Computex Wars: AMD vs. Intel vs. VIA - and some unexpected implications

Analyst Opinion - At Computex this week we saw a new round of the battle of CPU manufacturers: Intel came out swinging hard, which further validated AMD’s ATI acquisition strategy. But AMD may have to make more tough decisions, including taking the company private. VIA also had a series of announcements, but I am starting to wonder if they are even relevant anymore.

Qimonda reiterates it will jump directly to GDDR5

ECS showcases its data recovery motherboard

Computex Day 3 Slideshows: SSDs, wood laptops and quad-core SFF PCs

This year’s Computex technology convention in Taipei is proving to be the year of the flash drive with several companies offering SSDs, DDR3 and huge flash sticks.

Shuttle goes back to barebones with ten new products

Seagate claims highest density 3.5” hard drive

Seagate today announced the first desktop hard drive to store 250 GB on a single platter.

5 GHz overclocking attempt at Computex

Abit and overclocking champion Robert Kihlberg are trying to break the 5 GHz speed barrier on an Intel quad-core chip.

Thermalright’s insane “Heat Sink Case”

We’ve all seen CPU heatsinks get bigger and better, but Thermalright has gone all the way with their aptly named “Heat Sink Case”.

Intel planning to enter discrete graphics card market in 2008

Intel calls foul on Phenom versus Core 2 comparisons

Micron 2 Gbit DDR3 ready to go, but demand not there

Sony and HP ditch Intel's Turbo Memory

Via debuts tiniest motherboard yet

SilentFlux mixes radiators and CPU coolers

SilentFlux is trying to reinvent CPU coolers by taking a cue from car radiators.

Intel: 45nm to account for 50% of shipments by Q3 08

SiS announces new mini-DTX motherboard for servers

LED-based monitors shine at Computex

Sun introduces first Intel servers

Santa Clara (CA) – No, that is not a misprint in the headline. Sun in fact today announced what seemed impossible until a few months ago – a server with a processor from the company it loved to hate.

Hitachi launches 250 GB 2.5” hard drive

Hitachi today announced a 250 GB hard drive for notebooks.

Kingston brings out DDR3 memory

Kingston Technology announced today that it has begun shipping HyperX 1375 MHz and ValueRAM 1066 MHz DD3 SDRAM modules, marked as the company's most advanced memory yet.