
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Intel confirms Core i3 as ‘entry-level’ Nehalem chip
The industry’s worst-kept secret becomes official as Intel reveals the Core i3 processor, due for release in early 2010, as its ‘entry-level’ CPU built on the Nehalem architecture.
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Intel launches first Core i5 chips, cheaper Core i7 CPUs
The powerful ‘Nehalem’ microarchitecture moves into the mainstream with the Core i5-750, a 2.6GHz quad-core which can throttle up to 3.2GHz in single-core ‘Turbo’ mode.
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Intel to delay second-gen netbooks to 2010?
If reports are correct, we might not see next-gen netbooks built around Intel’s Atom 'Pinetrail' platform until early next year...
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Core i5 desktop tag team: 45nm Lynnfield to be followed by 32nm Clarkdale
Intel’s ‘Desktop 2010’ roadmap kicks off with its first 32nm processor headed for mainstream desktop PCs rather than high-end systems.
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Intel to debut quad-core ‘Core i5’ this week?
Core i5-ready motherboards will be on show at this week’s Computex expo, but is Intel ready to launch its mainstream Nehalem CPU?
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Intel to unveil new ‘Ultra’ processor for thin-and-light notebooks
If you thought the line between netbooks and notebooks was starting to blur, wait until you see Intel’s new Ultra mobile processor.
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Google reveals its ‘secret’ servers
Take a peek at the custom-built hardware behind Google’s search engine, where a fleet of dual-x86 servers are crammed into a fleet of shipping containers
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Inside Intel’s second-gen netbook platform
Expected to launch in October, the Pinetrail platform shifts netbooks and ‘nettops’ to a two-chip design for a claimed 50% drop in power consumption and a 70% reduction in size.
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Sticky Intel badges get new look, are still a b*tch to remove
The new design reveals a peek at the processor die to remind PC buyers what ‘Intel inside’ actually means.
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