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1. Intel claims it's driving supercomputers. Not AMD

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Monday, 16 November 2009

   And announces Nehalem-EX Chip firm AMD is blowing its own trumpet by saying its Jaguar system is the world's supreme supercomputer. But AMD's new friend Intel is not going to take that lying down. It ...

2. 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 ...

3. AMD pulls in six-core CPU, announces 16-core for 2011

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Wednesday, 22 April 2009

   ... code-named Istanbul, will be introduced in June. We will also see a new integrated memory controller technology, 12-core processors in 2010 and a 16-core CPU in 2016. Following Intel’s Nehalem Xeon 5500 ...

4. Linux, Microsoft and Sun to discuss the future of operating systems, but where's Apple?

   (Software/Software Features)

   Tuesday, 10 March 2009

   At the Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco on April 8-10, 2009, a meeting of the great OS minds will take place. There, sponsored by Intel, will be assembled together the Linux Foundation, Sun Microsystems ...

5. Apple gets another secret Intel processor

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Tuesday, 03 March 2009

   ... X5580 CPU with Nehalem-EP core. Does Apple get preferential treatment from Intel? Or is Apple simply Apple and does not care about non-disclosure agreements and the rest of the industry? Opinion – You ...

6. Transcend announces 192 GB SSD

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Thursday, 05 February 2009

   ... in a 2.5” form factor, which isn’t exactly cheap, but may be exactly what those who are not willing to spend $800 on Intel’s high-speed drives. Chicago (IL) – Transcend is one of the less visible companies ...

7. AMD announces new low-power quad-core Opterons

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Sunday, 25 January 2009

   ... power supply, SuSE Linux® Enterprise Server 10 SP2 64-bit. Intel configuration: 2 x Quad-Core Intel Xeon processors Model L5420 (2.5GHz) in Supermicro 6025W-NTR+ motherboard, 16GB (8x2GB DDR2-667 Low-Power ...

8. Samsung announces a major business reorganization on expected losses

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

   Friday, 16 January 2009

   Seoul (Korea) - Samsung, the second largest semiconductor manufacturer in the world (behind Intel), announced today it would consolidate business operations into two divisions. The new follows expectations ...

9. Lenovo announces dual-screen Thinkpad

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Sunday, 04 January 2009

   ... drive. The measurements are 16.1”x12.2”x2.1”. The core hardware components of the W700ds include Intel Core 2 processors (quad-core available), Nvidia workstation graphics (Quadro FX 3760M), 4 – 8 GB ...

10. Microsoft announces massive global anti-piracy initiative

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 22 October 2008

    ... has announced programs which "include intellectual property awareness campaigns, engagements with partner businesses, educational forums, local law enforcement training, and new legal actions against alleged ...

11. Asus announces quad-core gaming laptop

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 07 October 2008

    ... mobile quad core CPU.  ASUS has announced their upcoming G71 gaming notebook that uses the Intel QX9300.  The monstrous notebook sports a 17-inch screen that can display 1920 by 1200 pixes ...

12. Timeline: How AMD changed over the past 39 years

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Tuesday, 07 October 2008

    ... chips. 1970: AMD introduces the Am2501 logic counter, its first proprietary device. 1972: AMD goes public. 1975: AMD enters the RAM chip business, reverse-engineers the Intel 8080 microprocessor and ...

13. Fusion IO announces monster SSD for gamers

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 03 October 2008

    ... to 200 – 250 MB/s on the high end – which would include Intel’s recently announced 80 GB SSDs that sell for $595. If it is performance you are looking for and if you have a few extra dollars to spend, ...

14. Microsoft announces widely supported virtualization initiative

    (Software/Software Features)

    Monday, 08 September 2008

    ... in recent years with the addition of virtualization hardware into the x86 instruction set via technology extensions from AMD and Intel, such as Pacifica and Vanderpool respectively.  While not identical ...

15. MSI announces three new notebooks

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Friday, 29 August 2008

    ... different tasks.The VR440 adopts Intel Pentium processors with a 14.1-inch LCD panel. More here at Digitimes.  ...

16. IDF Fall 2008: Intel reveals more Nehalem details, announces 6-core server CPU

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 19 August 2008

    Intel announced that the first Nehalem processors to be made available will be desktop processors (Core i7) and high-performance server products code-named Nehalem-EP. Intel said it is planning to ...

17. Biohazard announces phase-change cooled 4.8 GHz enthusiast PC

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 21 July 2008

    ... at least about $6500 for an AMD system and at least $7300 for an Intel model. Your budget pretty much determines how expensive the PC will be in the end. A fully configured Skulltrail system and cost about ...

18. Continuing a tradition at AMD: Leaving the sinking boat

    (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

    Thursday, 17 July 2008

    ... – a product which eventually turned into the Athlon 64 family of products that brought Intel down to its knees in 2005. Meyer’s position is similar, but a bit more challenging: The company’s balance sheet ...

19. Intel announces Centrino 2

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 14 July 2008

      Intel today announced its latest Centrino platform – which oddly named Centrino 2, not just because it really is the fifth generation (and should be called Centrino 5), but also because its brains, ...

20. Outrage over physics drivers: Is Nvidia guilty?

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Wednesday, 25 June 2008

    ... with three X1900XTX graphics cards. September 2007: Intel buys Havok and Nvidia/AMD open negotiations with Ageia. AMD did not want to pay for Ageia and decided that the role of physics on a GPU should ...

21. Supermicro announces motherboards with Intel G45 and G43 chipsets

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Monday, 02 June 2008

    Even though Intel has not formally announced its chipsets yet, we have seen several announcements already talking about new products based on G45 and G43, code-named Eaglelake. Supermicro was one of ...

22. Fujitsu announces Intel Atom-based UMPC

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Thursday, 15 May 2008

    Fujitsu has showcased its second generation 5.6-inch UMPC U2010 with Intel's 45nm Atom processor. The UMPC will focus on the high-end market with a price of $1295 and will be launched in Taiwan in ...

23. A matter of choice: Sun announces B3 Opteron servers

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 12 May 2008

      Sun joins the growing number of companies to announce servers based on AMD’s “fixed”, quad-core Opteron processor with Barcelona B3 core. These new servers join Sun’s existing lineup of Intel ...

24. AMD announces 6-core and 12-core Opteron processors

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 07 May 2008

    ... in a 45 nm process that will be introduced with the Shanghai quad-core later this year. When Intel rolls out its Nehalem processors later this year, AMD appears to be better prepared than in late 2006 ...

25. Analysis: How AMD Asset Light will reveal MAD AMD

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 17 April 2008

    ... ironically the product that was supposed to save AMD from Intel’s Core 2 Duo assault, unveiled all the weaknesses in AMD. Originally, the K10 architecture (Barcelona/Agena) was supposed to enter volume ...

26. Asustek announces second-gen Eee PC

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 16 April 2008

    ... of a let down to the hundreds of thousands of first-generation Eee PC owners because the processor is the same Intel 900 MHz Celeron-M.  The 900 will have, like the previous generation computer, a ...

27. Product news roundup Tuesday, March 25

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 25 March 2008

    ... that caught our eyes to day - Intel Diamondville surfaces, a new Toughbook and Xerox tells you if your office is as green as you believe it is. Rather than making you click through several news items, ...

28. Asustek announces X48 motherboards

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 05 February 2008

    Asustek Computer has announced the P5E3 Premium WiFi-AP @n motherboard equipped with the latest Intel X48 chipset. The motherboard features the company's EPU technology to combine performance with ...

29. HP announces SSD business desktop PC

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 25 January 2008

    ... dc7800 ($729) with a 80 GB hard drive. The base configuration of the dc7800 also includes an Intel E2180 (2 GHz) processor, an embedded 1 GB NAND flash module, 1 GB DDR2-800 main memory and a DVD-ROM ...

30. Hewlett-Packard announces first mobile thin client notebooks

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Thursday, 24 January 2008

    ... not a standard feature and has to be added via a 3G broadband card. The 5.4-pound heavy 6720t comes with Intel’s Celeron 423 (1.06 GHz, FSB533) low-voltage processor, a 15.4” LCD, integrates ...

31. AMD touts upcoming AMD LIVE! Ultra, releases Explorer - UPDATE

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 09 January 2008

    ... several components of the multi-media experience.  It's similar to Intel's VIIV, and contains the graphics and audio portion, with the largest focus on delivering a comprehensive graphics ...

32. Toshiba announces M700 series Tablet PCs

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Monday, 10 December 2007

    ... M700 series is based on Intel’s Santa Rosa platform and is offered for $1700 in a Windows XP version and for $1800 as a Windows Vista model. Standard features include a 2.2 GHz Core 2 Duo 7500 processor, ...

33. Intel announces winners in renewable energy competition

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Friday, 30 November 2007

    Santa Clara (CA) - Intel announced on Wednesday the winners of its Contest On Renewable Energy (CORE) competition.  The goal was to develop a renewable form of energy for powering portable devices.  ...

34. Dell announces Penryn workstations

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 27 November 2007

    Dell has begun shipping two new “Precision” workstation models based on Intel’s recently announced 45 nm processors.  Both the T5400 and T7400 are dual-socket systems that are available ...

35. UPDATE: Phoenix announces HyperSpace: Instant-on computing for the masses

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Tuesday, 06 November 2007

    ... version 1.0 has been designed to work with both Intel and AMD virtualization technology hardware.  It could arrive in notebooks as soon as 6 to 9 months from now.  Whether or not there will be ...

36. Advansus announces a mini-ITX motherboard based on Intel Q965 chipset

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Friday, 02 November 2007

    Advansus has unveiled a mini-ITX motherboard based on Intel's Q965 chipset, the iQ965-CI, which it will showcase at Embedded Technology 2007 show coming up in Japan. The iQ965-CI incorporates the Intel ...

37. Asustek announces new motherboards with onboard HDMI

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Monday, 29 October 2007

    Asustek Computer has announced the release of the new Intel G35 chipset motherboards featuring on onboard HDMI connector, the Asustek P5E-V HDMI. The motherboards provide users with the ability to showcase ...

38. Intel announces longer support for embedded Q35 chipset

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 17 October 2007

    Intel has announced it will provide extended life-cycle support for embedded and communication products based on its Q35 chipset. Q35 chipset supports virtualization technology with direct I/O control, ...

39. VIA announces VESA mounted PC for instant display systems

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Friday, 12 October 2007

    VIA Technologies has announced the new VIA vm7700 VESA mounted PC (vmpc) which turns a standard display panel into a fully functional PC for signage, kiosk and other intelligent display applications, providing ...

40. UPDATE: AMD announces Barcelona quad-core processor

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 10 September 2007

    ... provide performance advantages over dual-core Opteron processors of up to 67% (2 GHz quad-core vs. the old 3 GHz dual-core), and the new CPU will outpace Intel's quad-core Clovertown (Xeon 5345) CPU ...

41. Intel announces Tigerton Xeon MP processor

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 05 September 2007

    Five days ahead of the launch of AMD's Barcelona processor, Intel today announced its 65 nm Xeon 7300/7200 series, the latest and final product based on the company's Core microarchitecture.  ...

42. Intel announces 2.8 GHz notebook processor

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 22 August 2007

    Intel officially introduced a new Core 2 Extreme model for notebooks: The X7900 model increases the performance for high-end notebooks with a clock speed of 2.8 GHz. Leipzig (Germany) – Intel officially ...

43. Tilera announces 64-core processor

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Sunday, 19 August 2007

    Silicon Valley startup Tilera today announced the Tile64, a processor with 64 programmable cores that, according to the company, houses ten times the performance and 30 times the power efficiency of Intel's ...

44. ECS announces entry-level motherboard with Core 2 Quad support

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 09 August 2007

    Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has announced the entry-level P4M900T-M motherboard which provides support for Intel's Core 2 Quad processors.The P4M900T-M supports 1066 MHz FSB CPUs including Intel ...

45. Asustek announces U3 notebook

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Thursday, 09 August 2007

    Asustek recently announced its 13.3" widescreen U3 notebook based on the latest Intel Centrino Duo processors.The notebook comes with the Windows Vista operating system (OS) and a glare-type panel ...

46. Update 2: Steve Jobs unveils new, glossy iMac design

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 07 August 2007

    ... Jobs described the new computers as "glossy", citing that customers have said that's what they want. Apple will continue using Intel's mobile Core 2 Duo processors with Merom core for ...

47. ECS announces three new motherboards with 1333MHz FSB support

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Friday, 03 August 2007

    Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has announced the release of two G31 chipset series motherboards – the G31T-M and P33T-A, along with the 945GCT-M2/1333. All three motherboards support Intel processors ...

48. Wrap-up: AMD outlines a bright future at Technology Analyst Day

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 26 July 2007

    If you have been waiting for some news on how AMD will counter Intel in the next one, two years, then the Technology Analyst Day provided many answers. Not a lot of finished products, but AMD outlined ...

49. Update 1: AMD gets more aggressive, announces next-gen CPU cores

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 26 July 2007

    ... processor “Falcon” as well as processors succeeding Barcelona: Bulldozer and Bobcat. And: The company plans to catch up with Intel’s production process in 2009. Update: Slideshow Sunnyvale ...

50. Voodoo announces Core 2 Extreme notebook

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 18 July 2007

    VoodooPC is offering a new performance notebook equipped with Intel’s Core 2 Extreme X7800 processor and up to 600 GB of hard disk space. Calgary (Canada) – VoodooPC is offering a new performance ...