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more about #chips Jedo10: I can't wait till they come out with the i11. ".... but it goes to 11" more » bagellord: Yes but will it be usable with any hardware currently on the market? more » blash: Clicking through to the photos on eBay shows Task Manager up on the Performance tab with 24 virtual cores. omfgwtfbbqepicwinwant!!!!!!! more » Nathan Obbards: Seems kind of pricey for a chip from Taiwan with no warranty of any kind at all and no guarantee it works other than the seller's word. more » Rorouni: Completely unnecessary... There is no commercial need for 6 cores... more » ploopsy: This would be good news if mac pros were actually affordable. more » SamtheGeek: The 's' is for a more efficient processor (usually slightly underclocked). They run cooler (and therefore quieter) and are used mainly in slimline and... more » njdevil: What's up with the codenames? I don't want my computer powered by a Bloomfield, I want it powered by a Desert Storm or something cool sounding like that. more » ridgecity: I think Apple just rather pay exclusiveness for their chips to avoid the hackintosh situation. I do wish this isn't truth, for hackintosh is doing a ... more » Hvedhrungr: Oh no! Are you quite sure? Marked with an "S", no less? It does portend rather ominously, does it not? I think I will have to sit down and have a cup ... more » FriarNurgle: there had better be some good deals when the Windows 7 RC starts shutting down. It's so much easier to just buy a new laptop than deal with an OS inst... more » RickyRogers: All's well that ends cell.... more » vx2: But seeing all the educational, law enforcement and military uses of the chip (military being the operative word, like a few articles down about the a... more » Kirkaiya: Aside from the PS3 stuff (Sony can always choose a different processor), the real loss is of another scalable, multi-core alternative to x86/x64. The... more » podlinux: The cell CPU is hardly even fully utilized in the PS3 anyway. Most game devs don’t want to deal the difficulty of utilizing the CPU's full potential... more » Random434: Guessing it's just IBM's production of it. As Toshiba and Sony produce the chips they use at thier own fabs.. IBM was contuning development for use i... more » helfrez: It just means ths PS4 won't have a cell chip. Being that Sony seems to be sticking to their 10yr console, I think its a non issue. By the time Sony re... more » Noobs-R-Us: Does that mean no PS4s? Who will develope the next version? Who will keep making the current gen? more » Digo: I've loved Creative ever since I was in my early teens and I handled R.M.A. for an exporting company. I don't know how they are now, but the few times... more » Xagest: Starting to get really close to the point where I can setup a full smarthouse using nothing but netbooks and some Wifi #ziilabszms08 more » -
#intel
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 » -
#processors
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 » -
#systemonachip
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 » -
#amd
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] -
#tastetest
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 » -
#intel
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 » -
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#doritos
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 » -
#components
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 » -
#processors
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 » -
#amd
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 » -
#chips
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] -
#amd
Happy 40th Birthday AMD: 4 Ways You Beat Intel in the Glory Days
AMD, the other chip company, is 40 years old today. It's the scrappy underdog to the Intel juggernaut. Today, it's not in great shape, but at one point, it was actually beating Intel on innovation.
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#apple
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
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 » -
#gpus
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 » -
#processors
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 » -
#processors
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 »
