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Intel Corp. showed off its newest chip design on Tuesday, proving why it is still the world's largest chip maker despite efforts by its smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD).Intel's latest Core i7 chip, based on a design code-named Nehalem, will start production during the fourth quarter of this year.The new chip is designed to conserve more energy than any processor Intel has previously offered while delivering faster graphics images. The chip design represents Intel's intent to...

By Jordan Robertson Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO -- Intel Corp. cracked the lid Tuesday on a new chip design that is at once a big challenge to smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and an admission that AMD nailed a key design feature before it slipped into a severe financial slump. Intel, the world's largest computer-chip maker, showed off the new blueprint, known as a microarchitecture, for its chips at a developers conference in San Francisco. Though some of the details were...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Intel Corp. is unveiling new technology that will let computers wake up from their power-saving sleep state when they receive a phone call over the Internet. Current computers have to be fully on to receive a call, making them impractical and energy-wasters as replacements for the telephone. The new component Intel is announcing Thursday will let computers automatically return to a normal, full-powered state when a call comes in. The computer can activate its microphone...

HP (NYSE:HPQ) today introduced three ultra-portable notebook computers, including a three-pound(1) EliteBook, the smallest and lightest HP notebook with a built-in optical drive. Inspired by aircraft construction and designed for style-conscious mobile professionals, the HP EliteBook 2530p features the sleek and durable HP DuraCase - a brushed, anodized aluminum exterior casing combined with a magnesium alloy chassis that is engineered to pass several military-standard durability tests such...

Intel Corp. announced on Thursday new technology that will enable computers to "wake up" from their power-saving sleep once they receive an incoming Internet call.Until now the machines had to be in the normal, full-powered state to receive such a call, making them an energy-wasting alternative for a telephone -- a typical desktop PC usually consumes more than 60 watts of power, but consume only around 10 watts in the so-called S3 sleep state.Intel's new component lets computers automatically...

By JESSICA MINTZ SEATTLE -- Intel Corp.'s lowcost laptop initiative got a boost Wednesday from Portugal's government, which is pledging to provide elementary school students with 500,000 computers based on the chipmaker's Classmate PC design. The announcement brings Intel's rivalry with the One Laptop Per Child organization into the spotlight once again. In May, the nonprofit OLPC group said its green-and-white XO laptop computers wouldwork with Microsoft Corp.'sWindows in...

Intel Corp.'s low-cost laptop initiative got a boost Wednesday from Portugal's government, which is pledging to provide elementary school students with 500,000 computers based on the chipmaker's Classmate PC design. It's the biggest deal for the Classmate PC to date. (c) 2008 Virginian - Pilot. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning. All rights Reserved.

Portugal's government gave Intel Corp's low-cost laptop initiative a boost on Wednesday by pledging to provide elementary school students with 500,000 computers based on the chipmaker's Classmate PC design.This is expected to make a wave in Intel's rivalry with the One Laptop Per Child organization.In May, the nonprofit OLPC group said its green-and-white XO laptop computers would work with Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)'s Windows in addition to a homegrown Linux-based operating system.This should...

INTEL Corp celebrated its 40th anniversary two weeks ago. Along the way, the company became a household name with the Intel Inside campaign, invented the microprocessor, and put billions of transistors on a single chip. Today, the microprocessor is at the heart of an ever-expanding digital world that enables people to connect in amazing new ways and to achieve previously unimagined gains in productivity. Since it was founded in 1968, Intel Corp has been challenging the status quo. Each new...

By Reading Eagle, Pa. Jul. 20--Intel Corp. has rolled out a new batch of chips for laptops that promises longer battery life and better graphics-rendering abilities. Intel and rival Advanced Micro Devices are posturing to capture the attention of computer buyers looking for crisper high-defi nition video playback on their laptops and less battery drain. The latest from Intel is its new Centrino 2 platform -- which includes a processor, related chipset and wireless communications chip....