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HP to put cellphone-type chips in servers

Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) said this week that it is equipping a new line of servers with microprocessors that borrow traits from cellphone chips. The change in microprocessing technology for the Read more...

FTC, Intel agree to proposed settlement

Intel agreed to a proposed settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that is slated to give the chip maker's rivals in the CPU, graphics and chip markets protection against anticompetitive Read more...

Intel chairman plans to retire

Craig Barrett, the chairman of the Intel Corp, said he plans to retire in May. Barrett, 69, steered the chip maker through the dot-com collapse and has become a high-profile advocate for expanding Read more...

Apple turns to IBM exec

Apple Inc. has gone outside its normal orbit with plans to hire an IBM technology executive to run its iPod and iPhone hardware engineering groups. The move is not sitting well with IBM, which last Read more...

Intel eyes graphics card market

Intel has unveiled a new family of microprocessors which it says will be initially targeted at the graphics card for the personal computer. Code-named Larrabee, it will feature between 16 and 48 Read more...

Mac OS X 10.6 showcased

Apple CEO Steve Jobs have confirmed that the next version of Mac OS X - 10.6, will be code named Snow Leopard. The focus of this new version will be more towards Read more...

AMD announces 6 and 12-core CPUs

The quad-core race might only be heating up now but that isn't stopping AMD from stepping its game up in the war for more core. Read more...

Quad-core CPUs heating up

No, quad-core chips aren't heating up literally--though they do get quite hot if your case isn't properly ventalated. Rather, the quad-core CPU market is heating up, thanks to price cuts

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First look: AMD's 45nm Shanghai

We all knew it was bound to happen sooner or later: as the DailyTech headline proudly announces, "The Megahertz Race is Now Officially the Multi-core Race". If you're an AMD fan who felt

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Survey: Vista enters the enterprise, with reservations

According to a new InformationWeek survey, 25 percent of companies already have started moving to Windows Vista, but the vast majority have only installed the operating system on 10 Read more...

Press Releases

Intel Celebrates 40 Years of Digital Revolution

40th Anniversary of the Intel® 4004, the World’s First Microprocessor NEWS HIGHLIGHTSThis year marks the 40th anniversary of the Intel® 4004, the world’s first commercially available Read more >>

Revere Security Executive to Speak at RFID Journal for Defense Event

Revere Security Presents Real-World RFID Security Solution at leading Defense industry RFID eventDALLAS, Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Revere Security, the world's leading Edge Security provider, Read more >>

LucidLogix Injects HyperFormance to Virtu Software for Faster, More Responsive Notebook and Desktop Gaming

KFAR NETTER, Israel & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- LucidLogix demonstrated today for the first time at Intel Developer Forum 2011 (IDF) the injection of HyperFormance™ technology into its Read more >>

The iPad 2 Effects PC Industry and Related Industries

SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/-- The iPad 2, fast and light, can be quite qualified for a new electronic, and it is also a very good option for both old people and children or those Read more >>

Intel Labs Invests $30M in the Future of Cloud and Embedded Computing with the Opening of Latest Intel Science and Technol

NEWS HIGHLIGHTSIntel Labs announces two new Intel Science and Technology Centers (ISTC) hosted at Carnegie Mellon University focused on cloud and embedded computing research.Intel to invest $30M in Read more >>