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Article | 27/08/2010 Intel closing in on deal with Infineon, reports say
Reports are surfacing that Intel is close to finalizing an agreement to buy the wireless unit of Neubiberg, Germany-based Infineon Technologies.
Article | 27/08/2010 Intel's upcoming laptop chips will play Blu-ray 3D
Intel's upcoming next-generation laptop chips will have a dozen new features to improve graphics performance and will be able to play Blu-ray 3D movie...
Article | 27/08/2010 AMD to test upcoming netbook processors in servers
Advanced Micro Devices is considering the implementation of its upcoming low-power netbook chips based on the new Bobcat architecture in low-end serve...
Article | 25/08/2010 Laptops with AMD's Fusion chip to ship early next year
Smaller and power-efficient laptops with Advanced Micro Devices' upcoming Fusion hybrid chips will reach shelves "early next year," company officials ...
Article | 24/08/2010 AMD details next-generation server chip architecture
Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday shared details about its next-generation chip architecture code-named Bulldozer, which will form the basis for its u...
Article | 24/08/2010 Intel releases faster dual-core Atom netbook processor
Intel on Monday released a dual-core Atom N550 processor, which the company says will bring improved application and graphics performance to netbooks ...
Article | 20/08/2010 NAND flash memory pricing to plummet to $1 per GB
After two years of inflated prices, NAND flash memory prices are expected to dip down to a key $1 per gigabyte level, according to a new report by res...
Article | 20/08/2010 Intel's McAfee acquisition a mobile play
Intel's acquisition of security company McAfee could help the chip maker make a splash in the handheld and embedded markets, in which the company has ...
Article | 20/08/2010 Intel moves beyond 'just the chip' with McAfee buy
After trying to push its way into the increasingly lucrative consumer electronics market for the last few years, Intel hopes that adding a security of...
Article | 19/08/2010 Intel grabs server market share from AMD, says IDC
Intel has expanded its share of the server microprocessor market, taking advantage of a slow product transition at perennial rival Advanced Micro Devi...
Article | 18/08/2010 Intel, Micron announce higher-density flash memory
Intel and Micron on Tuesday announced denser NAND flash memory, which could help reduce the space occupied by memory while increasing the storage capa...
Article | 18/08/2010 Intel, Micron deliver highest capacity, smallest NAND flash
Intel and Micron Technology today announced the delivery of 3-bit-per-cell (3bpc) NAND flash memory on 25-nanometer lithography technology. The new fl...
Article | 17/08/2010 Chip startup seeks to lower electric bills in data centers
A new startup funded by major chip makers and investment firms is taking aim at electricity bills, the biggest cost in data centers.
Article | 17/08/2010 Intel ships new Atom processors small biz, home storage appliances
Intel today introduced an update to its Atom processor-based platform for home and small business storage appliances.
Article | 13/08/2010 Faulty GPUs continue to burden Nvidia's profitability
Nvidia on Thursday reported a loss for the second quarter of its 2011 fiscal year, caused partly by charges related to faulty laptop graphics processo...