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Toshiba Hops on the Sandy Bridge Train

January 6, 2011
Toshiba Hops on the Sandy Bridge Train

PC vendors at CES have been busy unveiling new products built around Intel’s latest generation of Core processors (Sandy Bridge). Unwilling to be left behind, Toshiba too announced a Sandy Bridge-inspired overhaul of its Qosmio and Satellite family…

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Intel Reveals New Mobile Core i5/i7 Parts

September 27, 2010
Intel Reveals New Mobile Core i5/i7 Parts

While you were sitting at home watching the Detroit Lions extend their road losing streak to 22 consecutive games — the third-longest streak in NFL history — Intel was busy putting together an updated price list for its processors, including a bunch …

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Acer Crams Core i3/i5/i7 Processors into Updated TimelineX Series

September 27, 2010
Acer Crams Core i3/i5/i7 Processors into Updated TimelineX Series

Acer today announced a handful of revamped TimelineX ultra-thin notebook models built around Intel’s Core i3/i5/i7 platform, and none more powerful than the new TimelineX 1830T-68U118.
The newest 1830T boasts an Intel Core i7 680UM (1.46GHz stock, 2.53…

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Rumor: Intel Cutting Core i7 950 Price by Nearly 50 Percent

August 31, 2010
Rumor: Intel Cutting Core i7 950 Price by Nearly 50 Percent

Before you go dropping $600 on Intel’s Core i7 950 processor, take a step back and see if the latest Web chatter proves reliable. The alternative is to grossly overpay for a part that could soon be worth half as much. At least that’s what Digitimes’ “s…

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Intel Saves Hyperthreading for Top Clocked Sandy Bridge Chips

August 26, 2010
Intel Saves Hyperthreading for Top Clocked Sandy Bridge Chips

We haven’t heard anything official from Intel just yet, but according to news and rumor site Fudzilla, the world’s largest chip maker plans to limit hyperthreading support in Sandy Bridge to the Core i7 series.
All Core i7 2000 series processors will s…

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Intel Preps New Six-Core Extreme Edition Chip for Q1 2011

August 23, 2010
Intel Preps New Six-Core Extreme Edition Chip for Q1 2011

Enthusiasts with deep pockets will have another six-core Extreme Edition processor from Intel to line their rigs with, but not until the first quarter of 2011. That’s when Intel will reportedly drop its upcoming Core i7 990X processor into the high-end…

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Intel’s Q2 Profits Hit All Time High at $2.9b

July 13, 2010
Intel’s Q2 Profits Hit All Time High at $2.9b

Sometimes it escapes our attention that people are still buying huge numbers of PCs these days. Intel’s quarterly profit announcement reminded everyone of that today with news that the chip maker had record profits of $2.9 billion. Not to belabor th…

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Intel to Slash Price of Core i7 950 Chip

June 21, 2010
Intel to Slash Price of Core i7 950 Chip

We’re not real big on playing the waiting game when it comes to building, buying, or upgrading a PC, though every once awhile, we can be swayed. This might be one of those times.
According to Chinese website HKEPC, Intel is planning a handful of price …

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