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1. Weekly hardware roundup

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Saturday, 14 November 2009

   ... for Intel's Atom processor in the latest version of Snow Leopard. AMD: Fusion is the future AMD chief technology officer Joe Macri: "Fusion is the combination of many decades of computing. It's the ...

2. SSDs inch toward the desktop

   (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

   Wednesday, 21 October 2009

   ... just pages into memory in the blink of an eye. As such, SSDs are also silent. In addition, prices for SSDs are also coming down to earth. Sort of. Crucial sells a 256GB SSD for $779 and Intel offers ...

3. Intel, ASML bring cheer to the chip market

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Wednesday, 14 October 2009

   Unexpectedly good results for Intel's third quarter combined with ASML turning in a profit for its third quarter is bound to bring some hope that the semiconductor industry is on the turn.Unexpectedly ...

4. Netbooks start to flatten notebook sales

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Monday, 13 July 2009

   Intel had better hope it gets sufficient volumes from its Atom CPUs because according to a major research company, sales of notebooks are starting to flatten while netbook shipments will double this ...

5. Atom MID sells for $57, reader ahead

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Thursday, 09 July 2009

   ... by the end of 2009. And it's not stopping there. It is also likely to produce electronic readers using 3.5G technology. Intel is quoted as saying telecomms firms are likely to subsidize these types of ...

6. HP announces AMD 6- and 12-core workstations

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Wednesday, 01 July 2009

   ... to 12 cores, HP’s workstation is an option to Intel Nehalem-based DP workstations. Palo Alto (CA) – Hewlett-Packard (HP) is the first major workstation vendor to announce systems that can be ordered ...

7. TG Daily’s Dads and Grads Product Giveaway: Play along and win!

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Friday, 19 June 2009

   ... PC or Mac running iTunes •    One internal 640 GB hard disk drive; provides room to expand using one of the four USB2.0 ports •    Intel® Atom 1.6 GHZ processor with 1 GB ...

8. Netbooks slow decline of PC market, but bring new headaches

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Thursday, 11 June 2009

   ... but netbooks clearly are digging a hole the industry can’t get out of anymore, at least not at this time. And the situation may get worse. As Intel is pushing its good-enough Atom processor, AMD is preparing ...

9. Nvidia boss lashes out at Intel

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Tuesday, 19 May 2009

   The pugnacious CEO of graphics chip firm Nvidia has decided to take another pop at chip giant Intel.The pugnacious CEO of graphics chip firm Nvidia has decided to take another pop at chip giant Intel. ...

10. Asus sells Seashell on the Eee shore

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 14 May 2009

    Taiwanese vendor Asustek has finally rolled out its "Seashell" Eee 1008HA. a netbook powered by an Intel Atom chip and with a 10-inch LED LCD display.Taiwanese vendor Asustek has finally rolled out its ...

11. DDR SSD claims a massive 300,000 IOPS

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Sunday, 03 May 2009

    ... IOPS performance in mind. A single drive can hit 300,000 IOPS (512B and read; 200,000 IOPS write; 50,000 IOPS in 4K read and 35,000 IOPS in 4K write), which, if true, not only outpaces Intel’s fastest ...

12. AMD pushes Phenom II to 3.2 GHz, you can push it further

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 23 April 2009

    ... have taken the chip to 3.8 GHz, and with some luck, you may get more. First reviews from Tom;’s Hardware or Anandtech, for example, indicate that it is a formidable gaming CPU, but it can’t touch Intel’s ...

13. Upscale your DVDs to HD quality with GPU-accelerated software

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 01 April 2009

    ... upscale in real-time, ArcSoft reports 80% CPU utilization on an Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 at 2.2 GHz and an Nvidia GeForce 9600 video card with 2 GB of memory when upsampling a DVD to HD using their algorithms ...

14. Intel posts Xeon 5500 pricing, adds new mobile CPUs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 31 March 2009

    Intel has updated its price list for its processors, which now contains all new Xeon 5500 “Nehalem-EP” processors as well as five new mobile Core 2 Duos with 45 nm Penryn core. Santa Clara (CA) – Intel ...

15. Intel releases graphics performance analyzer

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 25 March 2009

    On Monday, Intel released a Graphics Performance Analyzer (GPA) suite of software tools designed to help game makers optimize graphics on Intel's Visual Adrenaline developer program. The application allows ...

16. Apple's App Store analysis: This Titanic is actually unsinkable

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 10 March 2009

    ... Apple hit the new 25,000 App Store applications milestone sometime during this past Thursday night (March 5/6, 2009). To put that figure into perspective, Global Intelligence Alliance estimated (and Microsoft ...

17. Apple tax on the latest Mac gear: 40 percent

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 05 March 2009

    ... increased performance in iMacs and up to 7 percent in Mac mini. The modest gain doesn't come as a surprise since new iMacs and Mac minis are still based on the now two-years old Intel Core 2 Duo mobile ...

18. Apple tweaks MacBooks, Time Capsule, AirPort Extreme and keyboards

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 04 March 2009

    ... to create a guest network. Apple also posted the AirPort Client Update 2009-01 update for Intel-based Macs running Mac OS X 10.5.6 that fixes issues with roaming and network selection in dual-band environments. ...

19. Apple refreshes iMacs, adds a new top-of-the-line model to the family

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 03 March 2009

    ... bring the inner workings of its popular all-in-one consumer desktop up to date with today's technology. In short, the new iMacs run faster versions of Intel Core 2 Duo processors clocked at higher speeds ...

20. Next-gen Mac mini spyshots and specs leak online

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 20 February 2009

    ... the next-gen Mac mini will feature both the Mini DisplayPort and Mini DVI monitor ports, FireWire 800 and one more USB port to enable greater native expandability. Clock speed for the system's Intel Core ...

21. The next Psystar: PearC sells Mac clones in Europe

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 12 February 2009

    ... range from 499 Euro (PearC Starter, about $640) to 1499 Euro (PearC Professional, about $1920) in standard configurations, while a high-end system with Intel’s latest Core i7 Extreme processor tops ...

22. Kindle vs. iPod and AMD Dragon vs. Intel 32 nm: The power of marketing

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Wednesday, 11 February 2009

    ... has. In addition, we saw AMD launch its marketing-rich Dragon platform followed by Intel, which announced it would have 32 nm processors for both desktop and mobile products in production by year end. ...

23. UPDATED: AMD: Three new Socket AM3 chips, two are Phenom II X3

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 09 February 2009

    ... a full 30 watts lower for the CPU alone, and is less than Intel's 125 watt TDP. The DDR3 memory has shown better throughput. DDR2-1067 5-5-5-15, for example on Xbit Labs page 7, shows 12.37 GB/s in ...

24. Up next for Apple TV: Networked cable television

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 05 February 2009

    ... the technology, including AMD, Cisco, Intel, Sony and Toshiba. The software platform enables cable's interactive services to be deployed across different devices via set-top boxes or enabled digital TVs ...

25. CES 2009: AMD releases Phenom II X4 and Dragon desktop platform

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 08 January 2009

    ... a new numbering convention. The 940 model relates more directly to Intel's number scheme, and runs at 3.0 GHz. The quad-core Phenom II X4 is built on a 45nm process technology, Deneb core, contains 758 ...

26. AMD quietly launches first K10 dual-core CPUs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 15 December 2008

    ...   The Athlon X2 7750 is currently listed with a tray-price of $79, just above the $76 the company charges for its Athlon X2 6000. With a quick look over to Intel, the same $79 would not be enough ...

27. UPDATE: AMD Shanghai versus Intel Nehalem at 45nm

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

    Monday, 01 December 2008

    Anandtech.com posted an article last week comparing Intel's Nehalem to AMD's Shanghai on the Linpack 9.1 benchmark. While running the same binary on both systems, the Core i7 2.66 GHz with HyperThreading ...

28. Computers: Changing from power to experience

    (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

    Sunday, 23 November 2008

    ... largest and most powerful technology companies. Then we had the Intel launch of Core I7 and the launch of AMD's Shanghai platform, both of which exceeded expectations. I exited last week receiving a ...

29. Intel unleashes Core i7, beats itself

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 17 November 2008

      Following a first wave of reviews of the Core i7 processor, still mainly known under its code-name Nehalem, Intel is officially introducing its next-generation desktop microprocessor today. The ...

30. Core i7 PCs launch with prices from $1250 to $13,000

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 17 November 2008

    ... are offering configurations well north of $10,000. SLIDESHOW: Intel Core i7 - Past and Present (38 pictures) Core i7 may be available in at least one version that is relatively ...

31. AMD unleashes 45 nm Opteron processor

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 12 November 2008

    ... is priced against the 2.3 GHz 65 nm version. In comparison with Intel’s recently released 45 nm Dunnington quad- and six-core processors (Xeon 7400 series), Shanghai is substantially cheaper: A quad-core ...

32. Gateway rolls out 8 GB desktop PC for $780

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Sunday, 19 October 2008

    ... offers a more expensive PC with a Radeon 4850 / 512 MB graphics card as well. The FX6710-01 includes an Intel quad-core Q9400 processor, 6 GB memory, a Creative's X-Fi sound card, a 750 GB hard drive and ...

33. Intel ships high-performance SSDs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 17 October 2008

      Intel rolled out its second solid state disk (SSD) drive. The “enterprise-class” (=expensive) X-25 Extreme drive has less capacity than the previously introduced mainstream drives, but offers ...

34. Pricewatch: Desktop processor bargains?

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Monday, 13 October 2008

    ... is still growth in the processor market. AMD and Intel have to adjust to a changing purchase behavior as consumers are looking for cheaper computers. TG Daily took a closer look at the current desktop ...

35. MI6 accidentally sells top secret camera on eBay, James Bond on the case

    (Security/Security Features)

    Tuesday, 30 September 2008

    ... pictures apparently from MI6, the British intelligence agency similar to the US CIA.  Being a good Samaritan, the buyer notified police and has been rewarded with having his home searched and long interrogations.  ...

36. Intel quietly launches dual-core Atom processors

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 22 September 2008

      The launch of its first dual-core Atom processor wasn’t worth much more than a 1-paragraph “chip shot” to Intel, but it is a substantial expansion of the company’s products for “nettop” devices. ...

37. Apple rocks. And puts us to sleep.

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    Tuesday, 09 September 2008

    ... And that may be Apple’s biggest problem. There are expectations that go far beyond you would expect from an Intel, a Microsoft or even Google. And it is simply impossible for Apple to have a killer product ...

38. AMD issues dramatic price cuts for triple-core CPUs

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 08 September 2008

      AMD’s triple-core Phenom X3 processor was designed as the firm’s answer to Intel’s 45 nm Core 2 Duo CPUs and as a buffer to protect the tray prices of its quad-core Phenom X4 models. However, ...

39. Intel ships first halogen-free Xeon CPUs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Sunday, 07 September 2008

      Intel said that it has begun shipping halogen-free versions of its Xeon server and workstation processors with Harpertown core. Additionally, the company increased the clock speeds of its quad-core ...

40. Dell mini-notebook offers Linux for a premium

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Thursday, 04 September 2008

    ... There is an 8.9” LED display with a 1024x600 pixel resolution, an Intel Atom N270 processor with Diamondville core , standard Wi-Fi and Windows XP and Ubuntu Linux as operating system options. Dell said ...

41. 5 million iPhone 3Gs and 3 million Macs this quarter, analysts estimate

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 22 August 2008

    ... and the honeymoon period of the Mac shows no signs of an ending in the near future. The Intel switch, the Leopard release, price drops, and refreshes across product lines were catalysts for Mac market ...

42. Lenovo takes another shot at the MacBook Air

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 18 August 2008

    ... to Intel’s Montevina platform with new processor and memory options, more SDD storage and improved multimedia features. It is powered by Intel’s latest Core 2 Duo ULV processor clocked at 1.2 GHz (6 MB ...

43. Nvidia to silently kill chipset division?

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Sunday, 03 August 2008

    ... are dead. Well, not entirely. Nvidia currently sells 12 different chipset models (MCPs) – the 500, 600 and 700 series for AMD- and Intel-based motherboards. Demerjian believes that these MCPs will remain ...

44. Intel fine tunes processor pricing, increases pressure on AMD

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 21 July 2008

      Intel’s latest round of processor price represents a very subtle adjustment of prices the market widely seems to have accepted. However, it is clear that the company is reacting to AMD’s aggressive ...

45. Intel Bloomfield CPU pricing reveals pleasant surprise

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Friday, 18 July 2008

    In order to speed up adoption of quad-core CPUs, Intel is planning to offer its upcoming 3.2GHz Extreme series Bloomfield processor at $999 in thousand-unit tray quantities, US$500 cheaper compared ...

46. Surprise: Apple sues Mac-clone maker Psystar

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 15 July 2008

      Apple is no longer putting with a small Florida business that has hacked Mac OS X Leopard to run on cheap Intel-based PCs: Psystar made headlines by offering "cheap Mac alternative", teasing Apple ...

47. AMD introduces new Phenom flagship processor

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 01 July 2008

    ... pricing strategy and sells its new flagship for just few dollars more than what Intel charges for its entry-level quad-core CPU. Sunnyvale (CA) – AMD is kicking off the critical third quarter of 2008 ...

48. Bill Gates Milestones: Part 1

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 24 June 2008

    ... Intel’s Pat Gelsinger in 2005 who commented on Intel co-founder Andy Grove and Bill Gates in this way: What about comparing Grove to Gates? "Both men are brilliant," he said. "But everyone in the industry ...

49. OLPC teams up with Microsoft: Cost of Windows XP only $3

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Friday, 16 May 2008

    ... basic implementation” as it is already available on other small notebooks, such as Intel’s Classmate PC and the Asus EeePC. However, the implementation isn’t as easy as simply installing Windows on the ...

50. Intel cuts power consumption rating of “Skulltrail Xeon”

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 15 May 2008

      Intel is transitioning all of its 45 nm Xeon DP processors from the C-O to the E-0 stepping. There are no changes in the feature set of the Harpertown quad-core CPUs and Wolfdale dual-core processors, ...