News (14)

  • IBM backs Sun's Solaris, renews Java pact

    Sun Microsystems and IBM have announced partnerships around Sun's Solaris operating system and its Java software, a sign that Sun is taking a less adversarial approach to relations with its computing industry rivals.

  • AMD announces new 'Duron' processor

    Advanced Micro Devices is pitching staying power with a new brand of processor designed for the value PC. The processor's name, Duron, was derived from the Latin word "durare," which means "to last."

  • Chip rivalry yielding unexpected user bonanza

    The escalating speed race between Intel and AMD augurs faster, cheaper computers sooner than expected.

  • Smaller is better, says AMD chief

    There may have been a time when its small size was a disadvantage for Advanced Micro Devices But small is nimble, small is quick. And the chip maker's new president is working to exploit AMD's size to speed innovation.

  • Willamette becomes Pentium 4

    Intel announced Wednesday a new -- albeit predictable -- brand name for its next-generation desktop processor. The chip formerly known as Willamette, as in the river in Oregon, is now Pentium 4.

  • Notebooks faster, but why not cheaper?

    Speed and ease of use are nice, but analysts say it's about time manufacturers thought about making notebooks less expensive, too -- but don't expect a slew of cheaper notebooks to flood the market any time soon. It'll be more like a trickle.

  • It's a post-gigahertz hangover

    While PC chip makers Intel and Advanced Micro Devices drove pedal-to-the-metal to reach the 1GHz mark for their desktop processors, the two are looking to return to a more normal (read: slower) pace for the introduction of new chips.

  • Intel's 'Willamette' heats up GHz race

    The race to -- and past -- 1 gig heats up in two weeks.

  • AMD's Sanders: A call to arms!

    In Hannover, Germany on Monday, AMD's chairman and CEO, Jerry Sanders, discussed his company's future processor strategy, its continuing battles with Intel and his dream of seeing his processors in the corporate environment. ZDNet UK's editor, Richard Barry, was there.

Create an e-mail alert for "chip"
ZDNet Australia Alerts is an e-mail alert service which provides personalised news, features and reviews to readers’ inbox on an hourly, daily and weekly basis.
Alert:
chip


Frequency: *

Filter Tags

  1. Popularity: 1 amd
  2. Popularity: 1 ibm
  3. Popularity: 1 intel
  4. Popularity: 1 java
  5. Popularity: 1 jonathan schwartz
  6. Popularity: 1 next generation
  7. Popularity: 1 solaris
  8. Popularity: 1 stephen shankland
  9. Popularity: 1 sun

Latest Videos

Sponsored content

Power Centre - Content from our premier sponsors

Blogs

  • Phil Dobbie Conroy explains his magic filter
    In today's Twisted Wire, we put the screws on Communications Minister Stephen Conroy about his controversial internet filter policy.
  • Array Copenhagen lessons on green IT
    After the global financial crisis placed green IT on the back-burner, is it about to become sexy again due to the likes of New Zealand's new emissions trading scheme?
  • Array Welcome to National Censorship Day
    Conroy's blind adherence to his net filtering plan will abandon net neutrality ideals and push ISPs down a slippery slope of unprecedented responsibility for a callously politicised Australian internet.
  • More blogs »

Back to top

Featured