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Article | 23/05/2012 Vivid Sydney 2012 gets some love from will.i.am
The member of the Black Eyed Peas will be participating in an arts project facilitated by Sydney-based arts company, Spinifex, which will be an intera...
Article | 26/04/2012 In Pictures: Intel’s new Ivy Bridge chips
Nano-transistors powering big gains in power, efficiency
Article | 9/03/2012 Intel aims for faster Thunderbolt with PCI-Express 3.0
Intel is working to boost data transfer speeds with a faster pipe on Thunderbolt, a high-speed connector technology that link computers with periphera...
Article | 29/02/2012 Intel confirms Ivy Bridge processor delay
Chip giant Intel has confirmed that its next-generation microprocessors, code-named Ivy Bridge, will arrive around two months later than initially pla...
Article | 1/12/2011 Top tech Christmas gifts under $200
Deciding what to buy friends and loved ones gifts for Christmas is never easy, but there are plenty of little gizmos to choose from if they are techni...
Article | 3/08/2011 Graphics Card Museum Gives Geeks A New Excuse to Travel
Ukrainian PC enthusiasts now have one more place to visit on their summer vacation this year, as a museum dedicated to the history of graphics cards i...
Article | 13/07/2011 It takes 1m ARM processors to make 1b brain neurons
A group of British researchers led by the daddy of the ARM processor, normally found in smartphones, went to find out how many how many neurons can an...
Article | 21/05/2011 Intel: We own Thunderbolt trademark, not Apple
Intel has firmly insisted that it is the owner of the Thunderbolt trademark, not Apple.
Article | 23/05/2011 The low-down on Intel's 3D tri-gate transistor
Intel has announced that its future processor generations will be based upon a completely new transistor design known as the 3D tri-gate transistor.
Article | 9/05/2011 Magic Mouse vs. Magic Trackpad
Shoppers buying one of Apple's shiny new Thunderbolt-equipped iMacs are faced with a choice before they check out: Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, or bot...
Article | 6/05/2011 ARM to bite into Intel's PC dominance by 2015, IDC says
IDC on Thursday predicted that ARM will capture a 15 percent share of the PC microprocessor market by 2015, as the company dials up development of pro...
Article | 5/05/2011 What is Ivy Bridge?
Ivy Bridge is the codename for Intel's next microprocessor. The Ivy Bridge processor will be a follow-on from the company's successful Second Generati...
Article | 5/05/2011 Moore's Law enters the third dimension as Intel hopes to find way into handheld devices
Intel today announced that it will transition to Tri-Gate transistors in its new 22 nanometre microprocessors, which will allow it to build upward in ...
Article | 5/05/2011 Intel to bring 3D transistors to next-generation chips
Intel has advanced its chip manufacturing technology with three-dimensional transistors that could make PCs, smartphones and tablets faster and more p...
Article | 30/04/2011 AMD not pursuing ARM license, sticking to x86
Advanced Micro Devices shot down rumors that it is pursuing an ARM license, saying it will stick to developing chips for tablets around the x86 archit...
Article | 28/04/2011 Intel eyes post-Thunderbolt interconnect for 2015
A new interconnect technology being developed by Intel could be ready for use by 2015 and will be able to shuttle data between computers at up to five...
Article | 27/04/2011 LG looks for mobile expansion with ARM licenses
LG Electronics on Tuesday announced it had signed a license for ARM's upcoming application and graphics processors, opening a path for the device make...
Article | 15/04/2011 Intel goes all-out to compete with ARM in tablets
Intel is speeding up the release of tablet chips in an attempt to close the power and performance gap with ARM, which dominates the tablet market, ana...
Article | 14/04/2011 Intel's Ivy Bridge chips to get DirectX 11, PCIe 3.0
Intel this week talked about some features in its upcoming Core chips based on Ivy Bridge chip architecture, which will bring improved graphics and ap...
Article | 13/04/2011 What is overclocking?
Overclocking involves increasing the speed (otherwise known as frequency) of your system components, beyond the manufacturer's specifications. In a mo...