Linus Torvalds has picked up one of Apple's new Intel-based Mac minis to play with, but the Linux creator continues to prefer Apple's old PowerPC architecture for his primary desktop machine.
Notebook users will get their first crack at Intel's new Core 2 Duo chip starting on Monday in the US, as the chipmaker unveils the final instalment of its architectural shift.
Apple Computer on Monday in the US introduced the Mac Pro, the company's first Intel-based professional desktop, and also gave developers a preview of Leopard, the next version of Mac OS X.
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 has set the date for the introduction of its next-generation PC chip as it moves forward through one busy northern summer.
Improvements to the processor, chipset and wireless components of Intel's latest mobile platform should result in a new generation of faster notebooks with longer battery life. Business systems will also get Intel's Active Management Technology (AMT) for the first time, while Turbo Memory should reduce the frequency of hard disk accesses, saving power and boosting performance.
Mooly Eden, general manager of Intel's Mobile Platforms Group, sat down in San Francisco to explain why he thinks Intel's next-generation chips will blow the competition away.
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A slight bump to the specifications for the same price, the option to upgrade the graphics means the 24-inch iMac keeps the Editors' Choice it earned last year.
Intel's Core architecture now underlies mobile, desktop and server chips, and is a major departure from the Pentium 4's NetBurst design.
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.
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