Posted 10/27/08 at 09:26:32 AM by Pulkit Chandna

Intel is going to update its Montevina notebook PC platform in April, 2009 with the introduction of the Montevina Refresh platform, according to a DIGITIMES report, which cites unnamed sources within Intel. The launch of the platform will be accompanied by two new processors, the Core 2 Duo T9900 and P8800.

Intel also plans to unveil its GM47 chipset for high-end notebooks in first quarter of next year. Entry-level and small form factor (SFF) PC will also not be over looked, as Intel will launch the GL43 and GS40 chipsets in July or August.

A deluge of new processors for the Centrino 2 platform are soon going to be made available by the world’s leading chip maker. Also, the GM55 chipset for Intel’s upcoming 6th generation Centrino platform, Calpella, will become available in July or August next year.

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Posted 09/28/08 at 11:24:16 AM by Chris Moody

The mighty Fudzilla has dropped a rumor that we can expect the first Core i7 to arrive in the US in week 46, between the 10th and 14th of November. They also said that Japanese customers might even be able to buy them as early as the first days of November. They cite unnamed sources.

 Intel of course, remains mum only saying to expect it sometime in Q4 of 2008. Intel is more of a tease than my first girlfriend.

As Fudzilla notes there are plenty of X58 based motherboard prototypes that have floated on the internet in the pasted few months from names like MSI, Gigabyte, and Asus. If there is a mid November launch of Core i7, there should be a selection of motherboards available for it, some with overclocking features.

I have only had my Newegg wish list system configured since last March. It has gone through several revisions waiting on Core i7, and the power supply is up in the air depending on the stated needs of the motherboard I pick. I figured on $300 on the CPU and another $300 on the Motherboard. Yeah, I know it is no Dream Machine. However, I have to operate like the government and tell the wife that my stated budget is $1800, when in reality its $2,200 and I am going to run a little over that. Better to beg forgiveness and have a nice new game machine to console myself with, than to ask permission and be denied. I know my limits however and racking up a $5,000 bill on a game system would result in my summary execution. Another $500 bucks I can fix with flowers, chocolate and extra attention (I hope).
 
Anyone else have a wish list for their new Core i7 system? Tell me about it below!

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Posted 08/04/08 at 07:54:25 PM by Pulkit Chandna

Entry of major PC manufacturers into the netbook market has become a procession. Now, Lenovo has announced that its IdeaPad S10 netbook will become available in the U.S in September, 2008. Powered by a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom processor, it will be available in two different configurations and three vibrant colors, red, white and black.

The specs common to both versions are Windows XP, 10.2” LCD screen, LED backlight 1024x600 WSVGA, Intel Integrated Graphics GMA 950, Integrated 1.3M Camera, Battery up to 3 hrs. w/ 3 cell Battery & Up to 6 hrs. w/ 6 cell, Multi-touch Pad & near full size Keyboard (85% full size), Integrated Wireless 802.11 b/g,10/100 Ethernet, Bluetooth and 4in1 Multi-card Reader.

The base version will retail for $399 and will have a 80 GB HDD and 512MB memory, while the $499 version will come with a 160 GB HDD and 1GB memory. In some parts of the world there will also be 9” versions with Linux preloads.

The IdeaPad S10 will also feature Lenovo’s OneKey Rescue System for recovering precious data in the face of an out-of-the-blue corruption. Expect more netbook launches in the coming months.

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Posted 07/28/08 at 02:09:16 PM by Chris Moody

TechCrunch reports that the Delicious team says to get ready for the new version, it’s “almost ready” Of course we have heard that line before. Back in September ‘07 Delicious 2.0 was “feature complete and in private beta”. Hints where also dropped back in February that a launch was imminent. The TechCrunch guys are pretty confident that Team Delicious isn’t going to psych us out again and we can expect to see it launch soon.

Some folks were beginning to think the guys at Yahoo were pulling a Trillian Astra sort of tease and would end up in perpetual beta. Anyone want to setup a pool on who opens first, Delicious or Astra? Which gets your vote?

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Posted 07/12/08 at 11:51:42 PM by Pulkit Chandna

Apple’s ingenious anti-hacking strategy for the iPhone launch – the phone must be activated in-store - resulted in long queues outside stores, as customers waited for their new iPhone 3G phones to be activated. But the iTunes and AT&T servers connived against the eager customers and crashed. However, the bedlam has subsided and now activations are going along at a canter.

The iPhone firmware 2.0 update for the original iPod Touch is also available on iTunes, finally. Apple might have made a mockery of the Iphone 3G launch but it put a useful feature on its website that allows you to check Iphone availability at your nearest store.

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Posted 03/28/07 at 12:08:59 PM by Will Smith

I'd like to introduce the newest, and by far greatest, incarnation of MaximumPC.com that we've ever built. Want to know what we've changed? Click "Read more," below.

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