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http://techreport.comThe Tech ReportPC Hardware ExploredThu, 23 Feb 2012 06:00:00 -0600http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techreport/articles/~3/-iXL8reW6aM/22525http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22525SanDisk ramps 19-nm, 128 Gb flash chips<p>And the next stepping stone on the way to uber-cheap solid-state drives has been laid. SanDisk says it <a href="http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120222005622/en/SanDisk-Develops-World%E2%80%99s-Smallest-128Gb-NAND-Flash ">has begun shipping</a> 128Gb multi-level-cell NAND flash chips fabbed using a 19-nm process. Shipments kicked off last year, and the company says it's "already started to ramp into high volume production."</p><p>The chips are made up of a single silicon die with a 170 mm² surface area—that's about 60% of the size of a penny. SanDisk claims the chips are the "smallest . . . currently in production" ...</p><p><a href="http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22525">Read more...</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/U3-XJ239vM7iBBolE_UaEMBKc2Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/U3-XJ239vM7iBBolE_UaEMBKc2Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/U3-XJ239vM7iBBolE_UaEMBKc2Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/U3-XJ239vM7iBBolE_UaEMBKc2Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techreport/articles/~4/-iXL8reW6aM" height="1" width="1"/>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:00:00 -0600http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22525http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techreport/articles/~3/M_SYPPuZ2ho/22524http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22524Thursday Shortbread<strong><u>Eight is Enough</u></strong> <p> <ol type = "I"> <li>Ars Technica: Intel ventures further into the <a href="http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/02/intel-ventures-further-into-the-foundry-business-with-22nm-customers.ars">foundry business</a> with 22nm customers <li>Adobe and Google <a href="http://blogs.adobe.com/flashplayer/2012/02/adobe-and-google-partnering-for-flash-player-on-linux.html">partnering</a> for Flash Player on Linux <li>DailyTech: California stuck with <a href="http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=24066">$2 million bill</a> after failed "violent video game" law <li>Ars Technica: iPhone and Android apps <a href="http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/02/iphone-and-android-apps-now-required-to-have-privacy-policies.ars">now required</a> to have privacy policies <li>VR-Zone on Intel's <a href="http://vr-zone.com/articles/intel-haswell-igpu-there-s-something-for-everyone/14976.html">Haswell</a> iGPU: There's something for everyone <li>Fudzilla: <a href="http://www.fudzilla.com/home/item/26029-shark-bay-2013-has-one-and-two-chip-platforms-coming">Shark Bay</a> 2013 has one and two chip platforms coming<br> and 2013 <a href="http://www.fudzilla.com/home/item/26030-2013-mobile-shark-bay-platform-promises-nfc">mobile Shark Bay</a> platform promises NFC <li>OCW: Intel <a href="http://en.ocworkbench.com/tech/intel-z77-chipset-based-motherboards-to-go-on-sale-in-early-april/">Z77</a> chipset-based motherboards to go on sale in early April <li>AnandTech reports Intel <a href="http://www.anandtech.com/show/5566/intel-313-series-ssds-launching-soon">313 Series</a> SSDs launching soon </ol> <p> <p><a href="http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22524">Read more...</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ht-il2UZ75_xA0YjHwEDyvXoq9g/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ht-il2UZ75_xA0YjHwEDyvXoq9g/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ht-il2UZ75_xA0YjHwEDyvXoq9g/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ht-il2UZ75_xA0YjHwEDyvXoq9g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techreport/articles/~4/M_SYPPuZ2ho" height="1" width="1"/>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22524http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techreport/articles/~3/no5j-aZo8Fw/22513http://techreport.com/articles.x/22513TR's March 2012 system guide<div style="float: right; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center; font-style: italic; margin: 0pt 5px;">powered by<br><img src="http://techreport.com/img/newegg3.png" style="border: medium none;" alt=""></div><p><span class="smallcaps">To be perfectly honest</span> , we haven't exactly drowned under a deluge of new hardware since we published our last guide. It's true that we've witnessed the arrival of new SSDs, new cases, ...</p><p><a href="http://techreport.com/articles.x/22513">Read more...</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eJnKdPovXGkqQuIwIT5-_wMYeAc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eJnKdPovXGkqQuIwIT5-_wMYeAc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eJnKdPovXGkqQuIwIT5-_wMYeAc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eJnKdPovXGkqQuIwIT5-_wMYeAc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techreport/articles/~4/no5j-aZo8Fw" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:16:00 -0600http://techreport.com/articles.x/22513http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techreport/articles/~3/QkDatFvQZmk/22522http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22522Gabe Newell talks DRM, open to developing gaming hardware<p>Comic off-shoot The Penny Arcade Report has posted a <a href="http://penny-arcade.com/report/editorial-article/valves-gabe-newell-talks-wearable-computers-rewarding-players-and-whether-w/all">lengthy interview</a> with Valve's Gabe Newell. While he doesn't reveal the release date for the next chapter in the <em>Half-Life</em> franchise, Newell does note that Valve doesn't want to get into a cycle of constantly developing sequels. He also shares some tasty nuggets about DRM. Rather than telling game developers what they can and can't do with their anti-piracy schemes, Newell prefers to show them data.</p><p>Amen, brother. Steam has its own brand of DRM, ...</p><p><a href="http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22522">Read more...</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k0QhUHsGMZRdABUnHJ6GLZSYiEs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k0QhUHsGMZRdABUnHJ6GLZSYiEs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k0QhUHsGMZRdABUnHJ6GLZSYiEs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k0QhUHsGMZRdABUnHJ6GLZSYiEs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techreport/articles/~4/QkDatFvQZmk" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:31:00 -0600http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22522http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techreport/articles/~3/KUTKq9vRHC8/22521http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22521Asus unlocks Transformer Prime bootloader<p>There's another advantage the <a href="http://techreport.com/articles.x/22201">Eee Pad Transformer Prime</a> has over the iPad 2: an officially supplied unlocker. Asus released a bootloader unlocking tool for the device earlier today, making it available <a href="http://support.asus.com/Download.aspx?SLanguage=en&p=20&s=16&m=Eee+Pad+Transformer+Prime+TF201&os=32&ft=14&f_name=UnLock_Device_App_V6.apk#UnLock_Device_App_V6.apk">as a simple download from the Prime's support site</a>. The unlocker requires Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and according to the release notes, it comes with a few caveats:</p><p>Yeah, I think I'm going to echo Asus' warning on this one: "It is strongly advised that ...</p><p><a href="http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22521">Read more...</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/18qK_EeVTIgHDyh84fHCfr8fIEc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/18qK_EeVTIgHDyh84fHCfr8fIEc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/18qK_EeVTIgHDyh84fHCfr8fIEc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/18qK_EeVTIgHDyh84fHCfr8fIEc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techreport/articles/~4/KUTKq9vRHC8" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:38:00 -0600http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22521http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techreport/articles/~3/ZwGGU-JAGhc/22520http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22520Trinity to boost performance, save power with resonant clock mesh<p>The Piledriver CPU cores in AMD's upcoming Trinity APU will feature some special sauce courtesy of Cyclos Semiconductor, a company spun out of the University of Michigan in 2006. Cyclos' specialty? Resonant clock mesh technology that purportedly offers higher performance <em>and</em> lower power consumption.</p><p>According to <a href="http://www.cyclos-semi.com/pdfs/time_to_change_the_clocks.pdf">this Cyclos whitepaper</a> (PDF), performance can be improved by 5-10% using a clock mesh instead of the clock trees typically employed by microprocessors. This mesh distributes the clock ...</p><p><a href="http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22520">Read more...</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Qe5QG35lBWf1D9Xtuy3NYNTRsgQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Qe5QG35lBWf1D9Xtuy3NYNTRsgQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Qe5QG35lBWf1D9Xtuy3NYNTRsgQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Qe5QG35lBWf1D9Xtuy3NYNTRsgQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techreport/articles/~4/ZwGGU-JAGhc" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:33:00 -0600http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22520http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techreport/articles/~3/-BRz1J7_uOE/22519http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22519Borderlands 2 due on September 18<p>Today's shooters are nice, but they lack a certain <em>je ne sais quoi</em>—like, say, thousands of procedurally generated weapons, which the player is compulsively driven to compare and contrast at every turn, or vast open worlds and cathartic co-op.</p><p>Good thing <em>Borderlands 2</em> ...</p><p><a href="http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22519">Read more...</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CMD6gbZVV0CdsO1Q24v5U7XhIjA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CMD6gbZVV0CdsO1Q24v5U7XhIjA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CMD6gbZVV0CdsO1Q24v5U7XhIjA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CMD6gbZVV0CdsO1Q24v5U7XhIjA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techreport/articles/~4/-BRz1J7_uOE" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:37:00 -0600http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22519http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techreport/articles/~3/QzEDz9b9oLc/22517http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22517Alan Wake PC port pays for itself in 48 hours<p>The PC gets a bad rap as a gaming platform. Developers neglect it, console aficionados deride it, and publishers characterize it as an unprofitable pirate's nest. Well, as it turns out, even a port of a nearly two-year-old title can make a buck on the platform—and then some.</p><p><a href="http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-02-21-remedy-recoups-wake-pc-expenses-in-48-hours">GamesIndustry.biz reports</a> that, only 48 hours after the release of <em>Alan Wake</em> for the PC, Remedy had already recouped the development and marketing costs associated the port. The game came out ...</p><p><a href="http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22517">Read more...</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/R4ULc0O-jV_Yih41SDobzdLuMzs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/R4ULc0O-jV_Yih41SDobzdLuMzs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/R4ULc0O-jV_Yih41SDobzdLuMzs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/R4ULc0O-jV_Yih41SDobzdLuMzs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techreport/articles/~4/QzEDz9b9oLc" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:00:00 -0600http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22517http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techreport/articles/~3/PXH0MkFLqGc/22512http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22512Hitachi's 7-mm Travelstar Z7K500 eyes Ivy Bridge ultrabooks<p>Although most 2.5" hard drives measure 9.5 mm thick, ultraportables are increasingly using slimmer 7-mm models. Hitachi says it's shipped 25 million of the slender drives already. Now, there's a new one ready just in time for Ivy Bridge ultrabooks. Behold the Travelstar Z7K500:</p><p><img width="620" height="231" alt="" src="http://techreport.com/r.x/2012_2_21_Hitachis_7mm_Travelstar_Z7K500_eyes_Ivy_Brige_ultrabooks/tall.jpg" /> ...</p><p><a href="http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22512">Read more...</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NyCeF1OIVp7qNqang4vjCMtgc5g/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NyCeF1OIVp7qNqang4vjCMtgc5g/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NyCeF1OIVp7qNqang4vjCMtgc5g/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NyCeF1OIVp7qNqang4vjCMtgc5g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techreport/articles/~4/PXH0MkFLqGc" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:01:00 -0600http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22512http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techreport/articles/~3/J0UgmHHVDpE/22518http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22518Wednesday Shortbread<strong><u>7 Up</u></strong> <p> <ol type = "I"> <li>What's keeping Mountain Lion off of some 64-bit Macs? Ars <a href="http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2012/02/whats-keeping-mountain-lion-off-of-some-64-bit-macs.ars">investigates</a> <li>VR-Zone: Intel's upcoming 7-series <a href="http://vr-zone.com/articles/intel-s-upcoming-7-series-media-motherboards-detailed/14969.html">Media</a> motherboards detailed <li>VR-Zone: Qualcomm's <a href="http://vr-zone.com/articles/qualcomm-s-snapdragon-s4-gets-benchmarked-smokes-the-competition/14971.html">Snapdragon S4</a> gets benchmarked, smokes the competition <li>Fudzilla reports Atom <a href="http://www.fudzilla.com/home/item/26011-atom-d2550-coming-in-march">D2550</a> coming in March <li>X-bit labs: ZTE, Nvidia unveil smartphone with <a href="http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/mobile/display/20120220213852_ZTE_Nvidia_Unveil_Smartphone_with_Tegra_2_Chip_Icera_Modem.html">Tegra 2 chip, Icera modem</a> <li><a href="http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2012/02/ubuntu-for-android-canonical-brings-ubuntu-desktop-to-docked-smartphones.ars">Ubuntu for Android</a>: Canonical brings Ubuntu desktop to docked smartphones - Ars Technica <li>Gizmodo: Asus warranty <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5885956/does-your-computer-warranty-cover-alien-invasions">doesn't cover</a> damages in case of alien invasion </ol> <p> <p><a href="http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22518">Read more...</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hMGnGBMALWYEEWTFL_2XoA4gMW0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hMGnGBMALWYEEWTFL_2XoA4gMW0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hMGnGBMALWYEEWTFL_2XoA4gMW0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hMGnGBMALWYEEWTFL_2XoA4gMW0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techreport/articles/~4/J0UgmHHVDpE" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:13:00 -0600http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22518http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techreport/articles/~3/yIHg3f5otWM/22511http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22511FPGA firm to use Intel's 22-nm fabrication technology<p>Unlike some of its competitors, Intel is proficient not only at designing microprocessors, but also at manufacturing them. This fabrication prowess has allowed the firm to churn out huge volumes of CPUs based on ever-shrinking process technology. It's also allowed Intel to become a major player in the market for solid-state storage. In addition to manufacturing the flash chips for its own SSDs, Intel makes the synchronous NAND found products from multiple drive makers.</p><p>While dedicated foundry firms like TSMC and GlobalFoundries build chips to order for multiple customers, Intel has traditionally reserved its fabrication capacity for its own products. Recently, though, the company has been taking on clients for a new Custom Foundry group. The latest one is FPGA design firm Tabula, whose next-generation chip <a href="http://www.tabula.com/news/read_more.php?id=24">will be built</a> ...</p><p><a href="http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22511">Read more...</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XxAsSodp-kSIuzNAW_G7A103GCk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XxAsSodp-kSIuzNAW_G7A103GCk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XxAsSodp-kSIuzNAW_G7A103GCk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XxAsSodp-kSIuzNAW_G7A103GCk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techreport/articles/~4/yIHg3f5otWM" height="1" width="1"/>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:37:00 -0600http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22511http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techreport/articles/~3/__RUejKGND4/22510http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22510VLC media player 2.0.0 released<p>VLC media player is arguably the best video playback software around. If you're a fan, good news: version 2.0.0 <a href="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/">has been released</a> in an impressive number of formats. In addition to a Windows installer, there are packages for OS X and multiple flavors of Linux. The code behind the open-source media player is available for download, as well.</p><p>As one might expect from an open-source release, VLC is available free of charge. It's also unsullied by the ads, toolbars, and other annoyances that plague a lot of free software. Plus, it ...</p><p><a href="http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22510">Read more...</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kbTaOXzCf7Ry1ZCaPK3tWZuoSFs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kbTaOXzCf7Ry1ZCaPK3tWZuoSFs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kbTaOXzCf7Ry1ZCaPK3tWZuoSFs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kbTaOXzCf7Ry1ZCaPK3tWZuoSFs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techreport/articles/~4/__RUejKGND4" height="1" width="1"/>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:02:00 -0600http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22510http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techreport/articles/~3/rlrIthqYbPI/22509http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22509GeForce 295.73 drivers speed up Skyrim (and more)<p>Amid the endless (and sometimes confusing) flood of AMD Catalyst updates, it's easy to forget that Nvidia, too, releases updated graphics drivers on occasion. Nvidia <a href="http://www.geforce.com/News/articles/nvidia-geforce-295-73-whql-drivers-released">did just that today</a>, serving up its first set of drivers to be certified by Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs in a while.</p><p>Available <a href="http://www.geforce.com/Drivers/">here</a> , Nvidia's GeForce 295.73 WHQL drivers mix performance improvements, new features, and other, miscellaneous ...</p><p><a href="http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22509">Read more...</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pdnHBhz5ZP3gvoRfM_LjGblitBw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pdnHBhz5ZP3gvoRfM_LjGblitBw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pdnHBhz5ZP3gvoRfM_LjGblitBw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pdnHBhz5ZP3gvoRfM_LjGblitBw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techreport/articles/~4/rlrIthqYbPI" height="1" width="1"/>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:28:00 -0600http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22509http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techreport/articles/~3/DkZHJl0a9Dw/22508http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22508Windows 7, Vista to get extended support<p>Microsoft is extending an olive branch to stragglers. According to ComputerWorld, the company <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9224434/Microsoft_doubles_support_lifespan_for_consumer_Windows_7_Vista">has quietly prolonged the support period</a> for consumer editions of both Windows Vista and Windows 7 by five years. That means security updates for those two operating systems will be distributed until April 2017 and January 2020, respectively.</p><p>Before the extension, consumer editions of Windows 7 and Vista were only going to be covered under a five-year "mainstream support" period. They're now set to get five years of "extended support" on top of that. We explored the differences between mainstream ...</p><p><a href="http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22508">Read more...</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-3DPYIaZ00I_SlEUfOTB2Cwk6X8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-3DPYIaZ00I_SlEUfOTB2Cwk6X8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-3DPYIaZ00I_SlEUfOTB2Cwk6X8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-3DPYIaZ00I_SlEUfOTB2Cwk6X8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techreport/articles/~4/DkZHJl0a9Dw" height="1" width="1"/>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:37:00 -0600http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22508http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techreport/articles/~3/a0Q37dvy1H4/22506http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22506Ivy Bridge delay may only affect some mobile chips<p>Ronald already caught this in the 'bread yesterday, but it bears repeating: the rumored Ivy Bridge delay might only affect dual-core, mobile offerings, not the quad-core desktop variants we're all looking forward to.</p><p>Last week, DigiTimes said Intel was <a href="http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20120215PD215.html">planning to postpone</a> mass shipments of Ivy Bridge chips until June. Now, VR-Zone says that report <a href="http://vr-zone.com/articles/intel-is-only-delaying-dual-core-mobile-ivy-bridge-cpus/14933.html">wasn't entirely accurate</a> ...</p><p><a href="http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22506">Read more...</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RrVqltpboyOJo7z_96e1o1Yfk-Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RrVqltpboyOJo7z_96e1o1Yfk-Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RrVqltpboyOJo7z_96e1o1Yfk-Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RrVqltpboyOJo7z_96e1o1Yfk-Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techreport/articles/~4/a0Q37dvy1H4" height="1" width="1"/>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:00:00 -0600http://techreport.com/discussions.x/22506