Santa Clara (ip-192.com): Intel announced the availability of its latest server processor, the Xeon 7500; shortly after AMD introduced its new Opteron 6000 server platform (ip-192.com reported here). Based on 45 nm manufacturing technology, the new eight-core processor series features 16 threads per socket and adds more than 20 new reliability features. The quad channel [...]
China (ip-192.com): While representatives from Lanxiang Vocational School and Shanghai Jiaotong University denied any involvement in hacking attempts against Google and other western targets, U.S. cyber experts believe they have traced the hacking attack on Google to the two educational institutions in China, several newspapers report today. US investigators also say that they have identified [...]
Santa Clara (ip-192.com): Intel introduced a new experimental chip with 48 cores and 1.3 billion transistors. The prototype processor contains 24 tiles with two addressable cores per tile. The cores are connected via a mesh network offering 256GB/s bisection bandwidth. The chip is 10 to 20 times more powerful than current top end offerings in [...]
Atlanta (ip-192.com): A new three-bit-per-cell NAND flash technology was jointly developed by Intel Corp. and Micron Technology Inc. Both companies said that the new technology represents the industry's most efficient NAND product developed. Through their joint venture, Intel and Micron Technology have made the new 32-gigabit chip, which they say is the smallest and most [...]
Atlanta (IP-192.com): Amazon.com has a new best-seller: Apple's upcoming Snow Leopard operating system topped the list Monday; just days after the online retailer put the Mac OS X 10.6 on its site. Amazon accepts pre-orders $29 for a single license, and $49 for the Family Pack that covers up to five Macs. Apple won't release [...]
Intel has announced two new solid-state disk drives (SSD’s) build on its new 34nm process, allowing for 80 GB and 160 GB storage. According to Intel, the new X25M SATA drives are replacing Intel's existing X25M drives with the same capacity, but at 60 percent lower cost and increased performance. The 80GB X25-M has a [...]
