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Image via CrunchBase Intel has until the end of II quarter of this year, will begin shipping the experimental processor with 48 cores. However, while we are talking about a limited number of chips that are on the Rights of the pilot will be directed to various academic institutions. But the issue of commercial versions of 48-core processor is not expected - CPU Technology, in this case too strongly ahead of related technologies for commercial release to "tighten" the level of other PC components. All this at a recent New York event, said lead engineer Intel Shawn Coelho. And Intel Labs engineer Christopher Anderson elaborated: new chips operate at a frequency of modern processors Atom (about 1,6-1,8 GHz). In this case all 48 cores total spend no more than 25 watts in standby mode and 125 watts at peak performance. Moreover, each core can operate at its voltage and its frequency, or be completely turned off the no-load. During the public demonstration of Intel engineers loaded...

The new conditions, which proved to the entire world IT-industry as a result of the global economic crisis, forcing market participants to operate the most active. And the result is obvious: in addition to the numerous staff reductions and restructuring of the business computer companies increasingly report success in a particular sector. Semiconductor industry The largest supplier of microprocessors, Intel is ready to reduce prices on a casual two-and quad-core chips for desktop systems, and custom family of Xeon quad-core chips for servers and workstations. According to Michael McConnell of the company's Pacific Crest, the price of quad-core processors will be reduced by 15-40%. These figures are valid for the user, and for server solutions. Dual-core CPU will drop by 13%. Judge calls this unplanned event, as usual Intel updates price list in the spring (in April) and autumn (October) each year. McConnell said the two causes of the emergency adjustment of prices. The first - over...

The new conditions in which the whole world IT-industry as a result of the global economic crisis, forcing market participants to operate the most active. And the result there: along with the numerous cuts in personnel and restructuring of business computer companies are increasingly reporting on progress in a given sector. Semiconductor industry The largest supplier of microprocessors Intel Corporation is prepared to side to reduce the prices of two-and Quad chips for desktop systems and custom Quad Xeon chip family for servers and workstations. According to Michael Makkonnela of the company's Pacific Crest, the prices of Quad core would be reduced by 15-40%. These figures are valid for the user, and for server solutions. Dual CPU podesheveyut 13%. Expert calls this non-routine event, as usual Intel updates price list in spring (April) and autumn (October) each year. Makkonnel said the two causes of the emergency adjustment of prices. Home - zatovarennost warehouses due to low dem...

Image via CrunchBase The economic crisis continues to have on the IT-industry pressure, and companies from a variety of areas continue to announce losses in IV quarter, pessimistic forecasts for 2009 and often - and major cuts. Even giants such as Cisco, indicate a weakening in the past quarter and adjust the forecast for the future. For example, Cisco recently announced that in the fiscal quarter ended January 24, profit fell by 7.5% compared with the previous year and amounted to $9.1 billion. But most of the other crisis hits the manufacturers of hardware. Upgrade computers in the corporate sector - this is the first, on what companies are starting to save, when the hard times. With regard to specific companies, for example, Lenovo has announced that its quarterly profit fell by 20% - to $3.6 billion. It must not bypass the crisis and the traditionally "hot" markets, as, for example, mobile communication. Many companies in this market report is not just about slowing growt...

Image via Wikipedia Sadness and gloom. These two words were sufficient to describe the current mood of the inhabitants of Silicon Valley. Another couple of months ago it seemed that the IT-industry crisis, if not will bypass, then, at least not so badly affected as other industries. But expectations are not met. More recently, the generous funding of startups completely phased out, as large IT-companies massively reduce the staff and all the universal "restructure", ie, start saving, even at the clip and toner for printers. But this does not save. Semiconductor Sector In the IV quarter of 2008, the supply of a family of x86 processors fell by 18%. At the same time, as once again underscore the analysts in the I quarter of 2009 the first significant improvement is not worth waiting for. Deliveries of the family of x86 processors in monetary terms in the IV quarter of 2008 decreased by 18% compared to III quarter of that year, said the report Mercury Research. These are the pro...

Image via CrunchBase Intel has always been one of the leading newsmakers IT-industry. But now the news from the microprocessor giant has received so much that I decided to compile them in a separate article. Main news: the president of the board of directors and former head of corporation Intel, Craig Barrett will leave the legendary company in May this year. On the reasons for his departure there is no reliable information, but you have to remember that in recent years due to financial crisis, Intel earnings declined. As a result of IV quarter of fiscal 2008, revenue of the company fell by 90%. Net profit of the corporation amounted to $ 234 million and total net profit for the year 2008 - $ 5.3 billion today the high-tech NASDAQ market share Intel is the order of $ 13. Recently, the company also announced the upcoming restructuring, which involves the dismissal of employees and closing five plants. However, it is taken into account, as far down the sale of processors in the world. Fo...

Image via Wikipedia Apparently, in 2009, significant changes occur in the market of mobile systems. This will be the year when the mobile way of life will become an integral part of reality. With the advent of mobile Internet devices (Mobile Internet Device - MID) and netbukov access to mobile computing and the Internet. Mobile devices have become a well-deserved popularity with many different types of users - kinomanov and designers, young people and children, social workers and inveterate gamers. Interest in these technologies is growing inexorably, and we are seeing the emergence of new patterns of use of mobile devices. They become kontekstnoorientirovannymi, ie provide the user with information in accordance with its current location or needs. The rapid spread of super systems Since in 1981, was the first mass produced laptop computer, notebooks have become the main impetus of the market of mobile computing. Sales of mobile systems worldwide is growing at a pace that is proj...

Normally, summer - a period of quiet business activity in the IT-industry, and with the onset of autumn business life has intensified. But looking at the past months, you know that this year no summer slowdown in business, actually, was not. And the question arises: whether and, indeed, now wait a marked recovery? Personally, I have no answer ... Sun eve of change Sun is can be bought one of the world IT-leaders, analysts believe. To promote this can collapsed capitalization companies, as well as reducing costs for large customers «big» servers - is based products Sun. The sharp fall in prices of shares Sun (YTD quotes the company fell by half - from $ 18 to $ 9 per share) sparked renewed old debates about the future of the company and options for the purchase of Sun any of the major players market. Among the most likely buyers, many referred to as technology partner Sun - the Japanese manufacturer's server and telecommunications equipment Fujitsu, which may be interested in acquir...

Pass last summer days. That is about to come autumn, and with it - and the long-awaited revitalization of the entire global IT-business. But then, perhaps, is to warn against excessive optimism. Analysts company Gartner noted that the weakening global economy soon may force consumers to buy fewer electronics. In the coming months, expect widespread decline in sales of computer equipment that quickly affects the producer of microchips. Until this year, sales of PCs and mobile phones stood at a high level thanks to emerging markets (China, India, Russia, South America) that the fuel industry. But Gartner believes that soon, and in these countries will be felt the impact of the global economic crisis. In March this year, experts Gartner forecast changed the overall production of chips, taking into account the decline in prices for memory and the deterioration of the global economy. Thus, if a previously expected increase in annual profits in the IT-industry stood at 6.2%, whereas now it h...