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
Rackable Systems is using desktop PC components for a new, low-cost server architecture called MicroSlice
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.
jfruh
Apple syncing patent can't come soon enough
pasmith
New Twitter features borrow from 3rd party clients
Esther Schindler
Open Source Changes the Software Acquisition Process
mikelgan
How to set up continuous podcast play on the new iTunes
David Strom
Five important Windows 7 mobility features
sjvn
Guard your Wi-Fi for your own sake
Sandra Henry-Stocker
Grepping on Whole Words
Sidekick: The Good News & the Bad News
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.
- mburton325
Join the conversation here
Quick, practical advice for IT pros. Made fresh daily.
Want to cash in on your IT savvy? Send your tip to tips@itworld.com. If we post it, we'll send you a $25 Amazon e-gift card.
New AMD CPUs: Midrange speed, low power draw
Via's Nano processor tops Intel's Atom in first reviews
EU levels new antitrust charges against Intel
Intel slashes chip prices up to 31%
Intel's New Core i7 and Core i5 Processors Explained
Intel takes on embedded market with Atom chip
Replace your laptop's CPU
Intel's Nehalem desktop chips to be called Core i7
Intel to release Nehalem laptop chips next year
PC industry scared netbooks may hurt laptop sales