Intel has set the date for the introduction of its next-generation PC chip as it moves forward through one busy northern summer.
At its Intel Developer Forum next week, the chipmaker will announce it's begun production of "Dempsey," its first major version of the Xeon server chip to employ dual processing cores, people involved with the plan said.
Intel's new desktop processor has received glowing reports from independent reviewers.
With all the hubbub surrounding its Core 2 Duo processor, Intel isn't going to waste any time just focusing on desktops at its launch event next week.
Intel chief executive Paul Otellini announced three second-generation dual-core processors and said first-generation prototypes are faring well.
PC makers will start selling PCs containing dual-core chips from Intel on Monday, three days ahead of the debut of the dual cores.
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Intel on Wednesday took the wraps off a pair of upcoming chip technologies.
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.
Multicore processors have been around since 2005, when Intel shipped its first dual-core processor and the advantages of many cores have been widely touted, but a working model for costing software to work with them is still on its way.
Intel's new desktop processor has received glowing reports from independent reviewers.
Intel will launch its "Montecito" version of Itanium, the first dual-core version of the processor, on July 18 in the US, sources familiar with the event said.
It's as fast as we imagined, but we wish AMD's new dual-core chip played better with other computer parts out of the gate.
Multi-core processors deliver many benefits, including much-improved performance per watt, over single-core designs. We examine three dual-core servers from the leading vendors to see what this technology can do for your business.
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