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The real significance of Intel's Ivy Bridge technology, which should be seen in consumer devices early next year, is long-term.

Whatever thrill the market got out of the rumor that Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) may be up for sale, with Dell as a potential buyer, lasted but a day. Shares of AMD fell 3 cents, or 0.4 percent, to 8.60 on Tuesday after climbing more than 4 percent in Monday's session as the Dell-AMD rumor piqued investors' interest.

Earlier on Monday I wrote about Apple advising shareholders to reject a proposal to begin the process of finding and/or grooming a replacement for chief executive Steve Jobs. After all, it only makes sense to be prepared.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has approved the planned purchase by chipmaker Intel of security software vendor McAfee.

Rather than accept the prognosis that the emergence of low-cost, underpowered computing devices spelled doom for its business, chip maker Intel is moving to capitalize on the emergence of netbooks and tablets.

Citing weaker than expected demand, "particularly in the consumer-notebook market in Western Europe and North America,” chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc.