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            <title>Nvidia releases the five-core Tegra 3 chipset</title>
            <link>http://www.thinkdigit.com/CPUs-and-Motherboards/Nvidia-releases-the-five-core-Tegra-3-chipset_7904.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img src='http://www.thinkdigit.com/uploads/artImg198x166_7904.jpg'>&nbsp;&nbsp;Nvidia has launched the much-awaited quad-core Tegra 3 chipset, codenamed Kal-El, destined to arrive in the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime later this month. According to the graphics giant, the Tegra 3 chipset is based on 40nm fabrication technology, and is expected to deliver five times the overall performance of the Tegra 2, and roughly three times the graphical performance, all while using about 40 percent of the Tegra 2&rsquo;s power. While the Tegra 3 is meant primarily for the Android oper [...] <br /><a href="http://www.thinkdigit.com/CPUs-and-Motherboards/Nvidia-releases-the-five-core-Tegra-3-chipset_7904.html" target="_blank" >Read the entire article</a>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:59:29 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Intel focuses on many-core computing: not just for ninjas</title>
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At his keynote at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) this morning, Intel CTO Justin Rattner discussed the move to many-core computing. The shift is important not only for high-performance computing (HPC), but also for many standard tasks as well. The long-awaited Knights Corner chip will launch with more than 50 cores on 22nm, he said. Highlights of the keynote featured new parallel extensions for JavaScript and demonstrations of both many-core applications and future designs that use much less p [...] <br /><a href="http://www.thinkdigit.com/CPUs-and-Motherboards/Intel-focuses-on-many-core-computing-not-just_7573.html" target="_blank" >Read the entire article</a>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 09:17:38 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>AMD chips top 8.4 GHz, a new speed record</title>
            <link>http://www.thinkdigit.com/CPUs-and-Motherboards/AMD-chips-top-84-GHz-a-new_7571.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[<img src='http://www.thinkdigit.com/uploads/artImg198x166_7571.jpg'>&nbsp;&nbsp;AMD said Tuesday that the company's FX processors had been overclocked to an astounding 8.429 GHz.&nbsp;AMD said in a&nbsp;blog post&nbsp;that the eight FX processors had been overclocked at speeds up to 8.429 GHz, beating the prior record of 8.309 GHz, using a third-party team of overclocking enthusiasts. More importantly to the average consumer user, however, AMD found that the company's FX chips could reach over 5 GHz using normal air cooling or water-cooling rigs that cost less than $100.&nb [...] <br /><a href="http://www.thinkdigit.com/CPUs-and-Motherboards/AMD-chips-top-84-GHz-a-new_7571.html" target="_blank" >Read the entire article</a>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 13:18:34 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Intel and Google enter chip-design partnership; Intel demos solar-powered processor</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Intel and Google have entered a chip-development partnership, ensuring that Google&rsquo;s Android system will run as optimized as possible on Intel processors in the future, starting with the 32nm Medfield Atom processors in 2012. This is part of Intel&rsquo;s strategy to compete with the many ARM-based processors in the market, which have so far taken a staggering lead as the preferred platforms for mobile devices, whether phones or tablets.
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Intel&rsquo;s latest Atom processors, coden [...] <br /><a href="http://www.thinkdigit.com/CPUs-and-Motherboards/Intel-and-Google-enter-chip-design-partnership-Intel_7549.html" target="_blank" >Read the entire article</a>]]></description>
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            <author>abhinav.lal@9dot9.in (Abhinav Lal)</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:37:25 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Intel launches 16 new processors, cuts prices of 6 others</title>
            <link>http://www.thinkdigit.com/CPUs-and-Motherboards/Intel-launches-16-new-processors-cuts-prices_7505.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Intel has launched 16 new processors, of which half are new Sandy Bridge or second generation Core processors, and the rest are Pentium and Celeron offerings. The chip giant also announced price cuts for six of its recently released Sandy Bridge offerings.
All this is presumed to be an attempt of keeping alive interest in the Sandy Bridge platform ahead of the AMD Bulldozer launch later this month, and to compete with the AMD Llano Fusion APU, until at least Sandy Bridge Extreme processors, and [...] <br /><a href="http://www.thinkdigit.com/CPUs-and-Motherboards/Intel-launches-16-new-processors-cuts-prices_7505.html" target="_blank" >Read the entire article</a>]]></description>
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            <title>AMD reveals pricing and release date of the first 8-core Bulldozer Zambezi FX CPUs</title>
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AMD has revealed the approximate retail pricing of its first eight-core Bulldozer processors on a promotional webpage - $300. Part of its upcoming FX-Series, which also includes four and six core processors, the eight-core Bulldozers are codenamed Zambezi, with the first two to be released the FX-8100 and FX-8150 models.
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The AMD Bulldozer FX-8150 is the top-end offerin - based on the 32nm process, it has a 3.6GHz core clock that can turbo up to 4.2GHz, all whilst maintainin [...] <br /><a href="http://www.thinkdigit.com/CPUs-and-Motherboards/AMD-reveals-pricing-and-release-date-of_7253.html" target="_blank" >Read the entire article</a>]]></description>
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            <author>abhinav.lal@9dot9.in (Abhinav Lal)</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:28:47 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Sandia Cooler introduces concept of a spinning heat sink</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Generally,&nbsp;CPU cooling hardware doesn&rsquo;t conjure up a lot of excitement. However, what just walked out of the door at the Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, California is sure to create a lot of excitement. Along with the extra efficient cooling comes the promise of faster processing speed for laptops and desktops!
Researcher Jeff Koplow has designed this heat sink, which is the fan in itself. The Sandia Cooler, also known as the &ldquo;Air Bearing Heat Exchanger&rdquo;, is de [...] <br /><a href="http://www.thinkdigit.com/CPUs-and-Motherboards/Sandia-Cooler-introduces-concept-of-a-spinning_7151.html" target="_blank" >Read the entire article</a>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:17:41 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>IBM researchers develop 'instantaneous' multi-bit phase change memory</title>
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We just saw phase change semiconductor materials being used to develop memflector-based processors that can compute and store information simultaneously. Now IBM Research &ndash; Zurich has announced a new type of inexpensive and reliable universal non-volatile memory, called phase change memory (PCM).  Shattering records, it supposedly reads and writes 100 times faster than conventional flash-based memory with a latency of 10 microseconds, and is also several of orders of magnitude more relia [...] <br /><a href="http://www.thinkdigit.com/CPUs-and-Motherboards/IBM-researchers-develop-instantaneous-multi-bit-phase-change_7071.html" target="_blank" >Read the entire article</a>]]></description>
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            <author>abhinav.lal@9dot9.in (Abhinav Lal)</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:55:57 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Nvidia announces its fastest notebook GPU, the GeForce GTX 580M</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Nvidia has launched the Fermi-based GeForce GTX 580M GPU, which it claims is the highest performing graphics processing unit for notebooks ever. Based on the new GF114 core on the 40nm fabrication process, the GTX 580M GPU will ship first in the the M17x and M18x laptops of Alienware. Nvidia says users can now expect better near-desktop performance on a notebook.
&ldquo;The best game support. The best gaming features. The best gaming performance available anywhere. That&rsquo;s the essence of t [...] <br /><a href="http://www.thinkdigit.com/CPUs-and-Motherboards/Nvidia-announces-its-fastest-notebook-GPU-the_7065.html" target="_blank" >Read the entire article</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Brain-like processors created, with simultaneous data processing and storage</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Folks over at the University of Exeter have demonstrated what they call the memflector &ndash; an optical equivalent of the memristor. Built using advanced semiconductor materials capable of phase-change, the team has constructed a processor that can compute and store data simultaneously. This is quite unlike today&rsquo;s computers, which have separate components for memory and processing, but is supposedly very similar to what our brains, or biological computers do.
The team is calling their  [...] <br /><a href="http://www.thinkdigit.com/CPUs-and-Motherboards/Brain-like-processors-created-with-simultaneous-data-processing_7044.html" target="_blank" >Read the entire article</a>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:29:31 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>IBM develops first integrated circuit built with graphene transistors</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A lot of talk has been surrounding graphene, an allotrope of carbon that takes the form of single-atom-thick sheets of bonded carbon atoms in a honeycomb lattice, ever since it was isolated in 2004. Hailed as one of the holy grails of modern size, graphene promised plenty of potential applications, from anti-bacterial bandages to flexible displays to replacing the very silicon in computing. Almost none of the developments with this wondrous substance have made their way to market so far, and new [...] <br /><a href="http://www.thinkdigit.com/CPUs-and-Motherboards/IBM-develops-first-integrated-circuit-built-with_6959.html" target="_blank" >Read the entire article</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Computex 2011: Intel showcases its Embedded Technology in digital signages (Video)</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The innovations at Computex 2011 just don't seem to end. In addition to announcing its Atom, Ivy Bridge and Medfield plans, Intel had a section dedicated to showcase its work in the field of Embedded Technology. We came across an Intel booth which was showcasing its use of embedded technology in the field of digital signage.
Just imagine you are at a mall with your friends. Now while they are shopping and trying out new clothes, all you can do is pass time by staring at the LCD screens showing  [...] <br /><a href="http://www.thinkdigit.com/CPUs-and-Motherboards/Computex-2011-Intel-showcases-its-Embedded-Technology_6898.html" target="_blank" >Read the entire article</a>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:40:13 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Computex 2011: ASUS launches new performance products in Republic of Gamers range</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ASUS has more in store from Computex 2011, after having already revealed new the Padfone tablet-hybrid, the UX21 ultrabook, and plenty of other stuff. The Taiwanese company has launched new products in its Republic of Gamers range, which encompasses gaming laptops and PCs, graphics cards, accessories, and of course, motherboards.
The first among these is the new ROG G74Sx 3D gaming laptop, with a choice of quad-core i5 and i7 Sandy Bridge processors, and the just-released Nvidia GTX 560M dedica [...] <br /><a href="http://www.thinkdigit.com/CPUs-and-Motherboards/Computex-2011-ASUS-launches-new-performance-products_6891.html" target="_blank" >Read the entire article</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Computex 2011: Intel details Atom, Ivy Bridge and Medfield plans; roadmap leaks</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Intel&rsquo;s Executive VP, Sean Maloney, had a few things to say about the chip giant&rsquo;s future product lines at Computex 2011&rsquo;s opening keynote speech yesterday, where he confirmed a few rumours about the company&rsquo;s plans for Atom, Ivy Bridge, and Medfield processors. In the meanwhile, zol.com.cn managed to get their hands on Intel&rsquo;s desktop processor roadmap until the end of 2012, putting things in perspective.
With the keynote, Maloney defined a new category of mainstr [...] <br /><a href="http://www.thinkdigit.com/CPUs-and-Motherboards/Computex-2011-Intel-details-Atom-Ivy-Bridge_6883.html" target="_blank" >Read the entire article</a>]]></description>
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            <author>abhinav.lal@9dot9.in (Abhinav Lal)</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 08:02:47 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Intel announces its 22nm technology with transistors entering the third dimension</title>
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In accordance with its tick-tock model of shrinking processes and new microarchitectures, Intel today announced its 22 nanometer microprocessor, code named &ldquo;Ivy Bridge&rdquo;, based on the same microarchitecture as Sandy Bridge. The interesting thing being that these transistors will be the world&rsquo;s first three - dimensional transistors called Tri-Gate transistors. This is a first since the birth of two-dimensional planar transistors that we have seen since their inception.
Accordi [...] <br /><a href="http://www.thinkdigit.com/CPUs-and-Motherboards/Intel-announces-its-22nm-technology-with-transistors_6717.html" target="_blank" >Read the entire article</a>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 07:15:00 +0100</pubDate>
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