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1GHz mayhem hits the UK, AMD has the lead
News Microprocessor goliath Intel may have broken the 1GHz landmark just days after rival AMD, despite claims Wednesday it was first, but it still lags behind in getting these machines to UK users. Computer manufacturer Gateway took the wraps off...
[March 9, 2000, 10:32]
Analysis: 1GHz, great if you can get 'em
News Newly crowned champion of the 1GHz microprocessor race, Advance Micro Devices (AMD), sent its PR machine into overdrive on Monday, describing the launch of its new super-chip in the same hushed tones spoken at the breaking of the sound barrier and...
[March 7, 2000, 10:51]
1GHz Gateways arrive in UK next week
News PC manufacturer Gateway has promised ZDNet that UK customers will be able to get their hands on its Select 1000 PC 1GHz Athlon-based PC by Friday next week. This looks to make Gateway the first manufacturer to cough up a 1GHz-fuelled PC in Britain.
[March 17, 2000, 15:15]
1GHz: The whole story
News AMD turned up the heat on sworn enemy Intel on Monday by breaking the 1GHz speed barrier ahead of its industry rival. It is no secret that these manufacturers have been in a ferocious battle to roll out a chip breaking this major landmark first...
[March 7, 2000, 13:44]
1GHz PCs from Dell in April
News Top computer maker Dell Computer has confirmed it will release 1GHz PCs in Europe next month, joining the trickle of computer makers to have announced 1GHz products here. Dell announced late Friday it will ship Special Edition Dell Dimension...
[March 17, 2000, 16:16]
1GHz processors trickle into Europe
News PCs based on the brand-spanking-new 1GHz processors from Intel and AMD are beginning to appear -- but don't count on being able to easily get your hands on one if you live outside the US. Much hype has been generated in the media and by Intel and...
[March 17, 2000, 6:00]
Intel XScale: 1GHz in your palm
News At its developer conference Wednesday, Intel demonstrated the first silicon from its XScale Microarchitecture -- a beefed up version of the chip maker's StrongARM architecture -- for use in a wide range of non-PC applications, running at speeds up...
[August 24, 2000, 9:57]
The 1GHz race is on
News Just as the 1960s space race paid unexpected dividends in the coin of new household conveniences, experts say the spillover from the AMD-Intel competition to debut a one gigahertz chip is going to drive down computing costs in the new year and...
[December 1, 1999, 12:42]
IBM to hit 1GHz with PowerPC chip
News IBM will take the wraps off a gigahertz-capable PowerPC chip on Monday at the Microprocessor Forum, one of the year's top events for the silicon set. The new PowerPC 750FX, which will come out at 750MHz but will be able to reach 1GHz in subsequent...
[October 15, 2001, 10:35]
A Year Ago: Intel eyes life after 1GHz
News The chip wars are far from over, as Intel looks to exploit processor 'headroom' to crank up Pentium III performance. Intel, the world's leading chip manufacturer, is evaluating its options for introducing Pentium III chips running faster than 1GHz...
[April 1, 2001, 6:04]
Chip wars: Is there life after 1GHz?
News The gigahertz race may be over, but don't count on the PC industry stopping just there. According to PC makers, the computing public's hunger for greater performance remains unabated -- and that means 1GHz, or 1,000MHz, processors will, sooner...
[March 8, 2000, 8:59]
Apple PowerBook G4 (1GHz, 17in. TFT) review
Reviews Design The 17in. PowerBook G4, which is made of brushed aluminium alloy (like its new 12in.counterpart, rather than the titanium-built models of old), is almost ridiculously large: it's definitely a desktop replacement, and is difficult to tote...
[May 6, 2003, 11:53]
Chip makers not stopping at 1GHz
News The 1GHz race has been run: AMD and Intel each crossed the finish line this week with speedy processors for new PCs. But the race to put more speed in your PC is a marathon, not a sprint. Don't count on the PC industry stopping at 1GHz.
[March 10, 2000, 8:42]
Exclusive: Transmeta flirting with AMD and 1GHz Pt II
News Transmeta isn't standing still on the chip front, either. The company began sampling the new TM5600 chip last May. The TM5600 is similar to the TM5400, but has an increased Level 2 cache of 512KB [versus the TM5400's 256KB].
[August 21, 2000, 9:40]
1GHz PCs: fast, but certainly not cheap
News While Intel and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are sprinting toward the finish line in a mad race to see who can be the first to release a 1GHz -- or 1,000MHz -- processor for desktop PCs, consumers are thinking: What's in it for me?
[March 3, 2000, 9:03]
Transitive creates 1GHz PowerPC on Athlon
News UK and California-based software firm Transitive Technologies plans to make software that will effectively create a 'virtual' PowerPC chip running on an x86 processor within 18 months, the company said on Wednesday.
[October 18, 2001, 16:37]
ARM design to take mobile chips over 1GHz
News ARM Holdings is to give handheld devices a speed boost with its next-generation "Jaguar" processor microarchitecture, dubbed ARM11, which will ultimately surpass speeds of 1GHz. The architecture, details of which were revealed on Monday to coincide...
[April 29, 2002, 13:55]
2000 Roundup: Chips broke 1GHz, but market yawned
News 2000 was the year PC chips broke the 1GHz barrier, though to judge by the declining growth rate for PCs in the US, this was no great revolution. The year kicked off with breakthroughs in chip research and the launch of supposedly easy-to-use...
[December 26, 2000, 6:10]
Intel reaches 1GHz mark
News Intel on Wednesday broke the gigahertz barrier with a 1GHz, or 1,000MHz, Pentium III chip. What a difference a couple of days makes -- AMD announced its 1GHz Athlon processor on Monday. The two processor rivals have been locked in a clock speed...
[March 8, 2000, 13:18]
Via propels fanless chips to 1GHz
News Via Technologies has increased the speed of its Eden ESP processor to 1GHz, promising that the chip still generates so little heat that it does not require a cooling fan. The company is pitching its processor, based on the Nehemiah core, for...
[February 11, 2004, 16:05]
