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    AMD overnight announced plans to split off its manufacturing operations through a finance deal with a firm from the United Arab Emirates, which will leave AMD with total control of only its design wing.

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    Sun Microsystems has launched a new business unit to sell its Sparc processors, a return to an idea it had dropped years ago.

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    IBM plans to release its fourth-generation high-end Intel-based server this year, a model geared for use with the quad-core "Tigerton" Xeon processor, and will help software companies better support machines of its ilk.

  • Dented Dell picks up AMD chips amid SEC probe

    Dell's announcement of a broader relationship with Advanced Micro Devices could not overshadow poor second-quarter results and news of a federal investigation into its accounting.

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    There's something immensely gratifying about accomplishing the seemingly impossible -- particularly in IT, where pundits regularly proclaim that a particular technology has hit its physical limits.

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    Lately there has been a bunch of musicians who have risen to rapid fame via the Internet. Are they self-styled artists, or a PR-created crock?

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  • Why Itanium's jury is still out

    The lack of applications that can run on Itanium makes gauging the performance of software on the 64bit platform problematic. However, hardware-focused tests are possible.

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    We put two of the toughest chip makers up against each other to see which has the biggest heart for notebooks.

  • IBM details Blue Gene supercomputer

    IBM is shedding light on a program to create the world's fastest supercomputer, illuminating a dual-pronged strategy, an unusual new processor design and a leaning toward the Linux operating system.

  • Intel accelerates Itanium schedule

    The chipmaker adds a new chip for 2004 and moves up the launch date of an Itanium with two processors.

  • Jobs unveils new Power Macs

    Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs has rolled out a new crop of Power Macs that he says can outperform any Windows-based PC on the market.

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