Samsung Opens The Door To 1080p On Smartphones

" Following Qualcomm, Samsung is also close to be launching a new smartphone processor with two cores. Based on ARM architecture, the new processor promises five times the graphics performance of current chips and enable 1080p video recording and playback. Samsung i9000...

Intel's 45nm Penryn desktop expected to pack a big wallop

"Intel Corp.'s new 45-nanometer chip for the desktop, part of the newly released Penryn family, should give gamers, researchers and serious multitaskers a significant performance boost, according to analysts. And that is not good news for rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc.,...

AMD's Barcelona not a savior, yet

"Advanced Micro Devices' quad-core Opteron processor is finally ready, but it's far from clear that this is the product that will help right AMD's ship. AMD CEO Hector Ruiz will formally unveil the quad-core...

Hewlett-Packard Brings Linux To Select Desktops

"The world's largest PC manufacturer, Hewlett-Packard, has reportedly announced it will start selling Linux-based PCs aimed at the consumer market. For the time being it appears the HP Linux models will only be...

AMD's quad-core "Phenom" Desktop Chip Catches Up With Intel

"Intel regained a technological edge last year when it released the first four-core processors by combining two dual-core ones. However, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) introduced a quad-core microprocessor for the desktop, replacing its venerable Athlon processor with the new...

AMD 64-bit dual-core notebooks keep pricing edge

"The unit price of AMD Turion 64 X2-based notebooks is about US$150 less than an Intel Core 2 Duo (Merom)-based notebook, according to product portfolios that notebook vendors have offered. AMD still has an edge in pricing to compete in the 64-bit dual-core notebook market,...

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