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1. Six rules are laid down for Intel to obey

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Wednesday, 18 November 2009

   AMD files Settlement Agreement The terms of the agreement between AMD and Intel were published as an SEC 8K filing last night. Apart from the patent cross license agreement, lasting five years, licenses ...

2. Intel launches Windows 7 migration kit

   (Software/Software Features)

   Friday, 23 October 2009

   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 ...

3. What's at the heart of HP’s Laptops and Lenovo’s Best Student Tablet

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Opinion)

   Tuesday, 15 September 2009

   ... It is very thin and can be had with AMD or Intel processors, LED backlit screen, and discrete graphics.   Less than an inch thick and with a 4.2 pound carry weight this isn’t the thinnest or ...

4. AMD launches 40W six-core Opteron processor

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Sunday, 30 August 2009

   ... manufactured by the competition [Intel Xeon], our six-core EE Opteron retains certain, much-loved features that are consistent with AMD's HE iteration. For example, we have not reduced the memory speed, ...

5. AMD launches five new 6-core processors

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Sunday, 12 July 2009

   ... side, AMD aims its SE processors at Intel’s Nehalem chip, and, at least in 4-way, 24-core configurations, the green team appears to have an advantage over Intel at this time, if we believe the official ...

6. Kingston launches a really, really pricey memory kit

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Wednesday, 27 May 2009

   ... exactly the $50 update you pick up on the side at your local Best Buy. The kit consist of three 4 GB DDR3-1600 MHz modules, which are aimed at owners of Intel Core i7 systems with X58 platforms. Rated ...

7. Nvidia launches five Quadro cards, relaunches two

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Monday, 30 March 2009

   Nvidia is taking advantage of Intel’s Nehalem buzz today and reminded us that the company has the “most powerful professional graphics card lineup”. There are seven new cards, if we forget that two ...

8. Review: IE8 is no speed demon, but is most secure browser available

   (Software/Software Features)

   Thursday, 19 March 2009

   ... example, IE8 includes probably the best tabbed browsing implementation available at this moment. Its souped up address and search bars are now on par with Firefox's and Chrome's, both of whose intelligent address ...

9. 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 ...

10. CherryPal launches the Bing, an Atom-based notebook

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 02 March 2009

    ... the company's custom Green Maraschino Linux OS, which (in my opinion) leaves much to be desired. The product comes equipped with Firefox, OpenOffice, Skype, and other media software. The Intel Atom-based ...

11. Windows 7 vs. the World: Change is in the Wind

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Wednesday, 21 January 2009

    ... Android, and webOS launches - each of which has attracted a significant amount of attention and interest. Intel has even started to roll out their own Moblin OS, targeted only at MIDs for the moment, but ...

12. UPDATED: Will CES kill Macworld?

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Monday, 12 January 2009

    ... relationship across businesses. Their decision to abandon previous CPUs in favor of the much more popular and ubiquitous Intel models is one such example.  ...

13. Transcend launches DDR3-1333 memory kits for Intel Core i7

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Monday, 05 January 2009

    Transcend Information announced today the release of its DDR3-1333 triple channel memory kits for use with Intel Core i7 processors and Intel X58 Express chipset motherboards. Available in 3GB (1GBx3) ...

14. Acer launches bargain quad-core notebook

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 29 December 2008

    ... in a similar configuration from a large manufacturer at this time is HP’s HDX18t, which is significantly more expensive. For $1800, the Acer system includes an Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000 CPU (which is clocked ...

15. 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 ...

16. Samsung upgrades speed and capacity of SSDs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 20 November 2008

    ... time are unlikely to hit retail, but will go to system vendors instead. Samsung declined to comment on the pricing of these new drives - which would be interesting to know since we know that Intel charges ...

17. VIA launches Vipro touch-screen panel PC

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 19 November 2008

    ... VIA stated that the Vipro addresses an increasing demand for cost effective, intelligent displays in commercial applications such as ticketing, ATM, vending and information kiosks as well as sophisticated ...

18. Biostar launches Intel X58-based motherboard

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 19 November 2008

    Biostar Microtech International has unveiled a top of the line motherboard for next generation Intel platform-TPower X58 based on Nehalem architecture. The TPower X58 adopts Intel X58 chipset, supports ...

19. Convey Computer launches x86-based hybrid-core computer at SC08

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Monday, 17 November 2008

    Convey Computer Corporation announced today the world's first hybrid core computer. Their design utilizes Intel Xeon processors and custom engineered Xilinx FPGA co-processors which, like the old 80387 ...

20. 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 ...

21. Windows 7: Clean UI, multi-touch and more speed

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 28 October 2008

    ...   Sinofsky closed with a not unexpected, but nevertheless surprising request that developers should move towards 64-bit with their development efforts. We have heard that request from Intel two years ...

22. Toshiba launches quad-core gaming laptop

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 21 October 2008

      Toshiba added a new high-performance version to its gaming laptop line X305. Equipped with a 17” screen, the Q708 version comes with an Intel quad-core CPU, a solid state disk drive and, you guessed ...

23. Asustek officially launches Eee PC S101 and N10 notebooks

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Tuesday, 07 October 2008

    Asustek Computer has officially launched the high-end Eee PC S101 and N10 notebook series. The S101 and N10 both feature a 10.2-inch panel and are powered by Intel Atom processors. More here at ...

24. 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 ...

25. Intel launches McCreary vPro platform

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Monday, 22 September 2008

    Intel today launched a new version of its business/enterprise desktop platform called vPro. Previously code-named “McCreary” the platform consists of Core 2 Quad and Core 2 Duo processors, the Q45 chipset ...

26. 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. ...

27. Cray launches deskside Wintel supercomputer

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 16 September 2008

      Cray surprised the hardware community today with the launch of a Intel-Microsoft based supercomputer system, which according to the manufacturer, is the “most affordable supercomputer” the company ...

28. Why Chrome is a fantastic browser

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 02 September 2008

    ... But searches in Chrome are much more intelligent than that. Other, site-integrated search engines are accessible directly from the address bar in an innovative way. Start typing a search engine's URL ...

29. Planning on buying a Nehalem PC for Christmas? Try in late 2009.

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 20 August 2008

    ... level of technical provided may be even disappointing for some. But, of course, there is a reason why Intel is holding back. The mass market will not be seeing these new wunderkind processors for at ...

30. Nvidia touts physics, but financial trouble ahead

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 12 August 2008

    ... graphics cards is getting more intense again and while Intel is still discussing its Larrabee graphics card only on paper, Nvidia is stepping up its efforts to showcase the capabilities of its graphics ...

31. Dell is serious about Ubuntu: Launches first consumer Linux PCs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 18 July 2008

    ... seriously at competing with Linux distributions on different levels. Most recently, for example, Intel has basically thrown out Windows Vista as the dominant platform for its Atom Centrino MID platform, ...

32. 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 ...

33. Lenovo’s aims guns at Macbook Air, launches ThinkPad X200

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Thursday, 17 July 2008

    ... at .8 inches thick. The X200 is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo 2.26 to 2.4 GHz processor and up to 4 GB of RAM.  Gamers probably shouldn’t go for this laptop since it comes with integrated graphics ...

34. Intel to ship 100 millionth 45 nm CPU before year end

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 15 July 2008

      Intel continues to speed down the 45 nm path, shipping dozens of millions of processors before AMD will get its first 45 nm CPU into customer hands. While AMD wanted the 45 nm manufacturing process ...

35. Strong mobile processor demand improves Intel profit by 25%

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Tuesday, 15 July 2008

    Intel delivered a solid second quarter thanks to record mobile processor and chipset sales. Revenue was up 9% year over year from $8.7 billion to $9.5 billion, while the company’s net income jumped by ...

36. 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, ...

37. Eee Box launches today in Hong Kong

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Monday, 14 July 2008

    Asustek Computer's Eee Box will be launched today (July 14) in the Hong Kong market, according to sources at Asustek Hong Kong. The initial model – the B202 – includes a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor, ...

38. 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 ...

39. AMD's upcoming CPU/GPU platform to catch up with Intel?

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Sunday, 29 June 2008

    ... 4800 series are all fantastic products. The CPU division had less luck with its recent products, especially if you think about the underestimated competitive threat from Intel, the catastrophic Barcelona ...

40. Firefox 3 impressions: Bigger and better in every way

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 17 June 2008

    ... manager would look great within Firefox in our opinion. Also noteworthy is the “intelligent” address bar that learns from what you are typing. Firefox monitors my entries and organizes websites in a ...

41. Dell launches final Windows XP PC systems

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Sunday, 15 June 2008

    ... 1520 notebook (from $799). All systems come with Windows XP Home Edition, Intel processors and at least 2 GB of system memory. The models XPS 210 and XPS 630 models also remain available until midnight ...

42. ATI/Nvidia price war takes its toll, Intel seen as savior

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 04 June 2008

    ... and ATI stickers on their boxes and industry sources we talked to aren’t exactly happy with these two companies. It appears many are already hoping that Intel’s Larrabee will solve their ...

43. AMD launches Puma Platform: Will Turion X2 Ultra bite?

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 03 June 2008

      We have to look back about two years to find examples of an advantage for AMD over Intel. The green team has been on a rough ride ever since Core 2 Duo was launched, but it seems that Puma may ...

44. Intel launches cheap solid state disk drives

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 02 June 2008

      Intel has begun offering NAND flash-based solid state disk drives (SSDs) for mobile Internet devices (MIDs) and entry-level desktop and notebook computers, referred to as Nettops and netbooks. ...

45. Biostar launches Intel 4-series-based motherboards

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Monday, 02 June 2008

    Biostar Microtech International has announced the launch of a number of Intel 4-series-based motherboards, including its TPower I45. Biostar launched a number of motherboards based on Intel's 4-series ...

46. Via launches Nano processor, carves out CPU niche

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 29 May 2008

    ... continues to its strategy to be different than AMD and Via by offering a product that is difficult to compare to potential rivals. In a CPU world that is dominated mostly by Intel processors it is refreshing ...

47. Your daily iPhone rumor: Intel confirms Atom for 3G iPhone

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Thursday, 15 May 2008

      Today’s iPhone rumor comes from Intel’s 40th birthday bash in Germany, which was held yesterday night. The German ZDnet guys reported that Intel Germany boss Hannes Schwaderer confirmed that the ...

48. ASRock launches nForce 750a chipset motherboard

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Friday, 11 April 2008

    ... when the CPU is under light loads. The intelligent energy saver can increase voltage regulator efficiency by 16% and decrease voltage regulator power consumption by 48% without reducing CPU performance ...

49. MSI launches 13.3-inch notebook

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Monday, 31 March 2008

    ... an Intel Pentium dual-core processor and Intel GL960 chipset, and can support DDR2 533/667 memory up to 3GB. More here at Digitimes.  ...

50. AMD launches tri-core assault at Intel dual-core CPUs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 26 March 2008

    ... retail prices have been melting away – while Intel has no problem charging substantially higher prices for its last generation dual-core and quad-core products. But the million dollar question is: Will ...