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Sun UltraSparc Chips Reach 1.2GHz
News Sun Microsystems will announce its highest-end microprocessor to date on Wednesday, a 1.2GHz UltraSparc III that consumes less power than its predecessors. The processor, to be announced at the SunNetwork 2002 conference in San Francisco, is built...
[September 18, 2002, 7:54]
Intel Answers AMD With 1.2GHz Celeron
News Intel this week boosted its Celeron processor to 1.2GHz. The chipmaker, practicing a bit of megahertz one-upmanship, launched the new low-price chip on Tuesday, just one day after rival AMD introduced its 1.1GHz Duron processor for the value...
[October 4, 2001, 9:07]
Via Plans 1.2GHz Chip As Strong Sales Boost Confidence
News Computer chipset and processor maker Via Technologies said on Tuesday its revenues were $99m (about £68m) for April, up 32.7 percent from the same period a year ago. The figures come as other semiconductor makers are reporting falling sales because...
[May 3, 2001, 13:57]
Coming To A Mac Near You: 1.2GHz?
News Fending off the scepticism of Mac users worldwide, Swedish vendor Xtrem insists it is working on a hardware package that will boost the Power Mac G4 from its current top speed of 500MHz to a whopping 1,200MHz by year-end.
[August 9, 2000, 10:04]
For AMD, The Chips Just Keep On Coming
News Advanced Micro Devices trotted out a new 1.2GHz Duron processor on Thursday, its second value-chip debut of the week. The chip is AMD's latest processor option for low-price desktop PCs. It comes closely after AMD's 1.1GHz Duron, which launched on...
[November 15, 2001, 16:43]
AMD Speeds Notebooks
News AMD has ramped up its mobile processor line, launching a 1.2GHz Athlon 4 and a 950MHz Duron. In tough market conditions, AMD is betting on success in the mobile and server areas to increase its market share.
[November 12, 2001, 14:50]
Intel Trots Out 1.3GHz Celeron
News Intel is kicking off the new year this week with a new desktop Celeron chip that clocks in at 1.3GHz. The budget-friendly chip, like the 1.2GHz Celeron launched in October, is based on the company's new 130-nanometer (0.13-micron) manufacturing...
[January 4, 2002, 15:56]
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 Readies New Athlon, Duron Chips
News Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is keeping up the pressure on chip rival Intel AMD will shortly introduce faster Athlon and Duron chips for desktop PCs. AMD will dog Intel with frequent releases of faster Athlon chips, starting with a 1.2GHz Athlon...
[October 5, 2000, 8:09]
New AMD Chip Set To Boost Athlon PCs
News Advanced Micro Devices Monday moved a big step closer toward realising its promise to offer chips and a chipset that would enable higher-performance PCs by late November, according to Tim Wright, who directs product marketing at AMD.
[October 31, 2000, 8:58]
Sun Says New Chip Doubles Speed
News Sun Microsystems will announce on Monday that its upcoming UltraSparc IV processor will outperform its predecessor by a factor of 1.6 to 2, providing more competition to Intel, IBM, Advanced Micro Devices and others.
[October 13, 2003, 8:40]
Pentium 4: Too Hot To Handle?
News When Intel's Pentium 4 comes to notebooks next year, consumers will discover a boost in computing power -- and possibly an extra fan. The new mobile Pentium 4 chip, which sources familiar with Intel's plans say will launch in late March or early...
[December 13, 2001, 9:29]
Low-end Dell PCs Get Speed Boost
News Dell Computer is offering more PC for the pound with a pair of new low-priced desktop PCs. The company updated its two low-priced, consumer-oriented desktop PC product lines with faster processors. While Dell traditionally targets more...
[March 25, 2002, 6:31]
Sun To Push UltraSparc V Past 3GHz
News Sun Microsystems' UltraSparc V, two generations out from the newly introduced processor at the heart of the company's servers, will debut at 1.8GHz and extend past 3GHz, the company is expected to disclose on Tuesday.
[June 25, 2002, 9:37]
AMD Ratchets Budget Notebooks To 1GHz
News Advanced Micro Devices has broken the 1GHz mark for low-priced notebooks. The chipmaker on Monday announced a new 1GHz mobile Duron chip for notebook PCs. The mobile Duron is similar to the company's mobile Athlon4 chip, but is manufactured at...
[December 17, 2001, 16:53]
Intel Boosts Pentium M Power
News Intel is polishing up its array of Centrino chips for notebooks. As expected, the chipmaker on Monday launched three new Pentium M processors running at higher clock speeds and cut prices on existing versions of the chip.
[June 3, 2003, 7:52]
Intel, AMD Cut Chip Prices
News Intel and Advanced Micro Devices are wielding the scissors again, as the chipmakers on Monday trimmed prices for desktop PC processors by up to 19 percent. Chip manufacturers use price cuts mainly as a tool to establish new products in the market...
[January 29, 2002, 12:17]
AMD Cuts Prices On Athlon, Duron
News AMD cut prices on Friday for its Athlon XP and Duron processors for both desktop and notebook PCs. The chipmaker shaved up to 20 percent off prices for Athlon XP chips in an effort to make AMD-based PCs more attractive to buyers, a company...
[July 29, 2002, 10:12]
Apple Revs Up Notebooks
News Apple Computer on Monday updated its two notebook lines, the PowerBook and the iBook, with faster PowerPC G4 processors running at 1GHz to 1.5GHz. The changes, which also include faster graphics chips on some PowerBooks, are designed to keep Apple...
[April 20, 2004, 14:50]
Intel Launches Cheap Chip As Wireless Lure
News Intel on Monday introduced a budget chip for notebooks that the company hopes will bring wireless computing to the masses. The Celeron M is a discount version of the Pentium M processor, which came out last March.
[January 6, 2004, 10:00]
