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SpeedStep Pentium III On Tap For Tuesday
News Intel is expected tomorrow to announce the first mobile chips using SpeedStep, a new technology for saving battery life in mobile PCs. As earlier reported by ZDNet News UK, SpeedStep -- formerly code-named Geyserville -- will allow the two new...
[January 17, 2000, 14:31]
Intel Speeds Up SpeedStep
News Intel Monday introduced the fastest mobile processor yet featuring its SpeedStep technology, which allows chips to run at faster clock speeds without significantly reducing battery life. The chip giant first launched SpeedStep in Pentium III...
[April 25, 2000, 16:55]
Intel Unveils 'SpeedStep' Pentiums
News Users, however, can override SpeedStep and run their processors at 600MHz or 650MHz while on battery if they so choose. SpeedStep arose as a response to some of the power-management compromises that notebook PCs present.
[January 19, 2000, 9:31]
First SpeedStep Numbers Appear
News While frequency reduction is not new, the technology behind the 600MHz and 650MHz chips -- called SpeedStep -- actually reduces the voltage of the chip, not just the frequency. Dell Inspiron 5000 with SpeedStep 650MHz Pentium III
[January 19, 2000, 12:12]
Intel Brings PC Makers Up To SpeedStep
News Intel has settled on a brand name for its battery-saving Geyserville technology, telling PC makers this week that the upcoming mobile Pentium III feature will now be called SpeedStep. The SpeedStep technology, a feature in certain forthcoming...
[September 24, 1999, 10:31]
Inspiron Owners Complain Of SP2 Slowdown
Talkback SP2 MAKES SOME ENHANCEMENTS TO THE INTEL SPEEDSTEP. THE INTEL SPEEDSTEP LOWERS THE SPEED OF THE PROCESSOR TO LOWER THE POWER STATE OF THE PORTABLE SYSTEM TO SAVE BATTERY POWER. THERE IS NO PROBLEM HERE.
[September 3, 2004, 19:52]
Intel Debuts New Mobile Chips
News Intel Monday announced several new mobile chips using SpeedStep technology for lower power. Intel touted SpeedStep, which reduced power consumption when it is not needed by the processor, as allowing greater processing power to coexist with...
[September 25, 2000, 12:55]
NetBSD 3.0 Unveiled
News The latest version of the NetBSD operating system offers a number of improvements, including additional networking functionality and support for Intel's SpeedStep technology, according to developers working on the open source project.
[December 29, 2005, 16:15]
Intel Launches Transmeta Counterattack
News The 815EM supports SpeedStep, Intel's power-saving technology, a new I/O controller hub, dual Ultra ATA/100 hard drive controllers, a LAN connect interface and support for digital surround sound. Support for SpeedStep is particularly important...
[October 24, 2000, 15:23]
Intel's Low-power Crusoe Challenger
News Speedstep, which acts as a switch to drop clock speed and power consumption of a Pentium III running on battery power, is not dynamically variable like Crusoe, which can move through a number of clock-speed and power-consumption states based on...
[October 12, 2000, 8:19]
Nuggets: Hi-Grade's UltiNote 750 Makes PC Power Mobile(ish)
News This high-speed contender employs a feisty 750MHz Intel SpeedStep processor and 192Mb of SDRAM to put many more waif-like mobile models to shame. Mobile Pentium III SpeedStep 750/500MHz kg x256x35mm in TFT LCD screen
[November 13, 2000, 11:24]
Comdex '99: Notebooks To Get More Juice
News The technology, code-named Gemini, emulates the functionality of Intel's Speedstep Technology, due early next year. The Speedstep Technology from Intel, meanwhile, works by reducing the voltage of the chip, which in turn reduces its clock speed...
[November 18, 1999, 9:33]
New Notebooks Save Power
News The technology is similar to Intel's SpeedStep technology in that it seeks to extend battery life by reducing the amount of power the processor consumes, Booth explained. Intel, however, positions its SpeedStep not as a battery-saving tool, but as...
[March 17, 2000, 8:58]
Nuggets: Rock Balances Short Battery Life With Looks
News Rock is only asking £2,199 (that's including VAT) for this 750Mhz/600Mhz SpeedStep machine, and that gets you 192MB of Ram and a 12GB hard drive. MHz/600MHz Pentium III SpeedStep inc VAT) in TFT screen
[October 23, 2000, 15:03]
Intel Reveals More Upgrade Details
News The CPU line also features Intel's Extended Memory 64 technology, which allows compatibility with 64-bit applications, drivers and operating systems, as well as the company's Speedstep technology, which was previously only found in mobile and...
[February 24, 2005, 8:35]
Transmeta Hits Intel With Patent Suit
News Enhanced SpeedStep essentially slows down a chip when not in use to cut power consumption. Transmeta alleges that Intel infringed on one of its patents when it inserted a technology called "enhanced SpeedStep" into its models, said John Horsely...
[October 12, 2006, 8:35]
Intel Accuses Transmeta Of Incompatibilty
News The presentation concentrated on Intel's SpeedStep technology -- designed to prolong laptop battery life by varying microprocessor performance relative to processor demand. The technology is only seen in Intel's Pentium range, although MacDonald...
[July 13, 2000, 12:52]
New Xscale Powers 'Xbox In A Phone'
News Bulverde is an Xscale processor with Wireless MMX, first announced last year, and two new features -- Quick Capture for video integration and Wireless SpeedStep for power control. The whole system will run with the same battery life as existing...
[September 18, 2003, 14:50]
Transmeta Dismisses Intel's FUD Over Crusoe
News Intel also builds a power-conservation process into its mobile chips known as SpeedStep, a feature not included in Crusoe. As for the issues around SSE and SpeedStep, the features are also unsupported by AMD processors, which include their own...
[July 20, 2000, 12:35]
Nuggets: PC Power For Laptops But It'll Cost Ya
News ACI has chosen Intel's SpeedStep chip as its friend for high-speed performance. Rumour has it that we're going to be seeing an 850MHz SpeedStep notebook from another vendor pretty soon, for around two and a half grand inc VAT.
[September 1, 2000, 10:09]
