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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 custom AMD 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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Intel 32nm Sandy Bridge chips tipped for Q4 2010

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

Intel are tipped to have scheduled their shift to 32nm "Sandy Bridge" chip architecture by Q4 2010, according to the latest loose-talk at PC manufacturers. The technology will replace Nehalem and Westmere, the latter expected to shift to 32nm processes in Q4 this year. Westmere will add six-core processors to the company's line, and go on sale alongside 45nm quad-core Nehalem chips.

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SlashGear Week in Review – Week 32 2009

By Shane McGlaun on Sunday, Aug 9th 2009 No Comments

The weekend is here again fellow geeks and geekettes so I am back with another week in review. Monday more rumors surfaced that has Apple launching that long anticipated tablet device this November. The rumors further claim that the tablet will be aimed at gaming and media use. Early this week Verizon cut the pricing on all its smartphones save a few of the new ones to $99. That makes us think lots of new smartphone hardware is on its way.

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VIA EPIA N700-10EW Nano-ITX board scoffs at extreme temperature

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Aug 6th 2009 No Comments

VIA’s Nano-ITX boards have already acquired something of a following among people building tiny embedded computers, HTPC-style media streamers or other compact gadgets, but what happens if you want to take your media-PC-in-a-toaster to the nearest desert or mountain top? Step forward the VIA EPIA N700-10EW, an unassuming name for a low-power board capable of running in temperatures from minus 20-degrees centigrade to plus 70-degrees.

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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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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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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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GlobalFoundries building 28nm processor chip factory

By Brenda Stokes on Friday, Jul 24th 2009 No Comments

GlobalFoundries is taking their goal to make more advanced processors very seriously and have started building a new factory dubbed Fab 2 in Saratoga County, New York.

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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.