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RSS intel pentiumIntel launches newer, faster processors
News The company is releasing a 2.53GHz Pentium 4, 2.4GHz and 2.26GHz Pentiums compatible with the new 850e chipset, which has a 533Mhz front-side bus. Intel today unveils its fastest family of processors ever, with faster graphics and memory support. [06 May 2002]
Intel to unveil next-generation chips
News Xeons, based on Pentium 4 architecture and found in units shipped in high volume by companies such as Compaq and Dell, will soon operate at 2.2GHz. Intel will use this week's developer conference to unveil faster Xeon processors for low and mid... [25 Feb 2002]
IBM unveils latest Itanium server
News The Itanium - which can run software designed for Intel's popular Xeon and Pentium processors only with difficulty - is not yet widely used, but its advocates, most notably Hewlett-Packard, believe this is beginning to change. [11 Nov 2003]
Dell hot on heels of AMD Athlon processor
News The rumour has been doing the rounds for several months, and took on a new lease of life when Dell attributed recent below-par quarterly results to problems with the supply of Pentium IIIs. Intel devotee Dell is rumoured to be on the verge of... [07 Apr 2000]
AMD joins Intel in chopping chip prices
News On Monday, Intel cut its processor prices in a bid to ramp up sales of the recently released Pentium 4 processor. In addition to the price drop on the budget-conscious Celeron processor, Pentium 4 prices dropped four per cent and Pentium III... [07 Mar 2001]
Apple to dump Big Blue
News One advantage Apple has this time: the open-source FreeBSD operating system, of which Mac OS X is a variant, already runs on x86 chips such as Intel's Pentium. Apple is set to announce that it's scrapping its partnership with IBM and switching its... [06 Jun 2005]
IBM dumps AMD chips
News Intel has been forced to cut prices drastically, reducing the price of its 1.8GHz Pentium 4 chip by 50 per cent. IBM has traditionally relied on Intel's processors and the decision to support AMD announced last year was seen as a small victory for... [14 Aug 2001]
AMD wants to see more Wi-Fi go Wi-Free
News Intel's Centrino consists of a Pentium M processor, a chipset and Wi-Fi chips. AMD rival Intel has helped popularise Wi-Fi technology and increase interest around hot spots through a $300m marketing campaign highlighting its Centrino bundle of chips. [22 Mar 2004]
VMware set to liberate core server product
News Such technology has been available on high-end computers for years but VMware brought it to the realm of mainstream computers using x86 processors such as Intel's Pentium and AMD's Opteron. Intel Virtualization Technology - code-named Vanderpool... [03 Feb 2006]
Thieves make off with Pentiums in £6m Heathrow haul
News The van contained thousands of Pentium III chips, believed to have been shipped to the UK from Miami. Thieves have stolen around £6m of Intel chips from a van parked near London Heathrow in the latest in a string of similar incidents at the UK... [13 Jan 2003]
The Bloor Perspective: Frog kissing, relationship banking and the decline of TVs and papers
Comment The first to be launched is a middle of the range model, Talin 15, offering a Pentium 4 processor running up to 3GHz with a 15-inch high-resolution display and built-in Wi-Fi. This may be Tadpole's first Intel laptop but if the price is right and... [01 Feb 2004]
Apple cuts prices for Christmas
News The chipmaker lowered prices on its flagship mobile computer chips, including its Pentium M processors and its Centrino bundle. The product news follows Sunday's price cut from Intel, which supplies computer chips to a majority of Apple's rivals. [20 Oct 2004]
Vendors go large on Pentium III notebooks
News Following the introduction of Intel's Pentium III processor, PC vendors are releasing enhanced notebooks taking advantage of the latest chipset. Compaq, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and IBM have all upgraded their notebooks to include the latest... [27 Oct 1999]
HP desktop momentum produces e-Vectra
News HP has launched its latest desktop offering called the e-Vectra PC, featuring Intel Pentium III processor, a choice of preinstalled Win 2000, 98 or NT, and 256Mbs DRAM. The release follows nine months of specialised development and combines what... [22 Feb 2000]
Dell beefs up desktop range with dual-processor PC
News Dell Computer has taken the wraps off a high-end PC based on two Intel Pentium III processors. The OptiPlex GX300 uses two 533MHz PIII chips, as well as a 256KB Advanced Transfer Cache, 133MHz front-side bus and supports up to 1GB of PC800 Rambus... [15 Feb 2000]
