Chipset should improve multi-core performance without increasing power dissipationDecember 31, 2007 - According to the Israeli newspaper Globes Online, AMD and Commex have reached a collaboration agreement. The server chipset Commex is currently developing for multi-core processors, will be distributed

Microprocessor sales increased by 7.4 percentDecember 31, 2007 - Worldwide sales of semiconductors rose to $23.1 billion in November, an increase of 2.3 percent from November 2006 when sales were $22.5 billion, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported today. Sales

No hope for upsides before second half 2008January 2, 2008 - Shares of Intel and AMD fell after both have been downgraded by Bank of America. Any upsides will have to come from stronger PC demand in the second half

Of course, none of all this is going to happenJanuary 2, 2008 - The trading of nVidia stock options peeked today after reports of Intel and nVidia talking. And with AMD stocks at a historical low, everyone is speculating who

High-end desktop and notebook PCs optimized for gaming and multi-mediaJanuary 8, 2008 - Today, AMD announced Live! Ultra, a new PC brand to help consumers identify high-end desktop and notebook computers optimized for gaming and multi-media. The systems will be

Based on Peltier coolers integrated into the flip-chip bumpsJanuary 9, 2008 - Today, Nextreme introduces a new micro cooling element. The Ultra-High Packing Fraction (UPF) OptoCooler module is based on the Thermal Copper Pillar Bump technology, effectively integrating a Peltier

Doubled DRAM shipments compensate for lower pricesFebruari 1, 2008 - The global sales of semiconductors grew for the sixth-consecutive year, reaching a record $255.6 billion in 2007, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reports today. That is an increase of 3.2

Xeon server power usage sharply increased by Fully Buffered memory modulesJanuary 14, 2008 - Even though some Intel Quad-Core processors are faster than AMD's, similarly configured Quad-Core Opteron based servers consumed up to 41 percent less power, according to tests

IDMs and OEMs focusing on design and distribution, less on manufacturingMarch 12, 2008 - The worldwide market for semiconductor assembly and test services (SATS) grew for the sixth consecutive year in 2007, according to Gartner. Revenue was up 7.4 percentat

While Intel revenue grew more than twice as fast as market averageMarch 31, 2008 - Worldwide semiconductor revenue totalled $273.9 billion in 2007, a 3.8 percent increase from 2006, according to Gartner. Vendor performances were mixed with three vendors in

Shrink to 45 nm enables higher clock speeds within same power envelopeMarch 25, 2008 - Today, Intel introduced two new low voltage Xeon processors. The Quad-Core L5400 series consumes only 50 Watts, or just 12.5 Watts per core, at frequencies

Five new quad-cores and two new triple-cores availableMarch 27, 2008 - Today AMD announced the availability (!) of its Phenom desktop line-up. The chip manufacturer introduces five Phenom X4 9000 series Quad-Core processors and two Phenom X3 8000 series Triple-Core

I was just at Apple.com checkin out stuff and i noticed the iPhone is listed as "currently unavailable" ... it's been 4 articles since we had an Apple post so i thought i'd mention it.

MOTO Q 9c is a solid Windows Mobile smartphone without touch-screen but with a very good QWERTY keyboard... so it's good to see that now also customers of Verizon Wireless - the network with the biggest coverage in USA -

Go out and play podcasts (audio) about Windows Mobile phones! In podcasts one can find also unique information not to be found on any web site in textual form, so they are worth listening! On top of that if you

EVGA introduces the new UV Plus+ Family: Consisting of both the UV12 and the UV16, take any available USB port on your Desktop or Notebook and turn it into an additional video output for use with another display. With a

A new model suggests our planet may once have had multiple moons:The ancient catastrophe that gave birth to the Moon may have produced additional satellites that lingered in Earth's skies for tens of millions of years.A new model suggests moonlets

DigiTimes writes Taiwanese notebook makers aren't facing any problems from the credit crisis, notebook shipments are up 41 percent year-over-year.Of the top-four makers, Quanta Computer had shipments of eight million units, Compal Electronics 6.1 million, Wistron 4.3 million and Inventec

EA released a trailer of Mirror's Edge. This is an upcoming first-person action-adventure for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. The game will be released in late 2008. Mirror's Edge trailer - More news at DV Hardware

Version 1.0 of the Smooks Data Transformation & Processing Engine has been released. Smooks can go from java objects to different object structures, can bind text to an object model, can split messages or combine multiple messages into a single