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Getting it wrong on multicore

April 26, 2005 Macrovision's David Znidarsic says multicore processing is leading some software companies to make poor decisions about licensing. TAGS: multi-core, multi-core processor, CPU, software company, value, vendor

Intel shifts back to the fast lane

July 17, 2007 The chipmaker appears to have put its major problems in the rearview mirror. Plus: Intel's mobile Linux project. TAGS: chip company, Intel, Linux, CPU, AMD

Microsoft speeds up phishing shield for IE 7

December 16, 2006 In some cases the antiphishing feature that protects against fraudulent Web sites in Internet Explorer 7 bogged down Windows PCs. TAGS: phishing, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, frame, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., CPU, Firefox, security, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

Quest for power control moves beyond the chip

February 7, 2006 Intel says reducing power consumed by PCs and servers will require advances in how all parts of a system manage and allocate voltage. TAGS: power consumption, voltage, cache memory, manufacturing, transistor, Intel, CPU, motherboard, PC

HP, Intel tussle with Oracle over dual-core chips

February 11, 2005 As more cores end up on each chip, software licenses will increase in cost--but out of all proportion to the cost of the hardware. TAGS: Oracle Corp., multi-core, Intel Itanium, dual-core processor, software license, BEA Systems Inc., hardware maker, two-processor, Intel, dual-core, Intel Pentium, CPU, software company, HP, Microsoft Corp.

PC makers rev up with Core 2 Duo

July 30, 2006 With low prices, rave reviews and special offers, desktops with the new Intel chips could help turn around a dismal 2006. TAGS: Intel Core 2 Duo, PC company, Intel, Intel Core Duo, AMD, Intel Pentium, CPU, video, PC

A 1,000-processor computer for $100K?

February 24, 2006 Developing a new computer architecture takes years. A project called RAMP could cut down on some of that time--and money. TAGS: FPGA, semiconductor, researcher, CPU

Living the LAN life

June 21, 2005 Game enthusiasts convene in San Francisco to battle each other for prizes and bragging rights. Photos: LAN mania hits S.F. TAGS: computer memory, computer game, enthusiast, video card, NVidia, LAN, event, DirectX, games, San Francisco, gamer, Nvidia GeForce, motherboard, PC, AMD, CPU

Merged Symantec takes its time setting prices

August 3, 2005 Symantec says it could take a year for it to work out how much to charge for its expanded portfolio. TAGS: Symantec Corp., VERITAS Software Corp., pricing strategy, pricing, security company, vice president, security, CPU

Gartner: Re-negotiate software license deals now

November 23, 2004 New hardware trends could push licensing costs up by as much as 50 percent over the next year, the research company says. TAGS: Gartner Inc., BEA Systems Inc., software license, multi-core, trend, research company, pricing, software company, CPU, server

Intel's chipset road map lacks a driver

May 17, 2007 An attempt by Intel to improve the performance of basic graphics technology has been stalled by software development delays. TAGS: chipset, Intel, software development, research company, DirectX, AMD, ATI Technologies, Microsoft Windows Vista, games, NVidia, CPU, PC, Microsoft Windows

Ballmer: Microsoft is thinking green

March 5, 2008 At the CeBit technology show in Hannover, the chief executive says the software giant is focusing on lowering energy consumption. TAGS: Hannover, Steve Ballmer, CeBit, Microsoft Windows Vista, survey, information technology, requirement, U.K., CEO, Microsoft Corp., U.S., CPU, PC, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, operating system

More memory coming to future IBM chips

February 14, 2007 Big Blue comes up with a way to cram more memory directly onto its processors, boosting performance starting in 2008. TAGS: cache memory, SRAM, DRAM, IBM Corp., transistor, memory, AMD, CPU, Intel

Taking on rootkits with hardware

December 13, 2005 Travis Schluessler, an Intel security architect, explains how the chipmaker's labs plan to take on sophisticated threats. TAGS: rootkit, chip company, architect, threat, worm, Intel, security, researcher, virus, CPU, operating system, PC

IBM shifts software price for dual-core x86 chips

April 21, 2005 Big Blue says dual-core processors count as single CPU in software licensing--but only for x86 systems, not for IBM Power5-based ones. TAGS: IBM POWER5, dual-core processor, server software, IBM Corp., dual-core, multi-core processor, Intel x86, x86 processor, server, practice, CPU, AMD, Intel

Will Intel open Pandora's box with Mac Mini twin?

May 31, 2005 Chipmaker shows off AOpen prototype in Taiwan; boxes could hit store shelves later this year. Photos: Concept PC pays homage to Mac Mini TAGS: Apple Intel Mac Mini, Computex, Taiwan, Intel, trade show, chip company, wireless networking, design, PC company, Intel Pentium 4, motherboard, Intel Pentium, Apple Computer, Apple Macintosh, chipset, PC

Oracle plugs 65 security holes

July 18, 2006 July patch update includes fixes for flaws, many serious, across the company's database and business products. TAGS: Oracle Corp., flaw, Oracle Database, database server, client software, security alert, fix, database, security, researcher, patch management, CPU, server

Firefox for Intel Macs planned for March

January 16, 2006 Mozilla sets a March launch date for a version of its Web browser that will run on Apple's Intel version of Mac OS X. TAGS: Apple Intel Macintosh, IBM PowerPC, Mozilla Corp., Firefox, Apple Mac OS, Intel, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS X, Macromedia Inc., Apple Macintosh, Java, developer, Web browser, CPU

News.com readers respond to Apple's Intel switch

June 7, 2005 CNET News.com readers reacted en masse to Apple's decision to use Intel processors. TAGS: Apple Computer, apple, reader, Intel, Apple Macintosh, CPU, PC

Sun aims to sell computing like books, tickets

February 2, 2005 The firm hopes that bioscientists and geologists will buy computing cycles over the Web just like people buy merchandise online. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, grid, Scott McNealy, grid computing, electricity, data center, computing, server, IBM Corp., CPU
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