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1. Nvidia showcases Fermi-based Tesla GPUs

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Tuesday, 17 November 2009

   ... GPU series significantly accelerates a number of processor intensive applications, including ray tracing, 3D cloud computing, video encoding and computer-aided engineering. 
"At their core, Tesla GPUs ...

2. Michael Arrington resurrects enigmatic CrunchPad tablet

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   Monday, 16 November 2009

   ... the CrunchPad will carry a $300-$400 price tag and feature an Intel Atom processor along with a 12 inch screen. In addition, the nascent device is expected to include a browser capable of displaying graphic-intensive ...

3. 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 ...

4. AMD says Fusion will knock Intel for six. Or five

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Wednesday, 11 November 2009

   ... today but they’re almost working in team, one on latency, and one of bandwidth.” He said: “Fusion is the combination of many decades of computing. It’s the fusion of CPU and GPU compute within one processor, ...

5. Microprocessor sales aided by Atom smasher

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Monday, 09 November 2009

   All time record quarter A report from market research organization IDC said that unit shipments of microprocessors jumped by 23 percent in the third quarter, compared to Q2 2009. Notebook processors led ...

6. Apple reverses Atom Snow Leopard ban

   (Software/Software Features)

   Thursday, 05 November 2009

   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 ...

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

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Monday, 02 November 2009

   ... 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 ...

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

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Wednesday, 28 October 2009

   ... of technology and features inherent in Intel processors and complement the capabilities on the software side," said Kaushik. "So, we focused on two primary areas to ensure energy efficiency: timer ...

9. Acer introduces Aspire 3D laptop

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Wednesday, 21 October 2009

   ... 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 ...

10. AMD makes loss, but profits from it

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 15 October 2009

    ... resulted in AMD Product Company achieving profitability in the third quarter." He put that down to growth in CPU and graphics unit shipments. "Growth in microprocessor and graphics unit shipments drove ...

11. HP rolls out notebooks: Hails Windows 7

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 13 October 2009

    ... battery and wireless connectivity options. The ProBook b-series notebooks use AMD microprocessors and HP claims an astonish improvement in battery life for up to eight hours and 15 minutes, and a performance ...

12. HP takes on Apple with music notebook

    (Software/Software Features)

    Monday, 12 October 2009

    ... a PC. There are two stereo outputs plus an ultraloud output level. Based around an Intel Core i7 mobile processor, it weighs 5.19 pounds and is just an inch thick. There's a choice of two 15.6-inch ...

13. Gateway takes on Apple's iMac

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 07 October 2009

    ... MSRPWindows 7 Home OS20-inch HD widescreen Ultrabright LCDResolution: 1600 x 900 resolutionIntel Pentium Dual Core Processor T4300 (2.1GHz, 1MB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB)Intel GL40 Express ChipsetIntel GMA ...

14. Toshiba shows off Cell chip TV

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Monday, 05 October 2009

    Giant Japanese manufacturer Toshiba will release a TV in Japan that uses the Cell multimedia chip.Giant Japanese manufacturer Toshiba will release a TV in Japan that uses the Cell multimedia chip. The ...

15. Chips showed stronger sales in August

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 02 October 2009

    ... communications and general microprocessors showed some strength. According to Bruce Diesen, an analyst at Carnegie Securities Research, sales to China were better in August than expected. He said: "We ...

16. Toshiba introduces ultra-thin laptop line

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 29 September 2009

    ... ($600) Intel Pentium SU4100 or SU2700 processor DDR3 RAM Starting at 250GB (5400 RPM) HDD 802.11b/g/n wireless and 10/100 Ethernet One eSATA/USB combo port with USB sleep-and-charge and two USB 2.0 ...

17. Dell unveils five Alienware gaming rigs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 23 September 2009

    ... ALX – The Aurora line features the new Intel Core i7 processor, including an optional Extreme Edition overclocked to 3.6GHz. According to Dell, the Aurora line of desktops are designed for hardcore gaming, ...

18. Toshiba targets high-end gamers with Qosmio X500

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 23 September 2009

    Toshiba has unveiled a laptop targeted at high-end gamers and multimedia enthusiasts. The Qosmio X500 - which is powered by Intel's new Intel Core i7 processor - features a 18.4-inch diagonal widescreen ...

19. SGI introduces Octane III 'personal' supercomputer

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 21 September 2009

    ... to 19 Intel Xeon processors, HPC users looking to enhance their workgroup productivity outside the data center can also utilize the benefits of the Octane III for faster discovery and quicker simulations." ...

20. EU publishes lurid details of Intel antitrust ruling

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 21 September 2009

    ... introduction of its successful Opteron processor". This is also confirmed by contemporaneous documents from Intel. For example, in a 2004 internal Intel e-mail, it is stated that "Opteron is real threat ...

21. AMD introduces $100 quad-core processor

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 15 September 2009

    AMD has introduced a quad-core processor with a $100 price tag. The Athlon II X4 620 is based on 45nm processor architecture and fully optimized for Windows 7. San Francisco, Calif. AMD has introduced ...

22. 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 ...

23. Activision unshackles platform gaming with untethered systems

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 15 September 2009

    ... right through the television," Divnich told TG Daily. "In these products, the controller acts as both the input device and video processor. These Plug and Play devices have been incredibly successful, ...

24. Microsoft's Zune tunes in to HD Radio

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Monday, 14 September 2009

    Microsoft has introduced its long-awaited HD Zune. The upgraded device - powered by Nvidia's Tegra processor - is capable of rendering high-quality video and playing HD radio. San Francisco, Calif. ...

25. AMD aims at simplicity for the tech generation

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Wednesday, 09 September 2009

    ... about what the speed of a CPU is, nor do they particularly need to know about the number of cores a processor has. What they do need to know is what a machine does. Intel, she thinks, still concentrates ...

26. Intel comes under pressure from ARM

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 08 September 2009

    ... putting muscle behind ARM technology rather than Intel chips to create laptops at a premium price.According to the Taipei Times, Hon Hai (Foxconn) is developing machines using ARM processors in a bid to ...

27. Intel blitzes market with Nehalem Lynnfield chips

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 07 September 2009

    Chip giant Intel formally announced a series of microprocessors based on its Nehalem microarchitecture.Chip giant Intel formally announced a series of microprocessors based on its Nehalem microarchitecture. ...

28. Humbled Psystar hopes to 'coexist' with Apple

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 28 August 2009

    ... along with a keyboard and mouse. The entry level Rebel 19" - which includes a 2.33 GHz Intel Quad Core processor and 500 GB hard drive - is priced at $900. The higher-end 22" is priced at $1300 and offers ...

29. Intel forecasts better times ahead

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 28 August 2009

    ... so this underlines seasonality returning to the market. Intel is a bellwether for the rest of the industry and if sales of microprocessors and chipsets are showing signs of growth, as it said in its statement, ...

30. Microsoft hits 'sweet spot' with new Xbox 360 prices

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 27 August 2009

    ... design your product around the price threshold consumers are willing to pay — just because you can cram nine processors into your console, it doesn't mean consumers will pay a premium for it."Divnich also ...

31. Updated: Sony hopes $300 PS3 will boost sluggish sales

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 18 August 2009

    ... Pachter adds: Michael Pachter told TG Daily that Blu-ray drives and processor prices will become less expensive over time, which could help facilitate future price cuts. "Generally, consumers are trained ...

32. Desktop PCs are not quite dead yet

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 12 August 2009

    ... to differentiate machines because of the microprocessor they use. And it remains to be seen whether Intel can get the netbook genii back in the bottle - because if you're not a discerning buyer, or if ...

33. Snapdragons snap at Intel's heels

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 03 August 2009

    ... a reference design based on that microprocessor.  ...

34. Updated: Intel formally appeals $1.45 billion antitrust fine

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 22 July 2009

    ... charges - continues to insist that the decision ignores the reality of a highly competitive microprocessor marketplace. Our position is that the decision was wrong and we said that from the day it was ...

35. Intel rallies stocks and saves economy for now

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 15 July 2009

    Intel's latest quarterly result has proven proven to be a shot in the arm for stocks. Bouyed by an uptick in chip orders, the rest of the market got happy feet and stock prices rose across the board. ...

36. Apple eats its own dogfood

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 14 July 2009

    ... two divisions - one designing ARM chips for iPhones and iPods and another tasked with designing the processor for the iTablet, or whatever it's called. PA Semi has an impressive track record, having ...

37. Intel roadmap details sneak out under the radar

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 13 July 2009

    More details on future chip plans have slipped through Intel's famously-tight grasp.Santa Clara (CA) - More details on future chip plans have slipped through Intel's famously-tight grasp. In early August, ...

38. AMD launches five new 6-core processors

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Sunday, 12 July 2009

      AMD today announced five new 6-core Istanbul processors, three aimed at 2P servers and two at 4P/8P models. The new CPUs include two SE processors for performance-focused server environments and ...

39. Atom MID sells for $57, reader ahead

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Thursday, 09 July 2009

    ... an Atom-based MID for a mere $57. The Taipei Times said that the machine, which uses an Atom processor, is made by BenQ and comes with a three year service contract, which explains the give away price. ...

40. Sony falls to Netbook fever

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 07 July 2009

    ...  For this price, you can buy a notebook with decent resolution and a far better microprocessor than the diminutive Intel Atom. ...

41. Chip sales rose in May

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 03 July 2009

    ... Securities Research, said that memory and LCD chips improved, compared to April. He predicts a 15 percent drop in world semiconductor dollar sales this year. PC processor chips were flat - while volumes ...

42. The death of the netbook

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Opinion)

    Wednesday, 01 July 2009

    ... cases to $0 with the monthly LAN charges).  Most have single-core processors and Intel integrated graphics, which makes them a little slow for many to use as their primary machine. What netbooks ...

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

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Wednesday, 01 July 2009

    Hewlett-Packard (HP) is the first major workstation vendor to announce systems that can be ordered with AMD’s monolithic 6-core Opteron 2400-series processors, previously code-named Istanbul. With up ...

44. PS3 slim and price cut rumors surface again

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 01 July 2009

    ... power-hungry Cell BE processor. Chicago (IL) – The Playstation 3 slim rumor is one of those rumors that just won’t go away. New pictures and information provided by usual “industry sources” that a new ...

45. Teardown reveals thin profit margin on Mac Mini

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Monday, 29 June 2009

    ... that percentage will grow significantly when you upgrade to the $799 Mac Mini, which upgrades the main memory from 1 to 2 GB and the hard drive from 120 to 320 GB. Add a 2.26 GHz processor instead of the ...

46. HP 5101 netbook thinks it's a notebook

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 23 June 2009

    ... lighter weight, or a six-cell version which is claimed to give a pretty astonishing eight hours of battery runtime. Based around the Intel Atom processor, the machines comes with 7,200RPM hard drive ...

47. IBM and Cray claim victory in battle for supercomputer supremacy

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 23 June 2009

    ... performance of just above 1 petaflop/s. Top500 also reported a significant increase in the deployment of quad-core processors. Indeed, such processors are currently found in 383 systems, while only ...

48. 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 ...

49. 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 ...

50. Apple updates Macbooks, cuts prices

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 08 June 2009

    Apple began its keynote introducing a complete refresh of its notebooks, the Macbook, Macbook Pro and Macbook Air. The big news? There are new 13” and 15” models of the Macbook Pro, processors up to 3.06 ...