Search

1. Nvidia taunts Intel with cartoon parody site

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Quick. Draw! Graphics firm Nvidia appears to have decided to develop a sense of humor and mock the mighty Intel with a web site it appears to sponsor called intelsinsides. If it is an Nvidia site, that ...

2. Global Foundries will bash up Intel's process lead

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Strides'r'us The chief technology officer of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has claimed that the spun-off division that makes its microprocessors will outpace Intel in the foreseeable future. Joe Macri ...

3. Nvidia reports 3Q revenue jump

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... of total revenue. Sales of chipsets designed for Intel- based desktop and notebook PCs were up 33 percent sequentially. However, sales of chipsets for AMD desktop PCs were down 27 percent due to an AMD ...

4. Windows 7 sales outpace Vista adoption

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... week," added Baker. 
 See Also Intel: Windows 7 offers "improved" performance and stability Windows 7 upgrades crash and burn Is Windows 7 too good for Apple to FUD? How Microsoft blindsided vulnerable ...

5. Apple reverses Atom Snow Leopard ban

   (Software/Software Features)

   OS X on a netbook Hackintosh Apple has reportedly restored support for Intel's Atom processor in the latest Snow Leopard build. "Atom appears to have resurrected itself zombie style in 10C535," confirmed ...

6. Notebook benchmarks fail to convey performance, price

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... it had made of customers at a local Best Buy store just a few days earlier. They were asked if they had heard of SysMark, BAPCO and the like and it’s obvious that although these were intelligent users ...

7. Prosthetic hand gives sensation of touch

   (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

   ... I don't have them anymore. It's amazing." With the help of the TAU team, the SmartHand project was able to integrate recent advances in today's 'intelligent' prosthetic hands with the basic features of ...

8. New York sues Intel for antitrust behavior

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   The Attorney General of New York accused Intel of antitrust behavior today. The Attorney General of New York accused Intel of antitrust behavior today Andrew Cuomo alleged that the Santa Clara company ...

9. Nvidia may be moving into X86 market

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... outfit needs to preserve both GPU and chipset revenue and pushing into the x86 market is the best way forward. Nvidia is involved in a spat with Intel over rights to develop chipsets for future Intel ...

10. USB 3 turns into handbag fight between Intel and Nvidia

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Intel and Nvidia might not be the best of chums at the moment, but it seems that the USB3  standard is turning into a handbags at dawn fight between them. Intel and Nvidia might not be the best of chums ...

11. AMD discovers several Fusion mantras, disses Larrabee

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... The GPU gives the best performance per watt per dollar, he said. “We’re totally focused on the platform now and we have all the essentials.” Intel and Nvidia don’t give Bergman any nightmares, or if they ...

12. AMD: The netbook category is all a bit of a blur

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... buy off a term.” The cynical might suggest that the reason AMD isn’t particularly enthused about the netbook category, which Intel essentially owns. The point is, AMD says, that people should buy machines ...

13. AMD calls for more realistic notebook benchmarks

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... She said that focus groups show that there’s a delicate balance between explaining technology and reassuring people they don’t have to fully understand that technology. She continued: “Intel has made ...

14. AMD culls Phenoms

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... has socket AM3 packaging.  It also has six 512KB L2 cache, 6MB L3 cache, and a core frequency of 2.8GHz. Meanwhile, Intel's CEO Paul Otellini has been seen wining and dining several China-based graphics ...

15. Karmic Koala displays bad karma

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... ATI graphics not working properly, Compiz performance very poor, wireless dropping out, wireless not always picked up." "I liked Intrepid, I was annoyed at the Intel fiasco in Jaunty, and now it seems ...

16. Why Apple should license Windows 7

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    ... ago someone saying the same thing about Apple moving to Intel or ever again licensing Microsoft technology at all and currently the MacOS runs on Intel and Apple has licensed Active Sync from Microsoft. ...

17. Maingear Shifts into overdrive with hard-core gaming machine

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... by choosing an Intel processor (Core i7/Xeon) and selecting an Nvidia or ATI GPU.
 Additional specs include:
 Silverstone power supply - up to 1.2KW. Closed-loop watercooling - up to 4.GHz. Kingston ...

18. Apple drops Atom bomb on Hackintosh netbook rebels

    (Software/Software Features)

    Apple has stepped up its war of attrition against Hackintosh rebels by disabling support for Intel's Atom processor in the next version of Snow Leopard. Apple has stepped up its war of attrition against ...

19. The NSA's Latest Listening Post

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... Utah. Once completed it will store trillions of phone conversations, e-mail messages and whatever other private communications the secret intelligence agency can snag from around the world. And, if history ...

20. Nvidia: Our nForce chipsets are "better" than Intel's

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Nvidia has claimed that its nForce chipsets are "better" than Intel's. A company spokesperson also criticized the chip manufacturer for allegedly postponing USB 3 introduction until 2011.Nvidia has ...

21. Asus introduces Superspeed USB 3.0 mobo

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... P7DP55DE-E uses Intel's P55 Express chipset, and even though this chipset does not support USB 3.0, Asus has added in support from an unknown third party manufacturer. Intel is rumored not to be ready ...

22. TSMC yield problem to affect Nvidia, ATI

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    The Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) said it had problems with making chips using its 40 nanometer process and yields are not up to scratch.The Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing ...

23. Apple sued over camera patent by litigant with a past

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... 5,138,459 is a sample of the patent.The action is being brought by St Clair Intellectual Property Consultants, and it's provided a battery of previous litigation that's resulted in success in the courts.For ...

24. Intel sues news service over Intel name

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Chip giant Intel filed a case in a California district court alleging that a news service specializing in news about Mexico has infringed its trademark. Chip giant Intel filed a case in a California ...

25. Intel, Numonyx trumpet phase change memory breakthrough

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Intel and Numonyx say they've achieved a breakthrough in the research of phase change memory (PCM), a non-volatile memory technology bringing together the benefits of a range of different memory types. ...

26. Graphics market shows signs of recovery

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ...  18.4% 30.2% 20.6% 3.1% Intel 52.7% 51.1% 25.2%  ...

27. 10 reasons why analog is better than digital

    (Sustainability/Sustainability Features)

    ... it was wearing seven league boots. But quite often, it doesn't seem to quite grasp the nuances of the analog voice. 7. Artificial intelligence is the realm of the digital. But it's also analog too. So ...

28. Intel: Windows 7 offers "improved" performance and stability

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    An Intel spokesperson recently told TG Daily that Microsoft Windows 7 offers "improved performance and stability" compared to Vista and the veteran, yet aging XP operating system.An Intel spokesperson ...

29. Control your enthusiasm

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... those consumers, wizened by the experiences of the past year, will spend a bit more and “buy up” but cautiously and intelligently. This is a good thing for the consumer, for the industry, and for the ...

30. Ubuntu bug subjects TG Daily hack to wrath of fanbois

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... side" radio button line was missing entirely, and the manual option didn't show either the sda or the sdb SATA disk drives (intel chipset). It looked normal on a system with only 1 SATA drive." So there ...

31. Ex AMD CEO named in insider trading scandal

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... Intel, IBM and Google. If the SEC finds that AMD's internal procedures preventing insider trading are at fault, legal action against the company could be taken, say Wall Street insiders. Globalfoundries ...

32. MSI plans Tegra e-book, talks up notebook shipments

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... 20 percent of notebook shipments in the first half of 2010 and 30 percent in the second half as Intel starts to ship dual-core CPUs for the segment later this quarter. Gigabyte says that while it will ...

33. TG Daily: A readers' Guide

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Opinion)

    ... stupid, we'll point it out. When it does something good, we might even praise them a bit. And so it is that, unlike most IT sites, we don't have a news agenda. We're not pro Intel or AMD, for Microsoft ...

34. Intel optimizes Windows 7 SSD performance

    (Software/Software Features)

    Intel has introduced a solid-state drive toolbox that optimizes 34nm X25-M SATA SSD performance in Windows 7. According to company spokesperson Pete Hazen, both the optimizer and accompanying firmware update ...

35. Kingston accelerates Windows with 40GB SSD

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... score of 13,883, while a standard 7200RPM hard-disk only managed to rack up a score of 3,708.  The test system comprised an Intel DG45ID desktop motherboard, Core 2 Duo E6550 desktop process @ 2.33 ...

36. The future of 4G is murky

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    ... will seek to obtain the technology either by acquisition or by licensing if they are not developing it themselves." Qualcomm, he said, has "made an art of acquiring intellectual property" relevant to future ...

37. Tilera challenges X86 architecture with 100 core-processor

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tilera has launched an advanced line of TILE-Gx processors that reportedly offer "ten times better" compute efficiency than Intel's next-generation Westmere chip. The processors - fabricated in TSMC's ...

38. Geeks Are Losers

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    ... grateful he'll never be able to rule the world. Another frightening example comes from Rick Hodgin's exceptional essay on this site last year on Intel's vPro technology, a microprocessor system that ...

39. Nokia, Apple suit reeks of desperation

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    ... talking about redefining what's happening."A law suit could certainly redefine what's happening but as watchers of the continual litigation between Intel and AMD know, these kind of court cases take years ...

40. Intel launches Windows 7 migration kit

    (Software/Software Features)

    Intel Business Exchange (IBX) has launched a migration kit for Windows 7. Intel Business Exchange (IBX) has launched a migration kit for Windows 7. It consists of two software products - Laplink ...

41. Psystar bootlegs Snow Leopard for the masses

    (Software/Software Features)

    Psystar has introduced a $50 software suite that allows OS X Snow Leopard to run on generic Intel-based hardware. The suite - known as Rebel EFI - is reportedly compatible with Intel Core 2 Duo, Core ...

42. Nokia sues Apple over alleged iPhone patent infringement

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... in the mobile industry is that those companies who contribute in technology development to establish standards create intellectual property, which others then need to compensate for," Nokia spokesperson ...

43. Disney's Keychest unlocks movies for any platform

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... includes five major studios, has support from Intel. ABC has also persuaded an insider at Disney to talk. "Packaged goods will co-exist with digital platforms," he said, adding that Disney is in talks ...

44. Acer introduces Aspire 3D laptop

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... price point of $800, also offers an Intel Core 2 Duo processor T6600 (2 MB L2 cache, 2.2GHz, 800 MHz FSB), Dolby surround sound and Windows 7 Home Premium. Additional specs include: ATI Mobility Radeon ...

45. SSDs inch toward the desktop

    (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

    ... 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 ...

46. ARM multicore chip challenges Intel's hegemony

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Microprocessor design company ARM said it has introduced the Cortex A5 MPCore CPU, a low power chip designed to make the internet available on a wide range of devices. Microprocessor design company ...

47. Apple refreshes iMac lineup with 21.5 and 27-inch displays

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Apple has refreshed its iMac lineup with 21.5 and 27-inch widescreen displays. The new iMac line - starting at $1,200 - features a wide range of Intel processors, including the Core 2 Duo, Core i5 ...

48. Teufel retro clock wakes you up to iPod alarums

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... alarm clock and iPod docking station. The unit contains AM/FM radio, high fidelity sound quality and what the company calls a simple interface. Oh, it's called the iTeufel. Of course. Lucky Intel never ...

49. Otellini: Intel ‘knew nothing’ about insider trading probe

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Intel CEO Paul Otellini says the company knew nothing about the insider trading investigation into Galleon Group, which implicated an Intel executive, until the Feds turned up. Intel CEO Paul Otellini ...

50. AMD optimizes Athlon II processors for Windows 7

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... benchmarks - and offered savings of $400 compared to the Intel Core 2 Duo E7400. Similarly, the AMD Athlon II X3 435 processor offers savings of over $1005 while providing up to 75 percent better media ...