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Looks like the rumors that were circulating in the market about a more affordable version of the monstrous Gulftowm 32nm-based Core-i7-980x from Intel, were real after all. Even though there hasn’t been an official announcement for the product, The chip is currently shipping from online stores. It is also available for people living in the UK to order but it will depend on whether their local stores have received stocks or not.

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And you thought that the PC industry had one foot in the grave. Intel has just had the best quarter in the 42 years in which it has existed. They generated US$10.2 billion in revenue and they earned US$2.9 billion. If Intel is doing this well, I think we have reconsider our verdict about the PC industry dying and all.

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Acer has had a Ferrari branded laptop for quite some time now and it has prompted Asus to get a co-branded portable of their own. Their choice is the all powerful Lamby, Yes, gather round you power-crazy speed junkies for this netbook might get you that much closer to feeling the Lamborghini styling. Continue reading “Asus Has a Lamborghini Netbook” »

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There’s something to be said about the tablets this year at Computex — they are everywhere. Computex 2010, like most other such events this year, is over run with manufacturers toting their forays in to the world of flat surfaces and touchscreen UI’s. Anadem is one such company and they have a Windows 7 tablet that is mostly like what we have already seen but with one extra trick up its sleeve.

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Intel is looking into Google’s newly released WebM format and considering adding hardware acceleration for the format on its specialized Atom chip. WebM is a new video format released by Google, which is based on the VP8 codec. Intel is one of the partners who are working with Google to bring about the Google TV platform to the world and the WebM format is meant especially for that platform.

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Google has decided enter yet another market with their Android platform and this time they will be invading your living space alongside it. Say hello to Google TV. Starting from later this year, Google’s Android will be found on devices from Google’s industry partners that range from TV’s to set top boxes and Blu-Ray players. The idea here is to bring the web to your living room like never before and make it as smooth an experience as possible.

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Come June, we will be witnessing a positive flood of netbooks boasting dual-core Intel Atom processors. According to market sources, all the major companies are preparing to launch dual-core Atom-based netbooks in June and that includes the likes of Dell, Lenovo, HP and Asus. The last one already offers a dual-core netbook but that’s because that specific model uses an Atom that is meant for desktop nettop use.

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Even though it has not been released yet and there isn’t really a firm release date on the horizon, it seems like Jetway is soon to become one of the first companies to adopt and use Intel’s two new Atom chips — the Atom D525 and the Atom D425 Both of these chips are targeted at desktop use and have compatibility for newer standards like DDR3.

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The HP TouchSmart TM2 is a convertible 12.1″ tablet notebook from HP and word on the streets is that it is now standing in line for a processor upgrade. The upgrade is to include newer Intel chips in the form of Core i5 and Core i7. Now even though nothing’s is official about this deal, there’s no reason to think that this cannot happen. It is a perfectly suitable upgrade and it would definitely keep the line competitive and kicking.

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Here’s more news from the Intel side of the world. They have been holding their Developers Forum event in Beijing and took the opportunity to give the first live demoes of the MeeGo mobile OS. For those of you with poor memory, let me remind you that this is a joint venture between Nokia and Intel, which was announced at this year’s MWC (Mobile World Congress). Both companies dropped further development of their own mobile OS’ (Moblin and Maemo 5) and created a common platform instead.

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