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Intel’s Six-Core Xeon 7400 “Dunnington” Processor Shipping on September 15th

According to CNET sources, Intel’s six-core “Dunnington”processor will begin rolling out to servers on September 15th under the Xeon 7400 series. The new chip is Intel’s first foray beyond four cores as well as their first to fuse multiple cores on a single die. It also features 16MB of L3 cache to help boost performance.…

Tech News Sean Fallon Sep 4

Intel’s Insanely Tiny Processor Roadmap: “Clear Path” to 10nm Chips

Think Intel’s breakthrough 45-nanometer chips are impressive stuff? Intel thought at one time dipping below 100nm would be miraculous, but Intel exec Pat Gelsinger says that “today we see a clear way to get to under 10 nanometers,” and it’ll be within the next 10 years. https://gizmodo.com/giz-explains-whats-the-f-is-a-penryn-335090 The next die shrink is the 32nm Westmere…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jul 3

Retailers Corroborate iMac Refresh Rumor For Next Week

Things are looking good for a now probable iMac refresh this coming week, with MacRumors’ retail sources confirming that new iMac part numbers have shown up in their systems. Delivery should hit about Monday or Tuesday and fall in line with the current pricing ($1199, $1499 and $1799). And according to MacRumors, the Penryn processor…

Tech News Jason Chen Apr 27

Lenovo’s Entire New ThinkPad Line Leaked, X300 Gets Siblings

A few months back, we broke news on Lenovo’s ultra-thin, ultra-functional X300 laptop. Now we’ve gotten an update on what the company’s been up to during the interim. All of their lines are seeing a major refresh, but the biggest news is that starting this September, the famous X300 will have a family. https://gizmodo.com/ultralight-lenovo-x300-series-thinkpad-leaked-346797 Soon…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Apr 10

AMD Quad-Core Phenom X4 9850 Reviewed (Verdict: Owned by Intel Quad Cores)

The Phenom X4 9850 is at the top of AMD’s latest heap of quad-core Phenoms. It’s free of the performance-sapping bug that plagued the first batch of Phenoms, and AMD hopes it’ll claw back some ground from Intel. Maximum PC stacked it up against two quad-cores from Intel—the mid-rangeish Penryn Core 2 Quad Q9300, as…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan Mar 27

Reports of Mac mini Demise Greatly Exaggerated

Contrary to earlier reports, Kasper at AppleInsider is now saying that the Mac mini has a long life ahead of it. Well, at least 12 months worth. According to his sources, “A small team of engineers have recently been tasked with gutting the diminutive desktop and applying fresh internals.” Such as…? The current 65nm chips…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Mar 21

Intel’s Six-Core Dunnington and Nehalem Microarchitecture Get Official

The pair of 45nm Intel chips that Sun oh-so-kindly leaked last month just got all official-like. Dunnington is “the first IA (Intel Architecture) processor with 6-cores, is based on the 45nm high-k process technology, and has large shared caches.” Six cores, exciting! But not as exciting as Nehalem, which is Intel’s “dynamically scalable” new processor…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan Mar 18

Details Emerge on Intel’s First Mobile Quad-core Processor

Chinese-language site HKEPC is reporting that Intel’s first mobile quad-core processor will be the 45nm Penryn-based Core 2 Extreme QX9300. The chip will clock speeds of 2.53 GHz, have 12 MB of L2 Cache and 1066 MHz FSB. The QX9300, however, won’t be part of the Q2 Centrino 2 launch because it is a 45W…

Tech News Adrian Covert Mar 14

New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)

Click to viewThe new Macbook Pro is not much of a bump up from its predecessors, but it is a step in the right direction. The addition of Multi-Touch is a great new feature, even on a touchpad that’s smaller than the one on the Air. However, the Penryn-powered processor in this MBP is running…

Reviews Christopher Mascari Feb 28

MacBook Pro Now With Penryn Processors, Multitouch Trackpad

Click to viewMore powerful versions of the MacBook Pro have been released today with up to 2.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Penryn processors, and the MacBook Air’s trackpad, which allows for multi-touch gestures. The 2.5 and 2.6GHz models come with a new NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 512MB of GDDR3 RAM. The MacBook has also…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Feb 26

Intel Planning 6-Core “Dunnington” Microprocessor

According to the chaps at the Eclipse Developer’s Journal (EDJ), Intel is planning a six-core microprocessor, which will go by the Dunnington moniker. The six-core beast will be succeeded by the even meatier, Nehalem micro-architecture, which will support greater than eight cores. The work regarding the Dunnington project is still under wraps, but our friends…

Tech News Haroon Malik Feb 23

Intel Santa Rosa Successor “Montevina” Knighted as “Centrino 2”

Four of Intel’s mobile chipsets—including its most recent and well-known, Santa Rosa—have been Centrino as far as your mom is concerned. To help us keep things a little straighter and make it obvious they’re actually updating stuff, Intel’s upcoming Penryn-oriented mobile chipset, Montevina, which’ll be pushing Santa Rosa aside, will be branded Centrino 2. Thanks,…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan Feb 18

Apple Event on February 26 Launches iPhone SDK and MacBook Pro?

9to5 Mac is reporting that Apple will have yet another event on February 26 in order to launch the iPhone and iPod Touch SDK, which will have native apps that reportedly offer Exchange and Lotus Notes support. And the best part is that updated MacBook Pros with Penryn and possibly the MacBook Air trackpad could…

Tech News Jason Chen Feb 8

Sony VAIO LT All-In-One PC Now With Blu-ray, Penryn

This 22-inch all-in-one gains Blu-ray burning capability, 2.5 GHz Penryn processor, and 1TB of storage (100 hours TV recording). Still no internal CableCard though. It sells for $3300. https://gizmodo.com/sonys-l-type-vaios-bring-three-kinds-of-sexiness-to-you-303258 Media Alert: Sony Transforms PCs into Ultimate Dream Machines Subject: New VAIO PCs Feature Supercharged Models Body: Sony today announced it would be shipping super-charged versions…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jan 6

Sony VAIO FZ Laptop Adds HDMI Out, Penryn Processor

The Sony FZ VAIO now comes with a T8100 Penryn Processor and HDMI out. The LT is selling for $2200. https://gizmodo.com/sony-vaio-fz-burns-blu-ray-discs-looks-like-a-macbook-259055 Media Alert: Sony Transforms PCs into Ultimate Dream Machines Subject: New VAIO PCs Feature Supercharged Models Body: Sony today announced it would be shipping super-charged versions of its VAIO® PCs. Dubbed VAIO Premium, these…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jan 6

VAIO AR Performance Laptop Gets Penryn Bump

Sony’s top-of-the-line “desktop replacement” is even more spec’d out than before. With a 2.5 GHz T9300 Penyrn processor. It also has a 400 GB HDD, 512 MB NVIDIA graphics card, and 4 GB RAM, which add to the 17″ 1080p screen, HDMI out and Blu-ray burner. All for $3300. Media Alert: Sony Transforms PCs into…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jan 6

Sony, Fujistu, Acer Penryn Laptops Leaked

We’ve been harping on about Penryn processors for a while, but a few more models have just leaked: https://gizmodo.com/giz-explains-whats-the-f-is-a-penryn-335090 •Acer will be adding to their Aspire line with five new models (2920, 4920, 5920, 7720 and 9920). Their Travelmate line will also gain two new machines (6492 and 6592G.) •Fujitsu-Siemens will join the parade with…

Tech News Haroon Malik Dec 29

Dream PC: 8-Core Workstation Rocks the Penryns (Verdict: WOW!)

Click to viewHP is cranking out some smoking workstations these days, and the latest Intel Xeon quad core processors, affectionately known as the Harpertown chips with 45-nanometer Penryn technology inside, take Windows performance to the next level. HP shipped us the fastest workstation they could muster, with a total of eight processor cores, along with…

Reviews Charlie White Dec 28

Giz Explains: What’s the F is a Penryn?

Penryn‘s sort of a buzzword lately. If you don’t know what the hell that is, chances are, you’re not alone: Penryn is Intel’s latest generation of processors, manufactured with a 45-nanometer process that lets them cram more transistors onto the processor than ever before. They’re shrunken Core 2 Duo chips of this generation, with a…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan Dec 19

Intel Reveals New Mobile SSD, UMPC Concepts, the Skulltrail Gaming Platform and Penryn and Santa Rosa Updates

At Intel’s Pre-CES briefing today, execs discussed a new super-small solid state drive, WiMax-capable devices, and 45nm Penryn chips in everything from UMPCs to television sets to slender desktop all-in-ones from your favorite computer makers. Here’s the rundown: • In January, Intel will introduce what they claim is the smallest SSD in the industry. Officially…

Tech News Benny Goldman Dec 14

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Intel’s Six-Core Xeon 7400 “Dunnington” Processor Shipping on September 15th

Intel’s Insanely Tiny Processor Roadmap: “Clear Path” to 10nm Chips

Retailers Corroborate iMac Refresh Rumor For Next Week

Lenovo’s Entire New ThinkPad Line Leaked, X300 Gets Siblings

AMD Quad-Core Phenom X4 9850 Reviewed (Verdict: Owned by Intel Quad Cores)

Reports of Mac mini Demise Greatly Exaggerated

Intel’s Six-Core Dunnington and Nehalem Microarchitecture Get Official

Details Emerge on Intel’s First Mobile Quad-core Processor

New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)

MacBook Pro Now With Penryn Processors, Multitouch Trackpad

Intel Planning 6-Core “Dunnington” Microprocessor

Intel Santa Rosa Successor “Montevina” Knighted as “Centrino 2”

Apple Event on February 26 Launches iPhone SDK and MacBook Pro?

Sony VAIO LT All-In-One PC Now With Blu-ray, Penryn

Sony VAIO FZ Laptop Adds HDMI Out, Penryn Processor

VAIO AR Performance Laptop Gets Penryn Bump

Sony, Fujistu, Acer Penryn Laptops Leaked

Dream PC: 8-Core Workstation Rocks the Penryns (Verdict: WOW!)

Giz Explains: What’s the F is a Penryn?

Intel Reveals New Mobile SSD, UMPC Concepts, the Skulltrail Gaming Platform and Penryn and Santa Rosa Updates

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