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World Tech Update: New Microsoft Bing Maps, Facebook Changes, and Intel's New CPU
Microsoft upgrades its online mapping service, Intel unveils a 48-core chip, Facebook announces major changes, and China has slow iPhone sales.
Intel 48-Core "Single-Chip Cloud Computer" Improves Power Efficiency
Intel unveiled the 48-core SCC (single-chip cloud computer) prototype which includes some innovative features. The power management and energy efficiency is the most impressive feature, though.
Intel Shows Green 48-Core Chip
The experimental 48-core chip will be given to selected researchers to develop programming models.
Want a Faster Interface? Put a Chip in Your Skull
Intel says chips embedded in people's brains will control computers by 2020.
Arm Chips Make Their Way Into Commercial Laptops
Arm chips have extended beyond mobile devices into commercial laptops, but could face challenges in further adoption.
Trends From IDF 2009: Smaller, Faster, With Intel Everywhere
At this year's Intel Developer Forum, Intel demonstrated its vision of Intel x86 chips powering everything from your PC to your TV.
Intel's New 'Jasper Forest' Chip Improves Performance With Less Power
New 45nm chips have gone from concept to prototype and Intel is giving customers a peak now at what Jasper Forest CPUs have to offer.
Intel Revamps Dual-Processing Nehalem Xeon
The "Jasper Forest" chip, both storage and communications capable, includes RAiD support and integration with PCIe.
Intel Shows off PCs, Servers Built on Lynnfield Processors
Intel showed off new PCs and motherboards partners have made around its latest microprocessors in Taipei
Intel's New Core i7 and Core i5 Processors Explained
Intel's Nehalem line expands with three new chips, including its first Core i5 processor. And first tests show that the Core i5 750 delivers excellent performance for its price.
The 11 Most Influential Microprocessors of All Time
From the brains of the Voyager space mission to the inspiration for modern CPUs, here are the chips that built our modern technological culture.
IBM Blurs the Line Between Reality and Sci-Fi With DNA Chips
IBM is blurring the boundary between reality and science fiction and attempting to transcend current manufacturing methods by creating self-assembling chips on a skeleton of DNA.
Intel and Nokia to Join in Mobile Chip Marriage
Intel targets Nokia to deliver new devices and sell more Intel processors.
Centrino Is Gone, But Intel Chip Confusion Remains
Intel's haphazard chip branding just makes it harder for consumers to understand what they're buying.
The Coolest (and Craziest) Tech Gear and Trends From Computex 2009
As Asia's largest tech show comes to a close, we round up a Taiwanese buffet of impressive gadgets.
Via's Nano May Challenge Intel, AMD in Servers
Via chips could complement main server chips to run multimedia applications, reducing energy costs.
With Six-core Chips, AMD Preps for Stimulus Money Fight
But Intel is already on the ground in Washington selling its chips.
Tested: AMD Launches New Flagship Phenom II CPU
With new CPUs on board, AMD's Dragon platform refresh should compete well against similarly priced Intel setups, especially when overclocked.
Personal Supercomputer Is Coming
Advances in multicore processors will help morph PCs into Personal Supercomputers in the next few years, researchers say.
Intel Wants Atom Inside Almost Everything
Intel is pushing its Atom processor every which way but one, yet tentative server testing is still occurring.
Intel Updates Laptop, Desktop Chip Plans
Intel will skip the 45-nanometer process and switch to 32-nm for dual-core desktop and laptop processors.
Intel Readies 32-Nanometer CPUs for 4Q 2009
The chip giant has announced that it plans to launch its first 32-nanometer CPUs, codenamed Westmere, by fall of this year. The two-core processor is up first, with six-core Westmere processors scheduled for a 2010 release.
Intel Now Shipping Atom N280 Processor
Intel is shipping a new Atom processor for netbooks.
Retailer to Ship Laptops With Intel's Core I7 Chips
PC retailer Eurocom has said it will ship laptops with Intel's Nehalem-based Core i7 processor.
AMD Set to Release DDR3-Capable Processors
Advanced Micro Devices will soon introduce new DDR3-capable processors, earlier than the company had anticipated.