AMD's Atom Competitor to Be Launched by the End of the Year
	AMD will not stand by and watch how Intel's Atom processor takes all the spotlight in the netbook market, especially since it is still far from producing a real competitor to the latter’s high-end CPU lineup. As we already mentioned before, AMD is planning to release a proc ... [read more >>]
	20 June 2008, 07:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Intel Launches PC.com
	There goes the neighborhood! Leading chip manufacturer Intel has decided to launch a new website that is meant to provide support to first-time computer users. Simply dubbed PC.com, this website provides general information about how a desktop or a portable computer system is built, works and can be maintained. There are three main areas on the site, entitled "Learn", "Ask" and "Shop", each one tryin ... [read more >>]
	18 June 2008, 05:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Future of Graphics after NVIDIA-Intel Feud
	As most of you already know, NVIDIA and Intel are currently feuding over a statement made by one of Intel's engineers, saying that users would soon have no need for GPUs. But there’s an upside to this, as the battle between the two chip manufacturers can only benefit users, since both companies are planning to change the way visual computing will evolve. This materializes in NVIDIA raising the performance bar for its products, while I ... [read more >>]
	18 June 2008, 04:15GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

More Details on the Upcoming Nehalem Processors. The QuickPath Architecture
	Intel decided it was time to release a few more details on its ready-to-come Nehalem chip, as the release date is approaching and we are all dying to take at least glimpses at the next-generation processors. Intel will reveal some details on the chips in a paper due on Tuesday. Rajesh Kumar, Intel fellow and director of the Circuit & Low Power Technologies Digital Enterprise Group, said a few words about the details to be revealed ... [read more >>]
	17 June 2008, 07:04GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Nehalems Get Roadmapped
	So many words have been spent, either in writing or in speech, on the arrival of Intel's new Nehalem processors, that some users might actually deem them old history. Still, Intel's new CPU architecture is yet to be revealed and although the company has even demonstrated the performance capabilities of its soon-to-come desktop processors, some of us prefer to wait until the CPUs finally arrive before passing any kind of judgment, ... [read more >>]
	17 June 2008, 03:13GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

2009: The Year of AMD's Possible Comeback
	As most of you already know, AMD has lost the leading position in the high-end consumer market for quite some time now. Up until now, Intel has been king in the high-performance CPU market, thus leaving plenty of room for AMD to deal with the energy efficient market. Because it lacks the performance punch, AMD's processors are taken into consideration only when it comes to talking about the best performance/price ratio – which is wher ... [read more >>]
	16 June 2008, 11:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Get Ready for the Next Intel Ready NVIDIA Chipset
	Although Intel hasn't yet allowed NVIDIA to develop a chipset that can support the next-generation Nehalem processors, the Santa Clara-based graphics manufacturer is prepping a new chipset with support for Intel's CPUs. This new chipset is expected to compete with Intel's current G45 chipset, and will come with a built-in graphics processor. Word on street is that NVIDIA's next flagship product will be dubb ... [read more >>]
	16 June 2008, 09:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

AMD and Intel Working on Further Development of Havok Physics Technology
	If you haven't already found out, Advanced Micro Devices has entered a collaboration agreement with Intel's subsidiary, Havok, which is expected to bring forward a new physics engine for AMD's graphics cards. As part of this collaboration, the companies have recently announced that they will try to optimize Havok physics engine for AMD's x86 microprocessors, as well as investigate the possibilities to optimize the engin ... [read more >>]
	16 June 2008, 06:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

USB 3.0 War Gains Proportions, SIS Joins Team
	The war between Intel, AMD and NVIDIA on the USB 3.0 specification has a new player on the field, SIS, which joined the last two in their pursuit of getting Intel to unveil the specification. Also, another round kicks off as NVIDIA strikes back at Intel's latest statements on the issue. Intel has now four companies against it on this, namely NVIDIA, Advanced Micro Devices, VIA Technologies, and the newly joined SIS. The group of c ... [read more >>]
	14 June 2008, 06:18GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Intel Planning to Counter AMD's Triple-Core Offering
	Although Intel is currently the leading manufacturer of consumer processors, the company plans not to give rival AMD a single break in topping it. As most of you already know, AMD is best at providing energy-efficient and low power computers that also offer a good performance/price ratio. This is exactly where Intel intends to extend its market share, by releasing a new family of processors that are meant to go neck-and-neck with ... [read more >>]
	13 June 2008, 10:54GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Find Your Loved Ones with Intel's Technology
	Undoubtedly, we are heading towards a future that resembles what you might have seen in countless Sci-Fi movies. It’s clear that this is happening because technology tends to advance at a very high paced rate. Speaking of which, Intel, the leading manufacturer of computer processors, is working on a video search technology that it hopes will improve the quality of our video search. The company also intends to bring it to its futu ... [read more >>]
	13 June 2008, 06:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Intel's Atom - A Nine-Year Old Project!?
	Intel is sort of used to delays in its own production line, if we’re to consider the recent news about Intel postponing the official release of the Nehalem processors, as well as not being able to ship the Atom CPU until September 2008. On top of that, it appears that Intel also had some difficulties in bringing the Atom to light, according to a statement made by an Intel executive on Wednesday. This being said, it should come as no wonder ... [read more >>]
	12 June 2008, 10:30GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Intel Presents the Computing Future: 70 Projects Unveiled
	Intel presented on Wednesday, at the Computer History Museum more than 70 projects and concepts aiming at the future. They are all underway in its labs. The projects include areas like environment, health-care, wireless networking, visual computing and the list goes on. Justin Rattner, Chief Technology Officer and Senior Fellow at Intel, stressed on the fact that all the investments made today on research would have a dramatic ... [read more >>]
	12 June 2008, 09:49GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Snow Leopard Is Intel Bound
	Sources are reporting that the Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard documentation says Intel is the only processor type supported by Apple's latest OS X iteration, with at least 512MB of RAM being required as well. Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, the next major over ... [read more >>]
	12 June 2008, 08:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

AMD Shares Slump
	This news might not surprise too many people, but it appears that Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has seen its shares fall on Wednesday, after a report released by Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) was made public. According to the report, chips sales are going to grow by only 4.3 percent in 2008, revising down the previous growth forecast of 7.7 percent. The same report was responsible for the falling shares of both AMD an ... [read more >>]
	12 June 2008, 05:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Intel Plans to Change Current Graphics Architecture
	Intel is trying to make it clear to us that it is working on a way to improve today's graphics, thus to offer a visual experience better than competitors like AMD or NVIDIA can achieve. With all the news that has kept popping up regarding Intel’s Larrabee chip, we can only hope that the product will literally change the way we perceive computer graphics. As part of a continuous effort in trying to improve computer graphic ... [read more >>]
	12 June 2008, 04:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Intel Launched Web Site to Help Game Developers
	Intel is obviously trying to become a major player on the gaming graphics market. But, until that happens, it still needs to come out with the Larrabee graphics chip, which is expected to be released sometime in the second half of 2009. As part of Intel’s commitment to create a graphics chip that will fit its soon-to-come graphics cards, Intel has recently launched a Web site to help game and visual content developers create soft ... [read more >>]
	11 June 2008, 06:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The Open Patent Alliance Is Formed
	As we told you before, Intel is placing significant importance on the development of WiMAX on a global scale. As part of the company's commitment to offer users a worldwide spread WiMAX network, Intel has recently announced that it will partner with a number of other major companies in order to accelerate widespread adoption and deployment of WiMAX technology and products. The partnership between these major companies will go by the n ... [read more >>]
	11 June 2008, 04:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Intel May Delay Its Next-Generation Nehalem Processors
	As we mentioned before, Intel's next generation mobile processor, the Atom, is expected to ship sometime after September 2008. This is a serious issue as system integrators like Asus, MSI and others rely on Intel to provide them with the computing power demanded by their most recently released notebooks. To cap it all off, Intel is apparently going to delay the mass release of its next-generation Nehalem processors, for yet unknown [A ... [read more >>]
	10 June 2008, 08:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Nvidia and AMD Go Against Intel over USB 3.0 Specification
	AMD and Nvidia plan to force Intel to release a crucial PC specification regarding the upcoming USB 3.0. The companies argue that Intel tries to eliminate them from the scene when on the edge of a new era of faster peripherals. The USB 3.0 is the new-generation connection standard expected to burst in 2009. The future PCs will surely use connectors based on standard, and the best part is that the new connection will offer ten ... [read more >>]
	09 June 2008, 10:08GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Formal Antitrust Probe of Intel Launched by FTC
	Intel announced on Friday that it is going through a formal investigation launched by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. The company has already faced similar antitrust probes in Europe and Asia. Intel has been accused for a long time of abusing its dominance over the chip market. At this moment, more than 80 percent of the world's PCs are powered by Intel microprocessors, the company having a $280 billion market share. ... [read more >>]
	09 June 2008, 08:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Forthcoming ThinkPads Get Details
	Don't you just love it when the web offers you bits and pieces of information about a product that hasn't yet been officially released? That information might just make you reconsider a future acquisition. And that happens because the yet-to-be-released product might look more promising than what you initially intended to acquire. This time, we are talking about three of IBM's products, which are part of the compan ... [read more >>]
	09 June 2008, 06:53GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Cell CPU Better than Intel's Quad Core for Video Transcoding
	Besides Playstation 3 users, who know that the Cell BE CPU is powering their favorite gaming console, the number of users aware of the existence of this CPU is limited. Still, the computing performance of this Cell BE CPU is not to be taken lightly, especially as it can be optimized for a number of applications. As reported in the media, a couple of journalists were lucky enough to assist to a Cell BE demonstration, held last ... [read more >>]
	09 June 2008, 03:52GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

US Court Delays Intel-AMD Trial Until 2010
	As we informed you yesterday, Intel is currently entangled in a number of legal actions, one of which is of particular concern, as it involves competitor Advanced Micro Devices. The lawsuit has been going on since 2005, when AMD accused Intel of giving computer makers illegal discounts and of retaliating against manufacturers who used AMD chips. Apparently, a recent development in the legal dispute between the two chip manufac ... [read more >>]
	06 June 2008, 09:59GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Intel Fined with $26 Million for Antitrust Rules Breach
	Leading chip manufacturer, Intel Corp. will be forced to pay a $26 million fine, following an investigation by South Korea's antitrust regulator concerning Intel's actions of offering discounts to prevent customers from buying products from rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Although the Santa Clara, California-based manufacturer is expected to appeal the ruling, this is clearly not something that sits well with it. I ... [read more >>]
	05 June 2008, 11:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Intel Believes CPUs Do More Video Encoding than GPUs
	Yesterday, at a meeting with some journalists, Intel stated that CPUs realize video encoding, as that is a task designed for them and that the future would not bring any changes. According to Intel representatives, the CPU is used by DivX for dynamical adjustments of details across scenes. The processor is the only part that can ensure that the denser areas of scenes are provided with the high level of detail they require. &qu ... [read more >>]
	05 June 2008, 09:34GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Intel Says Yes to Overclocking
	One of the main features of the recently released Intel 4 series chip set is that it will allow its users to better overclock their systems. Apparently, Intel will now give its users the necessary tools that will enable them to improve their system's overall per ... [read more >>]
	05 June 2008, 07:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Intel Shows the Power of Nehalem
	Intel's upcoming and much anticipated Nehalem processor has been creating quite a buzz this year and, naturally, people were actually expecting to get a sneak preview of the soon-to-come CPU these days. According to recent reports, a couple of journalists have had the amazing opportunity of seeing what the Nehelams will be capable of. The demonstration was held by Intel's Francois Piednoel, Senior Performance Analyst fo ... [read more >>]
	05 June 2008, 04:01GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Yet Another Atom-Based Computer System Lineup
	Let's stop for a moment from reading all the news coming from Taipei, mainly from Computex, and count the number of netbooks that have been recently announced sporting Intel's Atom processor. How many are there, if we count Asus' Eee PC, MSI's Wind, Acer's Aspire One and Gigabyte's M912 touch screen mini tablet? There are four, but wait, it appears that one other system manufacturer is trying to get a piece of ... [read more >>]
	04 June 2008, 10:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Bluetooth Is Almost Dead
	These days, Intel is making the headlines with the release of its energy-efficient Atom processor, but there is more to say about this company than just that, as it is planning to change the way users wirelessly connect their devices. To be more exact, Intel is set to release a new technology that will directly challenge the current Bluetooth technology. Apparently, this new product is better than the Bluetooth and is capable of working at ... [read more >>]
	04 June 2008, 09:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

MSI Unveils Its P45-based Motherboard Lineup
	MSI has decided to step forward with its latest high-end motherboard lineup and has unveiled its P45 series motherboards. The Intel P45 Express-based mobos will provide a number of innovative features, as well as some of MSI's already known technologies. Featuring the server-class "DrMOS" technology, the recently released products are said to deliver high efficiency, zero noise and high performance based on the P45 chipset. ... [read more >>]
	04 June 2008, 03:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Mac OS X 10.6 to Be Seeded to Devs at WWDC '08
	Word on the street is that Apple's next Mac OS X installment, Mac OS X 10.6, will be seeded to developers attending the company's World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) this year, for rapid testing and an even more rapid release to manufacturing. What do you think they're calling it? Like an ... [read more >>]
	04 June 2008, 02:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Computex 2008 : Intel to Expand Mobile Networking Through Atom and WiMAX
	Intel 4 Series Chipsets for mainstream desktop PCs and Intel Atom processors have been declared available today at Computex 2008 in Taipei. Also, Intel executive Sean Maloney said that a new era, characterized by full Internet on mobile devices, is near, and that more powerful microprocessors along with high-speed WiMAX wireless networks would take the lead. Maloney said that there is an emerging class of compact mobile solutions that ... [read more >>]
	03 June 2008, 10:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

SanDisk, Intel and TDK Expected to Launch SSDs
	If we are to take a look at the product releases coming from this year's Computex show in Taipei, we can say with certainty that SSDs are likely to become the standard storage solution very soon. SanDisk, TDK and Intel are among the biggest names to announce new solid-state drives. On top of that, ASUS has also launched its Eee PC 1000h series, which is going to feature a large capacity drive. Because the SSDs provide a better powe ... [read more >>]
	03 June 2008, 09:30GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Intel Rolls out Its 4 Series Desktop Chipset Family
	Speculations about Intel's upcoming next-generation desktop chipsets have filled a considerable number of pages on the web. The Santa Clara-based company has finally decided to announce its new lineup, which it plans to show off at this year's Computex trade show. The company has four main models, two of which are expected to improve the quality of on-board graphics for Intel-based mobos. The most expected of the four chipsets ... [read more >>]
	03 June 2008, 08:38GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

NVIDIA Rolls out Tegra
	NVIDIA, the leading manufacturer of graphic processors, has recently announced its newest line of graphic processors named Tegra. These new products are designed to fit the technical requirements of the next generation of ultra portable computing devices, an area in which Intel is already present with its latest Atom processors. So far, NVIDIA has made available two models from the Tegra lineup. Dubbed Tegra 600 and Tegra 650, ... [read more >>]
	02 June 2008, 09:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Biostar Launches Intel 4-series-based Mobos
	The famous motherboard manufacturer Biostar Microtech International has recently announced the launch of a number of Intel 4-series-based mobos. The newly announced products also include the company's TPower I45 motherboard. With the release, the company will step next to its competitors, which have already announced their Intel 4-series-based mobos. The products are designed to provide a computing platform for a number ... [read more >>]
	02 June 2008, 07:49GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

An Asus Notebook Gets WiMAX with Centrino 2
	Computer users attending this year’s Computex will be able to see an Asus notebook that features Intel's latest Centrino 2 technology, also known as Montevina. According to a recent entry on Intel's Mobility blog, the Asus notebook will be displayed at Computex in Taipei, which will open its doors tomorrow, on June 3. The notebook is the very first portable computer to feature the Montevina with WiMAX platform and co ... [read more >>]
	02 June 2008, 06:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

NVIDIA and Intel Still Disagreeing on Nehalem License
	The two leading manufacturers of chipsets are currently undergoing a dispute regarding technology licenses for Intel's Nehalem. The Nehalems are Intel's next-generation desktop CPUs, which are due for release at the end of this year. Talks between the two companies seem to have reached a deadlock, as Intel refuses to license NVIDIA to let its chipsets support Nehalems. Apparently, Intel also wants its chipsets to suppor ... [read more >>]
	02 June 2008, 05:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Weekend Bashing: Consoles Will Fail
	It’s common knowledge that 65 million years ago an asteroid crashed on earth and life almost went extinct. Only the strong survived and gradually evolved in the present form. It’s also a common belief that another one will hit sometime in the future. The debate is not if but when it’s going to hit. The same goes with consoles and I do believe that owners today should really enjoy the experience because it is going to be a mere memory prett ... [read more >>]
	30 May 2008, 20:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Intel and Micron Release 34-nm NAND device
	According to a recent press release, Intel Corp. and Micron Technology Inc. have released the world's first 34-nm, 32-gigabit multi-level cell chip. In doing so, they have succeeded in claiming the technical lead in the NAND flash memory market. Reportedly surpassing rivals Toshiba, Samsung and others, the Intel-Micron duo have introduced the first sub-40nm NAND flash device, with the release of the industry's first ... [read more >>]
	29 May 2008, 11:18GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Intel Centrino 2 Platform Delayed for August
	Earlier this year, everything pointed to a June launch of Intel's Montevina-based Centrino 2 platform, but those wanting to get their hands on such a notebook will have to wait for a few weeks. Intel has made today a statement announcing that it has to postpone the launch of Centrino 2 due to technical reasons. The Intel platform should be rolled out with new Penryn processors running on a 1066MHz FSB, three northbridges wit ... [read more >>]
	29 May 2008, 07:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Gigabyte Unleashes Its P45 Motherboards
	Gigabyte, one of the leading manufacturers of computer hardware products and consumer electronics, recently announced that it would be joining the manufacturers that provide Intel P45-based motherboards. The company, which at the moment is in dispute ... [read more >>]
	28 May 2008, 11:17GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

3Q08 Will Bring Shortage on Intel Desktop IGP Chipsets 3Q08
	According to some voices coming from the motherboard makers part, the third quarter of 2008 is expected to bring a shortage on Intel's upcoming desktop IGP chipsets, G45 and G43. A recent change in Intel's production allocation has made this situation possible, the same voices say. It seems that a flaw has been discovered in the graphics core on the chipsets, which has already been corrected, but due to it, the Intel ... [read more >>]
	27 May 2008, 08:59GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

15-20% Intel Chipset Share “Seems Reasonable” for Nvidia
	NVIDIA's VP of Investor Relations, Michael Hara, and SVP of Marketing, Daniel Vivoli, were present at the JPMorgan Technology Conference on last Tuesday, and revealed some interesting bits of information on the future goals of the company. They presented some info on Nvidia's market share expectations in Intel chipsets, explanations on G92 yield problems and the technical reasons of those problems, and also said that G9 ... [read more >>]
	26 May 2008, 08:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Unconfirmed - Mac Tablet Using Intel's Atom Processor Is Real
	Apple has been rumored to be working on a tablet Mac for years, yet the Cupertino-based electronics maker has never even hinted at the possibility of such a device to emerge from their labs. Luckily for us, CEOs that share interests with Apple sometimes ... [read more >>]
	26 May 2008, 04:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Intel Launches SSDs in Q3?
	Intel, the world's leading manufacturer of processors, plans to enter the storage market with the release of its SSD flash drives. But it appears that Intel's strategy is somewhat different than previously expected, according to Digitimes. First of all, they intend to release their products at the end of this year's third quarter. Secondly, the SSDs will be launched as part of their upcoming Centrino 2 platform, al ... [read more >>]
	23 May 2008, 09:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Alienware Goes 4 GHz
	If you recently happened to visit Alienware's website, you might have noticed the American vendor's recent offer. However, if you haven’t done this yet, here's a little insight into what they are now offering to extreme users. Their high-end desktop computer system, Area-51 ALX has just received a new performance upgrade. Alienware users will be happy to know that they can acquire their favorite extreme rig with an ... [read more >>]
	23 May 2008, 05:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Intel Dunnington CPUs Get Prices and Clocks
	Intel, the leading manufacturer of microprocessors, has just unveiled details about its upcoming products. Codenamed Dunningtons, the new microprocessors will be released by the end of this year and they are expected to go with a bang. Intel's 6-cored processors, which are expected somewhere in Q3 of this year, have just received prices and core speeds. The Dunningtons have been talked about ever since the end of 2007, w ... [read more >>]
	21 May 2008, 10:15GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia