processors

Intel Core i7 processors hit online retailers

CNET Tech blog  Mon, 11/10/2008 - 11:00pm

About a week early before the processor's official launch, e-tailers are taking orders for the Core i7.



 

Windows 7 Server gets its day

CNET Tech blog  Thu, 11/06/2008 - 12:04pm

The product, officially known as Windows Server 2008 R2, is considered a "minor release," but is noteworthy for supporting more processors as well as being the first 64-bit only release.



 

Intel comments on chips in new MacBook, Nvidia win

CNET Tech blog  Wed, 10/15/2008 - 1:10am

Chipmaker comments on the processors used in the new MacBooks and Apple's use of Nvidia graphics instead of Intel's.



 

Facebook teams with Intel to set stage for Web 2.0 growth

ZDNET - Between the Lines  Thu, 07/31/2008 - 12:20pm

The headline on a Facebook-Intel announcement today is FB’s selection of Intel-based processors to beef up its infrastructure as the company expands. That’s good news for Intel.



 

Displays: More is more

ZDNET - Between the Lines  Fri, 06/20/2008 - 11:30am

Display manufacturer NEC has released a report on monitor size and its relationship to productivity. Surprise: There’s a positive correlation.

Big surprise: for editing tasks (text and spreadsheet) the gains can be as much as fifty percent. So What?

“Fifty percent”?



 

Report: Fastest AMD chips run with circuit-board fix

CNET Tech blog  Thu, 05/01/2008 - 7:20pm

Inexpensive circuit boards can work reliably with the fastest AMD quad-core Phenom processors when modifications are made, according to a report.

This comes in the wake of mismatch issues between Phenom chips and select motherboards, as reported by Asia-based vendors.

Gigabyte AMD 780G-based motherboard

Gigabyte AMD 780G-based motherboard



 

Apple updates iMac with faster processors

CNET Tech blog  Mon, 04/28/2008 - 8:20am

Apple dished up Monday an iMac update for users to bite on.

The new iMac update, as noted in News.Com's Tom Krazit's blog, features a faster chip and also an option for a souped-up graphics chip.

The updated iMacs are available now in stores.



 

AMD set to update Phenom X3 chips

CNET Tech blog  Fri, 04/18/2008 - 7:45pm

AMD Phenom X3 logo

AMD Phenom X3 logo

(Credit: AMD)

Advanced Micro Devices will refresh its triple-core X3 processor lineup with versions that fix an outstanding bug. A number of online resellers already list the upcoming processors.



 

Linux destined for low-cost Intel Atom PCs?

CNET Tech blog  Fri, 03/28/2008 - 12:00pm

Via-based Everex gPC2

Via-based Everex gPC2

(Credit: Wal-Mart)

Intel's low-cost Atom processors will be at the core of inexpensive PCs.

And inexpensive computers these days often come with Linux.

How do PC companies shave off the last hundred dollars or so to get to $299 or in some cases $199?

Easy. They ...



 

Report: HP 2133 Mini-Note PC to ship on April 7

CNET Tech blog  Thu, 03/27/2008 - 10:53am

(Credit: Engadget)

If you're not making a cheap and tiny laptop to compete with the Asus Eee PC, what are you doing?