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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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Strong Atom sales only good news for Intel Q2 2009 finances

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jul 15th 2009 No Comments

Intel logo1Stronger than expected sales of Atom processors have seen Intel post Q2 2009 revenues of $8.0bn, up 12-percent on the previous quarter, though not enough to avoid recording a net income loss of $1.0bn.  Atom CPUs such as the N270, a common sight in netbooks and budget ultraportables, defied the trend for falling processor ASPs (average selling prices) by climbing 65-percent sequentially, and bolstering the company coffers by $362m alone. 

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Intel Nehalem mobile processors rumored for fall release

By Brenda Stokes on Monday, Jul 13th 2009 No Comments

intelnehalemExcited by the prospect of Intel Nehalem being available in your favorite mobile device? You might just be in luck come October. That is, if the latest rumor regarding this processor’s release date holds true.

The quad-core chips were initially set for a summer release but it’s looking like September or early October is the likely reveal time now. We don’t know why the anticipated release would be pushed back, but what we do know are a few specs.

For instance, the mobile version of Nehalem is a real power hog starting at 45W and three versions will be available, at least at first, including the 1.6GHz P1, 1.73GHz P2 and 2GHz Extreme. Other features include automatic overclocking and hyperthreading.

HP xw9400 Workstation gets dual Six-Core AMD Opteron CPUs

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jul 1st 2009 No Comments

HP have announced their latest workstation, and if you’ve been disappointed with the power on offer in past models then this one might just do the trick.  The HP xw9400 Workstation can now be specified with the six-core AMD Opteron 2400 series processors, giving a total of 12 cores overall when two of the processors are paired together.

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AMD 3.4GHz Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition coming this week?

By Chris Davies on Monday, Jun 29th 2009 No Comments

AMD are planning to announce a new flagship processor, the 3.4GHz Phenom II, to take on Intel’s Core 2 Quad range, according to a number of sites.  The so-called AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition has been spotted on the ASRock site, which seemingly confirms that it will have the same cache and 125W TDP as the Phenom II X4 955.

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Intel Clarkdale 32nm desktop CPU brought forward to Q4?

By Chris Davies on Monday, Jun 29th 2009 No Comments

Intel’s upcoming 32nm Clarkdale processor could be seeing a release sooner than expected, according to unnamed sources at motherboard manufacturers.  The company has reportedly brought forward mass-production of the Clarkdale CPU to Q4 2009, compared to the original Q1 2010 date on their timetable. 

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Intel rebrand with Core i3, i5 and i7; Centrino shifted to WiFi/WiMAX

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Jun 18th 2009 No Comments

intel core i3 i5 i7 rebrandingIntel have announced that it will be rebranding its CPU range to supposedly simplify the lineup, focusing on the “Intel Core” prefix and transitioning the Centrino brand to cover the company’s WiFi and WiMAX products.  Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 will eventually replace Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad, distinguishing different feature sets; somewhat confusingly, some processors will slot into multiple i-prefix categories, depending on their capabilities.

For instance, the upcoming Lynnfield desktop processor will be an Intel Core chip, but have various models that slot into the i5 or i7 segments.  Broadly speaking, i3 is an entry-level chip, i5 is a mid-level chip and i7 is the flagship high-level processor.  It’s not all change, though, as the Celeron and Pentium brands limp on to cover “affordable entry-level” and “basic computing” respectively.

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Intel 45nm Celeron E3000-series and 3.2GHz Core i7 coming 2H09

By Chris Davies on Monday, Jun 15th 2009 No Comments

Intel’s upcoming CPU plans continue to leak out, with motherboard manufacturers apparently tipping a new entry-level Celeron range in Q3 2009 together with a new Core i7 processor in Q4.  The Intel Celeron E3000 series will replace the existing E1000 series, and initially consist of 45nm 2.4GHz and 2.5GHz chips.  As for the performance chip, that will be the 3.2GHz Core i7 960.

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Intel Atom D410 and D510 set to replace nettop CPUs from Q4

By Chris Davies on Friday, Jun 12th 2009 No Comments

After Wednesday’s news that Intel would be launching their new netbook Atom processor, the N450, come October 2009, we’ve now got word that the company’s replacement to their nettop Atom CPUs will also get their launch that same month.  The Intel Atom D410 and D510 will replace the existing Atom 230 and 330 processors.

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