AMD today demonstrated the industry?s first native quad-core x86 server processor, achieving four x86 processing cores on a single die of silicon. At the annual AMD Industry Analyst Forum, a server powered by four upcoming Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors was shown utilizing all 16 cores. Not only is this exciting news we were also able to get a picture of a naked Barcelona processor!
After years of delays, Microsoft has launched new versions of its two most important products — Windows and Office. At a press conference Thursday at Nasdaq’s Times Square headquarters, CEO Steve Ballmer nodded to the Continue reading “Microsoft Finally Rolls Out Windows Vista”.
One in five American parents believe their kids are spending too much time on the Internet, though most say the online activities haven’t affected grades either way. In a study to be released Wednesday by Continue reading “Study: 1 in 5 parents think kids online too much”.
Graphics chip maker Nvidia found some irregularities in past stock-based compensation practices during an internal probe, and took a total of $127 million in non-cash charges over associated expenses, the company said Wednesday. The figure Continue reading “Nvidia takes $127M options charge – better than expected”.
General Motors on Wednesday became the first automaker to commit to make a rechargeable hybrid vehicle, a move intended to distance the world’s largest automaker from its reputation for producing gas-guzzling trucks. I like raw Continue reading “GM pledges to make plug-in electric vehicle”.
After the planned launch of 45nm processors in the second half of 2007, Intel will likely reach the crossover between 45nm and 65nm nodes in CPU production in 2008, said Rob Willoner, technology analyst at Continue reading “Intel expects 45-65nm crossover to be reached in 2008”.
If you are interested in reading about the AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect (DSDC) Architecture here are a list of reviews and article to hold you over for a bit! AMD Continue reading “AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 Series Articles and Reviews”.
Charting another industry first for computing enthusiasts, AMD today announced the AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect (DSDC) Architecture, the first dual-socket, multi-core desktop PC platform designed to take advantage of the Continue reading “AMD Launches Quad FX Platforms with Dual CPU Sockets”.
Intel Corp. has announced that it is making prototypes of computer processors using new manufacturing techniques that further shrink circuitry, making the chips run faster and use less power. Penryn is rumored to be a Continue reading “Intel Samples 45nm Penryn Processors”.
Kingston has been busy putting together a new promo with eMusic for the Kingston Mobile Phone Village portal (www.kingston.com/mpv) that offers visitors 50 free downloads when they sign up for a free trial with eMusic, Continue reading “Kingston eMusic Promo: 50 Free Downloads via Kingston Mobile Phone Village”.
Futuremark has released a series of patches for 3DMark and PCMark that enables benchmarking on Windows Vista. The patches are for 3DMark06, 3DMark05 and PCMark05 so if you own one then you need to grab Continue reading “Futuremark releases patches for 3DMark and PCMark, enables Vista benchmarking”.
Today AMD has launched their Quad FX platform and for the first time is able to put four cores on a dual-socket desktop motherboard. Will AMD’s long-awaited 4×4 platform have what it takes to take the performance crown from Intel’s quad-core processor? Read on and take a look to see what the new FX-70 series from AMD can do!
Lenovo’s ThinkPad T60 model is getting a wide-screen update. The Raleigh, N.C., company announced Nov. 28 that it would begin to offer a 5.1-pound, ThinkPad T60 notebook with a 15.4-inch display. The T60 ThinkPad model Continue reading “Lenovo Offers 15.4-Inch Screen for ThinkPad Notebook”.
he online video boom is starting to eat into TV viewing time, an ICM survey of 2,070 people for the BBC suggests. Some 43% of Britons who watch video from the internet or on a Continue reading “Online video ‘erodes TV viewing’”.
Microsoft may have to pull its Office suite from the shelves in South Korea as a result of losing a patent lawsuit in that country, according to published reports. Several news outlets reported Monday that Continue reading “Patent ruling threatens MS Office”.
