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    Collaborating engineers from IBM, Sony and Toshiba have wrapped up the design for the inner workings of a mysterious new chip called the "Cell."

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    Diversity and choice are good things, we are always told. But in the case of processors, diversity may not be the answer.

  • Sun floats open-source database idea

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  • Processor wars: Whose chips are down?

    Diversity and choice are good things, we are always told. But in the case of processors, diversity may not be the answer.

  • Intel accelerates Itanium schedule

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  • Intel hyperthreading shows Digital roots

    Next month, Intel will bring its hyperthreading technology to desktops, another advance in the chip world that can be traced to Digital Equipment Corp.

  • AMD fielding 64 bits for PCs

    Advanced Micro Devices is building a 64-bit field of dreams.

  • Beyond the Database

    Boldly going where no database has gone before, Oracle's Oracle8i Release 3 is a lot more than a database. Oracle8i is now also a file, mail, Web and Java2 Enterprise Edition application server.

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