Intel's Core i7 family of processor is currently the chip maker's highest-performing line of central processing units. These chips are designed on a 45nm manufacturing technology and are based on the Nehalem microarchitecture. While being capable of achieving impressive results in all of today's benchmarks and high-end applications, these chips might soon meet their worthy competitor. Also designed by Intel, the upcoming Core i9 family will be based on the 'Gulftown' processor and is slated for release sometime in the first quarter of 2010.As it is with some highly-anticipated products, it appears that early benchm... [read more >>] It appears that the recent reports on the Internet have been correct and that the Sunnyvale, California-based Advanced Micro Devices has now detailed its latest Radeon graphics card, the much-anticipated HD 5970, a dual-GPU monster designed to be the fastest graphics card in the world. Featuring full support for Microsoft's DirectX 11 and the company's recently introduced Eyefinity multi-display technology, this card is expected to deliver a noticeable performance boost over any other card that is currently available on the market.“With the arrival of the ATI Radeon HD 5970, the fastest graphics card in the world, we’... [read more >>] Quickly on the footsteps of its fellow competitor, NVIDIA, Sunnyvale, California-based Advanced Micro Devices has also announced the release of its updated Catalyst Software Suite 9.11, specifically designed to enable support for the latest version of Adobe's Flash Player, namely 10.1. The release should enable users of the Radeon graphics cards and other ATI products to experience the performance of features that have been implemented in the aforementioned application. In addition, the new release delivers a number of other features and provides customers with a couple of fixes to known issues.The new Catalyst Software Suite 9.1... [read more >>] NVIDIA has been making the headlines recently, as the company's partners have just announced the introduction of their latest GeForce cards, based on the G215 graphics processing unit, or the GeForce GT 240. Coming to support its partners' new cards, the Santa Clara, California-based graphics chip maker has just rolled out a new Beta version of its GeForce/ION drivers, adding support for the aforementioned card and a number of new features, including GPU-acceleration for the new Adobe Flash 10.1 beta.Although still in its beta form, the new GeForce beta release delivers a couple of interesting new features, such as support for th... [read more >>] One of AMD's most anticipated product launches for this year is the much-rumored Radeon HD 5970, a dual-GPU graphics card that is to deliver a significant performance boost over current generation of cards. There has been a decent number of reports on the Internet, regarding the bits and pieces of the upcoming card, detailing the card's technical specifications and pricing information. We decided to make a round-up on some of the latest rumors, in attempt to create an image of what AMD has prepared for the near future. In addition, the article makes sense, as the most recent rumors claim the card will be out on November 18th, ju... [read more >>] As we reported earlier this week, Qualcomm, a leading vendor of smartphone processors has officially announced the world's first Snapdragon-based smartbook system. Said to debut at the upcoming Computer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, the new ultraportable computer system has been designed in partnership with Lenovo, a leading vendor of personal PCs. In addition to the product announcement, the chip maker also stated that this first smartbook would be sold via network carrier AT&T, with a subsidized price via a 3G contract.According to available details, the upcoming Lenovo smartbook will be based on the chip maker's Snap... [read more >>] The rivalry between the world's leading processor makers, Intel and AMD, looks to have reached a new milestone, as the two companies jointly announced today that they had reached a new agreement that would enable them to focus on the development of future technologies and products, leaving behind their legal disputes. According to the details of the new pact, the two companies will sign a patent cross-license agreement that will span the next five years, from which both companies are expected to benefit. “While the relationship between the two companies has been difficult in the past, this agreement ends the legal disputes and e... [read more >>] Sunnyvale, California-based Advanced Micro Devices has revealed details about one of its most anticipated products, namely the Llano microprocessor, which will combine a general-purpose x86 processor with an integrated graphics engine. Slated to debut sometime in 2011, according to the company's latest roadmap, the Llano chip will be part of AMD's upcoming Sabine platform, which will be based on the AMD 900-series core-logic and will be part of the chip maker's Fusion lineup.The chip maker has showcased a die shot of the upcoming microprocessor, which was detailed by Rick Bergman, senior vice president and general manager of ... [read more >>] Back in May this year, chip maker Qualcomm made waves with the introduction of a new concept, namely that of smartbook, a portable computer system that was touted as a mix of smartphones and netbooks, designed to compete with today's netbooks. Seen as an alternative to the vast number of Wintel netbook solutions on the market, these low-power systems have yet to make a name for themselves. However, that could soon change as the San Diego, California-based chip maker is expected to announce the industry's first smartbook. According to a recent article on Forbes, Qualcomm plans to unveil the first smartbook device during the c... [read more >>] AMD's next-generation, dual-GPU graphics cards, the much-anticipated Radeon HD 5970, codenamed Hemlock, is just around the corner, given the increasing number of leaked details that have recently surfaced the Internet. While we still aren't certain when the new card becomes available, with TSMC's 40nm production issues, there are rumors pointing to an official release before the end of this month. On that note, it looks like we now have some details on the card's clock speeds and technical specifications. According to a recent news article, coming from the fellows over at Fudzilla, the Sunnyvale, California-based c... [read more >>] | 
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