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Editing Memory and Multi-core Programming

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CPUs | 8th Nov 2009

In a race dubbed 'the core wars', manufactures are stuffing more and more cores into CPUs. While more can only be a good thing, there's little point if the software they are running can't use them. Microsoft shares with us a possible piece of the puzzle to making full use of multi-core CPUs.

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AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE C3 Review

[33] 4th Nov 2009

Intel Lynnfield Memory Performance Analysis

[23] 2nd Nov 2009

AMD Athlon II X4 620 CPU Review

[39] 26th Oct 2009

HIS ATI Radeon HD 5850 Review

[34] 14th Oct 2009

IDF Day 3 - 32nm Westmere Performance

[13] 25th Sep 2009

IDF Day 2 - Mobility Keynote

[4] 24th Sep 2009

IDF Day 1 - Sean Maloney demos Larrabee

[30] 23rd Sep 2009

IDF Day 1 - Paul Otellini's Keynote

[2] 23rd Sep 2009

Overclocking Intel's Core i5 750

[41] 21st Sep 2009

Lynnfield PCI-Express Gaming Performance

[55] 14th Sep 2009

Intel Core i5 and Core i7 Lynnfield review

[94] 8th Sep 2009

Intel Lynnfield: Details and Architecture

[94] 8th Sep 2009

AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Review

[38] 17th Aug 2009

First look: Asus P7P55D Evo motherboard

[34] 13th Jul 2009

AMD Opteron 2435 CPU Review

[27] 7th Jul 2009

AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition CPU

[23] 2nd Jul 2009

AMD Athlon II X2 250 CPU Review

[18] 30th Jun 2009

Intel Core i7-975 Extreme Edition Review

[28] 22nd Jun 2009

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Latest News

AMD supercomputer tops TOP500 list

17th Nov, 10:17 AMD-based systems accounted for the top three supercomputers in this year's TOP500 list - but are overwhelmingly outnumbered by systems based on rival Intel's chips. [8]

Intel settles AMD court case, pays $1.25 billion

12th Nov, 15:22 Intel and AMD today announced they have settled all outstanding disputes, with Intel paying AMD $1.25 billion. [34]

Nvidia denies x86 chip plans

9th Nov, 10:16 Nvidia's CEO Jen-Hsun Huang has denied rumours that his company is looking to challenge Intel's CPU dominance with the launch of its own range of x86 chips. [14]

New York files antitrust suit against Intel

5th Nov, 12:45 New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo has filed a federal antitrust suit against chip maker Intel, claiming that it bribed and threatened OEMS to maintain a monopoly. [16]

VIA announces new Nano chip

4th Nov, 11:30 VIA has announced a new Nano range - the Nano 3000 series - which it hopes will challenge Intel's dominance of the netbook market, offering improved performance over the Atom. [18]

What we're reading

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

Scroll Bar Clock
Tok Wok
It's a clock made of scroll bars.
Alex Watson on 19th Nov, 10:17
Google Holding Chrome OS Event Thursday. Complete Overview And Launch Plans To Be Revealed.
TechCrunch
Chrome OS imminent?
Alex Watson on 18th Nov, 15:58
Fun Photo of the Week: GF100 (the first GeForce GPU based on Fermi
Nvidia
Not a fake, this time.
Alex Watson on 18th Nov, 15:42

Music Games Aren't Dead, Just Waiting to Be Reborn
Wired.com
Good look at the declining sales numbers and popularity of Guitar Hero et al.
Alex Watson on 17th Nov, 10:42
Icrontic Flash 10.1 beta hits; brings GPU acceleration
icrontic.com
About time, Adobe! Cmon, cmon cmon!
Richard Swinburne on 17th Nov, 08:30
Apple patents worst idea ever
The New York Times
An ad that "can freeze the device until the user clicks a button or answers a test question to demonstrate that he or she has dutifully noticed the commercial message."
Alex Watson on 16th Nov, 15:09