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Intel to shift future processors into ‘turbo mode’
Macsimum News — Intel to shift future processors into ‘turbo mode’ Posted by Dennis Sellers Apple ico Aug 20, 2008 at 11:01am image In his Intel Developer Forum keynote today, Intel ’s head honcho, Pat Gelsinger, detailed the roadmap for Intel’s continued march toward “pervasive, higher performance and power efficient computing.” Doubtless many of the advancements he and other Intel execs spoke of will appear in future Apple products. The senior vice president and general manager of Intel’s Digital Enterprise Group discussed new features of the company’s next-generation processor family ...

Overhauled Apple Notebooks Due Next Month. Quad Core Possible.
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News — ... Intel before incorporating it into a completely refreshed line of notebooks. As for rumors regarding a Macbook Touch. Multi-touch technology is simply too immature to be used in a complete tablet-like device from Apple. Once the technology matures, the possibility of a touch tablet will become more apparent. However, by then Quad Core mobile computing will be fairly accessible. Read - CNET Read - MacRumors Image Credit - Intel

Custom Macbook Air Chip Could be Used by Apple Competitors. Who Cares?
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News — ... processors are as follows: • Will be used in Lenovo’s X301 and HP’s 2530p • TDP of just 17W • SL9400 (1.8GHz) and the SL9300 (1.6GHz) use a 1066MHz FSB and carry 6MB of L2 cache • “Intel is also introducing a pair of 10W processors: the SU9400 (1.4GHz) and SU9300 (1.2GHz). Both of these chips run on an 800MHz FSB and carry 3MB of L2 cache.” Read - Ars Technica [via MacRumors] Image Source - Intel

Intel introduces solid-state drives for notebook, desktop computers
Macsimum News — ... Intel has begun shipping Intel X18-M and X25-M Mainstream SATA Solid-State Drives (SSDs) based on multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash technology for laptop and desktop computers. The new high-performing data storage devices give computer buyers a new level of system responsiveness in a lightweight, rugged, low-power package that can replace... ...

Intel ships new eco-friendly Intel Xeon server processors
Macsimum News — ... Intel continues to expand its 45-nanometer (nm) manufacturing chip portfolio with the launch of its first four halogen-free Intel Xeon processors. ...

Intel launches seven 45nm Xeon Processor 7400 Series products
Macsimum News — ... Intel has launched seven 45 nanometer (nm)-manufactured Intel Xeon Processor 7400 Series products. With up to six processing cores per chip and 16MB of shared cache memory, applications built for virtualized environments and data demanding workloads, such as databases, business intelligence, enterprise resource planning and server consolidation, experience dramatic performance... ...

Intel introduces third gen of vPro computer technologies
Macsimum News — Intel introduces third gen of vPro computer technologies Posted by Dennis Sellers Apple ico Sep 22, 2008 at 6:36pm image Intel has introduced its third-generation Intel vPro suite of business desktop computer technologies, which the company claims, among other features, enhances security and reduces the time and cost of maintenance by enabling computers to literally think and act for themselves. The new Intel vPro Technology (formerly codenamed “McCreary”) combines the energy-efficient performance of Intel Core 2 quad-core or dual-core processors with the new Intel Q45 Express ...

Intel launches ‘fastest processor on the planet’
Macsimum News — ... Intel has introduced what it says is its most advanced desktop processor ever, the Intel Core i7 processor. The Core i7 processor is the first member of a new family of Nehalem processor designs and is the most sophisticated ever built, with new technologies that boost performance on demand and... ...

Intel kicks off Mass Animation project
Macsimum News — ... Intel has announced the start of Mass Animation, a collaborative, worldwide effort to produce a computer-generated animated short film for theatrical release. Artists around the world are invited to animate the shots of a five-minute, CGI-animated short film titled “Live Music,” which is produced and directed by Yair Landau, former... ...

Intel, Micron move into mass production with 34nm NAND flash
Macsimum News — Posted by Dennis Sellers Intel and Micron Technology have announced mass production of their jointly developed 34nm, 32GB, multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash memory device.

Intel tops new ABI Research Netbook Platform Vendor Matrix ranking
Macsimum News — Posted by Dennis Sellers Intel has been ranked at the top of the latest Vendor Matrix released by ABI Research. Texas Instruments (TXN) and Via Technologies claimed the second and third spots in the company’s new evaluation of worldwide netbook platform vendors.  

Intel tops ABI Research’s UMPC platform vendor ranking
Macsimum News — Posted by Dennis Sellers Intel has been ranked at the top of the latest Vendor Matrix released by ABI Research. Via Technologies and Texas Instruments (TXN) claimed the second and third spots in the company’s new evaluation of worldwide ultra-mobile computer platform vendors.  

Intel announces five mobile CPUs
Macsimum News — ... Intel has announced five new mobile CPUs. I’d expect to see some of the them in the next rev of the 17-inch MacBook Pro and the iMac. ...

Intel to manufacturer beefier flash-based hard drives
Macsimum News — ... Intel plans to add new series of hard drives that can hold twice as much data as current offerings as part of an effort to tap the emerging market for computers with chip-based storage, reports ...

Intel to consolidate manufacturing operations
Macsimum News — ... Things are tough all over. Intel has disclosed plans to restructure some of its manufacturing operations and align its manufacturing capacity to current market conditions. The company will consolidate and streamline some older capacity without, it says, impacting the deployment of new, leading-edge 45-nanometer and 32-nanometer manufacturing capacity. ...

New Intel Atom processor targets cars, Internet phones
Macsimum News — ... Intel announced four versions of its Atom processors and two new system controller hub additions to the company’s “embedded” business division product line-up. The new products for the Atom processor Z5xx series include industrial-temperature options, as well as different package-size choices better suited for in-car infotainment devices, media phones, eco-technologies... ...

Intel, TSMC to collaborate on technology platform, IP infrastructure, SoC solutions
Macsimum News — Intel, TSMC to collaborate on technology platform, IP infrastructure, SoC solutions Posted by Dennis Sellers Apple ico Mar 4, 2009 at 4:00am image Intel and TSMC have announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on addressing technology platform, intellectual property (IP) infrastructure, and System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions. Under the MOU, Intel would port its Atom processor CPU cores to the TSMC technology platform including processes, IP, libraries, and design flows. The collaboration is intended to expand Intel’s Atom SoCs availability for Intel customers ...

Intel notifies AMD of cross-license breach efforts to resolve dispute continuing
Macsimum News — Posted by Dennis Sellers Intel says it’s notified Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) hat it believes AMD has breached a 2001 patent cross-license agreement with Intel. Intel believes that Global Foundries is not a subsidiary under terms of the agreement and is therefore not licensed under the 2001 patent cross-license agreement.

Intel to drop desktop CPU prices
Macsimum News — ... Intel plans to launch new desktop PC processors while reducing some models’ prices in April, May and July this year, reports ...

NVidia files countersuit against Intel for breach of contract
Macsimum News — ... has filed a countersuit in the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware against Intel breach of contract. The action also seeks to terminate Intel’s license to NVidia’s patent portfolio. NVidia’s countersuit was brought in response to a filing by Intel last month in the Delaware court, alleging that the four-year-old chipset license agreement does not extend to Intel’s future generation CPUs with “integrated” memory controllers, such as its Nehalem processor.“NVidia did not initiate this legal dispute,” said Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO of NVidia. “But we must defend ...

Intel reports first quarter results
Macsimum News — ... Intel has reported first-quarter revenue of US$7.1 billion, operating income of $670 million, net income of $647 million and earnings per share (EPS) of 11 cents. It wasn’t the best of quarters, but could have been worse. ...

Intel introduces four new processors, My WiFi technology
Macsimum News — ... Today at Computex, Intel Corp. introduced four new processors, including a low-power version and a value chipset, to usher in mainstream “ultra-thin” laptops, according to Mooly Eden, vice president and general manager of the Mobile Platforms Group at Intel. ...

Intel reports second quarter revenue of $8 billion
Macsimum News — ... Intel has reported second quarter revenue of US$8 billion. Excluding the effects of the European Commission fine, the company had non-GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures) operating income of $1.4 billion, net income of $1.0 billion and EPS (earnings per shae) of 18 cents. ...

Intel completes Wind River acquisition
Macsimum News — ... Intel has announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Wind River Systems, a software vendor in embedded device. The acquisition is part of Intel’s strategy to grow its processor and software presence outside the traditional computer and server market segments into embedded systems and mobile handheld devices. ...

Intel delivers industry’s first 34-nanometer NAND Flash solid state drives
Macsimum News — ... Intel is moving to a more advanced, 34- nanometer (nm) manufacturing process for its leading NAND flash-based solid state drive (SSD) products, which are an alternative to a computer’s hard drive. ...

Intel helps convert unused computer power to fight disease, study climate change
Macsimum News — ... Often in the fight against cancer, researchers are limited by the resources available to make research effective. The processor power needed to handle complex calculations is often in short supply. To help address this need, Intel has announced Progress Thru Processors. ...

Intel introduces 3.33GHz Xeon processor
Macsimum News — ... has introduced the 3.33Gz Xeon W5590 processor. The company hasn’t announced a shipping date or pricing, but it’s possible the chip could wind up in a future rev of the Mac Pro. ...

Is Apple behind the development of Intel's Light Peak?
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — Filed under: Hardware, Rumors, AppleIf the relationship between Apple and Mac CPU provider Intel was any closer, the two companies might have to start labeling their record collections and discussing whether to keep the wagon wheel table. In an intriguing technology demonstration last week, it was pointed out that the in-development Intel ultrafast optical connection called Light Peak was being shown on a rather elaborate hackintosh, running good old Mac OS X. This raised an eyebrow or two, but the background story seems to be just as interesting. ...

Could A Real Apple Fan Completely "Go Google"?
louisgray.com — As a Mac fan in the 1990s, it was a lot easier to understand who the good guys were and who the bad guys were. Apple was very good. Intel was bad. Adobe was usually good. Microsoft was bad. Very bad. Evil. But over time as we have morphed into the latter part of this decade, Intel switched teams and became good. Meanwhile, Adobe looked less like a close friend and more like a despised ex, as Microsoft went from hated bully and thief to playing the role of crazy uncle who nobody really likes but puts up with ...