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Intel add new Dual-Core CPUs to CULV line-up

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Jun 11th 2009 No Comments

intel culv chips Intel have reportedly added a further two processors to its CULV (Consumer Ultra-Low Voltage) range, offering dual-core options to manufacturers of entry-level ultra-thin notebooks. The Celeron 740 and SU2300 run at 1.3GHz and 1.2GHz respectively, and each have 1MB of L2 cache, an 800MHz FSB and 10W TDP.

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iPhone 3G S processor and RAM details revealed

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jun 10th 2009 No Comments

Apple have been coy about the definitive hardware specifications for their new iPhone 3G S, refusing to confirm exactly how much more RAM and what exact processor jump the smartphone has over the previous-gen iPhone 3G. However nobody obviously told T-Mobile Netherlands about the veil of silence: they’ve outed the processor as a 600MHz chip, paired with 256MB of RAM.

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SiRFatlasIV combo GPS and multimedia CPU chipset launches

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jun 10th 2009 No Comments

yf international 82a with sirfatlasiv SiRF have announced their latest platform, SiRFatlasIV, a chipset which bundles one of the company’s GPS receivers with a multimedia processor. Intended to be used in mobile devices, the chipset offers both the same 64-channel location system as in their standalone SiRFprima receiver, and a 500MHz ARM11 processor for application and video crunching.

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Intel Atom N450 “Pine View” coming October

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jun 10th 2009 2 Comments

intel atom logo According to those talkative “industry sources”, Intel is preparing to phase out the Atom N270 processor in October by launching its replacement, the Atom N450. Better known by its codename, Pine View, the N450 will be a single-core chip built on Intel’s 45nm processing line and have an integrated northbridge. That timescale was last tipped from manufacturing leaks back in May, when it was also revealed that the N280 also faced the chop.

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HP dv2 getting dual-core Congo & Athlon 2 CPUs, white option

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jun 3rd 2009 No Comments

hp dv2 white 368x480 We have something of a soft-spot for HP’s Pavilion dv2 ultraportable, the 12.1-inch AMD-powered notebook we played with back in April. Managing to find space for a capacious 500GB hard-drive, 4GB of RAM and a 512MB ATI discrete graphics card, the only potential downside is the ULV processor.

Now HP are preparing at least two new versions of the notebook, together with a new color option. Of interest to anybody who found the Yukon CPU of the original dv2 underpowered, AMD’s dual-core Congo and full Athlon X2 processors are set to hit the notebook; there’s also a white version planned.

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AMD show Athlon II X2 250, Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition & ATI Theater HD 750 worldwide HDTV tuner

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Jun 2nd 2009 No Comments

AMD have announced two new desktop processors, the dual-core 45nm Athlon II X2 250 and the X2 550 Black Edition, their first-ever dual-core AMD Phenom II. The former boasts a TDP of 65W and nifty throttling to cut power consumption by as much as half when its full capabilities are not needed. Meanwhile desktop and mobile users will soon have the option of watching worldwide HDTV no matter the broadcast standard, thanks to the AMD ATI Theater HD 750.

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Video demo after the cut

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Intel launch 3 new Core 2 Duo chips, new ULV CPU and GS40 chipset

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Jun 2nd 2009 1 Comment

Intel have announced three new Core 2 Duo processors, as well as an ultra-low voltage (ULV) chip and new GS40 Express Chipset. The three new Core 2 Duo chips are the T9900, P9700 and P8800, topping out at 3.06Ghz with 6MB of L2 cache and a 1,066MHz FSB.

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Intel Core i7 950 and Extreme 975 appear

By Chris Davies on Thursday, May 28th 2009 No Comments

You’ve got to admire Intel’s persistence: if you can’t squeeze out AMD with slightly shady business practices, then crush them with new high-end processors. Two new Core i7 chips have made an appearance, the Intel Core i7 Extreme 975 and the Core i7 950, expected to replace the 965 and 940 chips respectively.

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Atom “cannibalizing” Celeron as netbooks eat into notebook sales

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, May 27th 2009 No Comments

Intel’s European sales chief has revealed that netbook sales are now around 20-percent of overall notebook sales, and that demand for the company’s Atom processor has meant “cannibalization of Celeron”. According to Christian Morales, sales of netbooks in the UK and Italy have reached as much as a quarter of all notebook sales.

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Intel Pine Trail next-gen Atom chipset detailed

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, May 20th 2009 No Comments

Intel’s next-gen Atom platform, Pine Trail, may have been reasonably well known before now, but the CPU manufacturer has just released [PDF link] the first official details about the new netbook and nettop chips. Expected to reach the market later this year, Pine Trail’s biggest change is in integrating the graphics core into the processor, slimming down both the overall size and the platform’s power requirements.

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