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Dell, IBM announce new servers to go with Intel Xeon processors
Intel on Monday introduced new Sandy Bridge E5-2400 and E5-4600 processors, as well as a slew of Xeon E3 microprocessors.
TSMC boosts ARM processor to 3.1 GHz
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company last Thursday announced that it has built an ARM-based microprocessor that has broken the 3GHz speed barrier.
Intel rolls out Ivy Bridge microprocessor
Intel on Monday rolled out its third-generation Ivy Bridge version of its Core microprocessor, even as the chip company confirmed that more mainstream processors are slated to arrive soon.
Intel shows off Knights Corner, 50-core chip with 1 teraflop performance
Intel ( NASDAQ: INTC ) this week unveiled the Knights Corner co-processor that it says is capable of delivering one teraflop of floating point performance. Part of a new architecture called MIC (many
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
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
IBM unveils new zEnterprise 196 mainframe; can support blade servers
IBM ( NYSE: IBM ) yesterday announced a new mainframe that the company says represents the most significant upgrade in two decades. The zEnterprise 196 was designed to cut data center costs and
Six-core chips from Intel, AMD to debut soon
The coming weeks and months will see the launch of new six-core processors from both Intel and AMD. Indeed, the official roll-out of Intel's new 6-core "Westmere" processors is expected to take place
Intel unveils 32-nm family of processors
Last week, Intel unveiled a line up of many new microprocessors built using its latest 32-nanometer process, which the company made a substantial investment in last year. Based on Intel's current
Facebook application lets you donate your processor power
Intel has launched a new application that will allow users to contribute their spare processing power in their computer to worthwhile causes. While projects like this are hardly new, what is
