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Hewlett-Packard will launch its new high-end Unix server in March, but because Intel delayed its new "Montecito" version of Itanium, the system will initially come with the current "Madison" processor.
As part of its ongoing antitrust case against Intel, Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday served Skype with a subpoena demanding documents related to its deal to make one feature in Skype 2.0 available exclusively to Intel users.
Advanced Micro Devices has claimed its highest market-share position against Intel in years, cracking the elusive 20 percent barrier.
Intel chief executive Paul Otellini announced three second-generation dual-core processors and said first-generation prototypes are faring well.
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Intel demonstrated two quad-core processors Tuesday in the United States, "Clovertown" for servers and "Kentsfield" for PCs, directing attention toward the future during a more troubled present.
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Intel's latest mobile platform, now officially christened Centrino Duo, introduces the Core Duo (Yonah) chip with dual CPU cores. This and other developments should deliver useful -- if not revolutionary -- increases in notebook performance and battery life.
The chipmaker adds a new chip for 2004 and moves up the launch date of an Itanium with two processors.
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