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- Accelerating a Security Appliance
- Security appliances today increasingly combine multiple security functions - such as Virtual Private Networks VPNs, firewalls, intrusion detection and/or prevention, virus scanning, and others - into a single "Unified Threat Management" UTM appliance. This paper describes how the Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel QuickAssist Technology is an excellent fit...
- Tags: Integrated Memory Controller, Intel Corp., Processors, Security, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- White papers 2008-07-01
- Intel's Nehalem processor: Biggest leap since the Pentium Pro
- Intel's Nehalem processor: Biggest leap since the Pentium ProMan, Intel just keeps dumping on AMDGlad I don't have any AMD stock...Yet another vaporware 'release'...Intel is yet again trying to freeze the market in anticipation of losing more market share in the 4 socket market. Octal core? They keep...
- Tags: Processors, Intel Pentium, Intel Core Duo, Intel Corp., memory controller, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., integrated memory controller, IMC, Intel Nehalem, processor, Intel Pentium Pro
- Discussion threads 2007-03-28
- Intel to extend x86 for new tasks
- Intel to extend x86 for new tasksAMD's got the integrated mem controller - so there.The integrated memory controller is the real breakthrough of the millenium. This AMD invention coupled with their other invention of 64bits rivals even Apple's supreme invention of the color white.just propoganda or beta me thisbla bla...
- Tags: Semiconductors, Processors, Network technology, 64-bit, Intel Corp., cyclical redundancy check, chip, integrated memory controller, memory controller, Intel x86, CPU, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-09-27
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- First Clarksfield reviews: Core i7 laptops look impressive
- Since Intel unveiled its Core i7 quad-core mobile processors at IDF a couple weeks ago, several PC companies have announced mainstream and desktop replacement laptops using these Clarksfield chips. Many sites have reviewed the new platform--known as Calpella--in whitebox notebooks, but so far I haven't seen many reviews of real...
- Tags: Game, Alienware, Nvidia GeForce, Memory, Graphics, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Toshiba Qosmio, Clarksfield, Alienware M15x, Envy 15, Asus M60J, Studio 17, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-10-07
- Quad-core CPU for $99 ... from AMD
- The Athlon II X2 comes with 1MB...L2 per core. It's too bad they didn't use 1MB per core for the X4.2M divided by 4 is 512KNope, it comes with 2MB of L2, divided by 4 cores gives us 512K per core.Adrian has it right.BradDid you read his Post?He said "Too...
- Tags: Network technology, money saving, quad-core CPU, Adrian, DDR3, motherboard, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., chip, HyperTransport, DDR3 RAM, CPU
- Discussion threads 2009-09-16
- Xeon 5500 (Nehalem) servers: a group test
- Intel's Xeon 5500 processor has made a big splash in the server world as the major manufacturers each have their own brands featuring the 45nm Nehalem architecture. But which one is best? ZDNet UK's Alan Stevens puts the top models to the test and chooses a winner: ...
- Tags: Intel Xeon, Intel Corp., Prices, HP ProLiant DL380 G6, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Andy Smith
- Blog posts 2009-09-02
- King of the QWERTYs: T-Mobile Dash 3G
- We posted the first of three parts of the King of the QWERTYs feature with the BlackBerry Tour and now are moving on to take a look at the T-Mobile Dash 3G. You can check out my earlier review for some other thoughts on the device since this feature will...
- Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Phone, Device, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Operating System, Smart Phone, Snap, T-Mobile, Sprint Communications, T-Mobile Dash, Dash 3G, Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard OS, Windows Mobile Standard, Audio Adapter, Tour, 3G, Mobile Operating Systems, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Mobile Applications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Peripherals, Software, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-07-23
- Analysts: AMD has no answers for Intel's assault
- Analysts: AMD has no answers for Intel's assaultSure they do...They'll go cry to the EC that Intel is being mean to them again, giving the EC another opportunity to extort billions more from Intel.AMD should make the next step from ATOMATOM had it's heyday, now the chip seems more like...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Semiconductors, Processors, price/performance, GEODE, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., ATI Technologies Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-07-22
- AMD Istanbul: Field Upgrade Only If Your Hands are Nimble
- The newly-launched AMD Opteron 24xx and 84xx server CPUs have six processor cores. Unlike Intel's Nehalem, which requires entirely new and unproven mainboards, systems, chipsets and sockets, the "Istanbul" is based on existing, mature AMD chipsets and uses the existing 1207-pin Socket F, allowing current Quad-Core...
- Tags: Istanbul, Quad-core, Server, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, Chip, Nehalem, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-06-01
- Lenovo IdeaPad S12 pushes netbooks in new directions; Intel, Microsoft push back
- The battle over the role of netbooks appears to be escalating. Computer makers, aided by Nvidia, are broadening the features and performance of netbooks--adding larger displays and more-capable graphics. The latest example is Lenovo, which just announced a 12-inch netbook--the first from a major computer maker with Nvidia's Ion platform....
- Tags: Lenovo Group Ltd., NVidia Corp., Microsoft Corp., Netbook, Intel Corp., Ion, GeForce 9400M, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Chipsets, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-05-26
- Details on Acer's new notebooks, netbook and all-in-one
- Thanks to a slew of acquisitions, Acer has quickly become the world's third-largest PC company, and is now within striking distance of Dell. Yesterday Acer unveiled a new line of notebooks, netbooks and desktops that is meant not only to maintain that momentum, but also to sharpen...
- Tags: Acer Inc., Netbook, Intel Corp., Acer AspireRevo, Aspire 3935, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Desktops, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-04-08
- Do IT pros demand Apple's new Xserve?
- I posted this morning that Apple has debuted its new Xserve with Intel Nehalem processors, but I didn't give the full rundown of the product. So here's the who, what, why and how. Apple today announced an updated Xserve that it says "delivers...
- Tags: Apple Xserve, Information Technology, Apple Inc., PC Magazine, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-04-07
- Dell offers PC that packs 192GB of DDR3 RAM [not a typo]
- Dell offers PC that packs 192GB of DDR3 RAM [not a typo]Both XP and Vistahave 64-bit versions, which can handle more then 3GB of RAM.So Intel has been holding the market back until they could match AMD?[i] Before Nehalem, Intel?s PC memory controllers were mounted on the...
- Tags: Memory, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, RAM, DDR3 RAM, PC, Nehalem, market capitalization, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-03-27
- Dell offers PC that packs 192GB of DDR3 RAM [not a typo]
- A largely-ignored detail of Dell's big server announcement this week is of its new desktop computer that can be upgraded to sport as much as 192GB of DDR3 RAM. The Precision T7500 workstation sports, count 'em, 12 memory slots, each of which can take a PC10600 stick...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., PC, Server, RAM, Nehalem CPU, Memory, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-03-27
- Nehalem servers could spark a $27bn feeding frenzy
- I spent most of Wednesday listening to Dell executives and their customers talk about Dell's new IT systems, especially its new Nehalem based servers. In the press room before the event, I was trying to read Dell's press release, and joking with colleagues that it was full...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., RISC, Information Technology, Microprocessor, Intel Corp., Nehalem Performance, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2009-03-26
- Are MIDs the answer?
- Are MIDs the answer?Looks very coolSmaller design, new components, looks like a winner (if it's cheap enough). This would be a good form factor to create a computer-on-a-chip design.It's just a matter of time before my dream of an Amiga-on-a-chip comes to reality. The Amiga was an amazing feat of...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, Wireless and Mobility, 3G, Wi-Fi, phone, Cell
- Discussion threads 2009-02-17
- First reviews of Nvidia's netbook solution
- Netbooks powered by Nvidia's Ion platform are nowhere in sight, but that hasn't stopped reviewers from taking it for a spin. These first reviews aren't based on real-world systems-we won't see those until mid-2009 at the earliest. Instead Nvidia has been providing reviewers with a home-baked small-form- factor desktop to...
- Tags: NVidia Corp., Netbook, Intel Corp., Ion, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-02-08
- Intel to reveal eight-core Xeon processor Feb. 9
- Intel plans to reveal an eight-core Xeon processor at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference in San Francisco on Feb. 9, offering a preview of the company's first eight-core chip. Details about the chip are scarce, and the ISSCC program reveals only that Intel executives will discuss an...
- Tags: Intel Xeon, Intel Corp., Chip, Processors, Servers, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-01-29
- Lenovo's latest laptops and first all-in-one desktop
- Getting a jump on the Consumer Electronics Show, which kicks-off Wednesday, Lenovo announced today several new laptops and its first all-in-one desktop. The ThinkPad W700ds, which Lenovo claims is the first mobile workstation with two displays, has already received a lot of coverage on gadget blogs because...
- Tags: Desktop, IBM ThinkPad, Lenovo Group Ltd., Laptop Computer, ThinkPad W700ds, ThinkPad W700, Notebooks, Workstations, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-01-05
- Intel preps launch for latest power-optimized chip family
- Just what I need, a breath of fresh air on the tech news front. With a matter of weeks until we start the last year of this decade (egad, how did THAT happen), Intel plans to spice things up by finally shipping its next-generation desktop microprocessor, which it has been...
- Tags: Power Consumption, Intel Corp., Chip, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-11-07
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