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Intel Pine Trail due Q4; products unlikely until early 2010

By Chris Davies on Friday, Sep 25th 2009 No Comments

After ongoing rumors and speculation that Intel would miss their Q4 launch for Pine Trail, their next-gen Atom processor line-up, the company has again confirmed that the low-power netbook processors are on course to hit manufacturers in Q4 2009.  However the company will not be drawn on how long those chips will then take to show up in commercially-available devices: estimates suggest that Pine Trail based netbooks won't actually be on shelves until Q1 2010 at the earliest.

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AMD Thuban hexacore CPU promised for 2010

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Sep 22nd 2009 No Comments

AMD have revealed that they're working on a hexacore - or six-core - processor for release in 2010.  The chip, codenamed Thuban, will be manufactured using 45nm processes and have an integrated DDR3 controller; more interestingly, however, it will be backward compatible with existing AM2+ and AM3 motherboards.

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Intel anti-competition tactics revealed in exec emails

By Chris Davies on Monday, Sep 21st 2009 No Comments

intel amd logoThanks to Intel’s appeal, it looks as though the anti-competition case in which the chipmaker is accused of illegally attempting to block AMD business won’t be settled any time soon.  To better illustrate just why they fined Intel a record $1.45bn, the European Commission have released a 500 page report [pdf link] complete with emails where big-name PC manufacturers discuss threats of withdrawn rebates should they adopt some of AMD’s chips.

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AMD deliver sub-$100 Athlon II X4 quad-core CPU

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Sep 16th 2009 No Comments

amd athlon ii mainstream desktop platformIn the battle for budget PCs, AMD is striking out with what they’re claiming is the first sub-$100 quad-core processor.  The AMD Athlon II X4 620 has a $99 suggested retail price and, when paired with the company’s 785G chipset and ATI Radeon HD 4200 graphics, is potent enough to run Windows 7’s high-definition features.

It’s all part of AMD’s Mainstream Desktop Platform, the desk-bound counterpart to the company’s Mainstream Notebook Platform announced last week.  The company are promoting the platform both as economical – Blu-ray playback using less power than a 75W lightbulb – and practical.

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Intel tip Jasper Forest embedded Xeon CPU ahead of IDF

By Chris Davies on Monday, Sep 14th 2009 No Comments

Intel have been teasing with some pre-show chip information in advance of their IDF (Intel Developer Forum) kicking off September 22nd.  As well as talking up their manufacturing expertise – Intel describe themselves as “by far the most advance of any semiconductor manufacturer in the world” – they’re also tipping their upcoming Jasper Forest embedded processor platform.

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Intel Atom N470 1.83GHz Pine Trail chip tipped for Q1 2010

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Sep 9th 2009 No Comments

Intel atom logoThe Intel Atom N450 release date controversy continues, and this time there’s a second processor that’s apparently being brought along for the ride.  Despite Intel’s protestations to the contrary, the 1.66GHz N450 – the replacement for the N270 chip currently found in most netbooks – is still on track for a launch in Q1 2010, where it will apparently be accompanied with a 1.83GHz Atom N470.

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Intel Core i5-750, Core i7-860, i7-870 get official

By Ewdison Then on Tuesday, Sep 8th 2009 No Comments

intel core logosIt’s not quite the September 6th announcement we expected, but Intel have finally come clean on their new Core i7-860, i7-870 and Core i5-750 processors, along with a cluster of new Xeon chips.  The three new Nehalem-based consumer processors run at 2.80GHz, 2.93GHz and 2.66GHz respectively, with the two Core i7 chips having four cores and eight threads each, while the Core i5 chip – which lacks Hyper Threading support – manages with four cores and four threads.

Each can be flipped into Turbo mode, with the i7-860 scaling up to 3.46GHz, the i7-870 up to 3.6GHz, and the i5-750 up to 3.2GHz.  All three have a TDP of 95W, and will be priced – when bought in 1,000 unit quantities – at $284, $562 and $196 each, respectively.

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Intel prepping seven CULV chips for Q4 launch

By Chris Davies on Monday, Aug 24th 2009 No Comments

Word of another seven CULV processors in Intel's thin-and-light CPU range has leaked, with the new chips expected to arrive in early Q4 2009 in time with Windows 7.  Full specifications of the chips are unknown - in fact we don't even know what clock speed they each run at - but they do slot into the existing SU2x00, SU4x00 and SU7x00 ranges.

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Sony PS3 Slim gets new, faster 45nm Cell CPU

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Aug 20th 2009 No Comments

Sony’s latest PS3 may be slimmer, smaller and quieter than its predecessor, but its real surprise may be lurking inside.  The company has apparently updated their Cell processor built on 45nm processes rather than the previous 65nm chip; that not only makes for cheaper production, helping Sony bring down the PS3 Slim’s price to $299.99, but it also brings with it increased performance.

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AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition launches

By Ewdison Then on Wednesday, Aug 12th 2009 No Comments

amd phenom ii x4 965 177x170 customAMD have officially announced their latest high-end performance CPU, the Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition.  Running at 3.4GHz, the quad-core AM3 processor has 8MB cache and a 2.0GHz HT Link; in keeping with AMD’s “Black Label” chips it’s also unlocked for overclocking.  In fact, the company provides their own OverDrive software, which can load either Black Edition memory profiles, for DDR3-tuned overclock presets, or more straightforward Smart Profiles which direct app-specific processes to specific cores.

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