Electronics News
Intel to build Yahoo widgets into new TV chips
(Reuters)
 Reuters - After years of false starts aimed
at bringing the Web to TV sets, Yahoo Inc said on Wednesday it
is working with Intel Corp to create Web computer channels that
run alongside TV shows.
Intel's Nehalem Features Advanced Power Management
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The picture of the Nehalem processor is getting clearer. On Tuesday at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, Intel Senior Vice President Pat Gelsinger described a new "turbo mode" that pushes the 45-nanometer Nehalem into a higher gear without heat consequences.
Intel new chip design saves power, boosts graphics
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Intel Corp's latest chip
design will conserve more power than its current processors and
deliver vastly faster graphics images as the No. 1 chipmaker
seeks to push its technology beyond just personal computers as
that market slows.
Intel unveils new chip design to challenge AMD
(AP)
 AP - Intel Corp. cracked the lid Tuesday on a new chip design that is at once a big challenge to smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and an admission that AMD nailed a key design feature before it slipped into a severe financial slump.
Intel Hints at Mobile Quad-Core Plans
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Intel announced Tuesday that the first quad-core notebook processor will be known as the Core 2 Extreme.
Intel's Nehalem Processor Gets Turbo Boost
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Intel's "Nehalem" will contain a technology called "turbo mode" that will dynamically reroute power to improve performance, an Intel executive said Tuesday.
CSR-Intel Bluetooth Collaboration Saves Power
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - CSR said Monday that it had improved the way its Bluetooth modules interact with Intel's processors to improve the battery life of Intel-based notebooks.
Core Message At Core Of Intel Forum
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - It's been a tough year for most chipmakers, but not Intel, which has seen its stock rise nearly 35% since late January after better-than-expected results the last two quarters.
Intel Engineer Blames G45 Video Woes on Software, Intel Bosses
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Tests in which Intel's G45 chipsets failed to render high-quality video accurately are generally tied to poor third-party software, although Intel management shares some blame, an Intel member said on Thursday.
AMD Launches Four New Business CPUs
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Advanced Micro Devices said late Thursday that the company had launched four new "business class" processors.
Stocks end an erratic day with lopsided loss
(AP)
 AP - Wall Street ended an erratic session Wednesday with a lopsided loss as blue chips fell on investors' concerns over the health of financial companies and high-tech stocks fared better on news from the semiconductor sector. The Dow Jones industrials fell more than 100 points, but the other major indexes finished with single-digit losses.
Lenovo Launches Powerhouse Quad-Core ThinkPad
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Lenovo has launched its 17-inch ThinkPad W700, which it described as "the PC industry's highest-performance mobile workstation." The laptop has a built-in graphics tablet and will support the upcoming Intel mobile quad-core processor.
AMD Announces 'World's Fastest' GPU for Gaming
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Advanced Micro Devices announced Tuesday what it called "the world's fastest graphics chip." Its ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 delivers 2.4 teraFLOPS of graphics processing on a single card. Available Sept. 1., the HD 4870 is reported to consume less power at greater performance than competing single- or even some dual-card solutions, such as NVIDIA's 9800 series.
Intel's New 'Nehalem' Chip Gets a Name: Core i7
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Intel said Monday that its first desktop processor based on its new Nehalem microarchitecture will be called Intel Core i7. The company also previewed some details about its upcoming Larrabee architecture.
Intel's new chip to be called Core i7
(AP)
AP - Intel Corp. said Sunday it plans to sell its new generation of chips for desktop computers under the established "Core" brand, with the first chips of the new line to be called Core i7.
IBM Ready To Connect and Secure Mobile Devices
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - IBM announced new software and services for mobile workers Friday, including applications for the iPhone and Blackberry devices. The Armonk, N.Y.-based company cited a surge in mobile devices as an important new market for traditional desktop, storage and server vendors.
Product review: Parallels Server for Mac underwhelms
(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - No 1U, two-socket rack server bests Apple's Xserve in its price range. No two-socket Intel desktop can touch the MacBook Pro for its combination of durability, efficiency, expandability, and quiet operation.
Photronics lowers 3Q guidance, expects loss
(AP)
AP - Photronics Inc., which makes photomasks used in manufacturing semiconductors and flat panel displays, lowered its guidance for the third quarter Wednesday on lower-than-expected revenues and a goodwill charge.
AMD's 790GX Chipset is All About Graphics
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Advanced Micro Devices has launched the 790GX chipset, with graphics that are improved enough that the company claims it offers two times the graphics performance of a comparable chipset from Intel.
Intel reveals design for fast, efficient future chips
(AFP)
 AFP - Intel has revealed details of a new generation of chips designed for video game lovers, multi-taskers, and people seeking power-sipping computers adapted to increasingly mobile lifestyles.
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