Latest Processor News

AMD's new processors tested

Posted at 12:32, 04 Feb 2010

Benchmark test results for the latest Athlon II and Phenom II processors

AMD introduces five new Athlon II and Phenom II processors

Posted at 15:07, 25 Jan 2010

No revolutionary chips here, but faster speeds across the board for dual-, triple- and quad-core parts.

Intel reports huge profit surge in the fourth quarter

Posted at 14:02, 15 Jan 2010

Intel has reported a huge 875 per cent profit surge in the fourth quarter after racking up $10.6 billion in revenue with a net income of $2.3 billion.

Intel sued by the US Federal Trade Commission

Posted at 17:10, 16 Dec 2009

Despite reaching an agreement with AMD last month, Intel has been sued by the Federal Trade Commission, but Intel says that the FTC hasn't fully investigated many of the accusations it levies.

German website leaks Intel Core i3 pricing

Posted at 15:25, 26 Nov 2009

Details of Intel's upcoming Core i3 processors were leaked earlier by a German online retailer www.hpm-computer.de, reported TechConnect Magazine. The offending information has been taken down by the retailer, but is still available on TechConnect, and includes clock speeds and prices.

IBM researchers predict simulation of human brain by supercomputer in ten years

Posted at 15:16, 19 Nov 2009

Researchers at IBM working on a project to simulate the internal wiring of the human brain have announced that the current simulation has surpassed the level of a cat's cortex, and now contains the equivalent of one billion neurons and ten trillion synapses.

Intel and AMD settle all antitrust and IP disputes

Posted at 16:24, 12 Nov 2009

Intel and AMD have agreed to settle all of their antitrust and intellectual property disputes in what was one of the longest rivalries in the tech world.

AMD launches new Athlon II processors

Posted at 10:55, 20 Oct 2009

AMD has launched several new Athlon II processors which use even less power than previous models. In addition to the standard power processors, the full Athlon II family now includes high-performance, low-power dual-, triple- and quad-core models.

Intel demos next-next-gen 'Sandy Bridge' chip

Posted at 18:06, 23 Sep 2009

Intel CEO Paul Otellini has showed that the first 'Sandy Bridge' silicon is already back in Intel's labs and happily runs Windows 7 and simple video encoding tasks. Apparently, it's been back in the labs for about a month.