INTEL: 09/24/10

Friday, September 24, 2010

Intel chips to function in 1000 mph car by mc1b2650

Intel announced that its Atom processors will be an integral Bloodhound 1000 mph car project, and chips with engine control systems and display.
Bloodhound project car aroused great interest from a conversation with the first 1000 mph car would inevitably give rise to huge amounts of emotion.
Intel announced that its processors are a key element of Bloodhound, aid in the management of Typhoon fighter aircraft engine that drives the car.
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Tips Intel dual-core Atoms for netbooks
processors, similar to those used in netbooks that have been specifically designed for industrial and automotive, and were chosen for their energy saving and efficiency, explains Intels release.
Three Atom chips will manage the calculations for a car hybrid propulsion systems? C, the largest hybrid rocket ever designed in Europe in the set, in which a jet engine fighter Typhoon aircraft.
Because of the speed of the car will be going on, each processor will verify it and the other in order to ensure no errors.

Test Nexoc Osiris E625 (Compal JHL90) Notebook by kimi

Das Nexoc Osiris E625 ist ein klassischer Vertreter der Multimedia - Allround - Notebook - Klasse. Das 15.4" Notebook bietet den schnellen Mittelklasse Grafikchip GeForce 9600M GT von Nvidia,(dell akku xps m1530 ) einen schnellen Core 2 Duo Prozessor von Intel (konfigurierbar) und eine schnelle 320 GB Festlatte (ebenfalls konfigurierbar). Ob das Gesamtpaket gefällt, erfahren Sie in diesem Testbericht.
<h2>Gehäuse</h2> Das Design des zugrunde liegenden Compal JHL90 kann als "bemüht" bezeichnet werden. (dell latitude d620 akku )Das Gehäuse wurde vollständig aus schwarzem Kunststoff gefertigt. Akzente sollen die Chromstreifen oberhalb der Tastatur und im Touchpad setzen. Der Displaydeckel wurde ausserdem mit einer Hochglanz-Metallic Lackierung überzogen, welche Fingerdrücke magisch anzieht. Bei den Handballenauflagen hat Compal den Kunststoff mit einer Lederstruktur versehen. Dies wirkt zwar bei weitem nicht so hochwertig wie echtes Leder (wie es z.B. Asus verbaut), jedoch besser als die glatten Kunststoffflächen auf der Unterseite.
Die Verarbeitung des Gehäuses ist eher mittelmäßig gut gelungen.(Akku Dell Vostro 1310 ) Die Spaltmaße sind etwas ungenau und die Abdeckklappen auf der Unterseite erzeugen bei vielen Bewegungen ein deutlich hörbares Knarzen. Außerdem gibt es noch weitere Teile die nicht ganz "klapperfest" montiert sind. Besonders der überstehende 9-Zellen Akku saß in unserem Testgerät sehr locker und klapperte lautstark. Trotzdem ist die Stabilität und subjektive Robustheit des Notebookgehäuses durchaus in Ordnung.
Um die Luftansaugung von unten immer zu gewährleisten,(Dell Akku Inspiron 1420 ) verbaute Compal relativ hohe Standfüße. Leider bohren sie die Hinteren bei der Benutzung am Schoß in die Oberschenkel. Dadurch sollte man stets die Beine keusch aneinaderpressen - von Klosterschwestern empfohlen!!!

What Gaming Laptop Should I Buy? by Titus Hoskins

What Gaming Laptop Should I Buy? This is a question which is often heard in online forums and on many tech sites, potential buyers want to know which gaming laptop they should purchase? Of course, the answer would depend upon many factors but perhaps the most overwhelming factor would have to be price.

While laptop prices have steadily fallen in recent years, gaming laptops can still command a costly sum, especially if you want a maxed out system with all the latest components. However, if you shop around for online coupons and bargains, you can get a half-decent gaming rig for under $1500 or even under $1000. But regardless of what price you pay, your gaming laptop must have certain features if you want to play the latest video games.
A gaming notebook should have a good mid to high-end graphics card(s) or GPU with dedicated video memory, a fast processor(s) and plenty of RAM. Most gamers also look for a high resolution display capable of handling the latest HD 1080 images from a Blu-ray Optical Drive. Now if money is no object, many gamers go for a fully loaded gaming rig with multiple GPUs (connected by ATI CrossFire or Nvidia's SLI), quad processors and the largest display on the market. One of these fully loaded custom gaming rigs, such as those from Sager, Alienware, Rockdirect and Falcon Northwest, could put you back 4 or 5 grand.
That's the main reason many die-hard gamers suggest a laptop for gaming is a totally ridiculous idea. They cost too much, they over heat, they are too noisy and worst of all - they are very hard to upgrade. These gamers argue you can buy a powerful desktop gaming PC for much less and have money left over for a small portable laptop which you can take on your trips and outings.

Geeks On Site: Advice for Building Your Own Computer Part II by Erica K.

In part one of this series we explained different computer components and some things you should be familiar with before making any computer purchases or repairs. Now you know that the CPU (central processing unit) is the processor (or brain) of your computer, we want to divide processors into four groups based on capability and price: Obsolete Processors, Budget Processors, Mid-Range Processors, and High-End Processors, starting from the lowest capabilities/price to the highest respectively. Remember, these amounts are rough estimates only, contact the parts department at Geeks On Site, 888-360-GEEK (4335), and they will be happy to provide a more exact price.
1. Obsolete- This category of processor refers to processors that are five years old or more, and as such, we cannot recommend them. You might buy it if you are using your computer for nothing but writing in Word and general web browsing, and you are on an extremely tight budget. For anything more than the very basic processing you will need something with more processing capabilities, otherwise your computer will be operating at a snail's pace, or worse, you will not be able to run many of the applications used these days such as Windows XP. Nevertheless, if this is your only option then you might do some checking out of these brands: AMD Athlon, Intel Celeron, AMD Duron, Intel Pentium III, and Pentium 4. Approximate starting price: from $15.
2. Budget- The second category of processors is Budget Processors, which any real techie would call yesterday's news. At one time, the processors in this category were considered great quality, but with all the new and improved models out there, they are not so hot anymore, and therefore they cost less (which is a good thing for those budget-minded folks). These are fast enough for general applications (beyond Word), but still are not recommended for gamers and those who plan on editing videos. Some of the processors in this category are: AMD Athlon XP, AMD Sempron, Intel Celeron, and Intel Pentium 4. Approximate starting price from $50.

“The use of latest browser,” Microsoft said users of Chrome

People who use Google Chrome for an impressive view of Microsoft's MSN Video Player will be encouraged to upgrade to the “newer browser.
> MSN Video Player only recently emerged from beta, and added support for those who use Silverlight was applause.
However, Chrome is not yet supported by Silverlight, users are more interesting reads it suggests that their browser is obsolete.
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“To experience the best of MSN Video, which has to offer, we recommend newer browser, such as Internet Explorer 8 or Mozilla Firefox 3,” reads the message – displayed prominently at the top of the page.
Some users Chrome TechRadar contacted to ask whether the message is a manifestation of a feud between Microsoft and Google, the Chrome browser is to raise a significant market share.
, however, indications Microsoft is that it is all about Silverlight, Microsoft's rival to Adobe Flash.
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In fact, the next version of Silverlight – Silverlight 4 – is in line with Chrome, and although no specific release date yet announced, release candidate was released in March.
Of course, the message is similar to that of IE6 users will not see no will use Google services such as YouTube or Google Docs.
and Microsoft recently stating that users who have moved away from IE was greater risk, war of words, in this case, the wording seems to be closed.
TechRadar awaits comment from Microsoft on this story.....

Acer 532G is the first netbook with a dedicated graphics

Acer takes HD video playback in netbooks seriously, the new netbook Aspire One 532G provides smooth playback of 1080p through the HDMI port.
Acer netbook is boasting that YouTube can handle HD video playback and a high resolution with Facebook without problems, while mainstream games and 3D computing should be no problems with.
under video is courtesy of Ion upgraded Nvidia platform, which now makes use of the Technology recently announced Optimus .
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This allows the 532G to switch between integrated or dedicated graphics processor on the fly, which means simply browsing the web can get 10 hours per batteries, but faster GPU starts automatically when you start playing HD movies and games.
Nvidia discrete mid-Ion solution offers 512 MB of graphics memory and support for CUDA some advanced applications, which means that the netbook would be more useful for tasks such as video editing and encoding than Intel Atom N450 can reveal.
Acer Aspire One 532G also has WiFi, HD 10-inch LED-backlit display and optional 3G connectivity, while the whole package weighs 1 kg and watches every 1-inch thick.
Acer has also announced that it will introduce netbooks powered by the Android operating system in order to ensure rapid access to the Internet and simple utility.

AMD vs Nvidia: Who makes the best graphics cards

PC vs Mac. Microsoft vs. Google. Intel vs. AMD. There is no shortage of historic rivalries in the tech industry. But the Royal Rumble between ATI and Nvidia to the dominance of 3D graphics is one of the heaviest lot.

You can argue the contest is really between AMD and Nvidia. After all, AMD's ATI graphics of live Canadian outfit in 2006. For now, however, life on the brand as ATI graphics division of AMD.
More importantly, it can be a piece of history, ATI and Nvidia are very closely linked. Both started as specialists in PC graphics, and the company took a non-PC platforms, such as gaming consoles, mobile phones and set-top boxes.
Last takeover by AMD ATI seems to be set to a very different paths to the future of NVIDIA. But let's start from the memories of a few of our favorite Nvidia vs. ATI fisticuffs from the past before taking a look at their current offerings.
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beginning in the computer graphics 3D card I saw on the Nvidia Riva TNT2 and ATI Rage 128 and Rage 128 taken But it was Nvidia, who announced a modern GPU or Graphics Processing Unit of the powerful GeForce 256 in 1999. This was the first graphics chip with Hardware Transform and lighting capabilities. And quickly. Damn fast.
ATI responded in 2000 with a Radeon graphics card. Since then, successive generations of GeForce and Radeon are another jump in the race for dominance of the graphics. Nvidia was the beginning of the benefits of the GeForce, GeForce 2, GeForce 3 and GeForce 4 series probably having an advantage over ATI Radeon, Radeon 7500 and Radeon 8500th

But in 2002 the tables turned out awesome ATI Radeon 9700 Pro. The first fully programmable GPU shaders, 9700 Pro was much stronger than before the format. It lasted until the beginning of 2003, Nvidia GeForce response to ill-fated 5800 Ultra GPU, which never lived up to expectations.
NVIDIA returned to form a year later with its GeForce 6800th Tit for tat was made from ATI or Nvidia, or to achieve a distinct advantage. It was during this period, Nvidia has introduced a revolutionary technology for multi-GPU SLI and ATI Crossfire platform follower responded. Is there really was nothing to separate them.

10 best graphics cards under £100

There's a golden rule for building a cheap PC: never spend more than £100 on a single component. Of course, the graphics card is the most essential piece of equipment if you're building a gaming rig, but you needn't break the bank to get something capable of running the latest games.

In fact, the PC games market has plateaued as we wait for the low-powered console boys to catch up. This means that you don't have to spend a small fortune to get a graphics card capable of outpowering consoles by an order of magnitude.

We've rounded up 10 of the best sub-£100 cards ordered by price. And even if you've decided which side of the AMD/Nvidia battle you want to take, there's a lot of choice.

1. AMD Radeon HD 5450 - £32

It's never going to be able to power the likes of Crysis or Just Cause 2, but AMD's cheapest entry in the 5000 series is still a fully fledged DirectX 11 card. What's more is that the AMD Radeon HD 5450 silent passive cooling and DVI-out make it ideal for a media centre PC set up, and you'll be able to get a few sessions of World of WarCraft out of it. Best of all is the price: this Sapphire flavour costs a wallet-pleasing £32.

2. AMD Radeon HD 4670 - £53

It may be almost two years since we reviewed AMD's HD 4670, but it still packs a graphical punch. It's not DirectX 11 compatible, but it will provide the necessary DirectX 10.1 fireworks. It's also powered directly from the PCI-Express interface, which makes it ideal for media centre PC setups. Admittedly, it's not going to be able to provide top-notch performance at high resolutions, but if you're only running a wee monitor it's perfect.

Read our AMD Radeon HD 4670 review

3. AMD Radeon HD 5570 - £61

Despite its diminutive size, the Radeon HD 5570 impressed us with its all-round decent gaming performance, which is largely down to its whopping 1GB of RAM. Again, this will be right at home in a media centre, with its half-height form not taking up too much room. It's also got all the right outputs in all the right places - VGA, HDMI and DVI. Our chief complaint on its release was the asking price, but now that's reduced it's well worth looking into.

Read our AMD Radeon HD 5570 review

4. Nvidia GeForce 9600GT - £70

If you're firmly pitched in the Nvidia camp, this is the cheapo card for you. While it's true that the processor is lagging behind similarly priced AMD and Nvidia cards, it still pumps out impressive gaming performance, and is capable of high frame rates on a 24-inch monitor. Perfect for a second PC for the kids, or stick it in a secondary slot in your machine and take advantage of Nvidia's CUDA extra processing power.

Read our Nvidia GeForce 9600GT review

5. AMD Radeon HD 4850 - £77

It may be getting a bit long in the tooth, but the HD 4850 is half the price it was when it came out, and it's still a killer graphics card. If you can forgo the DirectX 11 support, you'll find a card that's capable of many wonderous things - including 41 frames per second on notorious GPU-hogger Crysis. If you don't mind stepping back in time a couple of years to save a few quid, it's a winner.

Dell laptop using Intel Core i3

The newest crop of notebooks and Netbooks are not just leaking but beginning to flood out of reseller sites. The latest: a Costco Canada posting of an upcoming Dell Inspiron laptop based on Intel's Core i3 processor.

Costco's Dell Inspiron with Intel Core i3 chip

(Credit: Costco)

At the Consumer Electronics Show, which starts on Thursday, PC makers will debut laptops using Intel's freshly minted Core i3 processor, as was previously reported. Core i series processors are based on Intel's Nehalem microarchitecture. The Core i3 is the first Nehalem chip targeted at mainstream and lower-cost laptops.

The Dell offering, at least as posted at Costco, is a bit more expensive than other leaked models from Gateway or Hewlett-Packard, so we'll have to see how pricing shakes out in the coming the weeks. And note that Costco lists the Intel processor as the "future Core i3 processor," and further states that "all orders will ship the week of January 17, 2010."

Dell Inspiron as listed by Costco:

Processor: Core i3
Display: 15.6" TFT
Memory: 4096MB
Hard disk drive: 320GB 7200rpm
Optical drive: DVDRW
Operating system: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Video card: Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator HD
Price listed by Costco: $1,029.99 Canadian dollars or about U.S.$983.

Apple's late to the Core i5 laptop

As performance laptops based on the Intel Core i5 processor proliferate, older Core 2 models look, well, old. That means Apple's core silicon is past its prime.

This Toshiba 13.3-inch laptop packs the Core i5 processor and a touch screen.

(Credit: Toshiba)

What began as a trickle about a month ago is now a torrent of new Core i-based notebooks. Although lower-end Core i3 processor-based systems are widely available for the more budget-minded, the Core i5 is now powering performance laptops for those willing to pay a little more money.

The mobile i5 and i7 chips are, in a word, fast. Made on Intel's cutting-edge 32-nanometer manufacturing process, they handily outperform the older Core 2 Duo. Tech Web site AnandTech said the i5 processor delivers "the single largest performance improvement we've seen from a new mobile processor in years," and Tom's Hardware said it "boasts the best balance between desktop-class speed and true mobile usability we've ever seen."

Dell: The Dell 15.6-inch Studio (S15Z-3630CPN) offered at Best Buy is a good example. Priced at $1,049, it comes, as many systems do, with the popular Core i5-430M processor (2.53GHz) and an ATI Radeon HD 4570 graphics chip with 512MB dedicated video memory.

Other features for this Dell Studio model include 4GB DDR3 memory, a 500GB Serial ATA hard disk drive (7200 rpm), two built-in 2W speakers, a built-in optical drive, and Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64-bit operating system.

Apple, by comparison, offers a 15-inch aluminum MacBook Pro for a pricey $2,299 that uses the older 2.8GHz Core 2 Duo and comes with specifications that are otherwise pretty similar to the (much) cheaper Dell system.

Hewlett-Packard: A $1,299 15.6-inch HP Envy (considered the company's consumer luxury laptop line) offers similar specifications to the Dell system but with more powerful graphics silicon. In addition to the Core i5-430M, it comes with a more powerful 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5830 graphics chip, a 320GB disk drive (7,200rpm), and 4GB of DDR3 memory.

Sony: This week, a slim Sony system (VPCS111FM/S) with a 13.3-inch display found a spot on store shelves at Best Buy for the first time. Although it misses the sub-inch-thick cutoff for ultrathins by a few tenths of an inch, it does fall into the thin category (1.2 inches in height) and certainly does qualify as one of the thinnest Core i5 laptops yet--and one of the lightest, at 4.4 pounds.

Other Sony specs include a 500GB hard disk drive (5400RPM), Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD, 4GB of memory, a built-in optical drive, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. One thing to note: No ATI or Nvidia graphics here. Ultraportables--the designation that Best Buy gives it--typically don't come with discrete (standalone) graphics cards.

On the upside, Sony offers a two-year limited warranty for the system, a step up from the typical one-year consumer laptop warranties. It's priced at $1,049.

Toshiba: The Core i5-based U505 Satellite from Toshiba (U505-S2010) is also relatively light, at 4.7 pounds and about the same thickness as the Sony. At $1,099, it is loaded similarly to the Sony laptop (including an optical drive) but adds a touch screen.

By comparison, Apple offers its aesthetically attractive Core 2-based 13-inch aluminum MacBook Pro with an Nvidia graphics chipset. But the $1,499 model is using last-year's Intel and Nvidia technology.

The upshot: With more and more speedy Core i laptops coming out of the woodwork, it doesn't make a lot of sense to buy an older Core 2 Duo system. Apple surely knows this and, as CNET's Erica Ogg pointed out last month, an e-mail sent from Intel to participants in a training program for company sales representatives hinted that a MacBook running the Core i5 may be coming soon.

A refresh of the MacBook Pro line can't be very far off, but the clock is ticking.

Dell welcomes Intel Core i7 with a trio of laptops.

Even though consumers are flocking toward low-price Netbooks and other budget-friendly laptops, there's still room for the latest and greatest technology in Dell's lineup. The company is introducing three systems that use Intel's new high-end mobile Core i7 CPU (four, if you count the new Alienware m15x).

Here are spec details on the newly revamped 15-, 16- and 17-inch systems from Dell, featuring the 1.6GHz Intel Core i7 720QM.

Dell's Studio 17

(Credit: Dell)

Dell Studio 17, starts at $1,099

Intel Core i7 720QM 1.6GHz
Windows Vista Home Premium (64-bit)--eligible for Windows 7 upgrade
1GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650
4GB shared dual-channel DDR3 at 1,066MHz
250GB 7,200rpm hard drive
Slot load CD/DVD writer (DVD+/-RW)
17.3-inch HD+ (1,600x900) WLED display with built-in 2.0MP Webcam
JBL-branded 2.1 audio solution with subwoofer
Full-size keyboard with separate keypad
9-cell battery
Black chainlink exterior color

Dell's Studio 15

(Credit: Dell)

Dell Studio 15, starts at $999

Intel Core i7 720QM 1.6GHz
Windows Vista Home Premium (64-bit)--eligible for Windows 7 upgrade
512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570
4GB shared dual-channel DDR2 at 800MHz
250GB 7,200rpm hard drive
Slot load CD/DVD writer (DVD+/-RW)
15.6-inch HD (1,366x768) WLED display with built-in 2.0MP Webcam
6-cell battery
Black chainlink exterior color

Update: Dell original told us it was waiting until Thursday to reveal the third Core i7 laptop. However, the info is already widely available online, so here's the Core i7 version of the XPS Studio 16: