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Intel plans to release next-generation Xeon workstation processors based on the Westmere microarchitecture in the next three months, the company said on Thursday. New workstations based on the chips -- including updated versions of Apple's Mac Pro, Dell's Precision 3500, 5500 and 7500, and HP's Z400, Z600 and Z800 -- are likely to follow
Intel has officially released its next-generation processors, which should improve the system performance and battery life of laptops, and make desktops run a lot faster too.
Intel is delaying the commercial release of its Larrabee graphics processor, which had been due out next year, and is not providing a new launch date.
Intel is set to start production of its next-generation Xeon quad-core chips for workstations and servers ahead of schedule, which could then appear in systems as early as the first quarter of next year, a company official said on Tuesday.
Intel's strategy to rename its chips and platforms has seen some opposition from chip enthusiasts, who say the new naming conventions are even more confusing.
It seems Moore's Law doesn't apply to the next generation of Intel's Atom chips. The low-cost, power-sipping chips, codenamed "Pineview," will greatly improve upon both of those traits, but at the expense of any significant speed boost, according to authentic-looking specs leaked this month.
The award nominees for the Siggraph 2009 Computer Animation Festival in New Orleans this August have been announced, with entries ranging from France to Taiwan.
After five quarters of declining market share, AMD gained ground in chip shipments over chief rival Intel during the first quarter of 2009, IDC said on Tuesday.
Intel's Larrabee graphics processor, which is designed to challenge Nvidia and ATI in the high-performance desktop, creative and gaming PC market, will arrive early next year, the chipmaker's CEO said during a quarterly earnings call on Tuesday.
Today's launch of the new Xeon 3500 and Xeon 5500 processors was Intel's worst-kept secret -- due largely to Apple's debut of new versions of its Mac Pros almost a month ago.
US-based online retailers are taking orders for Intel's new Xeon workstation chips, providing early details of the new Nehalem-based processors ahead of the company's official launch.
Intel plans to detail an eight-core Xeon processor at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference in San Francisco next month, offering an early look at what appears to be the company's first eight-core chip.
An onslaught of Internet-access devices is set to hit the UK this year, according to Intel.
Consumers will be able to exchange messages with MySpace friends on their TVs while watching shows, thanks to a social-networking application for TVs jointly launched by MySpace.com, Intel and Yahoo on Wednesday.
Intel's Jeff Ravencraft, who is also president of the USB Implementers Forum, discussed more details about USB 3.0 today at the Storage Visions conference in Las Vegas.
Intel has ported Adobe's Flash software technology to work with its processors used in consumer electronics such as set-top boxes and high-definition TVs, Intel said Monday.
Intel today announced it is expanding its X25-M 2.5-inch and X18-M 1.8-inch SATA solid-state drive (SSD) family for laptop and desktop computers with a 160GB drive in a 2.5-inch form factor.
Solid state drives (SSDs) are finally coming into their own -- they're faster, more durable, and use less power than traditional mechanical hard drives. However, the strongest indicator that this may be the storage tech of the future is Intel's release of its X18 and X25 solid state drives.
The quad-core chips that have sat atop the microprocessor heap for the past two years are about to start being replaced by bigger, burlier six-core processor technology.
The intelligence gap between man and machine will largely close by the year 2050, according to Intel's chief technology officer, who yesterday reiterated that point during a keynote address at the Intel Developer Forum.
