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AMD integrates USB 3.0 support into chipsets

, Apr 13th 2011 Discuss [1]

USB 3.0 can already be found on a lot of computers in the notebook and desktop market today. All of these computers use a third party controller for the USB 3.0 ports though because neither Intel nor AMD offer native support for the USB 3.0 port in their chipsets. AMD has announced that it will be changing that. Read The Full Story

AMD courting Android talent and as new tablets head to Computex 2011

, Apr 8th 2011 Discuss [2]

Computex 2011 will be here before you know it and along with the show will come a herd of new tablets and other gadgets for us to check out. DigiTimes reports that at the show Lenovo, Fujitsu and Samsung will be showing off new Intel Oak Trail tablets. MSI is also said to be getting a new tablet ready that will run the AMD Brazos APU. Read The Full Story

Intel Acquires Silicon Hive In Push For Mobile Processing Chips

, Mar 17th 2011 Discuss [0]

Intel acquired Silicon Hive today in an effort to push itself further into the mobile device market. Silicon Hive is a company specializing in making chipsets for smartphones, media hubs and other small devices. Intel has been lagging behind in mobile processing, and although its Intel Atom is gearing up for tablet devices, their processor is still too big, demands too much power, and is more expensive than those of competing chip makers such as ARM and NVIDIA. Read The Full Story

ASUS: U36JC and U31JG Getting Sandy Bridge Soon

, Mar 15th 2011 Discuss [8]

According to an exclusive by Swedish tech blog TechNYTT, ASUS will be updating its U31JG and U36JC series to Sandy Bridge chips. The new models may also have "better graphics and a better hard drives," according to ASUS. The prices on the new models will stay the same. According to ASUS, the launch of the two new models will happen in April or May. Read The Full Story

Qualcomm Makes a Slew of Announcements at MWC 2011

, Feb 14th 2011 Discuss [2]

SlashGear is live at MWC 2011 in Barcelona, where Qualcomm just released a series of announcements about new product releases, including Quad-Core Snapdragon for Next-Gen Tablets, Next-generation Snapdragon Mobile Chipset, Commercial Availability of Gobi3000 Modules, Chipset with Support for Next-generation Release 9 HSPA+, New, Higher Speed LTE Devices, Netflix streaming on Android devices and much more. Continue after the cut to see the whole slew... Read The Full Story

Snapdragon refreshed: up to 2.5GHz Quadcore with 3D & LTE

, Feb 14th 2011 Discuss [2]

Qualcomm has officially announced its new, next-gen Snapdrgon range of mobile chipsets, with single-, dual- and quad-core processors using new micro-architecture. The single-core MSM8930, dual-core MSM8960 and the quad-core APQ8064 will run at speeds up to 2.5GHz, and use a new Adreno GPU with up to four 3D cores, together with an integrated LTE modem. Read The Full Story

Intel resumes flawed 6 Series chipset supply

, Feb 8th 2011 Discuss [3]

Intel has resumed shipments of the Intel 6 Series "Cougar Point" chipsets, revealed last month to have a design error that could impact SATA 3Gbps connections. According to Intel, manufacturers have requested that supplies resume for use in system configurations unaffected by the issue. Read The Full Story

Toshiba recalls notebooks over Intel chipset flaw; HP & NEC delay launches

, Feb 2nd 2011 Discuss [1]

Toshiba has officially recalled select Sandy Bridge based notebooks, after Intel admitted a silicon flaw in the 6 Series Cougar Point chipset could lead to degradation of SATA 3Gbps connectivity. Over thirty Toshiba SKUs - across the Satellite, Portege and Qosmio lines - have been affected, with the company asking customers to "return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund." Meanwhile, HP has delayed a new product launch because of the issue. Read The Full Story

Samsung Issuing Refunds for PCs with Faulty Intel Chipset

, Feb 1st 2011 Discuss [3]

Yesterday, Intel stopped shipments of its 6 Series support chip, used in personal computers, because of a design flaw. Today, Samsung announced it will issue refunds or exchange for products containing the chipset. Intel will be paying for the refunds and replacements, so the move will not affect Samsung financially. Read The Full Story

Intel design error scuppers Sandy Bridge chipset: recalls ahead

, Jan 31st 2011 Discuss [7]

Intel has announced a "chipset design error" affecting its 6 Series Cougar Point chipsets, found accompanying Sandy Bridge processors, which could see an ongoing degradation of the SATA ports and an ensuring impact on HDD and optical drive performance. The solution, unfortunately for Intel, is a silicon fix that will require newly manufactured versions of the chip that should begin arriving with customers in late February. Read The Full Story

Intel Photonics Link Brings 50Gbps Data Transfers to Reality

, Jul 27th 2010 Discuss [6]

Yes, that says 50Gbps. But, that's not all the good news. Today, Intel unveiled their brand new module that will revolutionize, if not completely blow our minds in regard to how we transfer data, and how quickly it can be done. Sadly, and as much as we wish we could see it become one, the Photonics Link isn't quite yet a product that we can go out and install in our computers. In fact, there's no word on when this will actually see the light of day. But, it is a perfect method to show us what's coming down the pipe. Read The Full Story

AMD 890GX chipset with onboard 1080p-capable HD 4290 GPU confirmed

, Mar 2nd 2010 Discuss [0]

AMD have officially announced their latest chipset, the AMD 890GX, which incorporates integrated ATI Radeon HD 4290 graphics as well as paving the way for the company's upcoming AMD Phenom II X6 hexacore processor.  Out of the box the 890GX chipset will support 1080p HD Blu-ray playback, including picture-in-picture support, in addition to SATA 3.0 6Gbps interface and USB 3.0 support. Read The Full Story
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