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May 20, 2012
CPU Planet News
[August 24, 2010] AMD Previews 'Bulldozer' and 'Bobcat' CPUs
AMD lifts the veil -- well, partway -- on its all-new x86 processor cores, the ultra-energy-efficient "Bobcat" for notebooks and the snap-together dual-core modules of "Bulldozer" for servers and desktops.

[August 23, 2010] Intel Ushers In Dual-Core Netbooks
Promising snappier performance for multimedia sites and multitasking, the chipmaker unveils a dual-core Atom processor for the popular petite laptops.

[August 18, 2010] Startup's Probability Processor Could Revolutionize Computing
Cambridge, Mass.-based Lyric Semiconductor claims that many applications that today require a thousand conventional processors will run on just one Lyric processor.

[June 24, 2010] Does Intel Have a 10-Core Xeon Processor in the Works?
An innocuous entry for an upcoming semiconductor show gives away what could be a heretofore unannounced Intel design.

[June 23, 2010] AMD Intros Purse- and Power-Thrifty Server Processors
The chipmaker targets Web and cloud computing servers with a new family of four- and six-core CPUs.

[May 11, 2010] Computer Memory, PC Prices Expected to Rise in 2010
Hope you stocked up on memory while it was cheap, because it isn't any more thanks to tight inventory and increasing demand.

CPU Planet Features
[October 19, 2010] Desperately Seeking USB 3.0
USB 3.0 is ready to provide a new generation of external drives and devices with ten times the performance of USB 2.0, but PCs with USB 3.0 ports are as scarce as hen's teeth. What's holding up the technology, and can Intel really be planning to make us wait till 2012 for chipset support?

[October 15, 2010] HardwareCentral's CPU Price Watch for October 15, 2010
Unfortunately, you'll need a fine-toothed comb to find savings in this installment of the CPU buying guide, with vendors holding the line on both Intel and AMD prices.

[October 5, 2010] AMD and Intel Woo PC Purchase Procrastinators
It's nice that buyers are eagerly awaiting Intel's future "Sandy Bridge" and AMD's "Bulldozer" and "Fusion" processors, but the chipmakers would rather be selling product now. Hence a barrage of tempting new CPUs, including some of AMD's best values and some of Intel's fastest processors yet.

[October 1, 2010] HardwareCentral's CPU Price Watch for October 1, 2010
Unfortunately, that three-digit price drop we saw in the last CPU Price Guide did not lead to more of the same in this issue. But a number of more modest price cuts are here to be found, some of which should come as pleasant news to prospective buyers.

[September 21, 2010] Inside 'Sandy Bridge': Intel's All-New CPU
CPU guru Vince Freeman looks under the hood of Intel's next desktop, notebook, and server processor. Will features like an innovative ring interconnect and on-chip video encoder make 2011 the year of Sandy Bridge?

DAILY NEWS

[June 4, 2010]  Apple Drops to Third in PC Reliability Report
Electronista: Apple has fallen to the third position in Rescuecom's latest computer reliability report, after maintaining the highest overall score in 2009.

[June 4, 2010]  Gateway Gets Snazzy: Glowing Touchpads on EC39C & ID49C08u Laptop PCs
Engadget: Gateway's newest 13.3-inch EC339C and 14-inch ID49C08u notebook PCs sport glowing blue touchpads.

[June 4, 2010]  Intel Delays USB 3.0 Chipset Until 2012
The Register: Intel is holding up USB 3.0 adoption by delaying its motherboard chipset until 2012.

[June 4, 2010]  Dell Considered Buyout
CNET: At a financial conference, Michael Dell says he had considered taking his computer hardware company private--but doesn't explain why.

[June 4, 2010]  Hitachi LG Develops Blu-ray Drive With Built-in SSD
PC World: Hitachi LG Data Storage Korea present first-of-its-kind product at Computex, a Blu-ray Disc optical drive that combines a solid-state drive.

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