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IDF Day 3 - 32nm Westmere Performance

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CPUs | 25th Sep 2009

Intel gave us a sneak peek at its upcoming 32nm Westmere CPUs for desktops and laptops. Clarkdale and Arrandale will arrive later this year and are the first processors to integrate the GPU onto the CPU package.

Nvidia: Without TWIMTBP, PC gaming would be dead

3rd Oct, 03:51 GTC 2009: Ashu Rege, director of Nvidia's DevTech team, said that PC gaming would quickly peter out if it wasn't for the work of his team. [79]

Nvidia dismisses AMD's Batman accusations

3rd Oct, 03:15 GTC 2009: The two figureheads behind Nvidia's TWIMTBP program have dismissed AMD's Batman accusations. [56]

High-end Fermi will ship this year

3rd Oct, 02:10 GTC 2009: A senior official at Nvidia has said that they're confident GeForce products based on Fermi will ship this year. [14]

Fermi card on stage wasn't real

3rd Oct, 02:00 GTC 2009: Nvidia has confirmed that the Fermi card held up by Jen-Hsun on stage wasn't real, but was adamant that the demos were. [22]

First Fermi card pictured

30th Sep, 22:58 GTC 2009: Nvidia's Jen-Hsun Huang showed off the first Fermi card - it's a Tesla card, but expect the GeForce card to look pretty similar. [37]

Nvidia CEO reveals Fermi architecture

30th Sep, 22:26 GTC 2009: Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang revealed the company's next generation GPU architecture, codenamed Fermi. [29]

Swine flu confirmed on PAX showfloor

9th Sep, 12:24 Reports of cases of swine flu at the Penny Arcade Expo have been confirmed by organisers. [13]

Beyond Good & Evil 2 cancelled?

25th Aug, 14:56 News has arrived post-GamesCom 2009 that Ubisoft may have cancelled Beyond Good & Evil 2. [32]

GT5 has 1000 cars, including hybrids

24th Aug, 12:10 Gran Turismo 5 will have more than 1000 cars according to reports, including hybrid vehicles like the Tesla. [39]

Sega: "Words can't describe Bayonetta"

21st Aug, 17:22 GC 09: Sega reckons that upcoming action game Bayonetta must be seen to be believed. [11]

RUSE PC beta coming late 2009

21st Aug, 17:13 GC 09: Ubisoft has confirmed that a PC beta of RUSE will be available before the end of the year. [1]

What we're reading

An interview with Jen Hsun Huang
t-break tech
A lot of people have been asking how to get into the industry lately - well, here's how Jen Hsun did at with Nvidia. Quite interesting piece, but quite long too!
Clive Webster on 23rd Nov, 16:55
Video: The Amazon.co.uk warehouse
Guardian
Mute it first, but this is a decent look inside Amazon's HUGE stock centre
Alex Watson on 23rd Nov, 13:09
Visual Clarity in Character Design II
designreboot.blogspot.com
A continuation of the previous article focusing on character design in games.
Joe Martin on 23rd Nov, 10:42

Why Britain's watchdogs have fewer teeth than goldfish
PC Pro
Terrific invective from PC Pro about how consumers are let down by their supposed watchdogs.
Alex Watson on 20th Nov, 17:41
Apple machines are less reliable - The Inquirer
theinquirer.net
Asus, Toshiba and Sony laptops are more reliable than Apple's
Antony Leather on 20th Nov, 17:00
Why cars are greener than buses (maybe)
BBC
Fluffy maths but it is worrying when you see busses and trains mostly empty.
Jamie Cuthill on 20th Nov, 14:39