Intel's New Core i7 and Core i5 Processors Explained
Intel's two new Core i7 CPUs (860 and 870) are mid-range counterparts to its top-of-the-line Core i7 900-series chips, and initial tests (using Intel's new DP55KG motherboard) indicate their performance follows suit. Our early tests also show the new entry-level Core i5 750 is the one to watch when it comes to best bang for your buck.
Rackable puts desktop CPUs in low-cost servers
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Intel cuts quad-core chip prices by 40 percent
Intel on Monday announced price cuts across a wide range of chips used in mobile and desktop PCs, including cuts of up to 40 percent for its quad-core chips.
AMD wants to make small laptops cheaper with Yukon
AMD hopes to undercut prices of expensive ultraportable laptops with mobile chips it is expected to introduce on Tuesday.
Intel calls EU antitrust probe 'discriminatory and partial'
The European Union's antitrust investigation of Intel is "discriminatory and partial," the chip maker complained in an action that's detailed in a recent edition of the EU's official journal, saying it's not being permitted to properly defend itself against the charges.
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Either way you look at it Microsoft Data Center management did not follow standards or best practices in this failure. In which case it makes me wonder more about the outsourcing of corporate data much less personal data.
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