Processors

16 September 2008 - Intel has extended its lead in the high-end server segment, setting new standards in virtualization performance with the launch of seven 45 nm manufactured Intel® Xeon® Processor 7400 Series products. These products offer frequencies up to 2.66 GHz and power levels down to 50 watts, including the first 6-core, x86 compatible 65-watt version which translates to just under 11 watts per processor core, with platforms available in rack, tower and highly dense blade form factors. Pricing for the Xeon® 7000 Sequence processors in quantities of 1,000 ranges from $856 to $2,729.

13 August 2008 - Elpida had developed the world's first 2.5Gbps1Gb DDR3 SDRAM. The new memory device has an optimized design based on a copper interconnect process and new circuit technology that not only enables faster speeds but also an ultra-low voltage operation of 1.2V while conforming to DDR3 specifications. It achieves data rates of 2.5Gbps at 1.5V and 1.8Gbps at 1.2V, considerably faster than the current industry standard of 1.6Gbps at 1.5V.

11 August 2008 - NASA unveiled a new 128 screen hyperwall-2 which is capable of rendering one quarter billion pixel graphics and is the highest resolution scientific visualization system in the world - is based on TYAN’S THUNDER N6650W s2915

6 June 2008 - TYAN and Intel announces its strategic alliance at Computex 2008 with the aim of promoting Intel's Xeon series platforms and reinforcing the long-term relationships between the two companies.

3 June 2008 - Over at TWTC Nangang, Intel displayed a series of Tylersburg X58 mainboards from 7 partners, and here they are for your viewing pleasure.

2 June 2008 - VR-Zone was at NVIDIA's Tegra launch earlier today as part of a series of pre-Computex events. The NVIDIA Tegra is the company's effort at a single-chip computer, capable of rich high definition and internet experience that we expect from our PCs on your mobile pocket device...

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12 August 2008 -     Intel announced desktop processors based on the company's upcoming new microarchitecture (codenamed "Nehalem") will be formally branded "Intel® Core™ processor." The first products in this new family of processors, including an "Extreme Edition" version, will carry an "i7" identifier and will be formally branded as "Intel® Core™ i7 processor." This is the first of several new identifiers to come as different products launch over the next year.

6 June 2008 - Anand Chandrasekher, Intel's Ultra Mobility Group Senior Vice President

4 June 2008 - VR-Zone brings you photos of an Intel keynote speech by Sean Maloney at the e21 Forum 2008 held at the TICC in Taipei, followed by the Intel Atom launch at the Grand Hyatt Hotel.

3 June 2008 - Another interesting hunt over at Computex is definitely the Intel Nehalem and we managed to get our hands on a 2.66GHz Bloomfield running on a X58 Tylersburg board. Its 3DMark Vantage CPU score is pretty remarkable at 16334 which is about 45% faster than a similarly clocked Yorkfield.

29 May 2008 - Beijing, China, 29th May 2008 - VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator of power efficient x86 processor platforms, today announced the new VIA Nano processor family based on the VIA Isaiah Architecture. Building on the market-leading energy efficiency of the VIA C7 processor family, the VIA Nano processor family offers as much as four times the performance within the same power range to extend VIA’s performance per watt leadership, while pin compatibility with VIA C7 processors will ensure a smooth transition for OEMs and motherboard vendors, and provides them with an easy upgrade path for current system or board designs.

21 May 2008 - There will be some price cuts on current Xeon UP processors in Q3 as well as the launch of new quad and dual core Xeons. A faster Xeon X3370 will arrive in Q3 for $530 where the X3360 has its price cut to $316. A cheaper quad core X3330 with 6MB cache will be available for $266 while X3220 and X3210 have their price lowered further to $209. Dual core E3120 and E3110 will be available for $188 and $167 respectively.

21 May 2008 - Intel plans to release two new quad cores, Q9650 and Q9400 in Q3 '08 at $530 and $266 respectively. As such, Q9550 pricing will be lowered from $530 to $316 and Q6600 will be further lowered from $224 to $203. Intel also plans to release two new Core 2 Duo, E8600 and E7300 in Q3 at $266 and $133 respectively. By then, E8500 price will be cut from $266 to $183, E8400 from $183 to $163 and E7200 from $ 133 to $ 113.