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July 30, 2010
CPU Planet News
[June 24, 2010] Does Intel Have a 10-Core Xeon Processor in the Works?
An innocuous entry for an upcoming semiconductor show gives away what could be a heretofore unannounced Intel design.

[June 23, 2010] AMD Intros Purse- and Power-Thrifty Server Processors
The chipmaker targets Web and cloud computing servers with a new family of four- and six-core CPUs.

[May 11, 2010] Computer Memory, PC Prices Expected to Rise in 2010
Hope you stocked up on memory while it was cheap, because it isn't any more thanks to tight inventory and increasing demand.

[May 11, 2010] New AMD CPUs Offer More Cores for the Dollar
AMD continues its strong showing in the value segment of the processor market with dual-, triple-, and quad-core Athlon II parts priced from $76 to $143, including three- and four-core energy-saving CPUs for quiet or small-form-factor desktops.

[May 5, 2010] Intel Targets ARM With Low-Power Atom Processor
With a 50-fold reduction in power draw, the new "Moorestown" could finally give Intel a competitor to ARM's dominance in the smartphone space.

[April 27, 2010] AMD Unleashes Six-Core Desktop CPU
Having chosen cores over threads, AMD expands its desktop offering with more cores at a much lower price point than Intel.

CPU Planet Features
[July 9, 2010] HardwareCentral's CPU Price Watch for July 9, 2010
A few savings can be found scattered amid otherwise stagnating prices, and one of those was even a pretty noteworthy drop. But by and large, the prices we tracked continued to hold steady in this week's guide.

[July 2, 2010] HardwareCentral's CPU Price Watch for July 2, 2010
While not quite so devoid of price drops as last week's guide, this week's edition comes pretty close. Only two of the prices we track experienced any drops, and each of those fell by only $1.

[June 29, 2010] AMD's Opteron 4100: A CPU for the Cloud
IT managers looking for raw performance can check out AMD's existing eight- and 12-core server processors. The company's new four- and six-cores are all about energy efficiency -- as low as 5.3 watts per core -- and scalability for the cloud computing data center.

[June 25, 2010] HardwareCentral's CPU Price Watch for June 25, 2010
Looking for savings on PC processors? Sorry, you're out of luck. We hate to say it, but of the 35 CPUs we track, not one fell in this week's price guide.

[June 18, 2010] HardwareCentral's CPU Price Watch for June 18, 2010
It's been another disappointing week for prospective CPU buyers who've been waiting for price drops before pulling the trigger. This week's processor prices held about as steady as we've seen them, with only a few falling, and those by only a few dollars.

DAILY NEWS

[June 4, 2010]  Apple Drops to Third in PC Reliability Report
Electronista: Apple has fallen to the third position in Rescuecom's latest computer reliability report, after maintaining the highest overall score in 2009.

[June 4, 2010]  Gateway Gets Snazzy: Glowing Touchpads on EC39C & ID49C08u Laptop PCs
Engadget: Gateway's newest 13.3-inch EC339C and 14-inch ID49C08u notebook PCs sport glowing blue touchpads.

[June 4, 2010]  Intel Delays USB 3.0 Chipset Until 2012
The Register: Intel is holding up USB 3.0 adoption by delaying its motherboard chipset until 2012.

[June 4, 2010]  Dell Considered Buyout
CNET: At a financial conference, Michael Dell says he had considered taking his computer hardware company private--but doesn't explain why.

[June 4, 2010]  Hitachi LG Develops Blu-ray Drive With Built-in SSD
PC World: Hitachi LG Data Storage Korea present first-of-its-kind product at Computex, a Blu-ray Disc optical drive that combines a solid-state drive.

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