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Nvidia Ion Graphics Added to Most Asus Netbooks and Nettops

asus_eeetop_et2002The first of the netbooks to hit the market were underpowered when it came to decoding most video, especially if that video was in HD resolution. This left users frustrated with choppy video playback or the outright inability to play some videos.

NVIDIA stepped in and launched its Ion platform that allows the lowly netbook to offload the decoding of HD video from the processor to the GPU for smooth playback and better overall system performance. NVIDIA set some lofty goals for its Ion chipset and aimed to oust Intel integrated graphics from notebooks and netbooks with the new offering. It has taken a while, but netbooks and other machines using Ion are finally hitting the market in force.  Read more...

Intel and AMD Settle Antitrust War for $1.25 Bln

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Chipmaker Intel has agreed to pay $1.25 billion to rival AMD to settle all antitrust litigation and legal disputes between the two companies. The agreement also includes a five-year patent cross-licensing agreement, and Intel is agreeing to adhere to a set of “business practice provisions” apparently designed to prevent the company from squeezing AMD out of markets and applying pressure to computer manufacturers to downplay or sideline AMD gear.

AMD has been relentlessly pursuing antitrust efforts against Intel for more than half a decade; the battle includes legal fights in Japan, South Korea, the United States, and the European Union. Under the terms of the settlement, AMD will drop all the litigation.  Read more...

Intel Reader Speaks Printed Text, Targets Vision/Learning Impaired

intel-readerThere are an estimated 55 million people in the United States who have specific learning disabilities such as dyslexia or vision problems that hinder their ability to read. While there are solutions that can help mitigate these problems, millions of people around the world still have problems reading. A computer with text-to-speech capabilities can help, but doesn’t help much with printed text in textbooks or newspapers.  Read more...

NVIDIA and Intel Battle On, NVIDIA CEO Loves Apple

nvidia-logoIntel is suing NVIDIA in an effort to get them dropped from chipset licensing on Nehalem boards. NVIDIA has filed countersuit against Intel. NVIDIA has even gone as far as to sponsor cartoons lampooning Intel.

NVIDIA particularly enraged Intel when it convinced Apple to dump Intel’s integrated graphics from its product lineup in favor of NVIDIA designs. Intel vows it will make a return to the Mac graphics platform, stating, “Graphics is a competitive market and we compete for all new business. “  Read more...

Intel Sued for Antitrust Violations by New York Attorney General

New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has filed an antitrust lawsuit against chipmaking giant Intel Corporation, alleging the company abused its dominant position in the market to squeeze out rival chipmaker AMD. The suit (PDF) charges that Intel violated both state and federal antitrust statutes by offering computer makers rebates if they used Intel chips instead of rivals…and punished computer makers that Intel felt were getting too cosy with its rivals.

NY AG Andrew Cuomo  Read more...

VIA’s Nano 3000 Series Processors Debut Today

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New competition entered Intel’s processor market today as VIA Technologies introduced its new VIA Nano 3000 Series processors. VIA says these processors are “bringing enhanced digital media performance and lower power consumption to Windows 7 thin and light notebook and all-in-one desktop PC markets.” The Isaiah-based Nano 3000 Series consists of six new CPUs, each between 1GHz and 2GHz, and all of which boast an 800MHz FSB, 64-bit support, SSE4 instructions, Windows 7 / Linux compatibility and 20 percent more efficient power ratings.  Read more...

Windows 7 Boasts Better Multi-core, Support for up to 256 Cores

intel-coreMicrosoft is ready to put the Windows Vista era behind it and is moving on to a Windows 7 world starting October 22. Among Windows 7’s greatest strengths is a combination of power and efficiency. Faster and with new APIs like DirectX 11, the new OS looks to deliver impressive results, assuming driver makers can live up to their end of the bargain and write efficient drivers for the new OS.  Read more...

Nvidia Suspends Work on Chipsets for Intel Processors

The legal feud between giant chipmaker Intel and graphics developer Nvidia looks to be taking another ugly turn, as Nvidia says it has suspended development of chipsets for Intel’s current “Nehalem” architecture and future microprocessors based on a similar architecture. The move is a chancy step for Nvidia, which may be hoping to apply pressure on Intel from customers demanding to use Nvidia technology with Intel processors. But it also may mean hard times ahead for Nvidia’s chipset business, which looks to be on track to generate almost a billion dollars in revenue this year.

Nvidia Quadro NVS 5800  Read more...

Nvidia Dives Deeper into Supercomputing with Fermi

fermi-nvidiaGraphics technology developer Nvidia has formally introduced its next generation graphics architecture, codenamed Fermi, which Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang described as putting a supercomputer into a GPU. Unlike traditional GPUs, which are optimized for rendering and graphics tasks, the Fermi architecture is intended to put standard computing operations and graphics procedures on equal footing, enabling developers to leverage the computing power of the GPUs for things like physics simulation, supercomputing, and medical imaging…and, of course, there will still be some applications for gaming.  Read more...

Swordfish N1012 Netbook Packs Dual Atom Processors

N102-netbookIt’s no secret that Intel’s Atom processors don’t back enough punch to keep up with the big chips in desktops and gaming rigs—but then, they weren’t supposed to, either: instead they’re intended to bring enough oomph to handle common communications and Internet tasks without draining a netbook battery in less than 20 minutes. But now new computer maker Haleron seems to be thinking where one 1.6 GHz Atom processor isn’t enough, maybe two will do the trick: the company’s new Swordfish Net 102 Dual sports dual Atom processors, along with 2 GB of RAM and a 10-inch 1,024 by 600-pixel LCD display.  Read more...

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