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Folding@Home on PS3: Folding for a Cure
CNet has a nice story on the impressive rush of PS3 owners running Stanford University's Folding@Home distributed computing client on their console. In fact, Legit Reviews also has a Folding@Home team (Team 38296) and have at least one PS3 currently folding for a cure along with our ~45 actively folding PCs! What are you waiting for?? Join Us!
Since the PS3 part of the project went online in March, more than 250,000 PS3 users have registered for the program, more than doubling the power of the network. Distributed computing refers to the practice of using computers' spare processing power to tackle programming jobs. The Folding@home project works by utilizing the idle processing power of PCs, Macs and PS3s to investigate the causes of diseases including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, cystic fibrosis and various cancers.
Posted by | Wed, Apr 25, 2007 - 03:50 PM
NVIDIA Denies Own-Brand Motherboard
Digitimes has a claim by an NVidia spokesman that denies that NVidia is planning to start manufacturing their own-brand motherboards under their "Designed by NVidia" marketing tagline. NVidia is just handling everything but manufacturing for their partners in order to push their chipsets to market faster.
Under the "Designed by Nvidia" scheme, Nvidia provides partners with hardware designs based on Nvidia chipsets and components which motherboard makers can use to bring products to market. Software, development and distribution, including BIOS and drivers, is also handled by Nvidia. The aim of the scheme is to enable Nvidia and its partners to reduce time to market and increase volumes, explained the Nvidia spokesperson. Additionally, it is believed that the program will help optimize performance of Nvidia-based hardware.
Posted by | Wed, Apr 25, 2007 - 03:37 PM
Amazon.com Takes On Apple With Launch of Music Download Site
Amazon confirmed yesterday that it was looking at jumping into the MP3 download market. Most insiders expect that its service, which could launch as early as May of this year, will differ from its chief rival Apple by selling music without anti-piracy measures. No price points were given, but any competition is good competition.
Sources in the London Times say Amazon has approached all the major labels "in the past fortnight" and stated its desire to launch an online music store by May. The Times said the store would offer "unprotected MP3s."
Posted by | Wed, Apr 25, 2007 - 09:35 AM
ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT Performance Benchmarks
ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT puts up some impressive numbers in benchmarks After several delays, AMD plans to launch its long-awaited R600 graphics processors. AMD is currently briefing select members of the press on its R600 architecture in the Tunisia, but there is no embargo date on the R600 for DailyTech -- we can show you benchmarks now.
Expect AMD to pull the wraps off its DirectX 10 product line up in mid-May, with value, midrange and high end models to boot. AMD’s flagship ATI Radeon HD 2900-series will have two models at launch – the ATI Radeon HD 2900 XTX and the HD 2900 XT. The ATI Radeon HD 2900 XTX models feature 1GB of GDDR4 memory while the lower HD 2900 XT features 512 MB. The ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT is poised to have a street price approximately the same as the GeForce 8800 GTS, which currently has a suggested retailer price of $449.
Posted by | Tue, Apr 24, 2007 - 12:19 PM
AMD Looks to Raise $2 Billion Through Debt Sale
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced that it would try and raise almost $2 billion in convertible debt to try and bring relief to the company's cash flow problems. AMD has been locked in a huge battle with Intel which has produced a recent chip price war. The money raised would provides some working capital and help pay off debt it incurred with the purchase of ATI Technologies in October of 2006.
AMD estimates that the net proceeds from the offering will be approximately $1,972 million (or approximately $2,169 million if the initial purchasers exercise their over allotment option in full) after deducting discounts, commissions and estimated offering expenses. AMD intends to use a portion of the net proceeds of the offering to pay the cost of the capped call transaction. If the initial purchasers exercise their option to purchase additional notes, AMD expects to use a portion of the net proceeds from the sale of additional notes to enter into an additional capped call transaction. AMD expects to use at least $500 million of the remaining net proceeds of the offering to repay a portion of the term loan AMD entered into with Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. to finance a portion of the purchase price of, and expenses related to, the acquisition of ATI Technologies Inc. AMD expects to use any amounts not applied to the repayment of the term loan for general corporate purposes, including working capital and capital expenditures.
Posted by | Tue, Apr 24, 2007 - 10:11 AM
Intel Price Cuts for Server & Desktop Processors
Digitimes has an article up with a nice chart showing Intel's recent price cuts! Many will also be interested in the new E6420 and E6320 processors that now feature 4MB of cache!
For the desktop market, the Core 2 Quad Q6600 has fallen in price to US$530 while CPUs in the Core 2 Duo E6X00-series have been cut by up to 40%. Intel also introduced two new processors, the E6420 and E6320, which share equivalent features to the similarly numbered E6400 and E6300 CPUs but have an increased L2 cache of 4MB.
Posted by | Tue, Apr 24, 2007 - 08:19 AM
Future Intel Processors about to Change
Infoworld has an article that talks about recent architecture changes on processors in the last few years. Seems to me, that since AMD proved that integrating the memory controller on the processor die improved performance, Intel is ready to make the switch and also take it to the next level by eventually including graphics and other co-processors on a single chip.
More change came with the introduction of Advanced Micro Devices' Athlon 64 processor, which integrated the memory controller with the processor on a single die. This first step towards integration of the processor with other PC components was followed in 2005 with AMD's introduction of dual-core processors, and the 2006 release of the first quad-core chip from Intel.
Posted by | Tue, Apr 24, 2007 - 08:14 AM
Yahoo to Catalog Song Lyrics
Yahoo has made a deal with Gracenote to legally catalog the lyrics of over 400,000 songs! Now you will be able to more easily search for those slurred words of your favorite song that you were never able to understand!
While there are plenty of Web sites offering lyrics, Gracenote is the first company to have gone through the painstaking process of negotiating deals with the thousands of publishers who own copyrights to the lyrics. The catalog offered by Yahoo will include lyrics of 400,000 songs owned by more than 10,000 publishers.
Posted by | Tue, Apr 24, 2007 - 08:06 AM
Halo 3 gameplay leaked online
Looking forward to Halo 3? Get a glimpse of it now!
A VIDEO HAS has appeared online showing seven minutes of fresh, crisp Halo 3 gameplay.
Posted by | Tue, Apr 24, 2007 - 07:29 AM
Dell Brings Back XP
Well, Windows XP is NOT dead according to Dell as Dell will once again offer XP on home PCs and notebooks.
Dell will again offer the Windows XP operating system due to high customer demand on the company's community feedback forum, IdeaStorm. Dell, like most major PC manufacturers stopped selling Windows XP licenses with its PCs after the launch of Windows Vista.
Posted by | Tue, Apr 24, 2007 - 07:26 AM
OCZ Technology Announces the Ultra-Quiet StealthXStream 600W
Shhhhh! OCZ releases another power supply geared toward the quiet side!
Sunnyvale, CA—April 23, 2007—OCZ Technology Group, a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory and power supplies, today announced the new StealthXStream Power Supply. This new 600W PSU features a conservative look with a sleek, black case and fan. Designed for the value-minded consumer seeking simple, quiet performance, the StealthXStream includes OCZ’s acclaimed reliability and feature-sets with a lower price point.
Posted by | Mon, Apr 23, 2007 - 07:07 PM
April 23rd News From Around the Web
Today's Web Reviews
"As I personally see it, Viewsonic had great intentions to make a monitor that would be perfect for the iPod user. With the iPod dock and the integrated speakers, your iPod purchase does indeed have more functionality other than just a portable media device when you purchase this monitor. The functionality is there but there are some wrinkles that need to be pressed out...."
Posted by | Mon, Apr 23, 2007 - 06:30 PM
RIM to offer 'virtual BlackBerry' software
RIM plans to release software available for smart phones running Windows Mobile 6.0. Once installed, users will be able to toggle between the Windows and BlackBerry interface. I could see this being very useful, especially if the email/contacts/calendar entries will be sync'ed between the two interfaces.
TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion Ltd. is set to roll out new software that will let users turn smartphones running on Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Mobile platform into virtual BlackBerries.
Posted by | Mon, Apr 23, 2007 - 09:08 AM
AMD announces two new Opteron processors
AMD announced the availability of its Opteron Model 2222 and 8222 SE x86 dual-core server processors. The new processors are available in several platform configurations from tier one OEMs, according to the company.
In addition, AMD also disclosed updated performance projections for its upcoming native quad-core Opteron processors, codenamed Barcelona. The new Barcelona projections are based on the latest benchmarks and show that AMD expects to have up to a 50% advantage in floating point performance and 20% in integer performance over the competition's highest-performing quad-core processor at the same frequency.
Posted by | Mon, Apr 23, 2007 - 08:55 AM
Google's Rise At Yahoo's Expense
Sounds like Yahoo is getting frustrated at Google's announcement last week that profits grossly exceeded expectations. Google continues to gain more market share over Yahoo and analysts are now voicing concerns about Yahoo's CEO's performance!
Yahoo's first-quarter revenue was $1.67 billion, less than half Google's $3.66 billion. Google, once again, blew away Wall Street expectations, while financial analysts openly wondered how long Yahoo CEO Terry Semel would stay in the Internet company's corner office.
Posted by | Mon, Apr 23, 2007 - 08:30 AM
AMD to Restructure, May Outsource More to IBM
During a report of perhaps the worst quarter of performance in the company's history -- what its executives called a "perfect storm" -- AMD CEO Hector Ruiz revealed an extraordinary number of options are on the table for an unprecedented corporate restructuring.
Exploring the possibility of adopting an "asset-light" business model, AMD may go so far as to license manufacturing rights for its microprocessor designs to long-time partners IBM and Chartered Semiconductor, as well as expand its licensing relationship -- one many didn't know AMD actually had -- with Intel.
Posted by | Fri, Apr 20, 2007 - 08:31 PM
AMD is nearly out of cash, says analyst
Following a horrible quarter and market share losses, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) is within two quarters of running out of cash, according to an analyst. This is shocking news if it proves to be true.
''While the company's two preannouncements took away any surprise on the revenue line, margins and profitability were still materially worse than expected,'' said Chris Caso, an analyst with FBR, in a report. ''In addition, AMD lost approximately $883 million in free cash flow in the quarter, worse than expected, and putting the company within two quarters of running out of cash.''
Posted by | Fri, Apr 20, 2007 - 11:58 AM
Problems At Arctic Cooling Prompt Weird Press Release
In the past five years I've seen all kinds of press releases, but this one from Arctic Cooling is a weird one from a company that we work with. It seems that a former director of the company came to an office he was banned from with his MOTHER and police trying to get in. I'm not sure why this press release was sent out, but it's worth a look.
On 11th April 2007, a former director of the company made a surprise visit to Arctic Cooling (HK) Limited (“AC HK”) with his mother and the police in order to pressurize the management to let him enter the office. Apparently, a false claim regarding entitlement to directorship of AC HK was made with the police and to avoid the least disruption caused to its operation, AC HK had to give in.
Posted by | Fri, Apr 20, 2007 - 11:47 AM
Intel retakes share from AMD
Intel regained 4.5 percentage points of market share against rival Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) during the first quarter, market researcher iSuppli said Thursday.
Intel took 80.2 percent of global microprocessor revenue during the three months ending March 31, up from 75.7 percent in the fourth quarter of last year, iSuppli said. AMD's share of global microprocessor revenue dropped to 11.1 percent, down 4.6 percent from the 15.7 percent share of the market it controlled in the fourth quarter of last year.
Posted by | Fri, Apr 20, 2007 - 10:56 AM
BlackBerry outage blamed on new storage feature
A massive service outage of BlackBerry e-mail devices earlier this week resulted from a new storage feature that was not sufficiently tested, device maker Research In Motion said.
RIM said it was able to rule out concerns that the failure was caused by a security breach into its system or an inability to provide enough capacity to nearly 8 million subscribers, according to a statement issued late on Thursday. RIM also found that the outage was not caused by any flaws in its hardware or its main software infrastructure.
Posted by | Fri, Apr 20, 2007 - 10:55 AM
Google profit soars 69% to $3.66 billion
The Mountain View Internet giant reported first-quarter profit increased 69 percent to $1 billion and revenue increased 63 percent to $3.66 billion, pleasantly surprising Wall Street analysts who had expected less exuberant results.
David Garrity of Dinosaur Research said $115 million worth of glee came from an unexpected boost that Google's overseas business got from a weakened U.S. dollar. With that extra money, overseas advertising sales accounted for $1.71 billion, or 47 percent of total revenue. Without that boost, Garrity said, Google would have disappointed analysts, who had expected total revenue of $3.57 billion, according to the Reuters survey.
Posted by | Fri, Apr 20, 2007 - 10:54 AM
No Computex Trade Show for Nvidia
Nvidia has made the decision not to participate at Computex Taiwan 2007, according to sources at the company. However, it will maintain a small display room during the time. This is an interesting move, but investments at trade shows can be very expensive.
Earlier this year Nvidia chose not to participate at both CES, in the US, and CeBIT, in Germany, two of the three major international IT trade shows. The decision to also not participate at Computex could give the company's competitor AMD a chance to hit back, according to sources at Taiwan-based graphics card makers. Sources at Nvidia pointed out that the company has changed its strategy over its investments at trade shows. However, although the company will not participate at Computex, it will set up a small display room to showcase new products. Additionally, the company will focus upon cooperation with its partners in the future.
Posted by | Fri, Apr 20, 2007 - 10:52 AM
AMD reports first quarter results
AMD reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 yesterday. AMD reported first quarter 2007 revenue of $1.233 billion, an operating loss of $504 million, and a net loss of $611 million, or $1.11 per share. These results include ATI acquisition-related and integration charges of $113 million, or $0.21 per share, and employee stock-based compensation expense of $28 million, or $0.05 per share. In the fourth quarter of 2006, AMD reported revenue of $1.773 billion and an operating loss of $529 million. In the first quarter of 2006, AMD reported revenue of $1.332 billion and operating income of $259 million.
“After more than three years of successfully executing our customer expansion strategy and significantly growing our unit and revenue base, our first quarter performance is disappointing and unacceptable,” said Robert J. Rivet, AMD’s chief financial officer. “We are aggressively addressing the issues that led to our significant revenue decline. We are aligning our business model, capital expenditures and cost structure with the goal of accelerating our return to profitability. Lastly, our customer relationships remain solid, reflecting their confidence in our strategic direction, current and new products, and technology roadmaps.”
Posted by | Fri, Apr 20, 2007 - 10:51 AM
April 15th through April 20th News from around the Web
April 15th through April 20th Web Reviews
"Anyone who is serious about gaming should take a closer look at the Tracer mouse pad. The ultra-slick surface is just the right size and performed great with both a laser and optical mouse. Movements were fast and precise without the mouse overly sliding around and because it's so thin I didn't experience wrist soreness like I have in the past with thicker pads."
Posted by | Thu, Apr 19, 2007 - 07:32 PM
Mushkin Launches 4GB HP-6400 5-4-4- Memory Kit
Mushkin, a global leader in high performance computer products, today released the HP2-6400 5-4-4 modules available in 4GB dual-channel kits and 2GB single DIMMs. Designed for high-performance and value, the HP2-6400 is specified for operation at 800MHz, 5-4-4-12 latencies. Each kit is tested beyond its rated specification to ensure the overclocking headroom and quality that Mushkin customers expect.
“This product brings both high performance and great value to our 4GB DDR2 product class”, said Brian Flood, Director of Mushkin Product Development. “Along with the industry-leading XP2 4GB kits, we now offer end users the best range of options for upgrading to 4GB.” The HP2-6400 reinforces Mushkin’s already strong position in the high-density DDR2 overclocking segment. It showcases Mushkin’s ultimate objective: to enhance the computing experience by providing reliable, high performance products.
Posted by | Thu, Apr 19, 2007 - 05:43 PM
Microsoft plans $3 suite for emerging markets
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates on Thursday is expected to unveil a global initiative by Microsoft to bring computers and technology education resources to emerging countries during an appearance in Beijing. This is an interesting idea and I'm sure it will take off if done right, but it still has to compete with burnt $1 copies!
As part of the new plan, Microsoft will offer a $3 software package called the Student Innovation Suite, which includes Windows XP Starter Edition, Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007, Microsoft Math 3.0, Learning Essentials 2.0 for Microsoft Office and Windows Live Mail desktop. The suite will be available to select qualifying governments that are working to supply PCs directly to students to promote technology skills by the end of 2007. In 2008, Microsoft will extend its availability to all of the countries with economies defined as low- or middle-income by the The World Bank.
Posted by | Thu, Apr 19, 2007 - 10:05 AM
Intel First Quarter Revenue $8.9 Billion
Intel Corporation today announced first-quarter revenue of $8.9 billion, operating income of $1.7 billion, net income of $1.6 billion and earnings per share (EPS) of 27 cents. The results included the effect of a $300-million reversal of previously accrued taxes that increased EPS by approximately 5 cents.
"The strong momentum of our industry-leading Intel® Core™ microarchitecture product family, combined with ongoing structural cost improvements, delivered solid financial results in the first quarter," said Intel President and CEO Paul Otellini. "Our product strength is reflected in the fact that average selling prices for the quarter held up well in a very competitive environment."
Posted by | Wed, Apr 18, 2007 - 11:44 AM
DDR3 Memory won't be mainstream till 2009
Amid sluggish market demand, DRAM spot prices continued to drop. Contract prices for 2HApr are also expected to decline further, but at a slower rate. On a different note, Intel will officially unveil the Bearlake chipsets for DTs at the end of April. The new P35 and G33 will be compatible with both the DDR2 and DDR3 memory modules. Therefore, DDR3 supportable motherboards and modules will soon begin to appear in the market in 2Q07. However, as the DDR3 512Mb chip price is still too expensive, it is expected they won't become the mainstream standard until 2009, according to DRAMeXchange.
Another development worthy of pointing out is the Bearlake chipset launch for the DT at the end of April by Intel. The new chipset includes the mainstream Bearlake-P and IGP Bearlake-G in handling the future DT requirements. Among the various models, the P35 and G33 chipsets not only feature a 1333MHz FSB, it is also compatible with both the DDR2 and DDR3 memory modules, supporting both DDR2-800 and DDR3-1333. Therefore, DDR3 motherboards and DRAM modules will soon begin to appear in the market in 2Q07.
Posted by | Wed, Apr 18, 2007 - 09:18 AM
Microsoft denies it will sell fuel cells
Microsoft won't resell the fuel-cell battery rechargers it is buying from Medis Technologies, the company said Tuesday. Medis, which is developing fuel cells for consumer electronics devices, told IDG News Service on Monday that it has started commercial production of a Microsoft-branded recharger.
Microsoft simply ordered a small number of the Medis rechargers to give away at events, according to a representative at the software company's public relations firm, Waggener Edstrom. Neither company has commented on the size of the order, although Medis CEO Robert Lifton said it is the company's first commercial sale and what he believes is the first sale of quantity for the industry.
Posted by | Wed, Apr 18, 2007 - 08:50 AM
Vonage says patent fight could force bankruptcy filing
Vonage Holdings, the pioneer of Internet-based phone calls, said patent fights could lead to bankruptcy and the company's liquidation. I recently canceled my Vonage phone line that I had since 2005 as I wasn't using it enough to pay for the service. I had to wait on hold for over 10 minutes as that many people were closing accounts with billing!
Vonage lost a patent lawsuit with Verizon Communications last month that, if upheld on appeal, will force the company to pay $58 million in damages and 5.5 percent of revenue from phone lines. The company may also lose the use of technology that lets customers make calls to standard phones. In a filing Tuesday, Holmdel, N.J.-based Vonage listed bankruptcy and liquidation as risks of the litigation. Legal fights could affect business results and "the continued viability of our company," the company said.
Posted by | Wed, Apr 18, 2007 - 08:49 AM
RIM says it has BlackBerry outage
Research In Motion Ltd. said on Wednesday its BlackBerry mobile e-mail network had an interruption, and gave no time frame for restoring service.
"We are currently experiencing a service interruption that is causing delays in sending or receiving messages," the company said on an automated customer service help line. According to media reports, the infrastructure failed on Tuesday night, and e-mails were not being delivered to the handheld devices.
Posted by | Wed, Apr 18, 2007 - 08:47 AM
Quad-core CPUs in half of all mainstream PCs by 4Q09, says iSuppli
Presently employed exclusively in high-end PCs, quad-core CPU technology over the next two years is expected to spread rapidly to more-affordable computers, appearing in nearly half of all mainstream desktop systems by the end of 2009, according to data from iSuppli's new Technology Penetration Database.
"Quad-core technology is coming to the mainstream, and with it is coming capabilities that presently are reserved only for high-end systems," said Matthew Wilkins, principal analyst, compute platforms, for iSuppli. "It will allow users to do more tasks simultaneously, but now, the more can be converting videos, burning DVDs, playing complex 3D games, or ripping music – all at once – and still have performance to spare. To put this into context, a quad-core-based PC is very similar to a quad-processor system from the pre-multicore era, such as a workstation or server, which would have been very high-end system, priced well in excess of US$10,000.
Posted by | Wed, Apr 18, 2007 - 08:46 AM
Hitachi Delivers One-Terabyte Hard Drive
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi) today announced that its Deskstar(TM) 7K1000, the world's first one-terabyte hard disk drive (HDD), was ranked at the top or near the top across the PC World Test Center's test suite. As a result, PC World ranked the Deskstar 7K1000 a top score of "superior" on its tests, calling it a "formidable performer."
The Deskstar 7K1000 began shipping to retailers and online retailers at the end of March 2007, meeting Hitachi's commitment to ship the world's first one-terabyte hard drive to retail customers within the first quarter of 2007. As demonstrated in PC World's test suite, the Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 hard drive delivers superior performance, as well as leadership capacity, to meet the needs of consumers who want to create, share and store their digital information in ever increasing volume.
Posted by | Tue, Apr 17, 2007 - 04:26 PM
Intel Unveils Quad-Core Storage Server
Intel Corporation today announced the industry's first 2U, 12 drive, integrated quad-core storage server: the Intel Storage Server SSR212MC2. This hardware platform enables a new price/performance class for the small- and medium-sized business (SMB) market. Powered by the quad-core Intel Xeon processor 5300 series, this new rack mount server can be configured as a broad range of enterprise and small business storage solutions, including Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Storage Area Network (SAN) and application servers.
The Intel Storage Server SSR212MC2 also comes with an option of including one or two Dual-Core Intel Xeon 5100 series processors, as well as a choice of enterprise-class Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) or high-capacity Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives. "Intel has made it easier and more cost-effective for storage solution providers to bring enterprise-class storage solutions to businesses of all sizes with this highly customizable system," said Mike Wall, general manager, Intel Storage Group. "With more than twice the performance improvement over our previous product generation, the SSR212MC2 hardware platform provides resellers and integrators a high-performing building block upon which they can build effective solutions."
Posted by | Tue, Apr 17, 2007 - 02:27 PM
Sony may launch PS3 with larger hard disk capacity
Sony Corp. said on Tuesday it is considering launching PlayStation 3 (PS3) game consoles with larger hard disk drive capacity, in a bid to cater to the needs of hardcore gamers and other heavy users. While they stated an increase was being planned, the size of the new hard disk not mentioned.
"For users who vigorously store (games and other entertainment content) in the PS3, 20-giga is probably going to be too small, and even 60-giga may not be big enough eventually," Sony Computer Entertainment spokesman Satoshi Fukuoka said.
Posted by | Tue, Apr 17, 2007 - 08:34 AM
Nokia to launch WiMax phones in early '08
Nokia expects to start selling mobile devices using WiMax technology in early 2008, the world's top handset maker said Monday.
Nokia's closest rival in the handset market, U.S.-based Motorola, also plans to bring its first WiMax-enabled mobile phone to the market in 2008. Intel, Nokia, Samsung and Motorola all support the open-standard WiMax as an alternative wireless broadband Internet connection alongside third generation mobile telephony networks, on which Internet access can be slowed if networks fill up with voice callers.
Posted by | Tue, Apr 17, 2007 - 08:32 AM
Intel processor hits 2 teraflops in demo
Intel demonstrated its fastest multicore processor yet at the Spring Intel Development Forum (IDF) in Beijing on Tuesday, an 80-core processor that hit a speedy 2-teraflops (trillions of floating point operations per second) in a demonstration. If you want to see pictures of this research processor check out the coverage that Legit Reviews had a couple months ago when this very processor hit 1 teraflop.
A first-run of the processor reached 1 teraflop and used 46 watts. A second test reached 1.5 teraflops on 93.98 watts. Then, a final run achieved 2 teraflops, utilizing 191.79 watts. The new chip improves over the performance of its predecessor, which Intel showed off in February. The 80 core chip, which was just the size of a fingernail, hit a computing speed of 1.81 teraflops.
Posted by | Tue, Apr 17, 2007 - 08:01 AM
Ubuntu 7.04 to be Released Thursday
Ubuntu 7.04, or 'Feisty Fawn', is still set to be officially released out of beta this Thursday. Also, in case you haven't heard, the successor to Feisty Fawn is Gutsy Gibbon for Ubuntu 7.10.
For Linux business users, the most important Linux release of 2007 so far is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. But for most other Linux fans, the upcoming release of Ubuntu Version 7.04 on April 19 demands more attention.
Posted by | Mon, Apr 16, 2007 - 09:20 AM
Intel R&D on slow boat to China
ntel may be plunging ahead with manufacturing plans in China, but its research-and-development arm isn't moving at quite the same pace. Engineers at labs in Beijing and Shanghai are working on important research into areas such as parallel programming tools and Intel's terascale research program. But no processors are in development over here as of yet, and it may be some time before that happens, said Justin Rattner, chief technology officer at Intel and chief of the company's labs.
This is something Intel is working on, said Tan Wee Theng, president of Intel China. The company is spending a lot of time and money working with the local university education system on science and technology education. When it announced plans to set up a plant in Dalian, it also set up an educational program with the local university to focus on electrical engineers and computer science, he said. Intel has been more aggressive with research and development in India. Much of the design work for its 80-core processor prototype was done in Bangalore, and Intel India actually came up with a processor design, called Whitefield that, while it never saw the light of day, was based on design principles that Intel plans to incorporate into its Nehalem generation of processors next year.
Posted by | Mon, Apr 16, 2007 - 09:17 AM
Intel to boost dual-core processor supplies in 2Q, will launch QX6850 in 3Q
Intel has scheduled to boost the proportion of dual-core processors in its product line up in the second quarter and will launch the quad-core Core 2 Extreme QX6850 in the third quarter, according to sources at Taiwan-based motherboard makers.
Intel plans to boost the proportion of dual-core processors in its product lines to over 80% in the second quarter. However, with single-core Celeron processors still generating demand in the market, the company will keep 15% of its products as single-core processors in order to keep supply volumes normal and to keep pricing low to target emerging markets. Intel will launch a new Extreme-series quad-core processor, the QX6850, in third quarter. The processor will have a clock speed of 3GHz with support for FSB speeds up to 1333MHz. The CPU will be supported by the upcoming Bearlake-series X38 chipset, and 1000-unit pricing will be US$999 at launch, noted the sources.
Posted by | Mon, Apr 16, 2007 - 09:15 AM
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