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AMD’s ‘Shanghai’ processors are the company’s first chips to utilize the improved performance and efficiency of 45nm technology. ZDNet Germany tests show that they have made up important ground on Intel Xeon chips. Back to Part 1 Back to Part 2 Full virtualization…
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AMD’s ‘Shanghai’ processors are the company’s first chips to utilize the improved performance and efficiency of 45nm technology. ZDNet Germany tests show that they have made up important ground on Intel Xeon chips. Back to Part 1 Ahead to Part 3 The 2.7GHz AMD Shanghai…
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AMD’s ‘Shanghai’ processors are the company’s first chips to utilize the improved performance and efficiency of 45nm technology. ZDNet Germany tests show that they have made up important ground on Intel Xeon chips. AMD’s ‘Shanghai’ processors are the company’s first chips to utilize the improved performance and efficiency of…
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Two systems, including one based on x86 chips, have become the first ever to break the petaflop/s barrier in the latest Top500 supercomputer list. Cray’s XT5 Jaguar supercomputer has narrowly missed displacing IBM’s Roadrunner system as the world’s fastest supercomputer, according to the results of the bi-annual ‘Top500′ supercomputing…
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Canonical and the chip designer are to collaborate on a version of Ubuntu tailored to ARM’s architecture, with a focus on low-cost subnotebooks. Canonical has announced it will be developing a version of its Ubuntu Linux desktop operating system specifically for ARM’s Cortex-A8 and Cortex-A9 processor architectures. …
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The company has extended the olive branch over claims by two execs that inadequate ARM chips cause the iPhone to be slow Chipmaker Intel has released an apology for comments made by its executives this week on the inadequacies of the iPhone and the ARM processor driving it. …
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Japan’s NEC Electronics, the world’s No.12 chipmaker, said on Thursday it would team up with IBM and others on next-generation microchips in a bid to beat mounting development costs. TOKYO–Japan’s NEC Electronics, the world’s No.12 chipmaker, said on Thursday it would team up with IBM and others on next-generation…
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At IDF, the chipmaker announced a power-control feature in its new micro architecture, claiming it is ‘pretty compelling’ for enterprises. Intel unveiled on Tuesday a new aspect of its upcoming microprocessor architecture, which promises better power management and efficiency. Speaking in the afternoon keynote on day…
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Technology Business Research says Opteron and Puma are boosting AMD’s chip business, but the company could be hurt by the economic downturn. While AMD’s processor business is showing strength, the company is still in a worse position than Intel to face a dip in demand for the rest of…
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European Union antitrust regulators say Intel paid retailers to not sell PCs using chips made by rival Advanced Micro Devices. BRUSSELS–European Union antitrust regulators made new accusations against chipmaker Intel on Thursday, saying it paid retailers to not sell PCs using chips made by rival Advanced Micro Devices. …
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European regulators are preparing to file new antitrust charges against Intel, expanding a probe into the chipmaker’s marketing and sales practices, according to a report. European regulators are preparing to file new antitrust charges against Intel, expanding a probe into the chipmaker’s marketing and sales practices, The Wall Street…
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Atom chips are Core 2 Duo-compatible with a tenth of the power requirements that CEO Paul Otellini says are as important to Intel as the Pentium chips in the mid-1990s. Intel has launched its Atom range of processors at the Intel Developer Forum in Shanghai today. …
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Chipmaker’s Isaiah processor architecture is expected to double performance but consume same amount of energy.Images: Isaiah architecture up close Via Technologies is making processors based on a new architecture this year that may help the tiny company inch up the chipmaking pecking order. The chips, which utilize…
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