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Intel to unveil its "Internet on a chip"
News Intel, through the union of a processor core, flash memory technology and a digital signal processor, has created what it calls the "Internet on a chip. The chipmaker will announce the technology on Thursday at its Intel Developer Forum in Amsterdam.
[May 17, 2001, 8:39]
Windows 7 Ultimate review
Reviews Luckily for Microsoft, Windows 7 is more than just spin. It's stable, smooth and highly polished, introducing new graphical features, a new taskbar that can compete handily with the Mac OS X dock, and device management and security enhancements...
[August 4, 2009, 14:44]
AMD ups Athlon speed, cuts prices
News Advanced Micro Devices is turning up the clock speed on its Athlon and Duron desktop chips and cutting prices on its existing chips. On Tuesday the chip maker introduced a new 1.2GHz Athlon processor for high-performance desktops and a new 800MHz...
[October 18, 2000, 8:15]
Apple iMac G4 1.25GHz review
Reviews Design The Apple iMac has seen a speed bump with this release, but its physical design remains the same. The 10.4kg iMac consists of a half-dome base that contains the SuperDrive (CD-RW/DVD-R) and external expansion ports.
[December 2, 2003, 9:25]
Apple expo: Attacks on Intel but hugs for Microsoft
News European Macintosh fans are getting their first look at the next release of Microsoft Office for the Mac and the latest microprocessors for Apple computers, and the experience is underscoring Apple's ambivalent relationship with the Windows...
[September 14, 2000, 13:59]
IBM pumps PowerPC up to 2.5GHz
News IBM is to show off a prototype of its PowerPC 970 processor at the CeBIT trade show next month, the company said. The speedy chip, expected to arrive on the market in the second half of this year and reach 2.5GHz speeds in a future incarnation...
[February 28, 2003, 14:24]
Intel to pip AMD at the dual-core post
News Intel plans to release dual-core desktop chips for computers later this month in a move that seems calculated to prevent rival AMD from claiming a first. At the Intel Developer Forum in Taipei, Taiwan, Abhi Talwalkar, co-general manager of the...
[April 12, 2005, 8:45]
Roundup: Intel launches Pentium 4
News Pentium 4 is Intel's most comprehensive redesign of the x86 architecture in years, and is planned to become the mainstream desktop processor as early as next year. But the launch hasn't been all smooth sailing.
[November 21, 2000, 11:48]
Dell quizzes customers on AMD-based PC
News Is longtime Intel champion Dell Computer testing the waters for home PCs based on AMD processors? A recent survey commissioned by the leading PC maker asks customers to state a preference between a PC based on AMD chips and one that uses Intel...
[July 2, 2001, 9:23]
IBM breeds PowerPC chip from server DNA
News IBM is brewing a new, more formidable desktop PowerPC chip for desktop computers using technology from its Power4 processor for servers. Though the server chip has a different name and a different design, Power4 is essentially a PowerPC processor...
[August 9, 2002, 9:03]
Intel grapples with Pentium supplies
News As Intel released two new Celeron processors this week, questions remained over the dominant chip maker's ability to supply top-end chips to its manufacturer customers in sufficient volumes. The shortages first became apparent last October, with...
[March 31, 2000, 16:19]
Intel throws 1.3GHz chip into mix
News New chips, including a more budget-minded version of the Pentium 4 will ring in the New Year for chip giant Intel. The chip maker is coming out with a 1.3GHz version of the Pentium 4 in the first quarter that will allow PC manufacturers to...
[December 15, 2000, 9:44]
Apple ships rack-mounted server
News Apple has begun shipping its Xserve rack-mounted server, as the company looks to bolster its position in the corporate market and with companies interested in delivering digital media content over the Web.
[July 1, 2002, 16:41]
AMD cuts prices, preps notebook Athlon
News After price cuts by rival Intel over the weekend, AMD cut the prices of its Athlon and Duron chips for desktops by around 20 percent this week. Under the new cuts, the 1.2GHz Athlon with a 266MHz system bus sells for $294 (£201) in quantities of 1...
[March 7, 2001, 8:14]
AMD: Two chips better than one
News Hoping that two Athlons prove better than one, Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday launched chips that will allow high-end computers to use two of AMD's flagship processors simultaneously. At a press conference at the Computex trade show here, AMD...
[June 5, 2001, 16:08]
Fujitsu Siemens Stylistic ST5010 review
Reviews The £1,511 (ex. VAT) Stylistic ST5010 reviewed here is slightly bigger than the ST4110, but it's still one of the thinnest and lightest slate-style tablets. The new model measures 32.4cm by 22cm by 2.23cm and tips the scales at an easy-to-carry...
[May 7, 2004, 12:35]
Sony releases first business laptop
News Two Japanese manufacturers known for their notebooks are putting on a full-court press to try to grab a bigger hunk of the fourth-quarter pie. While the prospects for the PC market remain gloomy, especially on the desktop side, specific niches on...
[October 9, 2001, 10:23]
Focus: Processor makers' flippin' genius
News When Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in the next few weeks introduces its new Duron microprocessor, the chip will be faster and cheaper partly because of a prosaic-sounding technology called flip-chip pin grid array packaging.
[May 2, 2000, 9:11]
Dual-core Intel chips hit the market
News A few PC makers will start selling PCs containing dual-core chips from Intel on Monday, three days ahead of the debut of the dual cores. Dell, Alienware and a few others are preparing to take orders on Monday for PCs containing these chips, an...
[April 18, 2005, 9:05]
Transmeta casts Efficeon chip as saviour
News Transmeta’s latest chip, the Efficeon, will debut in notebooks later this year, forming a key element in the struggling company’s comeback attempt. Formerly code-named Astro, the Efficeon will "dramatically increase performance and take care of...
[August 12, 2003, 11:05]
