Vendors prepare PCs with new Intel chips
PC vendors announced new desktop and workstation PCs on Thursday following Intel's launch of its Conroe Core 2 Duo processor.
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Intel launches Core 2 Duo processors
Intel unveiled its new Core 2 Duo processor lineup on Thursday, increasing the pressure on rival AMD. The ten new dual-core chips promise markedly better performance and greater energy efficiency than Intel's existing products.
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Intel's Conroe chip due July 27
Intel will launch its next-generation "Conroe" chip for desktop PCs on July 27, marking the company's second step to recover from slumping sales with new products.
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Intel launches new workstation Xeon chips
As it seeks to fend off competitive threats from AMD, chip maker Intel has released its dual-core Xeon processor, code-named 'Woodcrest,' the first based on its new Core microarchitecture.
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Intel leads 3D, but ATI is rising
Intel retained its lead in PC graphics chips during the first three months of the year, although the company faced increased competition from two key rivals, according to research figures released Friday.
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Intel sends Mac to the future
Now Apple’s made its switch to Intel chips, the Intel Developer Forum is big news for most computer users. Digit got the lowdown on what Intel’s latest developments could mean for the Mac.
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Intel chips with everything
With the release of the MacBook Pro and the new iMac, Apple’s move to Intel is upon us. Digit answers your questions on the company’s switch.
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Apple opens new Windows
Apple has started the switch to Intel processors, and analysts say it’s a matter of time before Windows runs natively on the Mac.
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Analysis: Intel Macs give users choice
The idea of running Windows on Apple hardware just got a lot more appealing with the introduction of Macs built on Intel processors. But don't expect the company to be too keen on its users running Windows on the new machines.
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Intel to 'certify media for PCs'
Intel is working with dozens of movie, music, and game providers around the world to ensure their services work with the living room PC concept embodied by its upcoming Viiv brand, scheduled to be launched early next year.
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Intel readies new Extreme Edition chip
Motherboard maker Asustek Computer helped shed a little light on Intel's plans for the high end of its desktop processors with a press release Thursday for a new motherboard designed to support the forthcoming chips and chipsets.
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Intel posts strong Q3 earnings
With strong sales across its major product lines, Intel on Tuesday reported $9.96 billion in third-quarter revenue, a jump of 18 per cent over the $8.47 billion the California chip maker posted for last year's third quarter.
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Intel to unveil 'next-gen architecture'
Intel plans to introduce a major change in the architecture used to build its chips during its upcoming Fall Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco.
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IBM extends PowerPC with dual-core, low-power chips
IBM unveiled two new PowerPC chips Thursday at an event in Tokyo, one month after its primary customer for those chips announced plans to switch to Intel's processors.
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AMD files antitrust suit against Intel
AMD has filed a wide-ranging antitrust suit against Intel, accusing it of maintaining its monopoly in the PC processor market by illegally coercing customers around the world into using its products, AMD said Tuesday.
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Intel-based Macs may run Windows
Apple's decision to abandon IBM PowerPC chips in favor of processors from Intel raises the possibility of new, affordable Apple computers that could boot both Mac OS X and Windows.
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Wireless USB spec to be finalized next month
Version 1.0 of the Wireless USB specification, which is being promoted as the successor to the USB data transfer method between electronics devices, should be approved by mid-May, Intel said last week.
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Dual-core chips help graphics apps
Intel's new dual-core 3.2GHz Pentium 4 Extreme Edition 840 processor made a good showing on Digit's WorldBench 5 tests in key multimedia and multitasking tests - though it won't speed up lower-powered applications.
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Intel Xeons to get performance upgrades
Intel plans to announce the first major upgrade to its Xeon processor product line since June 2004, according to sources familiar with Intel's plans.
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Intel announces Pentium Extreme Edition
Intel plans to release a version of its Pentium desktop processor this year that can run up to four software tasks at the same time, called the Pentium processor Extreme Edition