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$1.25 billion agreement between Intel and AMD

Published on: 15th December, 2009

On December 10, 2009, AMD confirmed that it has already received $1.25 billion from Intel; this sum of money counts as a settlement payment. The $1.25 billion is conformable to the monetary terms mentioned in the companies’ agreement, concerning some antitrust and patent conflicts. The two companies have agreed on a five-year cross-license contract, deciding [...]

New Intel dual-core and AMD Radeon for HP computers

Published on: 11th December, 2009

Leaked documents from Hewlett Packard have confirmed new processors and video cards would soon equip its computers. The HP all-in-one PCs will be updated with a new Pavilion version in April next year, expected to use dual-core desktop processors Core i3 and Core i5. The key features for Core i5 are Turbo Boost which overclocks [...]

Intel shows the future 48-core processor

Published on: 9th December, 2009

Intel has revealed the SCC (Single-chip Cloud Computer) it intends to use on long-term future. The chip is a version of an early 100-core project, actually a 48-core processor. It shares a unique network, each one of the x86 cores being able to communicate with each other at its full speed, where the cloud computing [...]

New Asus Eee PC 1008P with Pine Trail

Published on: 5th December, 2009

The new Eee PC Seashell 1008P-KR is the first ASUS Eee PC based on the Pine Trail platform from Intel. The suffix of the new netbook comes from its designer name: Karim Rashid. The Pine Trail platform allows the usage of the 1.8GHz Atom N450 processor. The new 10.1-inch netbook’s battery is removable; it simply [...]

TRIM functionality supported again by Intel SSD firmware

Published on: 5th December, 2009

Intel has released a new firmware version and a firmware update tool that relates to an earlier issue supposed to corrupt users’ data. The original firmware update included a flaw for the TRIM feature that informs the controller of the SSD when data blocks are no longer available and could corrupt the data on the [...]

Three new ultraportables Intel-made, using Core i5 and i7

Published on: 20th November, 2009

Three new 32-nanometer dual-core-based ultra thin notebooks are planned to be released by Intel in the first half of 2010. The 1.2GHz Intel Core i7-640UM, 1.06GHz Intel Core i7-620UM and 1.06GHz Intel Core i5-520UM will be used mid- to high-end ultraportables and will replace current 1.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo SU9600 processors. The two Core [...]

AMD and Intel – new deal, war is over

Published on: 20th November, 2009

AMD and Intel made a surprising deal and ended their disputes regarding antitrust and patent cross-licensing, respectively. This way, AMD gives up its lawsuits against Intel in the United States and Japan, as well as the “regulatory complaints” worldwide. Intel, in exchange, will pay AMD $1.25 billion and will accept a renewed set of business [...]

No More Atom Chip Support in the Latest MAC OS X 10.6.2

Published on: 3rd November, 2009

Apple seems to have discontinued the support for Intel Atom processors in the beta version of Mac OS X 10.6.2. The testers of the new Mac OS X reveal that support has changed in a manner that breaks the compatibility with the Intel chips and this includes the ability of entering the sleep mode by [...]

New Chinese Intel Atom-based MID Released by Soyea

Published on: 3rd November, 2009

Available in black or white look and costing about $880 in China, the new released Mobile Internet Device Z5 is a Chinese company’s creation. Soyea has launched this 1.2GHz Intel Atom-based device with 1GB of built-in RAM. The handset has an 8GB solid state drive containing both Linux and Windows XP operating systems. Its memory [...]

Future Atom-based Netbooks Supposed to have 2GB of RAM

Published on: 1st November, 2009

Intel and Microsoft have been accused for trying to limit the performance of low-cost ultraportables, such as netbooks, by imposing specifications determined rather by protection purposes than by technical reasons. Intel has always limited its Atom processors to 1GB of RAM, while Microsoft, during the Vista era, forced most PC builders to use this expensive [...]

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