Intel Core i7 powered computers now on sale
PC manufacturers in the US market have started offering their new products based on the recently launched Intel Core i7 processor range.
These processors are the latest and the fastest from the company and they do not come cheap.
The Intel Core i7 2.66 GHz 920 processor costs around [...]

IBM using quad-core Opteron Shanghai processor in new server products
IBM has announced two new blade servers which are powered by the just launched AMD quad-core Opteron Shanghai processors.
AMD claims that this new range of server processors delivers up to 35 percent more performance with up to a 35 percent decrease in power consumption.
The company [...]

AMD to skip Netbooks for larger ultraportable notebooks
Microprocessor maker AMD has said that they are not going to cater to the growing netbooks market.
The company is instead focusing their attention on the larger ultraportable notebook segment which is slight larger and more powerful than netbooks.
AMD Yukon platform is targeted at this segment of the market. [...]

Sun Microsystems acquires Montalvo Systems
After Apple, it’s the turn of Sun Microsystems to acquire a microprocessor company.
Sun has announced that they are acquiring microprocessor startup Montalvo Systems.
The financial aspects of the deal have not been disclosed to the media.
Company representative Dana Lengkeek said in a statement: “We believe acquiring these assets will enhance [...]