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AMD Announces 8-Core Bulldozer CPU [Guts]
You may't say that AMD is ever boring. The company says its next-generation Bulldozer CPU core will take a novel solution to computing that goes beyond Hyper-Threading, which some believe could offer phenomenal performance. Bulldozer makes a reasonably large break from how today's multicores are constructed. Today's dual-, quad-, and hexa-cores are based on ...
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Dual Core Atom Processors Now Adding just a little Pep to Netbooks [Now Shipping]
Intel's promised dual-core Atom processors are finally coming to a netbook near you. The N550 may also help battery life a piece, and should improve 720p video playback, but by all accounts it's unlikely to magically turn netbooks into fully functional PCs. Still, you're getting DDR3 memory and easier Hulu watching-two things I certainly wouldn't ...
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Intel’s Core i7-970 gets reviewed: great for overclocking, still expensive
It could also be a cheaper technique to join the high-end Core i7 family, but that doesn't mean it's " cheap." Intel's Core i7-970 ($899), which just started shipping to consumers around a month ago, has just undergone an intensive looking-over at Hot Hardware, where the six-core chip was tested alongside its more potent ...
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TI picks up first license for ARM’s Eagle CPU core, mass market devices still a couple of years off
The mythical next generation of ARM\'s Cortex-A series, the Eagle, has made a reappearance inside the news this week, but much of the mystery remains. Texas Instruments has now revealed itself as the first licensee of the recent core, while also waxing poetic about its deep involvement and collaboration with ARM on its design and ...
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Apple Adds 12-Core Mac Pros to Store [Apple]
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$5,000 burning a hole on your pocket? Apple\'s 12-core Mac Pros were added to the store just now. Minimum spec includes two 2.66GHz 6-core Xeon Westmere processors and 1TB of storage. Minimum specs start at 6GB of memory, an 18x double-layer SuperDrive, and ATI Radeon HD 5770 with 1GB GDDR5. The whole design hasn\'t changed since ...
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12-core Apple Mac Pro orders are go
After a short outage the Apple Store is back with the previously announced 12-core Mac Pro able to order. Prices start at $4,999 for a pair of 6-core Xeon Westmere procesors humming along at 2.66GHz, 6GB of memory, a 1TB hard disk, SuperDrive, and ATI Radeon HD 5770 graphics. We configured ours with a pair ...
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Samsung refreshes X Series laptop lineup with Core i3 ULV chips
While you\'ve got a hankering for some battery-sipping Core i3 ULV processors and live south of a definite 38th parallel line, you\'ll may want to take a detailed look into one of Samsung\'s new designs. We hear on good authority that Sammy\'s refreshed its X Series laptops with the 1.2GHz Core i3-330M processor, including the ...
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Apple Mac Pro line overhauled with 12-core processors, arriving in August for $4,999
So shall it's written, so shall it's done. The Mac Pro has at long last proven rumors of its impending refresh accurate, as Apple has just updated its most powerful hardware with even more grunt. As we\'d heard previously, that implies you are able to now get dual-CPU rigs that provide an entire dozen cores ...
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Apple iMac line gets speedbumped, low-end gets a Core i3
It\'s not as if we haven\'t heard the rumors building over the past few months, but Apple\'s long-standing iMac line is seeing its first real update since the Fall of last year on this fine morning. As predicted, the refreshed family now contains Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 processor options, not to mention ...
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MSI’s Core i7-equipped GT660R makes itself available to US consumers
MSI\'s GT660 has been kicking around in various forms for a couple of months now, but the newest edition (dubbed GT660R) is simply now splashing down on about a e-tailer websites. Boasting a 1.73GHz Core i7-740QM processor, 6GB of RAM, a 1TB harddisk (7,200RPM), Blu-ray combo drive and NVIDIA\'s GeForce GTX 285M, this 16-inch beast ...
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AT&T readies new calling plans for July 25, little changing at the core
Well, well -- what have we here? It looks like AT&T is fixing to rebundle its wireless plans starting on July 25th, obviously with intent to push those newly created data packs onto individuals who may preferably be inclined to pass right over. Furthermore, these new plans encourage users to pick unlimited messaging, which -- ...
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HP TouchSmart tm2 gains Core i5 CPU option, a whole new level of respect
Don\'t you simply adore it when a plan comes together? Or when a rumor plays out perfectly? We\'re staring at a case of the latter here today, as HP\'s oh-so-lovable 12-inch TouchSmart tm2 is now available to order with a Core i5 processor. Just months after gaining Core i3 support, the convertible tablet can now ...
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Walkman Outsold iPod in Japan During August [Apple]It's party time for Sony, as the planets of consumerism aligned to earn it a unprecedented win over Apple's iPod music-playing range. It's the first time Walkman has outsold Apple's music players inside the region since iPod arrived in 2001. Sony had to make a number of sacrifices with the intention to win back musical market share, though, aggressively under-cutting the cost of its rival.![A Dual-Booting Tablet Running Android 1.6 Sounds Barmy, Viewsonic [Tablets]](http://nexgadget.com/images/A-DualBooting-Tablet-Running-Android-Sounds-Barmy-Viewsonic-Tablets_tuTo-_0.jpg)
A Dual-Booting Tablet Running Android 1.6 Sounds Barmy, Viewsonic [Tablets]After warning us last week of their impending dual-booting tablet, ViewSonic has now spilled the beans on the ViewPad 100 's specs. I don't think anyone shall be impressed by the Android 1.6 flavor, even supposing Windows 7 's also there too. I can't consider many the explanation why someone would need a dual-booting tablet, but obviously dual-booting laptops (running something like