MOST PEOPLE SIMPLY don’t understand what Intel is trying to do with their Larrabee chip, and why Intel simply has to keep going with it. That said, it is not, as many speculate, dead, or even wounded, but has had a few setbacks.
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Editors Note: Over the next few weeks we’ll be publishing the Bumpgate Series with some additional commentary, updates and information. We are reprinting some of the often referenced articles that originally appeared on the Inquirer. Some will have added content, but all will be re-edited from the originals as per contractual obligations. You may see some slight differences between the two versions.
This article has had some of the original links removed, and was published on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 06:13AM.
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Editors Note: Over the next few weeks we’ll be publishing the Bumpgate Series with some additional commentary, updates and information. We are reprinting some of the often referenced articles that originally appeared on the Inquirer. Some will have added content, but all will be re-edited from the originals as per contractual obligations. You may see some slight differences between the two versions.
This article has had some of the original links removed, and was published on Monday, February 23, 2007 at 03:48AM.
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Editors Note: Over the next few weeks we’ll be publishing the Bumpgate Series with some additional commentary, updates and information. We are reprinting some of the often referenced articles that originally appeared on the Inquirer. Some will have added content, but all will be re-edited from the originals as per contractual obligations. You may see some slight differences between the two versions.
This article has had some of the original links removed, and was published on Monday, July 3, 2006 at 8:56AM.
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IT TOOK A WEEK, or so, from the first leaks of AMD’s new mobile processors until the official unveiling today. The good news is that AMD did at least manage to keep its new sub 15W TDP models under lock and key, unlike the rest of its new products. AMD is also pushing its Vision branding heavily, although it’s meant to make it easier for consumers to pick the right AMD powered notebook, we’re still confused about it.
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ONE INHERENT PROBLEM of DSLR cameras is the physical size, not taking into account the fact that you have to carry fairly large lenses with you as well. The micro 4/3’s format was something of a solution to this problem, but the cameras didn’t end up nearly as small as many hoped. For those that find micro 4/3 cameras too big there’s a new glimmer of hope on the horizon, as Sony has announced its new Alpha NEX-3 and NEX-5 cameras, of which the latter is the world’s smallest interchangeable lens camera.
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IT APPEARS THAT Jetway is going to be one of the first companies to launch a nettop with Intel’s soon to launch Atom D525 and D425 processors in combination with Nvidia’s Ion 2. It’s by no means the first Ion 2 nettop, as that honour has already gone to Zotac and the Zbox, but it’s the first nettop to combine Ion 2 with DDR3 supporting Atom processors.
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IT LOOKS LIKE Nvidia is being it’s normal honest self with respect to the company’s high end Tesla compute cards. Yes, the specs on them dropped again, precipitously, and that is from the already castr^h^h^h^h^h downgraded specs released last fall.
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WHILE WE WAIT for the official word from AMD, we’ve come across a lot of details on AMD’s upcoming mobile processors, be it Phenom II’s, Turion II’s or Athlon II’s. As you see, AMD is ready to refresh most of its mobile CPU range if these details prove to be accurate. We think this is set to take place very soon, especially with all of the product leaks and announcements.
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OVER THE PAST couple of days we’ve seen both Dell and Acer notebooks featuring AMD’s upcoming mobile Phenom II X4 and X3 processors, but we’ve yet to see any official announcements. Well, that was until today when HP unveiled its range of AMD powered notebooks which also includes the yet to be announced by AMD Phenom II dual-core N620 processor. Things sure are starting to look a little bit strange, as AMD is keeping mum for now, despite all of its partners seemingly announcing new products featuring its chips left right and center.
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INTEL IS OBVIOUSLY taking its entry into the smartphone market very seriously with today’s introduction of the Moorestown platform, now formally known as the Atom Z600 family. Intel has implemented a wide range of changes compared to the Atom Z500-series, although interestingly, it hasn’t transitioned the Atom Z600-series to its 32nm manufacturing process, instead it remains at 45nm.
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YESTERDAY IT WAS Dell; today it’s Acer’s turn to have its upcoming notebooks leaked ahead of the launch, although this time around it doesn’t appear to be any fault of Acer. Amazon.de has helpfully posted a couple of new mobile Phenom II powered models with various configuration options. The models we’re looking at are the Aspire 5551G, 5553G and 7551G.
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SSD CONTROLLERS USUALLY have one winner per generation, and it looks like this time Sandforce is the dominant player. The company released two new controllers today, and set a few records with them for good measure.
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WE CAN’T HELP but to giggle a little bit when big companies like Dell manage to leak their own upcoming products ahead of the actual launch. It seems that Dell’s new Inspiron notebooks have tipped up on its website with just about all of the specs you’d need to make a purchasing decision, although with the slight caveat that the models aren’t actually on sale as yet.
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2011 SHOULD HOPEFULLY prove to be a big year for AMD, as it’s the year when its Fusion platform will launch and it seems like the company is already having high hopes for its new platform, so let’s hope it delivers. We’re not sure that AMD is aiming for the right market though, as it seems like at least some forces within AMD want to stick Fusion in a slate, or rather, tablet device.
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