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Intel Xeon L5530 low-voltage plus W5590 3.33GHz CPUs announced

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Aug 5th 2009 No Comments

As expected, Intel have announced their latest Xeon processor, the L5530, a low-power version of their existing 5500-series CPU. The Xeon L5530 runs at 2.40GHz but has a TDP of 60W compared to the regular 80W versions. This adds up to reduced energy bills and cooler-running systems, such as blade workstations.

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Intel Core-i9 32nm six-core Gulftown CPU in the wild

By Chris Davies on Monday, Aug 3rd 2009 No Comments

In-the-wild details of Intel’s upcoming 32nm Gulftown processor have leaked, courtesy of XtremeSystems forum member JCornell. The engineering sample is believed to be running at 2.4GHz, with CPU-Z registering six cores, 12 threads and 1.5MB of total L2 cache split into six 256KB portions.

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SlashGear Week in Review – Week 31 2009

By Shane McGlaun on Saturday, Aug 1st 2009 No Comments

Another week has come and gone and we are a week closer that that wondrous day parents look forward to all summer — back to school! Lots of goings on this week and much of it was centered on mobile phones. Spotify announced that it would have an official app available on the iPhone that works for subscribers on Premium packages. Monday, a bit more light was shed on the much anticipated Android donut update, alas it’s said to not be the OS 2.0 update we hoped for and won’t have multitouch.

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Intel cuts netbook Atom Z-series supply claim insiders

By Chris Davies on Friday, Jul 31st 2009 No Comments

If there’s one thing the past few days have shown us, it’s that speculation about processor plans can get confusing – witness Intel’s supposed Pine Trail delay and subsequent denials - but that certainly won’t stop the rumors from coming. Latest leaks from “industry sources” suggests that Intel has told its customers that no more Atom Z processor orders for netbook devices will be accepted, which if true would mean that products such as the Sony VAIO P and ASUS Eee PC T91 would have to find different core components.

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Pegatron Freescale netbook prototype shows up with Pre in tow

By Chris Davies on Monday, Jul 27th 2009 3 Comments

Pegatron have been showing off their Freescale-powered netbook prototype again, and if you’re wondering why there’s a Palm Pre perched on the end then it’s because the two share the same basic ARM Cortex A8 core architecture. In the unnamed netbook’s case, though, the Freescale iMX515 runs at 1GHz, and is capable of playing 720p video and running 3D games.

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Samsung 1GHz Hummingbird mobile CPU takes on Snapdragon

By Chris Davies on Monday, Jul 27th 2009 1 Comment

Samsung have announced their new 1GHz mobile processor, the Samsung Hummingbird, based on the 45nm ARM Cortex A8 architecture and developed jointly with Intrinsity. The Hummingbird CPU promises not only high media and data crunching performance in mobile devices, but low power consumption and – thanks to some creative re-use of existing technology – relatively low chip prices.

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Intel Pine Trail nettop chips, plus Core i3 and Core i9 CPUs coming Q1 2010?

By Ewdison Then on Thursday, Jul 23rd 2009 1 Comment

Intel logo2 After word slipped out from Taiwan earlier this week that Intel were considering pushing back the release of the Pine Trail Atom N450 processor until the first half of 2010, now comes more specific news from PC manufacturers that both the netbook platform, Pine Trail-M, and its Pine Trail-D nettop sibling will both now arrive in the first quarter of next year. That, say the unnamed sources, will coincide with the release of Intel’s 32nm Core i9 processors, codenamed Gulftown, and offering six cores.

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Intel appeal over $1.45bn anti-competition fine

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Jul 23rd 2009 No Comments

Intel have launched an appeal against their €1.06 billion ($1.45bn) fine, which was imposed by the European Commission after they found the company guilty of anti-competition behavior. Intel had been accused of using "hidden rebates" to dissuade manufacturers from using processors made by rivals such as AMD; while the company has not requested a stay of judgment, this week it officially confirmed that it was filing an appeal with the Luxembourg Court of First Instance.

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Intel Core i5-750, i7-860 and i7-870 coming September 6th?

By Ewdison Then on Tuesday, Jul 21st 2009 No Comments

Intel's first Core i5 processor, the mainstream model from their Nehalem platform, is expected to make its debut on September 6th, along with two new Core i7 chips. According to sources in the Taiwan motherboard industry, Intel will begin shipping the Core i5-750, Core i7-860 and Core i7-870 from early September, with quadcore clock-speeds of 2.66GHz, 2.8GHz and 2.93GHz respectively. They'll be joined in early 2010 by two energy saving versions, the Core i5-750s and Core i7-860s, running at 2.4GHz and 2.53GHz, but with 82W TDP rather than 95W.

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Intel Pine Trail Atom N450 delayed to 1H10?

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Jul 21st 2009 No Comments

Intel’s Pine Trail platform, set to replace the company’s current Diamondville netbook/nettop architecture, could be delayed until the first half of 2010 so as to reassure vendors. According to Digitimes Research senior analyst Joanne Chien, the Intel Atom N450 processor has been pushed back from its original Q4 2009 launch schedule so as to allow the existing netbook market to settle.

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