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Article | 16/04/2010 AMD's six-core Phenom II X6 chips appear in stores
Advanced Micro Devices' upcoming six-core Phenom II X6 processors for desktops are already showing up in online retail stores prior to the chips' offi...
Article | 14/04/2010 IBM unveils Power7 blades, new edition of AIX
IBM is beefing up its server line-up with the first blades based on its Power7 processor, the company announced Tuesday. It is also introducing a new,...
Article | 31/03/2010 Intel's Nehalem-EX aims for high-performance computing
Intel on Tuesday announced eight-core Nehalem-EX chips, which the company said provide performance jumps that could bring critical infrastructure comp...
Article | 30/03/2010 Acer among first to sell AMD's newest Opteron server chip
Acer will be among the first major computer vendors to sell systems based on Advanced Micro Devices' latest Opteron server chips, the 6100 series, the...
Article | 26/03/2010 IDC bucks trend with less bullish 2010 chip forecast
IDC analysts on Thursday said the global chip industry will grow this year but offered one of the least optimistic industry revenue forecasts so far t...
Article | 17/03/2010 Intel's new Xeon 5600 chips outperform predecessors
Intel introduced a line of Xeon server chips that operate up to 60 percent faster than previous server processors, the company said on Tuesday.
Article | 10/03/2010 Intel confirms its eight-core Nehalem-EX server processor is on time
Intel is standing by its promise for a March release of its next generation Xeon processors.
Article | 1/02/2010 Intel's first six-core processor for desktops on sale
A European online retailer has started selling Intel's first six-core processor for desktops before the chip's official release by the hardware giant.
Article | 26/02/2010 Gartner predicts 20 percent growth for chip industry in 2010
The global chip industry will rebound sharply from the global recession and post 20 percent year-on-year growth in 2010, market researcher Gartner sai...
Article | 11/02/2010 Intel to release storage-specific processor this week
Intel said this week that it plans to launch its embedded storage chip, code-named Jasper Forest, in the next several days.
Article | 9/02/2010 IBM launches eight-core Power7 processor, servers
IBM on Monday launched its latest Power7 processor, which adds more cores and improved multithreading capabilities to boost the performance of servers...
Article | 4/02/2010 Intel preparing six-core chips for desktops, servers
Intel is preparing six-core chips for high-end desktops and servers for release in the first half of this year, the company said Wednesday.
Article | 29/01/2010 Apple's A4 iPad chip could find a home in iPhones
Apple's A4 chip, being used in the iPad, could ultimately provide a speed bump to future versions of the company's iPhone, analysts said on Thursday.
Article | 15/01/2010 Intel to release Westmere server chips in three months
Intel plans to release next-generation Xeon server processors based on the Westmere microarchitecture in the next three months, the company said on Th...
Article | 13/11/2009 AMD promises big jump in performance with Magny Cours
Advanced Micro Devices is gearing up for the 2010 launch of Magny Cours, a more powerful Opteron server processor that will pack up to 12 cores and us...