Apr 16, 2010

Asus makes its own version of Turbo Core

Works with one to six cores

LAST WEEK WE reported about AMD’s Turbo Core, which is a feature of the upcoming Thuban based processors that allows half of the cores to go into idle mode while the remaining cores are overclocked to boost the performance for poorly threaded applications. It now appears that Asus isn’t satisfied with the performance boost on offer, nor the fact that it’s limited to Thuban CPU’s, so Asus has gone and done its own version called Turbo Unlocker.
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Apr 16, 2010

Apple and AMD are rumoured to be in talks

AMD CPUs in future Apple products?

DEPITE THE FACT that Apple once again went with Nvidia graphics solutions for its updated MacBook Pros it looks like Apple and AMD are considering a much closer relationship than they’ve had so far. At least if we’re to believe a story from Apple Insider which is suggesting that Apple and AMD are in talks about Apple using AMD’s processors and chipsets in upcoming machines.
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Apr 15, 2010

Intel’s Patsburg to replace X58 in 2011

Will be joined by Sandy Bridge-E CPU to create Waimea Bay platform

INTEL APPEARS TO BE be sticking with its two tier CPU socket system for the foreseeable future, as details of Intel’s X58 platform replacement have made their way online. The upcoming LGA1155 platform with the Cougar Point chipset and the Sandy Bridge DT processors will target the entry level and mainstream market, while the Patsburg chipset and the Sandy Bridge E processors should use a new LGA2011 socket for the high-end market space.
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Apr 14, 2010

Computex to double as beauty pageant

Say what?

SOMETIMES YOU JUST can’t help but wonder at the kind of press releases you get sent and we’re really wondering what the TCA, one of the organizers of Computex, is up to. It seems like this year, due to the 30 year anniversary of Computex there will be 30 Computex “Sweeties” that are meant to “stir-up the atmosphere” of the show.
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Apr 14, 2010

Intel’s Tunnel Creek supports 3rd party I/O hubs

A new business model from Intel

INTEL UNVEILED ITS Queensbay Atom platform for embedded systems at IDF Beijing, although that in itself isn’t all that interesting because Intel’s Atom processors in themselves rarely are. However, what is interesting is the fact that Intel will allow third party I/O hubs to be used, which is an entirely new strategy from Intel and a big opportunity for a lot of companies out there.
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Apr 12, 2010

AMD’s Phenom II X6 1090T tested early

Black Edition gets put through its paces

WE’LL FORGIVE YOU if you don’t know who Coolaler is, but as the story goes, he’s one of the best overclockers in the world. He also has a very active website and forum in his home country of Taiwan and from time to time benchmarks of unreleased hardware end up there. This time around one of the forum members has posted benchmarks of AMD’s Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition.
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Apr 8, 2010

AMD talks Turbo Core

Speed boost with half the active core count

ALTHOUGH SOMEWHAT BEHIND its main competitor, AMD has today revealed its Turbo Core technology that allows for automatic overclocking of CPU cores under the right conditions. It will only apply to AMD’s upcoming Thuban based Phenom II processor, although we’re fairly certain that we’ll see this technology making its way into other product lines from AMD in the future.
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Apr 1, 2010

NEC Electronics becomes Renesas Electronics

Pre-announces new USB 3.0 controller

THE MERGER BETWEEN NEC Electronics and Renesas Technology culminated today with the start of Renesas Electronics, which is the name of the new company. Renesas Technology was a Japanese semiconductor manufacturer, while NEC Electronics was a separate division of NEC that focused on semiconductor products. The new company is Japan’s largest and the world’s third largest semiconductor manufacturer.
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