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Intel's eight-core Nehalem-EX processor and Dell's R810 chassis combine to form a new class of 2P server, with huge memory capacity at a lower...

Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Systems Servers

AMD might not be a profit-generating powerhouse on the scale of Apple or Intel, but it's definitely not doing too badly for itself these days....

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics

The way Paul Otellini sees things, analysts have got it wrong: the PC industry is booming... just maybe not necessarily in mature markets like North...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Systems

Even ARM's fastest processor cores are no match for Sandy Bridge, but could their successors one day power smartphones that supplant our primary desktop and...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Personal tech

It takes a lot to shake Intel and a lot more to hurt its bottom line. Judging by the company's first-quarter financial results announcement, the...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics

The arrival of AMD's Brazos platform has made low-power computing platforms much more interesting. So has Intel's Sandy Bridge lineup, which has spawned a...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics

We've been quite impressed with the kinds of systems that have adopted Ontario, the 9W variant of AMD's first accelerated processing unit design. Now,...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Mobile computing

At long last, the iPad is starting to get some serious competition. Rival devices from big-name manufacturers are hitting the market or due out...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Personal tech

In a quiet corner of its website, Intel has shed light on a few aspects of the integrated graphics component inside its next-generation Ivy Bridge...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics

Looks like more Windows-powered tablets are heading our way. Intel has announced a new low-power mobile platform, code-named Oak Trail, which allows Windows machines...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Mobile computing Personal tech

Production-ready Llano processors began to ship out only days ago, but engineering samples are still making the rounds. The guys at ZOL.com.cn managed...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs

At the moment, Lucid's Virtu software is the only way to enjoy Sandy Bridge's video-encoding logic in systems running discrete graphics cards. Licensing the...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics Software

Earlier this week, AMD revealed that it has begun production shipments of 32-nm Llano APUs. This second wave of Fusion APUs combines integrated...

Poll Question: • Where does Llano have the best chance against Sandy Bridge?

Type: News story Tags: CPUs

Say hello to the latest additions to Intel's server processor lineup: the Xeon E7-8800, E7-4800, and E7-2800 processors, all 32-nm offerings based on a...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs

Looks like AMD's quad-core accelerated processing units may hit the streets sooner than anticipated. In a blog post yesterday afternoon, AMD announced that production shipments...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs

When AMD spun off its chip fabrication business as GlobalFoundries, it entered a wafer supply agreement with the new firm dictating how wafers would be...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics

The good folks at SemiAccurate have come across an interesting slide revealing details about Intel's upcoming Ivy Bridge processor and its accompanying Panther Point...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Chipsets

AMD's slice of the worldwide microprocessor pie shrunk to just 11.4% last year, and Intel gobbled up 81%, according to IHS iSuppli numbers quoted...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs