Enter your username and password.
Tip your editors:
Editorial Director:
Brian Lam | | Twitter
Editor:
Jason Chen
| AIM | Twitter
Features Editor:
Wilson Rothman
| Twitter
Senior Contributing Editors:
Jesus Diaz
| AIM | Twitter
Mark Wilson, Reviews
| AIM | Twitter
Contributing Editors:
Matt Buchanan
| AIM | Twitter
Adam Frucci
| Twitter
Sean Fallon
| Twitter
Jack Loftus
| Twitter
John Herrman
| Twitter
Dan Nosowitz
Chris Mascari
Kat Hannaford
| Twitter
Rosa Golijan
| Twitter
Chris Jacob
Columnist:
Brendan I. Koerner
Interns:
Don Nguyen
Kyle VanHemert
Comment Account Questions:
Please enter your email address to have your password reset.
Registering will give you a user profile and the ability to add other users as friends. To become a commenter, however, you need to audition.
Want to know more? Consult the Comment FAQ and legal terms.
You don't need to login to comment. Just enter your email address below.
See how your address will be displayed in the Comment FAQ.
Pre-Release Intel Core i9 Chip Hits eBay for $1,200
Leaked Intel Roadmap Reveals Budget Desktop Offerings, Possible Mac Pro Chip
For those of you who get hot and bothered by leaked Intel product roadmaps, please sit down. We have one here for desktops that runs the gamut from budget Core i3 and a low-power i5 marked with an "S." More »The Cell Processor Is Going Extinct (Updated)
IBM's shitcanning the Cell processor line—you know, the chip that's in the PS3 and uh, Toshiba laptops and TVs—according to their VP of Deep Computing, making the current PowerXCell 8i the last of its ilk. Updated. More »ZiiLABS' ZMS-08 System-On-A-Chip To Bring 1080p and Full Flash Acceleration To Netbooks
Creative's latest system-on-a-chip is crammed with features: 1080p playback, 24fps encoding, HD video conferencing, OpenGL ES 2.0 support, an integrated HDMI controller, X-Fi audio and Flash acceleration. All combined with a 1GHz ARM Cortex A8. Of course there's a catch. More »New iMacs Get Core i7 Chips, But What Does That Mean?
AMD Athlon II X4 620: Four Cores for $99
AMD's new Athlon II X4 chips are like a Phenom II minus the L3 cache. But they're super-cheap: $99 (2.6GHz-620), and $122 (2.8Ghz-630). Also looks like they hold their own against the $150 Core 2 Quad 8200: [Maximum PC]9 Affordable Wines That Go Great With Chips
One of the reasons I love wine is because the right pairing can turn everyday foodstuffs into an exciting culinary experience. As The Dallas News points out, the right wine can even kick up your Kettle Chips. More »Roadmap for Intel's First Nehalem-Based Mobile Chips Leaked
Details for Intel's new quad- and dual-core i7 and i5 chips have leaked in the form of a roadmap, so we've got some excellent specifics, including release dates and prices. More »Doritos' Late Night Augmented Reality Bags Are Like a Party at Taco Bell
These new bags of Doritos Late Night Taco-flavored chips (I just ate 50) are special not just because of what's inside, but what's on the bag. If you have a webcam, you can simulate a concert in a bag. More »Cortex A9: ARM's Multi-Core Mobile CPUs
Let's Speculate: What Could Flexible Memory Be Used for?
Researchers have developed a lightweight, mostly transparent, and quite flexible memory chip. It sounds cool, but then I think: What possible advantages could flexible memory have? Help me out, commenters. More »Intel T9900 Core 2 Duo Notebook Processor Breaks the 3GHz Barrier
Intel unleashed a flurry of new processors at Computex, including the T9900 Core 2 Duo, which clocks in at a speedy 3.06 GHz—the first Penryn-based Core 2 Duo chip to do so. More »Athlon II CPU Echoes the Glory Days as AMD's First Cheap 45nm Chip
It not's surprising right after its 40th birthday, AMD's trying to recall the better days: The Athlon II X2 makes an official sequel out of the Athlon name for its cheap 45nm chip, starting at $87. More »Renesas Cellphone Processor Handles HD Video at 1080p With Surround Sound
Renesas has started shipping its SH7370 processor for mobile phones. The 1-centimeter squared chip is capable of decoding and encoding 1080p video in H.264/Mpeg-4, with 5.1 surround sound, via HDMI. Crazy. [TechOn]Happy 40th Birthday AMD: 4 Ways You Beat Intel in the Glory Days
Apple Assembles Chip Design Team, Plans Custom iPhone Guts
The WSJ reports that Apple is putting together an all-star chip design team, starting with the former CTO of AMD, to work on in-house units for mobile devices. Old habits die hard. More »Intel's New Easy-for-Your-Mom-to-Understand Processor Badges
They're designed to be simple to understand for regular people, so you don't need these explained, right? More »ARM's GPUs Will Make This Year's Mainstream Phones More Powerful Than the Current iPhone
By the end of 2009, computer and graphics chip designer ARM says we'll see the first sub-$150 cellphones using the low-power Mali 200 GPU, which will give devices greater graphics capabilities than the current-gen iPhone. More »Intel's Leaked Z550 Atom Processor For Netbooks/MIDs Reaches 2GHz
Leaks suggest that Intel will be dropping a new single-core Z-series Atom proc that will be the first of the family to reach 2GHz. More »A Demo of Intel's First 32nm Westmere Processors
At today's San Francisco event, Intel mostly discussed what we know about the upcoming Westmere processor, but revealed they're scrapping the next dual-core 45nm processors, in favor of 32nm Westmere chips in early 2010. More »Intel Boss Craig Barrett Quits the Chip Biz While Still Ahead
We're sorry to learn that our new friend Intel chairman Craig Barrett plans to retire this summer after 35 years revolutionizing the microchip and PC industries. He could not be leaving at a worse time. More »