Intel wants AMD dead, claims lawyer

Companies will constantly battle over patent issues, agreement breaches, and anything which allows them to collect a higher profit. This time it is Intel and AMD.

AMD and Intel are locked in battle over Intel's claim that AMD is in breach of a cross licensing agreement over x86 processor technology. 

Earlier this month, AMD and its partner Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC, not to be confused with AMD's graphics subsidiary ATI) established GlobalFoundries, a joint venture for the physical manufacturing of AMD CPUs. GlobalFoundries is intended to also be responsible for producing other chips with AMD technologies inside. 

According to Intel, GlobalFoundries’ use of the equipment for the production of x86 chips breaches an agreement between AMD and Intel over x86 technology sharing. 

Put simply: Intel doesn't want AMD do have a chip fabrication facility that can make x86 processors alongside chips for other people, because that makes running the fab a much more affordable proposition for AMD.

The most recent argument between the two corporations stems from an AMD claim that Intel would love to see their business fail. “I think they would absolutely like us dead. […] In their perfect world, we wouldn’t exist. If they had to deal with the government every now and then, that’s fine, and they’re still extracting monopoly profits from the industry,” said AMD general counsel Harry Wolin in an interview with Cnet.



Intel, as any mega-corporation with a well resourced PR team would, has denied all accusations that it wants to see AMD fail, claiming it simply wants to protect its intellectual property from third parties. 

“It’s nice of them to try to speak for us. AMD has been a competitor for almost 40 years in one form or another. This is not about AMD going away. This is about our rights and AMD's rights under the patent cross-license agreement,” said Chuck Mulloy, a spokesperson for Intel.

There is a logical counter-argument to AMD's argument that Intel wants it dead: that Intel actually needs AMD to be around to avoid government scrutiny over having a monopoly on x86 CPU manufacturing. Currently only three companies share the market for x86 microprocessors, AMD, Intel and small-time competitor Via Technologies. Intel needs the competition of AMD, as Via Technologies has such a minor share of the market that it's of no threat to Inetl. Without AMD in operation, Intel faces the possibility of antitrust accusations.

>> APMAG

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Windows 7 to include ‘Virtual XP’ for 100% XP compatibility

Premium editions of Windows 7 will include an ‘XP mode’ for running the aged OS or individual apps directly from a Virtual PC session.

Microsoft is pulling out all the stops to encourage XP loyalists to shift to Windows 7. The latest sweetener? A cut-down version of the company’s Virtual PC program plus the core XP code (no XP install disc required) will be woven into high-end editions of Windows 7 so that users can run specific XP applications or an virtual session of the never-say-die OS.

Dubbed ‘XP Mode’, this approach will guarantee full compatibility for applications written for Windows XP by recreating the OS environment inside a virtual machine

A cut-down version of Virtual PC baked into Windows 7 will be customised for setting up a Virtual XP machine – no XP install disc required (pics courtesy of SuperSite for Windows)

Devices such as USB drives can be attached to the virtualised OS as a shared device which is simultaneously accessible to XP and the Windows 7 host, and applications installed into XP Mode can be launched directly from the Windows 7 start menu.

The Virtual XP session provides ready access to USB devices plus the ability to launch a virtualised XP application directly from the Windows 7 start menu (pics courtesy of SuperSite for Windows)

XP Mode is said to be included in the Windows 7 Release Candidate due to land later this week but which has already been leaked onto BitTorrent.

However, the feature will be limited to the Professional, Business and Ultimate editions of Windows 7 and will also require a processor that supports virtualisation.

Incompatibility with XP software was one of the many issues surround Windows Vista, and many pundits had long tipped that Microsoft would use virtualisation to make Windows 7 more XP-friendly.

Scott Woodgate, a director of Microsoft’s Windows Business Group, says that “Windows XP Mode is specifically designed to help small businesses move to Windows 7” by providing users with “the flexibility to run many older productivity applications on a Windows 7 based PC”.

“All you need to do is to install suitable applications directly in Windows XP Mode which is a virtual Windows XP environment running under Windows Virtual PC. The applications will be published to the Windows 7 desktop and then you can run them directly from Windows 7.”

>> APCMAG

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Intel unleashes dual-core Atom

Barely four months after its debut Intel’s pint-sized processor goes dual-core, with more L2 cache and faster memory. Get ready for some kick-arse netbooks..! 

If you think Intel’s first-gen Atom processors were impressive for their size and spec (and we certainly do), then the new Atom 330 should be twice as nice. It’s got the same 1.6GHz engine as the Atom 270, which is the chip of choice for netbooks such as the Asus Eee PC 1000, Acer Aspire One and Dell Inspiron Mini 9, but with two cores rather than one.

The move has been on Intel’s roadmap since day one says Anand Chandrasekher, Intel’s senior vice president and general manager for the company’s Ultra Mobility Group. “From an architectural standpoint, dual-core is a capability we built into Atom from the get-go” Chandrasekher told APCmag.com.

The Atom 330 gets a further leg-up from the presence of hyperthreading, which allows each core to run two simultaneous operations, and a doubling of L2 cache to 1MB over the 270’s 512KB to 1MB. The chip also supports 667MHz DDR2 memory compared to the slightly slower 533MHz DDR of the single-core Atom.

Intel’s intention is that the 330 will find its way into desktop systems, which it has dubbed as ‘nettops’ (a painful portmanteau of netbook and desktop). This category is currently supposed to be served by the single-core Atom 230, but manufacturers don’t always march to the chip-maker’s beat – Asus’ Eee Box uses the same Atom 270 as its Eee PC mini-note. At the other end of the scale, British box-builder Tranquil has already announced it will use the Atom 330 in a bookend-sized Windows Home Server system.

The one place Intel doesn’t want to see the Atom 330 is in netbooks. APCmag.com asked Anand Chandrasekher why anyone might need a dual-core netbook. “Hopefully you’ll never need one!” he replies with a hearty laugh. “The goal for Atom is to really go after small, very power-efficient devices that are not performance intensive. Does a netbook we really need to have all the performance and bells and whistles of a full-featured notebook? No”.

All the same, Chandrasekher knows that once a PC maker buys its chips it can do whatever it likes with them. Despite the relatively high 8 watt power draw of the Atom 330, compared to a mere 2 watts for the 270, it still sits well below the typical 35 watts for a mainstream notebook. And priced at US$43 per thousand (the 270 costs US$29 per thousand), it’s also Intel’s cheapest dual-core Intel processor.

So there’s nothing to stop manufacturers from using the Atom 330 as the powerplant for a new wave of potentially larger and more powerful netbooks. Asus president Jerry Shen has already announced the 330 will be dropped into a new flagship Eee PC netbook, and there are suggestions this model could even up-size the form factor to a 12 inch screen.

Given how well some netbooks can already run Windows Vista, albeit with a little tweaking, it’s not beyond the pale to suggest that the Atom 330 could even find its way into a budget notebook aimed at the day-to-day productivity market.

>> Source : apcmag

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Fujitsu LifeBook P1620

Bearing a strong resemblance to the ASUS Eee PC, it’s easy to mistake the P1620 for a copy-cat design. But Fujitsu was in the mini-notebook game long before the Eee came along.

In its current iteration, the P1620 follows the same mould of diminutive dimensions and modest system specs. This is the sort of notebook prized by mobile professionals for its incredibly compact footprint, weighing a mere kilo and measuring 232 x 167 x 37mm.

Of course, whittling a notebook down to this size entails some compromises, but not as many as you’d think in the P1620’s case. The 8.9in widescreen display is large enough for web-browsing thanks to a generous 1,280 x 768 resolution – the only down-side is that if your eyes aren’t what they used to be, icons and text may be too small for comfortable viewing. 

The keyboard is also considerably smaller than average, so the ham-fisted will struggle to type on it. But we didn’t have any problems working up to full touch typing speed after a little practice, and the P1620’s keyboard is slightly larger than the Eee PC’s as the key’s extend further out to the edges of the notebook.

The main thing that sets the P1620 apart from the spate of recent mini-notebooks is its convertible tablet PC form factor. The display can be rotated 180 degrees either side and folded down onto the keyboard to be used as a slate, and it comes with a stylus for writing and tapping on items on the screen. Unlike most tablet PCs, the touchscreen is passive, so you have to press directly on the display and you can use any stylus (or even your finger) to interact with the screen. 

Windows Vista’s built-in handwriting recognition is excellent, and combined with Fujitsu’s palm rejection technology, which can differentiate between stylus input and your palm resting on the screen, the P1620 makes for a great note-taking tool. The included stylus is a bit flimsy to write with for extended periods, but the good thing about it is that its head retracts when you press too hard on the screen.

For a pint-sized notebook, the P1620 has a decent set of specs. Its processor is a 1.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo ULV U7600 (with 2MB of cache and 533MHz FSB), which is paired to 1GB of DDR2 RAM, Intel GMA 950 graphics and a 100GB 4,200rpm hard drive – more than enough grunt for day-to-day web work and word processing. The only performance quirk we encountered was a problem with cursor jumping. While word processing and writing email, the cursor would jump to earlier in the document every few seconds, without fail – an irritating issue that may or may not be limited to our review unit.

We were surprised to find no built-in webcam on the P1620, but it has all of the other typical inclusions: 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and fingerprint scanner. Two USB 2.0 ports are on-board, as is a PC card slot, SD card slot, Gigabit Ethernet, modem and VGA. The P1620 also comes with a docking cradle that adds another two USB 2.0 ports and relocated VGA and Ethernet ports to make it easier to move between desktop and mobile use. Other bundled accessories include a soft neoprene carry pouch and a USB travel mouse.
With the power saver plan active, we were able to get two and a half hours of web browsing over Wi-Fi using the standard three-cell battery. Fujitsu also has a six-cell available for up to six hours of run-time.
The P1620 packs a serious punch for its weight class, but we can’t help wondering whether Fujitsu needs to reconsider its pricetag. At $2699, it’s a whopping $1800 more expensive than the entry-level HP Mini-Note 2133. The HP isn’t a convertible tablet, but it does have the same dimensions and screen size, with a larger keyboard and 120GB hard drive, and adds a VGA webcam. Unless tablet functionality is vital in your line of work, we’re not convinced that it warrants the huge price disparity.

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Fujitsu M2010 netbook

Fujitsu introduced a new Fujitsu M2010 netbook. We already wrote about it in here, when the sites into the first rumors. This netbook has 10-inch with a completely standard for netbook. It is based on Intel Atom N270 or N280 processor, it is equipped with a 160 GB hard drive, 1 GB of RAM (can be expanded up to 2 GB) and wireless modules.

This netbook is quite a stylish design and available in black (Diamond Black), a bright red (Fiery Red) and White (Ivory White). Fujitsu M2010 is equipped office suite; ThinkFree Mobile Office Suite, which allows you to create and edit text documents, spreadsheets and presentations. A built in web-camera, microphone and stereo speakers allow for excellent video conferencing. On the cost and timing of the start of sales of new products, the company will announce at a later date.

Specifications Fujitsu M2010:
* Processor Intel Atom N270/N280 (1.6 GHz / 1.66 GHz)
* Chipset Intel 945 GSE ICH 7M
* Graphics Intel GMA 950
* Operating system Windows XP Home Edition
* 10.1-inch display with a resolution of 1024×576 pixels
* 1 / 2 GB RAM
* 160 GB hard drive
* Wireless modules are Bluetooth 2.1 EDR (A2DP), Wi-Fi 802.11b / g
* Ethernet 100/10 Mbps
* 1.3 MP camera
* Card reader 4-in-1 (SD / SDHC / Memory Stick / Memory Stick PRO / MMC)
* Ports are USB 2.0 x 3, Audio-in, Audio-out, DC-in, VGA, RJ45
* 3/6-cell battery
* Work Time is 2.15 / 4.6 hours
* Dimension is 258×189x32-37 mm
* Weight is 1.15 / 1.3 kg (3/6-cell battery)
* Color is Diamond Black, Fiery Red, and Ivory White

Source
Fujitsu Introduces New M2010 Netbook, Designed for Visual Indulgence

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Acer Aspire One 751

Acer announced its Aspire One 11.6-inch last month, and the reality is that it gave pretty information. But now the company listed in the new data in a German website as Acer Aspire One 751.

Acer Aspire One 751 has an Intel Atom Z520 chip processor with US15W Express Chipset and up to 2GB of RAM. Besides have LED-backlit 200-nit with WXGA a resolution of 1366 x 768, WiFi b/g, optional Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and triband UMTS/HSPA WWAN.

Finally, you can choose a model with 3-cell battery and another battery of 6-cell with runtime estimated up to 8hrs. This netbook will be sale in UK in May and Acer Aspire One 751 will cost around $518 (£349).

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Toshiba Mini NB200

Toshiba United Kingdom announced its new Mini NB200, and the name, have already realized that this is a new netbook of the company. It is not really a new version, but is simply the version that is sold in Europe in the Toshiba Dynabook UX 10.1-inch netbook that was filed this week in Japan.

And the UX, the Toshiba Mini NB200 has an Intel Atom N270 processor of 1.6GHz or 1.66GHz on an N280 with a 945GSE graphics card of the same company and operate, thanks to its 9-cell battery, for 9 hours juicy.

The netbook also comes with WiFi, the option to purchase a modem with 3G and Bluetooth. In addition it comes with a VGA webcam, three USB 2.0 ports that have the Sleep-and-Charge technology so gadgets that lets you load while the computer is off, and finally a resolution of 1024 x 600.

Toshiba Mini NB200 comes with a standard 3-cell battery that allows it to operate for 4 hours, 3D accelerometer that allows you to lockdown a 160GB hard drive if it finds that the netbook has been dropped. It will be sold in May for $ 465 (£319).

Source
Toshiba Mini NB200 netbook announced

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Eee PC 1002HA

Showcase your professionalism in style with the New Eee PC™ 1002HA
Large LED backlight display and keyboard for comfortable use 
Long battery life with ASUS´ exclusive Super Hybrid Engine 
F9 system recovery for added assurance 
Elegant Argent Grey chassis with classy brushed aluminum finish 
160GB HDD & additional complementary online storage space to store, share and access data anytime, anywhere* 

*Complementary 10GB Eee Storage, please contact local dealers for more information.

Specifications

Operating System 
Genuine Windows® XP Home
(*Pre-installed with Microsoft Office Home & Student 2007 60-day Trial)

GNU Linux
Display 10" LED Backlight
Intel CPU & Chipset Intel Atom N270 & Intel 945GSE / ICH7-M
Memory 1GB (DDR2)

*Memory size may differ and is upgradable, please contact local dealers for more details. 
Wireless Data Network WLAN: 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth V2.0 
Hybrid Storage 160GB HDD
10GB Eee Storage

*Eee Storage service is complimentary for the first 18 months. Please register account information for 6 months extension (depend on country)
Camera 1.3M Pixel
Audio Build-in stereo speakers 
High-Definition Audio CODEC
Digital Array Mic.
Storage Cards 4-in-1 MMC, SD, Memory Stick and MS-PRO flash card slot
Input / Output 1 x VGA port (D-sub 15-pin for external monitor)
3 x USB 2.0 ports 
1 x LAN RJ-45 
2 x audio jacks: Headphone / Mic-in
Battery Li-polymer Battery, 5 hrs*

*Operation lifetime subject to product model, normal usage conditions and configurations. Learn more about battery life >
Dimensions 264 mm (W) x 181 mm (D) x 27.6 mm (H)
Weight 1.2 kg
Infusion Argent Grey

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Eee PC 900HA

Discover New Perspectives with the New 8.9 inch Eee PC 900HA
5* hours of battery life with Super Hybrid Engine  
Exclusive 10GB Eee Storage online 
High speed wireless connectivity with Wi-Fi 802.11b/g

Specifications

Operating System 
Genuine Microsoft Windows® XP Home
GNU Linux
Display 8.9" LED Backlight
Intel CPU & Chipset Intel Atom N270
Memory XP: 1GB (DDR2)
Linux: 1G (DDR2)
Wireless Data Network WLAN: 802.11b/g
Hybrid Storage 160GB HDD 
10GB Eee Storage

*Eee Storage service is complimentary for the first 18 months. Please register account information for 6 months extension (depend on country)
Camera 0.3M Pixel 
Audio Build-in stereo speaker
Battery 
Li-polymer Battery
XP: 5 hrs* 
LX: 4.5 hrs* 

*Operation lifetime subject to product model, normal usage conditions and configurations. Learn more about battery life >
Dimensions 170mm(L) x 225mm(W) x 34mm(H)
Weight 1.12 kg
Infusion Shiny white, Shiny Black, Blue, Purple, Champagne Gold

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Eee PC 900HA

Discover New Perspectives with the New 8.9 inch Eee PC 900HA
5* hours of battery life with Super Hybrid Engine  
Exclusive 10GB Eee Storage online 
High speed wireless connectivity with Wi-Fi 802.11b/g

Specifications

Operating System 
Genuine Microsoft Windows® XP Home
GNU Linux
Display 8.9" LED Backlight
Intel CPU & Chipset Intel Atom N270
Memory XP: 1GB (DDR2)
Linux: 1G (DDR2)
Wireless Data Network WLAN: 802.11b/g
Hybrid Storage 160GB HDD 
10GB Eee Storage

*Eee Storage service is complimentary for the first 18 months. Please register account information for 6 months extension (depend on country)
Camera 0.3M Pixel 
Audio Build-in stereo speaker
Battery 
Li-polymer Battery
XP: 5 hrs* 
LX: 4.5 hrs* 

*Operation lifetime subject to product model, normal usage conditions and configurations. Learn more about battery life >
Dimensions 170mm(L) x 225mm(W) x 34mm(H)
Weight 1.12 kg
Infusion Shiny white, Shiny Black, Blue, Purple, Champagne Gold

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Eee PC 900HD

Discover New Perspectives with the New 8.9 inch Eee PC 900HD
Exclusive 10GB Eee Storage online 
3.5* hours of battery life 

High speed wireless connectivity with Wi-Fi 802.11b/g

Specifications

Operating System Genuine Windows® XP Home
GNU Linux
Display 8.9" LED Backlight
Intel CPU & Chipset Intel Celeron M
Memory XP: 512 MB / 1GB (DDR2)
Linux: 1GB (DDR2)
Wireless Data Network WLAN: 802.11b/g
Hybrid Storage 160GB HDD
10GB Eee Storage

*Eee Storage service is complimentary for the first 18 months. Please register account information for 6 months extension (depend on country)
Camera 0.3M Pixel 
Audio Build-in stereo speaker
Battery 
Li-ion Battery
XP: 3.5 hrs* 
LX: 3.3 hrs* 

*Operation lifetime subject to product model, normal usage conditions and configurations. Learn more about battery life >
Dimensions 170mm(L) x 225mm(W) x 34mm(H)
Weight 1.12 kg
Infusion Shiny White, Shiny Black, Pearl White, Black

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Specifications

Operating System 
Genuine Microsoft Windows® XP Home*
(*Pre-installed with Microsoft Office Home & Student 2007 60-day Trial)
Display 10"LED Backlight
Intel CPU & Chipset Intel Atom N270
Memory 1GB (DDR2)
Wireless Data Network 802.11b/g
Hybrid Storage 160GB HDD
10GB Eee Storage

*Eee Storage service is complimentary for the first 18 months. Please register account information for 6 months extension (depend on country)
Camera 1.3M Pixel
Audio Build-in stereo speaker
Digital Array Mic
Battery 
6-Cell Li-ion Battery
XP: 7 hrs*

*Operation lifetime subject to product model, normal usage conditions and configurations. Learn more about battery life >
Dimensions 266mm(W) x 191.2mm(D) x 28.5mm~ 38mm(H)
Weight 1.45 kg
Infusion Sakura, Sweet Pea, Pearl White, Fine Ebony

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3 in 1 ratchet crimping tool

Tang Crimping 3 in 1

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Product Description

1 Material : Carbon Steel
2 3 in 1 ratchet crimping tool
Insulated terminals and butt connectors : 0.5-6.0m?
Cord end terminals : 0.5-6.0m?
Non-insulated terminals : 0.3-8.0m?
3 It meet standard electric connection ,Crimping dies without screw fixing
4 Two crimping dies locate between handles for changing
5 Technics : Tempered with chemically blacked finish and heat treated

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AsRock Super Computer X58 Motherboard

Latest motherboards and sophisticated AsRock's property will be launched immediately to the market by naming, "X58 Super Computer."As we know AsRock is devoted to the mainstream value with the price that is affordable. They have support with socket LGA in 1366, four PCI Express x16 Slots, three PCI Slots and six-3 DDR DIMMs for the triple-channel memory kits, six SATA ports, 12x USB 2.0 ports, one eSATA connector, integrated 7.1 channel audio, dual Gigabit Ethernet and one FireWire connector.

ASRock's motherboards to Instant Boot Technology, which will shorten the time booting Windows XP or Windows Vista to be faster 3 to 4 seconds. Super Computer AsRock X58 will be released immediately and until now have not obtained the certainty of price.

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GeForce GTX 295 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 295

Nvidia GeForce GTX 295 - Nvidia new dual-GPU GeForce GTX 295 at CES on January 8, 2008. The GeForce GTX 295 will be the first card to use an updated GT200 GPU built using a 55nm manufacturing process. The card will have two GT200 GPUs for a total of 480 processing cores, twice as many cores as Nvidia's flagship single-GPU card, the GeForce GTX 280. 


The new GPUs will have a 576 MHz core clock and a 1242 MHz shader clock. That's slightly slower than the GTX 280's 602 MHz core and 1296 MHz shader clocks, but the GTX 295 still wins in the GPU quantity column. The card will also have 1,792 MB of onboard GDDR3 memory clocked at 1,998 MHz.


The dual-slot cards will come with HDMI and two dual-link DVI outputs. The new chips are more power efficient, but two of them will still draw up to 289W according to Nvidia. Plan on picking up a 1kW+ if you plan on putting two of these together for Quad SLI.

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