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Philips pushes Linux for consumer electronics

Philips and Intel are using Linux and XScale to make it easier for manufacturers to build next-generation home entertainment devices

September 5, 2002 by Matthew Broersma

News to know: Zune VideoX; Intel; AMD; Dell; Apple

Notable headlines:Mary Jo Foley: Zune VideoX: Microsoft's iTunes killer?Vista SP1 available in more languagesThere's more than one way to meshLarry Dignan: Intel's quarter on target: The tech sector exhalesDell rolls out AMD quad-core servers; AMD lands VMware certification Seagate cuts June quarter outlook Video: Hi-tech shoe shoppingGarett Rogers: Add videos of your business to Google Maps Paula Rooney: Sun debuts MySQL 5.

April 15, 2008 by Larry Dignan

AMD vs. Intel: 10 notebooks tested

We put two of the toughest chip makers up against each other to see which has the biggest heart for notebooks.

July 24, 2005 by Steve Turvey

Post-PC: Why Intel Can No Longer Live in Denial

So have we entered a Post-PC era? Yes, without question. The x86 has absolutely been issued its walking papers.

September 15, 2011 by Jason Perlow

Benchmarks: AMD's 45nm 'Shanghai' Opteron

AMD's 'Shanghai' processors are the company's first chips to exploit the improved performance and efficiency of 45nm technology. ZDNet's tests show that they have made up important ground on Intel's Xeons.

November 20, 2008 by Christoph Hochstatter

Some vacation. A week's worth of RSS feeds to read in a day. A lot of it about servers, AMD and Intel.

Of course, that's a rhetorical question. Sadly, I know I'm not alone when it comes to the pile of work that you come back to after taking a vacation.

April 13, 2007 by David Berlind

After slamming Intel for using retired benchmarks, AMD does the same thing in China

The industry's benchmarking soap opera official entered its kettle, pot, black phase today when a news report and photos of an AMD presentation in China showed AMD claiming performance supremacy over competing chips from Intel on the basis of test results using retired benchmarks. Two weeks ago, I wrote a post about how AMD is no angel, but Intel's usage of benchmarks is feloniously misleading.

March 28, 2007 by David Berlind

VIA launches 'Nano' processor family

VIA seems to be making lots of waves these days.This morning, the company announced a family of five 64-bit, superscalar, speculative out-of-order processors that use 65 nanometer process technology for enhanced power efficiency and thermal management within a compact 21mm x 21mm nanoBGA2 package.

May 29, 2008 by Andrew Nusca

VIA debuts 'carbon-neutral' chip

The chipmaker intends to plant trees to offset carbon dioxide produced over the life of its processors

September 13, 2006 by Matthew Broersma

Build-Your-Own "Ultimate" Adobe Photoshop CS6 PC

Photoshop is a big, heavy application that, when pushed hard, can bring even a high-end system to its knees. For hardcore graphics designers, a dedicated piece of kit is essential.

April 24, 2012 by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes