Apple To Drop Intel Chipsets

Lately, there were some rumors that pointed to a change that Apple could make and this is that Apple might replace Intel chipsets with AMD or VIA chipsets for their products. Some consider this very unlikely, but so far nobody explained why. Also, nobody said to us why this change would be good and why it would help Apple.

This is probably why Jon Stokes from Ars Technica decided to make it clear for us and from start he makes it very clear to us that he is “skeptical” and this switch would not be healthy for Apple. First, Jon wonders where will Apple use the chipsets - desktops, laptops, or even in both

In Tom's Hardware Guide's review early last week of a Core Duo-based notebook with Intel's 945 PM chipset and ATI's dedicated X1600 GPU, our test engi

In Tom's Hardware Guide's review early last week of a Core Duo-based notebook with Intel's 945 PM chipset and ATI's dedicated X1600 GPU, our test engineers reported stumbling across a mysterious power consumption issue. The unit tested showed abnormally high power consumption, which at first, they believed could be attributable to the Core Duo processor itself, with the high-performance graphics system being an alternate candidate.

Slowing spending on computers saw Intel profits

Intel shares rose 2.1% in after-hours trading with investors relieved the results were no worse than feared.



The severity of the drop was driven in part by a $1bn writedown in the value of Intel's investment in Clearwire Corp.



Clearwire works on a new type of wireless broadband that Intel is building into its chips - but there are fears that the credit crunch will impede its business plans.

uper Talent INT-AIN1-C All-in-One USB2.0 Internal Card Reader

uper Talent INT-AIN1-C All-in-One USB2.0 Internal Card Reader

Super Talent INT-AIN1-C All-in-One USB2.0 Internal Card Reader (Color Bezel) Specification Mfr Part Number: INT-AIN1-C Features: Internal 3.5" drive bay design to save desktop space Supports SD High Capacity (SDHC) Supports Mass Storage Class Drive Support Windows 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP; Mac os V9.2 or higher Connector: Internal USB Color: Three Color Bezels (Silver/Beige/Black) Supported Media: CompactFlash type-I/II Memory Stick Secure Digital MultiMedia Card SmartMedia Power Source: USB Bus Powered (No External Power Required) Compatible with Windows Vista Driver for Super Talent Internal Card Reader Icon Utility * Note: The product specification and pictures are subject to change without notice.

What do a poor farmer in a remote village in Africa and a rich business man

Historically, the main usage of wireless data-transfer was voice communication. As wireless communication standards evolved to become digital (Wi-Fi or GSM), voice has become one among several more bandwidth consuming (broadband) applications such as high definition video or games. Many wireless IP (internet protocol) network standards try to satisfy the increasing demand for more bandwidth in more locations while on the move.

Intel Corporation has unveiled intel Dual-Core Intel Itanium 9100 series processors.

It's new line up of Dual core processors 9100 series Built for managing high-end applications and armed with advanced features that improve reliability and reduce power consumption. The sixth generation of Itanium platforms mission-critical support is strengthened by a new feature called Core Level Lock-Step that improves the data integrity and reliability of applications by eliminating undetected errors in the core. The 9100 line up provides up to 1.66GHz clock speed, 667MHz FSB, and 104W power rating.Intel Core i7 CPU & DX58SO X58 Platform

Intel Core i7 CPU & DX58SO X58 Platform

We at Benchmark Reviews consider ourselves extremely fortunate to have been chosen by Intel as one of those review sites to showcase the Core i7 prior to its official launch. Once chosen our dilemma was how to best convey the myriad of information we ascertained to our readers. Obviously the best plan would be to release one all encompassing review of the entire product line. Because of time constraints this plan was impossible. After much deliberation we decided our best recourse was to present a series of reviews on this product line. In today's segment we will cover an overview of the technological aspects of the Core i7 processor series and the X58 motherboard that supports it. We'll test all three of the processors using a succinct series of benchmarks run a stock processor speeds and draw the necessary conclusions from their results. What else is left you might ask? Believe me when I say that's only scratching the surface. In future reviews we'll concentrate on individual product components and expound in much greater detail on that product's performance capabilities including overclocking.

A low-price processor for low-price laptops

In the immediate future, OEMs will mainly look to Atom's cheap price and largely stripped down performance with a single "in-order" pipeline that dates back to the original Pentium chip for inexpensive and lightweight laptops. Intel would not disclose pricing, but the OEM price of $45 for the Intel Atom Z500 certainly makes it a good fit for portable devices. (The Z-Series processors are intended for handheld use, but are architecturally identical to the N-Series chips for laptop use.)

Is Intel's Atomic project more about low-cost than high-power portability

Intel launched its low-power Atom processor at Computex earlier this week, but the device's true raison d'être is a source of confusion for many.

As the Atom begins to show up in low-cost budget laptops introduced at Computex this week, numerous press reports and blog posts continue to peg the device as Intel's ticket into the mobile phone market.

Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family

The mobile Intel 4 Express chipset is the skeleton of the Centrino 2 technology. It is pack with new features and upgrades, which uses less power to provide a longer battery life while optimizing the performance. There are many new features in the mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset but the most exciting features are the full support for DDR3 memory, Blu-ray playback, and Hybrid Graphics.

WiFi Link 5100/5300

Centrino 2 wireless network incorporate IEEE 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N protocol, which was a major player component in the previous mobile Intel 965 Express Chipset. The Draft-N speed has been bump up as well as the antenna range, which support MIMO technology to reduce dead zone and cover a wider range. There are two versions of this wireless card, codenamed Shiloh. The WiFi Link 5100, with two antennas for reception and one for transmission, has a top speed on paper of 300Mbps, while the WiFi Link 5300, with a three antennas will theoretically peak at 450Mbps in both directions. However, the actual speeds achievable will fall short for various reasons. It comes in two flavors, PCIe Mini Card or Half Mini Card.

Intel Centrino 2

Intel Centrino technology is involving with greater expectation and promising technology, bringing new standards to the notebook computing. Centrino 2, code named "Montevina", is the fifth generation in the Centrino family with many rich features to boost processing performance, multi-tasking (50% more), photo editing, video editing, HD and Blue-ray playback, longer battery life, WiFi connectivity, more mobility with increase performance in all area, and many more.

Intel Centrino 2

Intel Centrino technology is involving with greater expectation and promising technology, bringing new standards to the notebook computing. Centrino 2, code named "Montevina", is the fifth generation in the Centrino family with many rich features to boost processing performance, multi-tasking (50% more), photo editing, video editing, HD and Blue-ray playback, longer battery life, WiFi connectivity, more mobility with increase performance in all area, and many more.

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800

The Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 is one of Intel's new generation of quad core processors that is energy efficient and powerful. The QX6800 codenamed "Kentsfield XE", features two 4 MB of L2 cache which gives a total of 8 MB of L2 cache, a core clock speed of 2.93 GHz, and a front side bus of 1066MHz. The CPU is manufactured on a 65nm die and contains 4 processor cores. Designed to deliver a high power efficiency, it has a Thermal Design Power of 130W. For the full report, refer to Intel Core 2 Extreme.

Intel Claims Upcoming Core i7 Nehalem Architecture to be 50% Faster

Expreview.com got ahold of a marketing doc from Intel that claimed the upcoming Nehalem-based “Core i7″ architecture would be approximately 50% faster than the existing 3.2Ghz QX9770 CPU. More specifically the document quotes the following vauge-ish values:
38% more rendering performance
41% more movie editing and conversion performance
52% more 3D gaming performance

Let’s try and de-marketing-asshole-ify these numbers 1 at a time

Do you need a Quad-core CPU

Unless you’re a hardware enthusiast, you may have missed the fact that Intel significantly lowered the price on it’s quad-core CPUs this weekend. A quad-core CPU has four processing units on one chip (this first quad-core from Intel is actually two dual-core CPUs on the same chip). With the price drop, a quad-core CPU can now be purchased for just a little more than a high-end dual-core. Four CPUs for the price of two. Sounds like a good deal, right?

Well, not so fast. Unlike clock speed increases, multiple cores don’t scale linearly. While a 2ghz CPU is twice as fast as the same CPU at 1ghz, a quad-core CPU is not four times as fast as a single core. Like most desktop technology, quad-core CPUs have migrated from the server market. Comparing server performance using round numbers, a dual-core CPU offers about a 50% performance over a single core (not 100%), and there are diminishing returns. A quad-core CPU is only about 25% faster that a dual-core CPU.

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What to Get? Which is Better?

There are countless companies in the computer industry but there is only one battle that counts... AMD vs. Intel. This is a favorite topic in the forums, yet instead of blindly pledging allegiance to one CPU or the other, let's take a look behind the scenes and find out which companies processor is the best bet.

Now I should say that I'm a hardware enthusiast at heart, so for me CPU performance matters the most. I stick with gear only as long as it keeps my PC at the front of the performance curve. After that, I drop it like a rock and move onto greener pastures, regardless if it's the same brand or not. After all, what's the point of brand loyalty? AMD and Intel don't love you back, no matter how much you might sing their praises. Put another way, it's not like AMD only sells to you, or Intel has a smiling shot of your mug on every pay stub as a testament to your past processor purchases now is it?

An Intel Mote, showing how options can be stacked on nesting boards.

The Berkeley research had shown how motes could be most efficiently configured, he said, with some acting as relays to other networks while others provided local infrastructure. "Traffic accumulator motes called Stargates can be powered externally, leaving the low power motes to collect data," he said. Intel had used motes to monitor its own chip fabrication plants, he added.

CeBIT 09: Intel Previews Upcoming P55 Express Chipset

Intel and its partners showcsase new motherboards based on the upcoming Intel P55 Express chipset, which supports the new 1156 socket.

At CeBIT, the P55 mohterboards on display include the "TPOWER I55" by BIOSTAR, Jetway's "HI05", Asus' "P7U PRO" and MSI's "G9P55-DC".

Also known as "ibex peak" the Intel P55 Express chipset generally replaces the traditional role of the Southbridge chips the future architecture of Intel.

Intel announces the world's slimmest laptop

If you are among those people who believe that beauty and brains do not go together, take a look at the latest notebook series announced by Intel (code-named Intel Mobile Metro) and you will be forced to think again.

This collaborative, no-holds-barred effort from Intel and Ziba Design has resulted in what is poised to be a trailblazer among laptops. Needless to say, Intel must be mighty pleased with the final specs. At a mere 0.7 inches thick, the notebook is the thinnest in the world, satisfying the company’s intention of making it the Razr among laptops

Intel Pentium D 940 3.2GHz Dual Core Processor Review

The Pentium D 940 represents the state of the art in Intel processors, not just because of its dual core nature, but because of the other features it incorporates as well.

The most significant extra that this CPU brings to the table is its support for 64-bit x86-64-based operating systems through Intel's EMT64 technology.

Like AMD's Opteron and Athlon 64, the Intel Pentium D processor can run both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems and applications (almost) interchangeably. For more details on how this works, see PCSTATS article on the subject.

Medical Gadget Gossip Provided by Intel, Panasonic

Today at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF), the keynote speaker from Intel foreshadowed a device that the company promised to unveil tomorrow. In the meantime, a Panasonic-branded device that looks curiously similar was displayed somewhere else on the floor of the conference.

Ubergizmo snapped some shots of what looks like a new version of the C5 portable clinical tablet computer.

Intel Health Guide Undergoing Trials

According to Planetary Gear, a blog at CNET, Intel has announced a number of pilot programs to test the company's recently approved Health Guide PHS6000 device (see our previous post: At-Home Monitoring Solution from Intel ). The unit, coupled with enterprise software, allows patients to communicate via video and voice with their health care providers, manage data from at-home diagnostic devices, and receive relevant information about their conditions. The company is partnering with Aetna, Scan Health Plan, Erickson Retirement Communities, and the Providence Medical Group in Oregon to enroll patients and physicians to assess the benefits and challenges of the telehealth system.

New Intel ULV processors

ntel will release two new ULV (Ultra-low Voltage) notebook processors by the end of March, a single core and a dual core version. These energy efficient models are to be used in Intel's CULV platform for flat and light notebooks. Digitimes reports that the processors are named Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Core 2 Solo SU3500.

The dualcore version features a 1.6 GHz clock frequency and will cost $289 (when purchased in quantities of 1000). The single-core SU3500 will be clocked at 1.4 GHz and cost $262. Apart from the two new CPUs, we also see existing ultra-low voltage processors in combination with the CULV platform. Listed models are the SU9400, SU3300 and the Celeron 723. Each of these processors uses Intel's GS45 chipset

AMD holds press conference to bash Intel before IDF

When AMD invited me to listen to a webcast regarding the IDF forum, I expected to hear some news; maybe their 45nm processor Shanghai would be coming out earlier than expected to make up for Barcelona’s delay? That would be big and would help AMD make up some ground in the processor product release wars against Intel.

Instead, the conference served as a means for AMD to plant the seeds of skepticism in the minds of IDF attendees before the conference. AMD executives spent the hour call marketing their existing processing and graphics technologies and bashing Intel.

Intel Makes Its Smallest Chip Ever

Teeny transistors mean that "all the complicated work you do on a circuit board can now occur in a chip," says one analyst. "That will make handheld devices smaller."

It seems obvious today that any chip would be a slam dunk if it improves battery performance while offering the full mobile Internet. But at Intel, the decision to develop the Atom was controversial. It's much easier to improve an existing product line, after all, than to create a new chip from scratch, and in 2004, when the project began, the handheld market was just emerging. The Atom would siphon billions of dollars in development costs from other programs and require hundreds of engineers working full time for four years.

A completely reimagined computer chip from Intel drinks 10 times less power -- and puts the full Internet in the palm of your hand.

Martin Reynolds, a vice president at Gartner Inc., says that while the Atom won't rival desktop chips for speed or power, it's certainly quick enough to do what it was designed to do -- and, he adds, it's "really cheap." Its teeny transistors allow Intel to pack memory and basic system controllers into one package. "That means all the complicated work you do on a circuit board can now occur in a chip. This will make the devices smaller."

ntel's Core i7 purchased, overclocked, benchmarked

Looking for the latest in CPU spice to keep your gaming rig flowing? You'd better go find your wallet/purse and head to your local computer shop for a fresh Core i7 (née Nehalem), because they are apparently available for sale right now -- before most of the major sites have even received theirs. User gooddog over at the Overclock.net forums has flaunted posted this picture of his recently purchased 3.2GHz Core i7 Extreme 965 CPU. Paired with an Asus P6T motherboard and running at the stock clock rate it scored a 5,606 in 3DMark06, in-line with what earlier testers found. O/C'ed up to 3.8GHz it delivered a tidy 6,608, a mark that surely gives it control of all benchmarks and, thus, the PC universe.

Transcend Introduces 4GB aXeRam DDR3-1800 Memory Kits

Transcend Information Inc., a global leader in the manufacture of high performance memory modules, is proud to unveil 4GB aXeRam DDR3-1800 memory upgrade kits. Designed specifically for hard-core gamers using only top-binned, premium quality DRAM chips and custom high-purity aluminum heat sinks with cooling fins, aXeRam DDR3-1800 dual-channel kits deliver amazing high-speed overclocking performance while maintaining cool temperatures and rock-solid system stability.

Transcend's 4GB aXeRam DDR3-1800 kit's two identically-matched 240-pin unbuffered 2GB DDR3 1800MHz DIMMs are carefully paired for use in dual-channel configuration, which together provide memory bandwidth of up to 28.8GB/s. To ensure extra-stability and signal integrity at high clock speeds, all aXeRam modules use robust eight-layer PCBs that fully comply with JEDEC standards. The aXeRam 128Mx8 DDR3 DRAM chips are selected with the strictest quality and performance standards and are manufactured using small Fine-Pitch Ball Grid Array (FBGA) packages to assure better thermal dissipation, electrical efficiency and improved overclocking performance.

Intel is coming around to accepting that its Atom processor will be used with your Ion platform

That’s the big controversy now. Everybody keeps saying that Intel won’t allow OEMs (computer makers) to use Ion. I’m still trying to figure out what that means. We’ve heard those kinds of things. The customers are trying to figure it out too.

Intel is coming around to accepting that its Atom processor will be used with your Ion platform

That’s the big controversy now. Everybody keeps saying that Intel won’t allow OEMs (computer makers) to use Ion. I’m still trying to figure out what that means. We’ve heard those kinds of things. The customers are trying to figure it out too.

Intel Warns AMD on Legal Terms about GlobalFoundries

permanently and never see each other again. Well, its hard to find an instant where two of the closest competitors help each other in technology sharing agreement. Take for example, Microsoft and Google. We all know about their sweet relationship. But AMD and Intel, unlike many others, used to work in certain projects together. However Intel may pull off from these projects within two months because of a rift that was initiated for GlobalFoundries Inc., the California company planning a $4.2 billion computer-chip factory in Malta.

Google Is Ditching Intel And Going To AMD

he word on the street is that Google has been and will continue buying AMD products over Intel. Google currently owns 200,000 servers and AMD could start to see a lot of business from Google as they continue to expand or need to replace/upgrade the existing servers. The funniest part is that Intel’s Chief Executive is on Google’s board. It looks as though AMD continues to get more and more of Intel’s market.

Intel explains: MID vs. UMPC

Today we had a chance to finally bring to rest the following question: what the hell's the difference between a UMPC and a MID. Fortunately, Dan Monahan, Intel's Global Internet Segment Manager of Ultra Mobility and the man who showed us (and the world) the UMPC for the first time at CeBIT took the time to set us straight. This is how it breaks down.

Intel Media Series DG33TL

This is a review of the Intel Media Series DG33TL motherboard. Please keep reading for an in-depth analysis, including an overview of the board itself and how well it performs under testing.

Intel has been making motherboards longer than almost anyone else and dominates the motherboard market. So why do we see ASUS, ABIT, and others leading the way for motherboards? Intel motherboards typically aren’t sold very much, outside of the OEM manufacturers such as Dell and HP. Intel does sell their chipset to third parties that develop both kick ass, and not so kick ass, motherboards

Nvidia files a countersuit against Intel

The manufacturer of graphics-processor technologies for workstations, Nvidia Corporation on Thursday announced that it has filed a countersuit against Intel Corporation for breach of contract. Nvidia reported that it has filed the countersuit in the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware, seeking to terminate Intel's license to its valuable patent portfolio.

The countersuit by Nvidia came after Intel filed a lawsuit against Nvidia, last month in the Delaware court, in which Intel alleged that the four-year-old chipset license agreement does not apply to its next generation CPUs with "integrated" memory controllers, such as its Nehalem processor, the chips that Apple is now using in the new Mac Pro. It prevents Nvidia from developing a compatible chipset that Apple could use in Macs based on the new processor.

Intel International Science and Engineering Fair

The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF), the world’s largest international pre-college science competition, annually provides a forum for more than 1,500 high school students from over 50 countries to showcase their independent research. The Intel ISEF is the premiere science competition in the world exclusively for students in grades 9–12.

Each year, millions of students worldwide compete in local and school-sponsored science fairs; the winners of these events go on to participate in Intel ISEF-affiliated regional and state fairs from which the best win the opportunity to attend the Intel ISEF

AMD has used "out-of-context snippets ... to create the

Intel claims in its response that AMD is seeking to blame Intel for its own "many business failures ... that have determined its position in the marketplace." AMD's position in the marketplace "reflects its uneven track record, and its repeated failure to deliver on its promises."
Specifically, Intel points to AMD's "playing it safe ... with anemic investment in manufacturing capacity, leaving Intel to shoulder the burden of investment to enhance the usefulness of computers and enhance the market." In addition, Intel claims AMD has been "dogged" by a reputation of being unreliable as a supplier, has traditionally lagged in innovation, and has seen products delayed well beyond original launch dates.
When AMD has been able to deliver competitive products, such as with its Opteron server processors, it has seen share gains, Intel said.

Intel's AMD Antitrust Rebuttal: We're Not Bad, You're Just Stupid

Intel fired back at AMD in rebutting its antitrust lawsuit, saying the company has only itself to blame for not being competitive as a microprocessor supplier, with an inability to ship products on time, which helped to earn the company a bad reputation as a supplier with a poor track record of manufacturing investments:
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s failure to compete effectively with Intel in the microprocessor market is a "direct result of AMD's own actions or inaction," and weren't caused by any illegal actions by Intel, the microprocessor market leader said in court documents filed Thursday.
The filing in U.S. District Court was Intel's first formal response to AMD's lawsuit filed in June that charged Intel with using bribery and coercion of computer makers and retailers to limit the use of AMD processors.