How Will Microsoft and HP Re-Invent the Business Desktop? With Xeel It’s the punch line of many a sexist joke, but Microsoft’s Web site links to a New Scientist article in which researchers from the software giant and Carnegie Mellon University told a computer-usability conference that, at least on screen, men really do navigate or read maps … Read more
Advanced Micro Devices plans to release a processor in its “Fusion” line that will be positioned for the netbook market, putting it in competition with the Intel Atom, and, to a lesser degree, the ARM processor. The “Fusion” program is AMD’s (NYSE: AMD) long-term project to integrate its CPU cores with graphics processor cores from … Read more
Intel has announced a new multi-core processor, and the fact that it was introduced at the International Supercomputing Conference (ISC) instead of the consumer-oriented Computex show taking place at the same time should be an indication of its target market. “Knight’s Corner” is the codename for this processor, called a many integrated core (MIC) architecture. … Read more