Reviewed on November 24, 2008If you work with 3D, Photoshop Extended is a must-have upgrade; ditto if you think you'd use more of Standard's tools if the interface were less opaque, if you need to upgrade other suite applications, or if you qualify for an academic discount. All things considered, while Adobe Photoshop CS4 makes some improvements over CS3, it might be worth skipping this generation and waiting for the next.TAGS:Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Systems Inc., OpenGL, multi-core, 3D, Real-Time
Reviewed on November 1, 2006If you thought dual cores were over the top, get ready. Intel presents the Core 2 Extreme QX6700, a single CPU with four distinct processing cores. At $999, the first quad-core CPU will remain an enthusiast part for a while, but as a glimpse of the future, it's clear that clock speed is out and core counts are in.TAGS:Intel Core 2 Extreme, multi-core, quad-core, clock speed, digital media, dual-core, Intel, Intel Core 2 Duo, CPU, AMD, PC
August 28, 2006Company is set to release tools for writing parallel threads, which help apps take advantage of multicore chips.TAGS:multi-core, Intel, software company, photograph, video
December 17, 2007After a bout of good fortune, AMD finds itself coming to grips with a resurgent Intel. Plus: Can software keep up with multicore technology?TAGS:multi-core, transistor, AMD, chip company, Intel