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Fast Forward: AMD's Odd Phenom

Posted 12/23/2007 at 11:43am | by

What's so weird about

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Fast Forward: The Future of CPU Integration

Posted 12/05/2007 at 3:07pm | by

Code-named Niagara, Sun's new server processor boasts 8 64-bit processor cores and a slew of other features. This is where the future's headed.

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Fast Forward: Intel Thinks Different

Posted 12/01/2007 at 9:59pm | by

Intel's QuickPath, which will debut with Nehelem, will enable cores to communicate much more efficiently.

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Fast Forward: Is AMD Running out of Gas?

Posted 11/16/2007 at 11:58am | by

AMD needs to recover, for the sake of the industry's future.

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Fast Forward: Out-of-the-Box Experience

Posted 10/29/2007 at 5:28pm | by

Since when is setting up an off-the-shelf system trickier than building your own? Since now, apparently.

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Fast Forward: Vacuums Make a Comeback

Posted 10/08/2007 at 9:43am | by

Vacuum "air gaps" will insulate internal wiring on IBM's future processors. Wacky!

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Fast Forward: Penryn helps Intel's comeback

Posted 08/01/2007 at 11:16am | by

Intel's Penryn promises easier programming, deeper power save, and dynamic processor workload sharing. Sounds shiny!

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Fast Forward: Being smart about Vista

Posted 07/13/2007 at 11:41am | by

Don't let the big guy pressure you. You don't have to upgrade to Vista until you're good and ready.

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Fast Forward: Multicore vs. Manycore

Posted 06/12/2007 at 5:18pm | by

Multicore repeats single-core's drawbacks; could power-efficient manycore designs be the future?

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Fast Forward: Multithreaded Booby Traps

Posted 06/08/2007 at 2:29pm | by

'Threadlocks' threaten multi-core PCs. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.

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