AMD Puma mobile platform coming up

AMD Puma platform coming up
Advanced Micro Devices is all set to launch their Puma platform for the notebooks as they aim to renew their challenge against the market leader Intel.
The company said that Puma launch would be the largest-ever launch for notebook personal computers.
They are working with PC makers to introduce more than 100 different [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7775-amd-puma-2

Nvidia announces Tegra chips for portable computing machines

Nvidia announces Tegra chips for portable computing machines
Graphic card manufacturer Nvidia has announced their latest processor line-up targeted at the new generation of portable computing devices.
The company launched Tegra 600 and Tegra 650 processors which are designed for highly portable, visual devices.
With this they are taking on the microprocessor industry giant Intel which is also [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7750-nvidia-tegra

Tranquil PC taking orders for Intel Atom powered products

Tranquil PC taking orders for Intel Atom powered products
Tranquil PC has become the latest company to start taking pre-orders for products based on Intel Atom processor.
The company is offering two home servers based on the Diamondville codenamed processor from Intel.
Both of these servers are going to be powered by Intel’s 1.6GHz Atom 230 processor. This [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7726-tranquil-pc

AMD launches five Opteron HE processors

AMD launches five Opteron HE processors
Advanced Micro Devices has announced the launch of their first energy-efficient x86 server chips.
These new microprocessors are loaded with four processing cores. And they feature a low 55-watt thermal envelope.
The company has launched five Opteron HE processors and these are targeted at enterprise data centers.
Randy Allen, AMD’s server [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7631-opteron-he

Toshiba Qosmio G40: Toshiba planning a Cell processor based Laptop

Toshiba planning a Cell processor based Laptop
Japanese tech giant Toshiba is expected to bring to the market a new notebook model powered with a processor based on the Cell technology.
Cell processors are already being used in the Sony Playstation 3 gaming console and some servers made by IBM.
Market sources say that the Toshiba Qosmio G40 [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7619-toshiba-qosmio-g40

Advanced Micro Devices aims to launch 12 core processors in 2 years time

Advanced Micro Devices aims to launch 12 core processors in 2 years time
No surprises here as Advanced Micro Devices has announced that they aim to be out with 12 core processors by 2010.
The company released their product roadmap for servers and workstations for the next two years.
AMD is working on launching its first six-core chip [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7609-amd-12-core-processors

AMD Business Class desktop personal computers launched

AMD Business Class desktop personal computers launched
Microprocessor company AMD has announced their first computer brand named AMD Business Class.
The company would develop and design these machines in collaboration with partners like Dell.
AMD said that these desktops would be followed by a range of new laptop products.
These machines are likely to be sold by companies like [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7548-amd-business-class

Acer’s Intel Atom based laptop coming in June

Acer’s Intel Atom based laptop coming in June
PC maker Acer has said that they would be launching their first notebook product to be powered by Intel Atom processor in June this year.
They would display this new product at the Computex trade show in Taipei.
This new product is likely to be an ultra mobility notebook [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7516-acer-intel-atom