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

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... is the fact that a previous key feature - Hyperflash – is missing. AMD representatives told us they dropped the flash cache technology, which was similar to Intel’s Robson flash cache, earlier this year ...

2. Motherboard makers pessimistic about Turbo Memory in desktop

   (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

   As Intel makes plans to transfer Turbo Memory (Robson) technology to the desktop market, several motherboard makers think the performance boost from Turbo Memory is not obvious, and therefore they predict ...

3. Dell, Intel and Microsoft to promote flash memory for PC platforms

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... has not gained a whole lot of traction in the PC space. Especially Intel’s Turbo Memory, formerly called “Robson”, did not quite deliver on the high expectations it had set before its ...

4. Update MacBook 2007: Apple skips Santa Rosa, sorta

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   ... It is unclear at this time whether features such as the Robson flash cache (“TurboMemory”) will be supported on the Apple platform, which may not use Intel’s Crestline chipset.  ...

5. Analyst opinion: Intel kicks laptops into high gear

   (Opinion/Opinion Features)

   ... Memory.   Turbo Memory vs. Hybrid hard drives A year or so ago it was believed that Hybrid hard drives would be a better solution than Intel’s Robson offering primarily because they were ...

6. Is Intel’s ‘Turbo Memory’ really turbo?

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... this ‘Robson Flash’ memory and to show off its speed, company representatives ran a technology demo which had the Robson-equipped notebooks running more than 100% faster than a traditional ...

7. Intel fires up upgraded mobile Core 2 Duos

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... offered for less money. The 4965AGN is priced at $29; the 4965AG is priced at $22. New is also the option of 512 MB or 1 GB on-board flash cache called “Turbo Memory” (code name “Robson”). ...

8. IDF: Intel’s mobile platform goes quad-core, adds WiMax

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... technology that was previously code-named “Robson.”         According to Intel, Santa Rosa shipments already have begun: Santa Rosa accounts for one third of performance ...

9. PC trends 2007

   (Opinion/Opinion Features)

   ... lacked the coming features like 802.11n support, Robson (Intel’s flash cache now called “Turbo Memory”), hybrid-hard drives, and the tuned hardware from AMD, Intel and Nvidia.   ...

10. Intel introduces ‘Centrino Pro’ brand for business notebooks

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... The base configuration of a Centrino Pro can be extended with several options, including the flash-cache technology “Robson”, recently renamed to “Turbo Memory”, as well as the ...

11. Intel could be dropping NOR flash business, analyst suggests

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... to third party companies, such as Apple, but is expected to cover Intel’s own flash demand, which, for example includes “Robson” flash cache technology, which recently has been renamed ...

12. Intel's Robson gets a real name: Turbo Memory

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Intel revealed more news about its upcoming flash cache technology. Code-named "Robson", the add-in card is now officially called "Turbo Memory" and promises to accelerate application ...

13. Spansion displaces Intel as largest NOR Flash supplier

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... recently focused on its NAND Flash joint venture with Micron, which supplies NAND Flash to Apple and will cover the Introduction of Intel's Flash cache technology "Robson," which is expected ...

14. Intel to launch 802.11n Wi-Fi chipset next week

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    ... for the T7100 with 2M of L2 cache and reach to $530 for the T7700 with 4 MB L2 cache. The Santa Rosa announcement will also include Intel's flash cache technology "Robson", which will offer ...

15. Intel Roadmap update #2: Flash cache coming to your notebook

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... The most interesting item, however, remains Intel's flash cache technology "Robson", which will be offered as an option to be included in Intel-based notebooks. Other than in previous demonstrations, Intel ...

16. Core 2 Duo to hit 3 GHz, introduce FSB1333 in Q3 '07

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... a T7100 (1.8 GHz) and T7700 (2.4 GHz) version as entry-level and high-end models for the Santa Rosa platform (which will bring support for Intel's flash-cache technology "Robson"). Santa Rosa will also ...

17. Is Intel back and do they love Apple? You betcha!

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... competitive in certain types of on-line games. If there is something that just can't come fast enough for me, this technology - code-named Robson - is it. Overall Intel did a reasonably good job of showing ...

18. Dell, others roll out Core 2 Duo notebooks

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... with the preceding Core Duo as well. A new chipset, code-named Santa Rosa, is expected to be launched in Q2 of 2007 and will bring new features such as Intel's ""Robson"" flash cache. Dell's XPS M1710 ...

19. Intel, Micron challenge Samsung with first 50 nm flash memory

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... in developing NAND. The NAND products being produced by the Intel-Micron joint venture will mainly be absorbed by Micron's and Intel's products - including motherboards with Robson flash cache technology ...

20. Intel's Robson flash technology is impressive, when it works

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Intel is promising that its "Robson" technology will cut down computer boot times to as much as half of what they currently stand at. Based on NAND flash memory technology, Robson essentially holds the ...

21. Intel's next-gen mobile platform "Santa Rosa" up and running

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... Rosa will be based on the Core 2 Duo 7000 as well as the "Crestline" chipset and the "Kedron" Wi-Fi component. The platform will also introduce "Robson" flash cache, which promises to accelerate boot times ...

22. Hitachi launches 160 GB perpendicular mobile hard drive

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... Santa Rosa/Robson notebook platform. Vista as well as the new Intel platform will take advantage of Flash memory to accelerate boot processes and decrease the power consumption of storage devices. After ...

23. Flash memory could slash boot time of Intel Merom computers by 50%

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    In one of the more elaborate technology demonstrations of this year's Spring IDF, Intel devoted part of one of its Tuesday afternoon keynotes to premiere its "Robson" Flash cache technology, which will ...

24. Merom notebooks to launch operating system from Flash memory

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... Santa Rosa, will be first to integrate Intel's "Robson" cache technology, which will take advantage of NAND Flash to accelerate the startup of a computer. Chicago (IL) - Intel may get one step closer ...

25. Intel offers Robson's choice to cut boot-up time, battery consumption

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      Fast-paced executives and impatient souls might be happy to hear this one. On Monday, Intel unveiled a technology, called Robson cache technology, that uses the NAND flash memory to not only boot ...