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Intel debuts 48-core processor that could reshape how PCs are built

Stephen Shankland | Dec 03, 2009

Each node on the SCC chip includes two x86 cores with its own memory cache. (Credit: Intel)

Pushing several steps farther in the multicore direction, Intel on Wednesday demonstrated a fully programmable 48-core processor it thinks will pave the way for massive data computers powerful enough to do more of what humans can.

The 1.3-billion transistor processor, called Single-chip Cloud Computer (SCC) is successor generation to the 80-core "Polaris" processor that Intel's Tera-scale research project produced in 2007. Unlike that precursor, though, the second-generation model is able to run the standard software of Intel's x86 chips such as its Pentium and Core models.
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Intel unveils 48-core chip, paves way for multicore insanity

Damian Koh | Dec 03, 2009

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The multicore madness continues. And if Intel has its way, computers in the future could possibly mimic human behavior, bringing the bits and bytes from virtual reality into the physical world. When that happens, you simply need to think to process computer commands, bringing laziness to epic levels. You could also try on new clothes or learn how to dance without even stepping away from the PC monitor.
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Creative demos Zii-based videoconferencing

John Chan | Dec 02, 2009

A model with the Project Lionfish 003 tablet.
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SHENZHEN, China--Creative demonstrated the versatility of its Zii platform during its Zii Summit with different concept hardware and software products. These included various videoconferencing tools aside from yesterday's announcement of the Trinity smartphone platform.

When the Singapore-based company first announced its Zii platform, it was presented as a scalable computer that can be used to create a supercomputer efficiently. Thereafter, Creative showed off the Zii Egg, a portable media player very different from that initial idea as it now targets the consumer market. The Trinity concept smartphone is an extension of the Egg, adding cellular capabilities to the touchscreen media player.

The Trinity may be the highlight of the ongoing conference, but Creative's other concepts are worth mentioning, too. The device codenamed Project Turtle 002 is a portable videoconferencing camera with a fisheye lens so it's able to give an overview of the participants around a meeting table. Using the accompanying Zii Meet conferencing software, someone on the other end of the call can get a split-screen view and zoom in on specific participants, useful if you are addressing one person in a group.
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Intel processor roadmap leaked ahead of CES 2010

Darius Chang | Nov 30, 2009

It's impossible to keep secrets these days. Intel's processor roadmap, which was probably planned for CES 2010, has leaked all over the Internet.

Not too many surprises here, as the supposed roadmap included a slew of desktop chips bearing the Core i3, i5 and i7 labels. The former is an entry-level processor that lacks overclocking features and runs at 2.93GHz or 3.06GHz. The mainstream Core i5 comes in dual-core and quad-core flavors with Turbo Boost. The high-end Core i7 has all the features of the Core i5 while increasing the number of processing threads to eight (Core i3 and i5 have only four threads).
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Psystar predicts 12 million sales by 2011

Chris Jacob | Nov 30, 2009

Psystar's recent legal woes keep proving the company's insanity. New documents show that these guys planned to sell at least 1.45 million Mac clones by 2011. How many did they actually sell in the past year? 768.

The best part is those are conservative estimates. According to Psystar's aggressive predictions (divulged in legal documents as part of Apple's ongoing litigation), the company planned to move 12 million computers by 2011. 12 million! That's a far cry from the triple digit numbers they managed to sell.
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