Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[AMD Trinity laptop review roundup: beats Ivy Bridge on gaming, but CPU lets the herd down]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/15/amd-trinity-a10-4600m-review-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/15/amd-trinity-a10-4600m-review-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/15/amd-trinity-a10-4600m-review-roundup/#comments AMD Trinity laptop review roundup: beats Ivy Bridge on gaming, but CPU lets the herd down

If you've been following AMD's game plan over the last couple of years, then you probably won't be totally shocked by what follows. That said, reviewers' verdicts of the new high-end Trinity laptop APU, the 2.3GHz quad-core A10-4600M, do include some dizzying highs and despairing lows, which are still kinda surprising in their own way. Like how? Well, HotHardware found that AMD's chip beats Intel's Ivy Bridge (with integrated HD 4000 graphics) by 30 to 50 percent in some games, albeit with a few stumbles over immature DX11 drivers. Similarly, AnandTech's handy table above shows just how far ahead Trinity is across fifteen common titles. On the other hand, most reviewers found that non-gaming CPU performance fell far short of Ivy Bridge and even Sandy Bridge mobile chips. For example, Hexus's Geekbench scores put the APU 40 percent behind last year's Dell XPS 15z, which is totally underwhelming. So, as usual, it'll all depend on what you need a laptop for -- but if you're after something that costs $699 or less, handles regular day-to-day tasks okay and can also play current games with decent frame-rates, then you'll be keen to conduct further research at the links below.

Read - HotHardware
Read - AnandTech
Read - Hexus
Read - PC Perspective

AMD Trinity laptop review roundup: beats Ivy Bridge on gaming, but CPU lets the herd down originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 May 2012 08:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Not all iPads are made equal, even if they're all packaged and branded identically. There's a major new mutation within the 2nd generation tablet and it brings significantly better battery life. Specifically, the fourth and latest production model of the iPad 2 (known as iPad2,4) has not only a lower price tag ($399) but also a new 32nm processor, which is significantly smaller and more efficient than those in previous iPad 2s (which had 45nm chips and an older transistor design). According to AnandTech, this results in an overall 16 percent increase in battery life during web browsing and as much as a 30 percent boost when playing games. Obviously that's worth having, but how can you tell if a boxed-up iPad 2 has the new processor before taking it to the checkout? Here's the downer: you can't. Until retailers' inventories naturally flood with the updated type, the only way to tell is by switching the slate on and running a utility like GeekBench -- and perhaps there'll be circumstances where you can give that a go on the shop floor. Alternatively, if third-party sellers discover that their stock is the iPad2,4, they could pull off a Darwinian win-win by marketing that fact to buyers.

Buying an iPad 2? Here's the rarer, more efficient specimen you need to (somehow) track down originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 May 2012 05:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Looking for something a bit more solid than a third-party benchmark? We can do that. "Already in production the Exynos 4 Quad is scheduled to be adopted first into Samsung's next Galaxy smartphone that will officially be announced in May," the horse's mouth reveals. Samsung boasts that the new 32nm 1.4GHz quad-core processor flaunts twice the processing power over its predecessor, thanks to its High-K Metal Gate (HKMG) low-power technology. The net energy savings? About 20-percent. "The application processor is a crucial element in providing our customers with a PC-like experience on mobile devices," explains Hankil Yoon, Senior VP of Product Strategy Team at Samsung, "Samsung's next Galaxy device, which will be officially announced soon, offers uncompromised performance and ground breaking multitasking features, thanks to Exynos 4 Quad's powerful performance and efficient energy management technology." Sammy says it's shopping the new processor around to other handset manufacturers (like Meizu), noting that the Exynos 4 Quad is pin-to-pin compatible with the Exynos 4 Dual (the brains behind the Galaxy S II and Note), which gives designers the ability to update product designs with minimal costs. Check out Samsung's full press release after the break.

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Samsung announces 1.4GHz Exynos 4 Quad as basis for Galaxy S3 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>1.4 ghz1.4 GHz Quad-core1.4Ghz1.4GhzQuad-core32nmbreaking newsDevice SolutionsDualexynosexynos 4 quadExynos4QuadGalaxygalaxy sgalaxy s 3galaxy s IIIgalaxy sIIIGalaxySGalaxyS3GalaxySIiiHankil YoonHankilYoonHigh-K Metal GateHigh-kMetalGateHKMGmobilepostcrossquad corequad-coreQuadCoresamsungsamsung galaxySamsungGalaxySci/TechvideoWed, 25 Apr 2012 22:22:00 EST<![CDATA[Apple TV (2012) raids iPad 2 parts bin, packs 32nm A5 silicon]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/11/apple-tv-2012-raids-ipad-2-parts-bin-packs-32nm-a5-silicon/http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/11/apple-tv-2012-raids-ipad-2-parts-bin-packs-32nm-a5-silicon/http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/11/apple-tv-2012-raids-ipad-2-parts-bin-packs-32nm-a5-silicon/#comments Apple TV (2012) raids iPad 2 parts bin, packs 32nm A5 siliconCupertino's latest Apple TV has already been torn asunder and had its guts revealed to all the online world. And, we've already told you of the many ways that it differs from its predecessor. Despite that in-depth examination of Apple's media streamer, turns out it had another secret that was recently unlocked by the folks at Chipworks, who discovered it's packing a new, smaller A5 chip that's masquerading as a single-core unit. Turns out, that's the same 32nm dual-core SoC found in new iPad 2s -- elder iPad 2 units pack 45nm chips -- but the 3rd-gen Apple TV only uses one of those cores to give you your 1080p fix. We don't know if the second core's simply sitting idle or if Apple's using up some defective A5s it had laying around, but we do know that you can see some more close up shots of the silicon in question at the source below.

Apple TV (2012) raids iPad 2 parts bin, packs 32nm A5 silicon originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>32nma5appleapple tvapple tv 2012AppleTvAppleTv2012hdpostcrossteardownWed, 11 Apr 2012 22:08:00 EST<![CDATA[Globalfoundries buys out AMD to become fully independent chip maker]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/05/globalfoundries-buys-out-amd/http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/05/globalfoundries-buys-out-amd/http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/05/globalfoundries-buys-out-amd/#comments Globalfoundries has celebrated its third anniversary by announcing that it's agreed terms with AMD to buy out its remaining stake in the company to go it alone. Whilst Sunnyvale will remain a key customer to the chip foundry, the nuts and bolts of ownership will be wholly in the hands of ATIC. The company now provides a big chunk of AMD's 32nm wafers and is now kicking off a $3 billion spending plan to kit out its facilities in Singapore, Germany and New York. It looks like the single life will allow it to spend equal time and effort refining those 20nm ARM chips promised for 2013 as well as its new partnership with IBM.

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Globalfoundries buys out AMD to become fully independent chip maker originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>20nm32nmAMDARMATICBusinessChipChip FabricationChip FoundryChipFabricationChipFoundryChipsCPUsFinancialsGlobalfoundriesMon, 05 Mar 2012 13:19:00 EST<![CDATA[Samsung demos new 32nm quad-core Exynos ahead of MWC]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/23/samsung-demos-new-32nm-quad-core-exynos-ahead-of-mwc/http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/23/samsung-demos-new-32nm-quad-core-exynos-ahead-of-mwc/http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/23/samsung-demos-new-32nm-quad-core-exynos-ahead-of-mwc/#comments ExynosIf you were lucky enough to be at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference, then you might have caught a glimpse of Samsung's latest sliver of mobile silicon. The as yet unnamed Exynos parts will come in dual- and quad-core configurations running at up to 1.5GHz. Perhaps the most important change though, is the switch from a 45nm manufacturing process to 32nm. That means smaller parts that draw less power, while delivering better performance. The A9 cores are paired with Sammy's own GPU, an OpenGL ES 2.0-capable chip with four pixel processors. According to the company, the new CPUs deliver a 26 percent boost in performance and up to a 50 percent increase in battery life. Of course, we'll have to wait to run our own benchmarks to confirm that lofty claim. Who knows, maybe we'll see it show up in some phones at MWC.

[Thanks, Vlad]

Samsung demos new 32nm quad-core Exynos ahead of MWC originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AMD Piledriver cores will clock over 4GHz, employ 'resonant clock mesh' originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Four Atom chips sneak out of Intel, soon to appear in netbooks and nettops originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Asus Eee PC 1025 treads a Cedar Trail through the FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Intel adds 16 CPUs to Sandy Bridge stable, slashes prices on some older silicon originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Intel says Cloverview platform will launch in time for Windows 8 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Intel adds to ULV processor line with 1.8GHz Core i7 and i5 options, one of them to star in ASUS UX21 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Jun 2011 03:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aside from the assorted performance and battery life claims the company is making (much more on that in a moment), what this means is that as far as laptops go, AMD is completely stepping away from the standalone-CPU-plus-GPU paradigm. But, the company will still make dedicated Radeon cards, which can be coupled with an APU for a 75 percent boost in graphics performance -- a setup AMD is calling "Dual Graphics." All told, these chips measure just 228 square millimeters. To put this in context, check out the gallery of hands-on shots below, featuring the A-series next to a standalone CPU, discrete graphics card, and, for the sake of scale, the kind of low-power Fusion chip introduced back at CES.

A-Series-equipped PCs are already shipping, and AMD says we can expect to see at least 150 of them this year. That sounds promising indeed, but we've still got lots of technical details to rehash. Head on past the break for the full spill on what these APUs pledge to do, along with a video of AMD senior product marketing manager Raymond Dumbeck showing off some A-series laptops in action.

Gallery: AMD Fusion A Series hands-on

Continue reading AMD's Fusion A-Series chips official: 10.5-hour battery life, DirectX 11 graphics, and USB 3.0 support (video)

AMD's Fusion A-Series chips official: 10.5-hour battery life, DirectX 11 graphics, and USB 3.0 support (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Maloney also confirmed that, going forward, the Atom line would be getting a die shrink every year, as opposed to every two. The upcoming, 32nm Cedar Trail will usher in the new Moore's Law-smashing era with promises of a 10 hour battery life and weeks of standby, and will be succeeded by 22nm and 14nm models. Intel even talked up Medfield, it's Atom variant designed specifically for smartphones and tablets, and showed off more than 10 tablets based on the Oak Trail-flavored Z670. With AMD merely a fading blip in the company's rearview mirror it looks like Chipzilla is gunning for all those ARM-touting manufacturers. Check out the full PR after the break.

Gallery: Intel's Computex 2011 keynote

Continue reading Intel reveals skinny Ivy Bridge 'Ultrabooks,' Moore's Law-defying Atoms

Intel reveals skinny Ivy Bridge 'Ultrabooks,' Moore's Law-defying Atoms originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 30 May 2011 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Just to whet appetites further, we've also come across an HP dv6 on an obscure German retail site, offering a 1.6GHz A6-3410MX APU, 6GB of RAM, and a most reasonable €590 price. There's obviously no promised delivery date, but this should be the first of many such appearances in the coming days as we build up towards Computex 2011. Something tells us AMD won't be holding back when the Taipei electronics show gets started.

[Thanks, Shashwat and Vygantas]

AMD Llano quad-core APUs and Zambezi octa-core CPUs get priced, the former listed inside an HP dv6 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 May 2011 04:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Why all the delays? Intel blamed its partnership with Nokia, calling it a mistake. "In hindsight, Nokia was the wrong partner to have picked," said Otellini, but told attendees that the time both companies spent working together won't be wasted entirely: Intel is currently shopping around their co-developed handset as a reference design.

Intel promises smartphones in 'first part of next year,' we put fingers in our ears originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 May 2011 13:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>32nmIntelMedfieldNokiaPaul OtelliniPaulOtelliniphonereference designReferenceDesignsmartphoneTue, 17 May 2011 13:46:00 EST<![CDATA[Intel's Cedar Trail gets some specs, combines CPU and GPU on a single chip]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/29/intels-cedar-trail-gets-some-specs-combines-cpu-and-gpu-on-a-s/http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/29/intels-cedar-trail-gets-some-specs-combines-cpu-and-gpu-on-a-s/http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/29/intels-cedar-trail-gets-some-specs-combines-cpu-and-gpu-on-a-s/#commentsIntel Atom Lineup That new processor smell has barely started to fade from Oak Trail and we're already getting some tantalizing details about the next generation of Atom chips -- Cedar Trail. As expected, Intel has moved to 32nm, which allows it to cram the GPU and the CPU onto the same sliver of silicon. The first two models, the D2500 and D2700, will be dual-core, sport 1MB of L2 cache, and have a miserly TDP of 10w -- 3w lower than current dual-core Atoms. The former will be clocked at 1.86GHz with Hyper-Threading turned off, while the D2700 flips the switch on those two extra threads and kicks it up a notch to 2.13GHz. The new integrated graphics will boast better HD decoding and support for Blu-ray playback which, when combined with the taunts of fanless designs and WiDi, make Cedar Trail a natural fit for the living room.

Intel's Cedar Trail gets some specs, combines CPU and GPU on a single chip originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Khan]

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Intel rolls out 10-core, 20-threaded Xeon E7s, shows everyone who's boss originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AMD ships 32nm quad-core Llano APU, expects systems 'later this quarter' originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Apr 2011 02:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>32 nanometer32Nanometer32nmamdapuavailablechipCPUfusionLlanonow availablenow shippingNowAvailableNowShippingprocessorquad-coreshipshipmentsshippingshipsvideoTue, 05 Apr 2011 02:15:00 EST<![CDATA[AMD's quad-core Llano APUs pegged for Q3 2011 release, Computex unveiling]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/18/amds-quad-core-llano-apus-pegged-for-q3-2011-release-computex/http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/18/amds-quad-core-llano-apus-pegged-for-q3-2011-release-computex/http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/18/amds-quad-core-llano-apus-pegged-for-q3-2011-release-computex/#comments X-bit labs has a (pretty massive) scoop of AMD info to share with us this week, as it has put together the above chart detailing what it expects the company's APU roadmap will look like for the remainder of the year. Published a couple of days ago, this data has now been partially corroborated by the snoops over at DigiTimes, who confirm a couple of the model names and agree that AMD is planning an initial Q3 rollout of five Llano chips, to be followed by even more processors coming in Q4 of 2011. Llano represents AMD's play for the performance crown, coming as it does with dual- or quad-core processing units, DirectX 11-capable Radeon HD 6000-series graphics, and a dual-channel DDR3 memory controller, all bundled up inside the same warm and toasty package. More E-series APUs for power-conscious users are also said to be on the cards, and AMD itself should be making these plans official at Computex in Taipei come early June. It's a bit of a wait, but we've got a feeling it'll be worth it.

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AMD's quad-core Llano APUs pegged for Q3 2011 release, Computex unveiling originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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IBM forms new partnership with ARM in hopes of developing ludicrously small chip processing technology originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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They're here! That is, Intel's Sandy Bridge mobile and desktop processors herein known as the 2nd Generation Core processor family or more simply as Intel Core 2011 processors to us. After months of teasing and on-stage demos, Chipzilla is finally unleashing the details of its new Core i3, i5, and i7 processors, and considering there are 29 new CPUs in total as well as new integrated graphics options (now known as processor graphics) there's quite a bit to digest. Hit the break for our rundown of the new platform and a look at some of Intel's newest performance and graphics-focused features.

Gallery: Intel Core 2011 processor details

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Intel's 2nd Generation Core processor family announced, includes 29 new CPUs and enhanced graphics originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 03 Jan 2011 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>32nmbreaking newsBreakingNewscesces 2011ces2011Intelintel core i3intel core i5intel core i7intel hd graphicsIntelCoreI3IntelCoreI5IntelCoreI7IntelHdGraphicsprocessorsSandy BridgeSandyBridgeWiDiWidi 2.0Widi2.0Mon, 03 Jan 2011 00:01:00 EST<![CDATA[Intel prices fresh Core i5 and i7 mobile parts]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/27/intel-prices-fresh-core-i5-and-i7-mobile-parts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/27/intel-prices-fresh-core-i5-and-i7-mobile-parts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/27/intel-prices-fresh-core-i5-and-i7-mobile-parts/#commentsWe'd say Intel is delivering its new chips like clockwork, but then our favorite timepieces don't usually leak anywhere near as often as Chipzilla's roadmaps. The now well known 2.66GHz Core i5-580M has finally been made official, costing $266, alongside an identically clocked family mate in the Core i5-560M, which will set bulk buyers back $225 a piece. From what we know of those two, the major difference is that the 580M can Turbo Boost its way to 3.33GHz whereas the 560M maxes out at a humbler 3.2GHz. Both are overshadowed, however, by the new i7-640M colossus, which runs at 2.8GHz by default and will reach 3.4GHz when called upon -- yours for only $346. Of course, should the 35W TDPs of those chips seem too gaudy for you, Intel's wisely dropping a pair of 18W parts as well: the Core i5-560UM slinks along at 1.33GHz and asks for $250, while the Core i7-680UM raises those numbers to 1.46GHz and $317, respectively. Finally, for the perfect balance of power and efficiency, the i7-660LM couples 2.26GHz (or 3.06GHz in Turbo mode) to a 25W thermal envelope. It matches the 640M with a $346 unit price. All these CPUs sport a pair of 32nm cores alongside a 45nm integrated graphics unit and there are absolutely no Performance Upgrade Card anywhere in sight!

Intel prices fresh Core i5 and i7 mobile parts originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Sep 2010 04:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Update: Intel's on stage explaining a bit more about how Sandy Bridge works -- apparently the Turbo modes introduced in earlier Core chips (which dynamically clock individual processor cores based on how much thermal headroom they have) now works dynamically with the silicon's integrated graphics as well. Intel says it can actually exceed the TDP thermal envelope of a chip now to further overclock multiple cores at once, or switch off between overclocking graphics or CPU cores for differing workloads. See a few example images in the gallery below.

Gallery: Intel Sandy Bridge's advanced Turbo mode

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Intel: Sandy Bridge CPUs will ship in early 2011 (update) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Sep 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>32nmidfidf 2010Idf2010intelIntel Coreintel developer forumIntelCoreIntelDeveloperForumSandy BridgeSandyBridgeMon, 13 Sep 2010 13:00:00 EST<![CDATA[AMD's Bobcat and Bulldozer, 2011 flagship CPU cores, detailed today]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/24/amds-bobcat-and-bulldozer-2011-flagship-cpu-cores-detailed-to/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/24/amds-bobcat-and-bulldozer-2011-flagship-cpu-cores-detailed-to/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/24/amds-bobcat-and-bulldozer-2011-flagship-cpu-cores-detailed-to/#comments One of these days AMD is gonna have to stop talking about its Atom-killing Bobcat and Xeon-ending Bulldozer cores and finally release them. But, until that happy moment arrives in 2011 (fingers crossed), we'll have to content ourselves with more presentation slides. First up, the Bobcat core is AMD's long overdue play for the netbook/ultrathin market. Pitched as having 90 percent of the performance of current-gen, K8-based mainstream chips, AMD's new mobility core will require "less than half the area and a fraction of the power" of its predecessors. That sounds like just the recipe to make the company relevant in laptop purchasing decisions again, while a touted ability for the core to run on less than one watt of power (by lowering operating frequencies and voltages, and therefore performance) could see it appear in even smaller form factors, such as MIDs. The Bobcat's now all set to become the centerpiece of the Ontario APU -- AMD's first Fusion chip, ahead of Llano -- which will be ramping up production late this year, in time for an early 2011 arrival.

The Bulldozer also has a future in the Fusion line, but it's earliest role will be as a standalone CPU product for servers and high-end consumer markets. The crafty thing about its architecture is that every one Bulldozer module will be counted as two cores. This is because AMD has split its internal processing pipelines into two (while sharing as many internal components as possible), resulting in a sort of multicore-within-the-core arrangement. The way the company puts it, it's multithreading done right. Interlagos is the codename of the first Opteron chips to sport this new core, showing up at some point next year in a 16-core arrangement (that's 8 Bulldozers, if you're keeping score at home) and promising 50 percent better performance than the current Magny-Cours flagship. Big words, AMD. Now let's see you stick to a schedule for once.

Gallery: AMD's Bobcat and Bulldozer, 2011 flagship CPU cores, detailed today

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AMD's Bobcat and Bulldozer, 2011 flagship CPU cores, detailed today originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Toshiba introduces 32nm DDR NAND with 133Mbps speeds, or MT/s if you prefer originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>32nmDDR NANDDdrNandflashflash memoryFlashMemoryNAND flashNandFlashsolid state drivesolid state storageSolidStateDriveSolidStateStorageSSDtoggle modetoggle-modetoggle-mode ddrToggle-modeDdrToggleModetoshibaThu, 12 Aug 2010 06:20:00 EST<![CDATA[Intel's 3.2GHz hexacore i7-970 now shipping]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/intels-3-2ghz-hexacore-i7-970-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/intels-3-2ghz-hexacore-i7-970-now-shipping/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/19/intels-3-2ghz-hexacore-i7-970-now-shipping/#comments Just this once, DigiTimes has turned out to be spot on with its prognostication. The six-core Core i7-970 rumor we heard earlier this month has now transmogrified into a retail product, and just as promised, it brings most of the goodies of the sublime i7-980X at a moderately more affordable $899 price point. Based on the same 32nm Gulftown architecture as its costlier brother, the 970 will run at 3.2GHz by default, though presumably it too will be able to crank up speeds using Intel's Turbo Boost. Aside from that, you get a healthy 12MB of on-chip cache and the standard triple-channel DDR3 memory controller. UK speed freaks can order one up as well now, clearly a tiny bit ahead of Intel itself making things official, so we'd advise checking with your nearest super-CPU purveyors in case they too have received some early units of this multithreaded code cruncher.

[Thanks, Polytonic]

Intel's 3.2GHz hexacore i7-970 now shipping originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Intel's Sandy Bridge CPUs to arrive ahead of schedule, could be with us this year originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Intel Core i5-580M speeding toward a fall release at 2.66GHz? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 May 2010 04:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The B305 gives AMD fans something to admire, with Athlon II X4 processors, Radeon HD 5450 graphics -- great for multimedia, but forget about 3D gaming -- up to 4GB of DDR3 RAM, and up to a 21.5-inch display stretching to 1,920 x 1,080. Built-in wireless and a DVD-RW drive are again present, along with up to a terabyte of storage (2TB on the A700, that showoff) should you opt to tread beyond the $699 entry price. The B305 will be purchasable next month, as will be the H320 old schooler. Starting out at $549, this small form factor pc offers Intel's 32nm desktop parts, with the finest of the bunch being the 2.8GHz Core i7-860. Radeon HD 5570, up to 8GB of memory, a terabyte of storage, Blu-ray, and wireless options fill out its vital statistics, though you'll have to buy your own monitor. Full PR after the break.

Gallery: Lenovo IdeaCentre A700 and B305, plus H320 desktop

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Lenovo adds touch to IdeaCentre A700 and B305 all-in-ones, vies for your desktop dollars with H320 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 May 2010 00:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Intel plans to stuff more than 8 cores, extra speed into 2011 server chips originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 May 2010 07:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Intel's 2011 CPUs require new motherboards, start saving those pennies now? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>32nmCPUCPU socketsCPUsCpuSocketsIntelLGA-1155LGA-2011on-die graphicson-die memory controllerOn-dieGraphicsOn-dieMemoryControllerPCI expressPCI Express 3.0PCi-ePCI-expressPciExpressPciExpress3.0processorprocessorsquad-channelSandy BridgeSandyBridgesata 6gSATA IIISata6gSata6gbpsSataIiisocketsUSB 3.0Usb3.0Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:56:00 EST<![CDATA[Intel's 'Huron River' 32nm laptop platform to pack WiMAX in 2011]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/intels-huron-river-32nm-laptop-platform-to-pack-wimax-in-2011/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/intels-huron-river-32nm-laptop-platform-to-pack-wimax-in-2011/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/intels-huron-river-32nm-laptop-platform-to-pack-wimax-in-2011/#comments It's not easy to be a buyer of computers with all these technology roadmaps flying about, but in case you're brave enough to peer into the future, Fudzilla has word on Intel's upcoming laptop chips. The "Huron River" platform will replace Calpella (the current crop of mobile chipsets), and continue Intel's fine work with WiMAX and WiFi integration, in addition to new Intel Bluetooth connectivity and that crowd-favored Intel Wireless Display. The platform will be powered by the new Sandy Bridge 32nm processor, a followup to Nehalem's Core i Series of chips. We should be seeing this in Q1 2011, which will probably be minutes after Apple finally decides to upgrade to Core i7.

Intel's 'Huron River' 32nm laptop platform to pack WiMAX in 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>32nmhuron riverHuronRiverintelintel wireless displayIntelWirelessDisplaysandy bridgeSandyBridgewidiwimaxwireless displayWirelessDisplaySun, 14 Feb 2010 02:44:00 EST<![CDATA[AMD Fusion sampling soon, arriving in 2011 with Llano APU]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/09/amd-fusion-sampling-soon-arriving-in-2011-with-llano-apu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/09/amd-fusion-sampling-soon-arriving-in-2011-with-llano-apu/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/09/amd-fusion-sampling-soon-arriving-in-2011-with-llano-apu/#comments To say that we've been waiting for AMD's Fusion CPU / GPU combo for a long time would be an understatement. In fact, while AMD was busy talking about it, Intel swept in with its own Arrandale and Clarkdale chips that pack graphical and computing processing into the same chip. Lest we were discouraged, then, AMD is making a return to form with news that its first Fusion APU (Accelerated Processing Unit) is about to start sampling to manufacturers, with a now definite 2011 launch window. Codenamed Llano, this will be a quad-core beastie with intended operating speeds of more than 3Ghz and graphics parts borrowed from ATI's successful line of Evergreen GPUs. That means DirectX 11, a feature Intel is unlikely to match, whereas AMD will have everything Intel currently does and more, with a 32nm production process, on-die integration (rather than just the same chip packaging), and power gating allowing for dynamic per-core overclocking a la Turbo Boost. It's been lonely without you AMD, now just fulfill this promise and all that absenteeism will be forgiven.

AMD Fusion sampling soon, arriving in 2011 with Llano APU originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Intel teases six-core Gulftown, discusses tera-scale computing originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Toshiba bolsters 32nm mSATA SSD lineup, your future netbook nods approvingly originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 09 Jan 2010 08:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Update: Check out the Arrandale in action after the break!

Arrandale reviews
Read - HotHardware
Read - AnandTech
Read - Tom's Hardware
Read - PCPerspective
Read - Legit Reviews

Clarkdale reviews
Read - NeoSeeker
Read - HotHardware
Read - HardOCP
Read - TechSpot
Read - MissingRemote
Read - AnandTech
Read - PCPerspective
Read - Legion Hardware
Read - Overclockers Club
Read - Bit-tech

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Intel's Arrandale and Clarkdale CPUs get benchmarked for your enjoyment originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Toshiba announces 64GB NAND packages: Apple winks, gives a nudge originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>128GB32nm64gbflashiphoneipod touchIpodTouchnandspeculationtoshibaTue, 15 Dec 2009 02:32:00 EST<![CDATA[Intel's Core i3 530 processor up for order, still unconfirmed by Intel]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/intels-core-i3-530-processor-up-for-order-still-unconfirmed-by/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/intels-core-i3-530-processor-up-for-order-still-unconfirmed-by/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/09/intels-core-i3-530-processor-up-for-order-still-unconfirmed-by/#commentsIntel's Core i3 530 processor up for order, still unconfirmed by Intel Remember Intel's budget-friendlier Core i3 line that we've been talking about since June? Despite recent leaks the company still hasn't made it officially official, but it's now unofficially officially thanks to a pre-order at a Canadian retailer. If you're getting a little déjà vu right now don't worry, it isn't a glitch in the matrix; this is exactly the same scenario that played out with the Core i5 back in August, about a month before that proc was finally given its coming out party. In other words, expect this 32nm chip -- with its 2.93GHz speed, 512KB of L2 cache, 4MB of L3, and $157 CAD asking price (a mere $10 lower in American) -- to be given the full press release rigmarole sometime around the new year.

Intel's Core i3 530 processor up for order, still unconfirmed by Intel originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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