PC Component News

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  Intel Launches Extreme Edition Core i7 CPUs

  14 November 2011

  Intel's latest Sandy Bridge processor is not one for the faint-hearted with six cores, quad channel DDR3 memory support and a price-tag to match.

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  Nvidia Tegra 3 Shows Off Processing Power

  09 November 2011

  The quad-core Tegra 3 system-on-chip for mobile devices has been officially unveiled, showing some serious processing power.

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  ARM Profits Rise 44%

  25 October 2011

  Strong licensing of its chip designs has seen British-based ARM Holdings report strong results despite a sluggish market.

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  ARM Unveils Cortex-A7 Processor

  20 October 2011

  ARM's Cortex-A7 processor promises five times longer battery life from a chip just one fifth the size of the Cortex-A8.

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  Intel Outs Faster, Better Atoms

  04 October 2011

  Atoms up to 2.4GHz, and finally with some graphics grunt as well as HDCP-enabled digital video out.

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  Samsung Begins 20nm Memory Chip Production

  22 September 2011

  Samsung has begun production of new smaller and more efficient flash memory chips - which could cost 50% less.

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  IBM And 3M Creating 1,000-Times Faster Processors

  12 September 2011

  How do you boost the performance of a chip by a factor of 1,000? Simple, just add some glue.

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  First AMD Bulldozer CPUs Shipping

  07 September 2011

  Over a year after first announcing details of the new Bulldozer CPU architecture, AMD has finally shipped the first batch.

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  Samsung 830 Series SSDs Offer 6Gbps Speed

  17 August 2011

  Samsung's latest SSD drives look very sleek but it's the 6Gbps speeds which will impress most.

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  Qualcomm Overhauls Naming Conventions

  03 August 2011

  Sick of chip names like MSM7630 and having no idea what it means? Us too, and Qualcomm is trying to put it right.

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  ARM Profits Rise As Texas Instruments Struggles

  26 July 2011

  British chip designer, ARM, has seen profits rise as demand for smartphones and tablets continues to grow.

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  AMD Radeon HD 6990M Claims Mobile GPU Title

  12 July 2011

  With Nvidia recently launching the GeForce GTX 580M, the mobile GPU wars are heating up with the launch of AMD's Radeon HD 6990M.

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  Intel's Clover Trail Ready In Time For Windows 8

  29 June 2011

  Intel's latest tablet-specific platform, Clover Trail, could be ready to roll out in time for the launch of Windows 8.

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  Apple Refreshes Time Capsule Range

  21 June 2011

  Apple has updated its wireless hard drive range with a new 3TB model which has gone on sale for £399.

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  Intel Reveals Z68 Express Sandy Bridge

  11 May 2011

  Intel has announced the availability of systems and motherboards based the Z68 Express chipset.

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  Intel Unveils 3D Transistors - Coming In Ivy Bridge

  05 May 2011

  The new tri-gate transistors from Intel will mean smaller and more powerful processors which use less voltage.

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  Samsung Profits Dive By 30%

  29 April 2011

  Samsung has reported its lowest quarterly profits in two years but has indicated it is upping its legal battle with Apple.

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  Toshiba And SanDisk Announce 19nm Chip

  21 April 2011

  Toshiba and SanDisk have managed to shave 1nm off the previous record for the world's smallest NAND flash memory chip.

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  Intel, IBM See Profits Grow As Sony Ericsson Slumps

  20 April 2011

  Intel and IBM both exceeded expectations while Sony Ericsson surprised no one with poor Q1 results.

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  Samsung Sells HDD Business To Seagate

  19 April 2011

  In what seems like a smart move, Samsung has gotten out of the HDD game and can now concentrate on SSDs.