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  • Intel: Optimise applications for multicore

    Intel is expected to release on Monday development tools designed to help programmers at software companies take advantage of the added computing power available on multicore systems.

  • HP, Oracle collaborate on flexible computing

    Hewlett-Packard is working with Oracle to let their respective products work together across a computing infrastructure that can adapt automatically to changing work demands, CEO Mark Hurd announced on Tuesday.

  • AMD on the lip of Framewave

    AMD has released source code aimed at making it easier to build media applications for x86 multicore processors.

  • Ultra-low power chip sleeps a lot

    Researchers at the University of Michigan have designed chips that use 30,000 times less power in sleep mode and 10 per cent less in active mode than comparable processors, putting an end to overweight battery syndrome.

  • Intel: Software needs to heed Moore's Law

    After years of delivering faster and faster chips that can easily boost the performance of most desktop software, Intel said the free ride is over.

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    Abhi Talwalkar, general manager of Intel's Enterprise Platform Group, provides an insight into the dual-core Montecito, the company's latest Itanium chip.

  • Is Microsoft a threat to VMware?

    The talk of this year's VMworld conference in Las Vegas was how much of a competitive threat Microsoft, which weeks earlier announced the free release of its hypervisor product, will prove to virtualisation leader VMware.

  • Microsoft's Hyper-V: why all the fuss?

    Microsoft's Hyper-V is the missing piece from the launch of Windows Server 2008. We examine its background, and predict how the hypervisor market is likely to develop.

  • Photos: Dell launches Vostro range for small business

    Dell has introduced its new Vostro range, aimed at small businesses that require minimal IT support. Here's the full line-up available in Australia at launch.

  • Tips to boost Vista performance

    Vista can be a performance hog, but there are many ways you can tweak the OS components to speed it up. See what actions you can take to remove bottlenecks and optimise Vista.

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  • System Mechanic 4 Professional

    System Mechanic 4 Professional offers a better selection of tools and technical support than Norton SystemWorks Professional does.

  • Intel quad-core can slow you down

    Certain applications will run slower under the Intel quad-core processors, according to a company spokesperson.

  • AMD 850MHz Duron chip

    AMD has introduced the 850MHz Duron Chip, with manufacturers, such as Compaq and Hewlett Packard, already offering systems based on the processor.

  • Inside Intel's Prescott

    A new Intel processor is usually introduced with much fanfare. So why is the new 'Prescott' Pentium 4 chip getting a distinctly low-key introduction?

  • AMD Athlon 64: the benchmarks

    AMD's Athlon 64 launch marks the dawn of the 64-bit desktop PC era. We evaluate the efficiency of the new CPU using over 100 benchmark tests.

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