Intel focuses on many-core computing: not just for ninjas

At his keynote at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) this morning, Intel CTO Justin Rattner discussed the...

AMD chips top 8.4 GHz, a new speed record

AMD said Tuesday that the company's FX processors had been overclocked to an astounding 8.429 GHz. AMD...

Intel launches 16 new processors, cuts prices of 6 others

Intel has launched 16 new processors, of which half are new Sandy Bridge or second generation Core processors,...

AMD reveals pricing and release date of the first 8-core Bulldozer Zambezi FX CPUs

AMD has revealed the approximate retail pricing of its first eight-core Bulldozer processors on a promotional...

Sandia Cooler introduces concept of a spinning heat sink

Generally, CPU cooling hardware doesn’t conjure up a lot of excitement. However, what just walked...

IBM researchers develop 'instantaneous' multi-bit phase change memory

Nvidia announces its fastest notebook GPU, the GeForce GTX 580M

Nvidia has launched the Fermi-based GeForce GTX 580M GPU, which it claims is the highest performing graphics...

Brain-like processors created, with simultaneous data processing and storage

IBM develops first integrated circuit built with graphene transistors

A lot of talk has been surrounding graphene, an allotrope of carbon that takes the form of single-atom-thick...

Intel announces its 22nm technology with transistors entering the third dimension

In accordance with its tick-tock model of shrinking processes and new microarchitectures, Intel today...