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Intel CTO Justin Rattner and his merry band of researchers played show and tell with projects from the chipmaker’s lab focused on visual computing and how to leverage multiple cores.

Rattner outlined Intel’s research projects Wednesday–roughly 70 of them–and noted that these experiments will turn into products in the next 5 years or so.

AMD has revamped its server processor roadmap with plans to jump to six and then 12 cores in the first half of 2010, but the larger question is whether the company can actually deliver.

Update: Are three cores better than two? Consumers now get the chance to decide. AMD's X3 Phenom processors are available in low-cost consumer systems from Hewlett-Packard (HP), Gateway, and eMachines.

Also, on the quad-core front, AMD said Wednesday that Dell is offering five server platforms based on the AMD "...

Intel has started shipping its long awaited low-power chip for wireless devices, but the company is clearly starting at the high end of the market.

The Centrino Atom--which took almost four years to develop--is the world's fastest chip under 3 watts of power, according to Intel.

The first Atoms ...

Intel outlined plans to produce six-core chips in the fourth quarter. The move is that latest salvo in a game to out-core AMD on everything.

AMD finally gets its quad-core chip out the door and Intel moves to six. The future looks like this: Four cores, six cores, eight cores, 10 cores, 12 cores.