Intel 2012 CPU Roadmap Leaked, Shows Release Schedule for Ivy Bridge

By J.R. Nelson | 12/5/2011

Another month, and another Intel roadmap! It's not uncommon to see these pop up two or three times a year, giving us some idea of when we can expect to see Chipzilla's latest CPU tech. In this case, it means that Ivy Bridge, chock full of those 3D transistors, will start hitting desktops as early as April of next year.

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Intel Launches World's Fastest CPU; MAINGEAR Already Shipping

By J.R. Nelson | 11/14/2011

It's only been hours that Intel's latest Sandy Bridge-powered CPU, the Core i7-3960X has been available, but boutique MAINGEAR has you covered. Billed, with good cause, as the world's fastest consumer CPU, the new chip runs at a speedy 3.3GHz.

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Dell World 2011: Intel CEO Paul Otellini Talks About the "Insatiable Need for Computing"

By J.R. Nelson | 10/14/2011

Intel's top exec took the stage at Dell World to talk about fast computers, fast processors and how he sees developments in computing architecture evolving over the next 15 years - jumping from terraflops to zettaflops.

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Unreleased Western Digital DX4000 NAS Spotted on IDF Floor

By J.R. Nelson | 9/19/2011

Despite being hailed as an Intel Developer Forum, there were any number of manufacturers represented on the show floor - some were there on their own, while others saw their products getting used by third party manufacturers. So it was with Western Digital's little black box, tucked into a corner of Intel's storage display.

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IDF2011: Intel's The Tomorrow Project Asks 'What Does the Future Hold?' (video)

By J.R. Nelson | 9/16/2011

During the keynote speech on the third day of Intel's IDF 2011 Intel's Futurist, Brian David Johnson, asks questions about what the future holds, not just for Intel, but the world at large. What kind of future do you want to live in? It's an interesting question to ask, to be certain.

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IDF2011: Intel to Release 50-Core CPUs in 2012

By J.R. Nelson | 9/15/2011

Intel CTO Justin Ratners announced today at IDF 2011,that the company is prepared to release an entirely new kind of CPU with more than fifty cores. Coming from the Knights platform of research within the company, the project is codenamed "Knights Corner".

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IDF2011: Intel has "line of sight" to 14nm Transistors, Post-Ivy Bridge CPUs

By J.R. Nelson | 9/13/2011

At the Intel Developer Forum 2011, Intel said it has reached a 'line-of-sight' position regarding next-gen transistor technology. The company seems confident with 14nm path as it plans for early 2012 Ivy Bridge launch.

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IDF2011: Live at the Intel Developer Forum!

By J.R. Nelson | 9/13/2011

Another year, another IDF. At last year's IDF, we got to see new hardware coming from Intel, partners released new notebooks and desktops, and AMD even reared its head to make a few claims. So far this year, it doesn't seem too different - AMD has already started with its Guinness record announcement.

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Buffalo Adds Windows Storage for SMBs While Staying True to Linux Users

By Jacqueline Emigh | 8/26/2011

Buffalo Technology, world market leader in consumer NAS (network-attached storage), plans to continue producing low-cost, high-powered storage for home offices. Yet new TeraStation Pro products -- the company's first line-up for both Linux and Windows -- signal further expansion into SMBs, said Brian Verenkoff, a top company executive.

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Intel Brings Back Software CPU Upgrades: Thinner Wallet = Faster CPU

By J.R. Nelson | 8/17/2011

It was about this time last year that Intel decided to try out software CPU upgrades - with a card that you could buy at many electronics stores, a software program could unlock clock speeds, cache and more. It seems that the program was a success, too - this week, Intel announced the program's return.

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AMD Eats Into Intel's Market Share

By J.R. Nelson | 8/2/2011

AMD might still be a distant second place to big bad Intel, but IDC's latest report shows that they've still got some moxy up their sleeve. While overall chip sales were even with the same period last year, AMD managed to eke out a little growth, all at Intel's cost.

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NVIDIA StrongARMing its Way Back on Top

By DTR Staff | 7/12/2011

As market changes force the company to shift focus, NVIDIA has found it necessary to reinvent itself, and fast. No longer able to produce Intel chipsets, and falling behind competitor AMD in the discrete graphics arena, can ARM be big green's salvation?

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