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  • Asia hungry for multicore processors

    Virtualisation and flexibility are two of the key factors driving demand for multicore chips in the Asia Pacific region.

  • AMD dissolves Alchemy product line

    Advanced Micro Devices unloaded its Alchemy line of microprocessors on Tuesday in the United States, selling the product to Raza Microelectronics.

  • Intel, STMicro to form new flash company

    Intel, STMicroelectronics and private equity firm Francisco Partners plan to form an independent flash memory company in Switzerland, the companies said on Tuesday.

  • Rollins signals Dell deal with AMD

    Dell chief executive Kevin Rollins on Monday gave the most direct indication yet that a deal with AMD may be on the way, dropping a strong hint that the news was a question of when, not if.

  • Analyst: Dell likely to adopt AMD chips

    Dell is expected to reverse course and begin selling computers with Advanced Micro Devices' processors, Piper Jaffray analyst Les Santiago predicted on Tuesday, sending the chipmaker's stock up 4 percent in midday trading.

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  • CPU roadmap: server processors

    In the world of processors, attention seems firmly focused on the fast-paced desktop and mobile markets. But that doesn't mean that there's nothing going on in server-land.

  • Rollins signals Dell deal with AMD

    Dell chief executive Kevin Rollins on Monday gave the most direct indication yet that a deal with AMD may be on the way, dropping a strong hint that the news was a question of when, not if.

  • Windows 6.0/Longhorn:An early look

    Microsoft aims to integrate fundamental changes and upgrades in the next version of its Windows operating system. We take an early look at the alpha version.

  • Can you trust "trusted computing"?

    Does trusted computing enable more secure data storage, online business practices, and online commerce transactions, while protecting privacy and individual rights?

  • Will open source force a sea change in IT?

    Imagine a world where most software licenses are fee-free. Your careers, your IT strategies, and your vendor relationships would be utterly transformed. Could this come to pass?

Reviews (5)

  • Inside Intel's Prescott

    A new Intel processor is usually introduced with much fanfare. So why is the new 'Prescott' Pentium 4 chip getting a distinctly low-key introduction?

  • AMD CPUs--onward and upward

    AMD will market its latest and greatest CPUs, the Athlon XP 2700+ and 2800+, to the consumer market. But is this a wise move considering Intel's clear dominance in the IT space?

  • AMD Athlon 64: the benchmarks

    AMD's Athlon 64 launch marks the dawn of the 64-bit desktop PC era. We evaluate the efficiency of the new CPU using over 100 benchmark tests.

  • What's new for PCs in 2004?

    To mark the start of a new year, here's a roundup of the likely trends in processors, graphics, peripherals and notebooks over the next 12 months.

  • Windows 6.0/Longhorn:An early look

    Microsoft aims to integrate fundamental changes and upgrades in the next version of its Windows operating system. We take an early look at the alpha version.

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