Datacentre consolidatation on the cards at Intel
Intel is maintaining a four-year refresh cycle for servers in datacentres as it looks to save close to US$250 million in datacentre costs over an eight-year period, the chipmaker's CIO says.
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Netbooks boost global semiconductor sales
Chip sales are growing, partly driven by growing netbook sales and falling laptop prices, market research firms say.
Nvidia escalates patent-licensing battle with Intel
Nvidia has delayed the development of chipsets that work with Intel's microprocessors, citing "unfair business tactics" employed by Intel, the company said on Thursday.
IBM aims for personalised medicine with DNA chip
IBM's research effort proposes to map genetic code in minutes at a cost of between US$100 and US$1,000.
Arm chips make their way into commercial laptops
After comfortably residing for years in mobile devices like cell phones, chips based on the Arm design are finding their way into commercial laptops.
Intel to show off laptops, netbooks
Intel will show off key products next week that the chip maker hopes will expand its presence in the mobile space, while driving it into new markets.
Apple CEO Jobs makes public appearance at event
Apple CEO Steve Jobs took the stage at an event on Wednesday to introduce new iPod products, his first public appearance after taking a long medical leave of absence.
Intel releases first Nehalem chip for mainstream PCs
A year after its launch, Intel is pushing the Nehalem microarchitecture into mainstream PCs with the release of its first Core i5 chip on Tuesday.
Intel to put Westmere desktop chips in servers
Intel has tweaked its chip road map, with plans to extend its upcoming Westmere mainstream desktop dual-core chips with integrated graphics processors to entry-level servers.
Q2 server revenue reached 1996 low, IDC says
Worldwide factory server revenue reached its lowest in more than a decade during the second quarter of 2009, bitten by weak demand and constrained IT budgets, according to an IDC study released on Wednesday.
Intel details power-savings features on Moorestown
Intel has made a number of power-saving enhancements to its Atom architecture that will be included in its upcoming Moorestown platform for smartphones, a company official said on Monday.
AMD to drop clock speed in 12-core chips
Advanced Micro Devices' upcoming 12-core chips will draw the same power as existing six-core chips, but will have reduced clock speeds, a company official said Monday.
Microsoft, Yahoo, Amazon to fight Google book deal
Microsoft, Amazon.com and Yahoo plan to join a consortium to fight a proposed settlement Google has made with authors and publishers over its Google Book Search service, according to a report published in The New York Times.
Online glitch hints at early Snow Leopard launch
A mistaken offer in Apple's online store today could signal that the company's latest Mac operating system, code-named Snow Leopard, is primed for launch as early as next week.
IBM scientists build computer chips from DNA
Scientists at IBM are experimenting with using DNA molecules as a way to create tiny circuits that could form the basis of smaller, more powerful computer chips.