AMD: No plans to release a chip for netbooks


AMD takes a wait-and-see attitude toward netbooks, saying its not yet clear whether growing shipments of these devices will cannibalize sales of mainstream laptops

Advanced Micro Devices has no immediate plans to release a processor designed for low-cost laptops, sometimes called netbooks, …

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Intel's Nehalem desktop chips to be called Core i7 The Core i7, which will be released later this year, includes multiple processor cores as well as an integrated memory controller hub to improve performance


The high-end desktop versions of Intel's Nehalem processor family will carry the Core i7 moniker when they are released later this year.
Nehalem, which Intel executives will detail at …

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iPhones, Macintosh computers become apples of hackers' eyes

Agence France-Presse
First Posted 15:41:00 08/10/2008

LAS VEGAS--Security specialists said Saturday that hackers are taking increasing aim at iPhones and Macintosh computers as the hot-selling Apple devices gain popularity worldwide.

Hackers have historically focused devious efforts on computers using Windows operating systems …

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