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FTC Suing Intel For Anti-Competitive Practices [Lawsuits]
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News, Technology on December 16th, 2009
As predicted, the Federal Trade Commission is suing Intel for, as they put it, "[engaging] in a deliberate campaign to hamstring competitive threats to its monopoly." This isn't going to end well for Intel.
Earlier this year, Intel was forced to pay a $1.45 billion fine by the EU, and last month they had to pay AMD a $1.25 billion settlement for anti-competitive practices. This new suit is for basically the same things.
The E.U.'s charges included paying computer makers to use Intel chips instead of AMD ones, and even threatening some companies if they went ahead and used AMD CPUs. The FTC notes that the public has been denied access to "potentially superior" chips as a result of the same bad practices. And it highlights what seems to be a particularly nasty one: Intel apparently designed compiler code so that it "deliberately stunted" the performance of the code when run on non-Intel CPUs, and then told the public the code simply worked better on Intel-made chips.
Ugly stuff. The first hearing is scheduled for September 8, 2010, so this is going to be a long and drawn out process. [FTC via FastCompany]
Intel Confirms Larrabee Graphics Card is Dead [Intel]
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on December 7th, 2009
Last week Intel blabbed to us that its high-end Larrabee card would never debut as a "standalone discrete product," and now its demise has been made official. Can you hear Nvidia and AMD crowing from where you are too? [Reuters]
AMD readying a demo of the Blu-ray 3D standard, might not wait for it to exist first
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on December 7th, 2009
AMD readying a demo of the Blu-ray 3D standard, might not wait for it to exist first originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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AMD, Cyberlink | Email this | Comments Intel’s High-End Larrabee Graphics Card Won’t Be Released Anytime Soon [Intel]
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on December 5th, 2009
Intel just told us that its first Larrabee graphics card isn't ever coming out "as standalone discrete product," because they're behind where they'd hoped to be in development, meaning you won't be shoving one inside of your PC anytime soon.
And you have to figure that's pretty far behind, since the Larrabee launch timeframe was 2009/2010. The only way you'll be able to touch Larrabee now is as a development platform for graphics engines or high-performance computing, in order to develop for future Intel products.
Intel says they're going to announce new plans for discrete cards some time in 2010—mayyybe CES, where we talked to former Intel Chairman Craig Barrett about Larrabee last year? But, more likely at the Intel Developer Forum later in the year. [Intel]
ASUS shows off Congo-based Eee PC 1201T netbook
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on November 30th, 2009
Update: The Eee PC 1201T doesn't have the ION chipset. Those responsible have been responsibly sacked.
ASUS shows off Congo-based Eee PC 1201T netbook originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Notebook Italia | 52Hardware | Email this | Comments MSI Wind U230 gets handled on video, SIM slot found hiding underneath
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on November 30th, 2009
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MSI Wind U230 gets handled on video, SIM slot found hiding underneath originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink |NetbookNews | Email this | Comments Kohjinsha’s dual-screen DZ Series laptop now for sale
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on November 27th, 2009
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Kohjinsha's dual-screen DZ Series laptop now for sale originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
PermalinkAkihabara News | Geek Stuff 4u | Email this | Comments MSI X-Slim X430 gets an Athlon Neo CPU, Windows 7 and Blu-ray
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on November 26th, 2009
AMD spoiled MSI's surprise a bit by snagging an X-Slim X430 early for its VISION gala back in September, but now that Windows 7 is out and about, MSI has decided to officialize its latest thin-and-light. Unlike most of its rivals, this one shuns Intel's CULV lineup and instead relies on a dual-core AMD Athlon Neo X2 CPU, and with Win7 Home Premium at the helm, performance shouldn't be too much of an issue when it comes to handling basic tasks. There's also a 14-inch display (1,366 x 768), 2GB of RAM, a 1.3 megapixel webcam, gigabit Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, HDMI / VGA sockets, an SD card slot, a 320GB or 500GB HDD and even an optional Blu-ray drive (albeit an external one). 4 and 8-cell batteries will also be available, and at 3.3 pounds, we're guessing you won't need to bulk up before slapping this in your knapsack.MSI X-Slim X430 gets an Athlon Neo CPU, Windows 7 and Blu-ray originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
PermalinkHot Hardware | MSI | Email this | Comments iBuyPower lets out five liquid-cooled gaming desktops
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on November 25th, 2009
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iBuyPower lets out five liquid-cooled gaming desktops originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
PermalinkHot Hardware | | Email this | Comments ATI Radeon HD 5970: The World’s Fastest Graphics Card [Graphics Cards]
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on November 18th, 2009
The ATI Radeon HD 5970 slaughters the competition in pretty much every benchmark thrown at it. It's outrageously fast. We're talking five teraflops here, people. Teraflops.
MaximumPC put the 5970 to the test, and found that it lives up to its promise. The 2GB dual-GPU card is the first to support DirectX 11, and basically doubles its wholly respectable predecessor (the 5870) in specs, capable of delivering nearly 5 teraflops of raw processing power. It's a massive card, about a foot long, designed mostly for heat dissipation, at which aim it apparently succeeds. It's also got easy access to overclocking via AMD's OverDrive, and can drive up to three displays simultaneously with a maximum resolution of 7680x1600. So it's pretty much the greatest thing ever, and it's got a pricetag to match: $600 upon its undisclosed release. Yow. [MaximumPC]
