AMD has officially released its long-anticipated dual-core processors to systems builders and key OEMs. The launch of AMD's Opteron 200 and 800 Series processors comes just days after Intel released ...

Intel Corp. has begun volume shipments of the Pentium Extreme Edition 840 processor, the company’s first dual-core processor, a company executive said today. The chips are being shipped to hardware ...

Both AMD and Intel have posted Web pages in which they extol the virtues of their respective dual-core devices. That makes timely sense, since most industry watchers agree that 2006 is the year ...

The big picture: Intel may have long discontinued its Pentium and Celeron processor lineups, but the company still caters to the entry-level market with the affordable "Intel Processor" series. Last ...

AMD's strategy to compete with Intel includes facilitating the rewriting of software apps to tap the full potential of multiple CPU cores and the parallel computing power The chips that make up the ...

In context: For many DIY PC enthusiasts, dual-core desktop CPUs may appear as remnants of a bygone era, but both Intel and AMD persist in offering entry-level processors equipped with just a couple of ...

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – Intel Corp. plans to ship its first Xeon processors based on a new dual-core architecture in 2006, company officials said Tuesday, a disclosure that surprised industry ...

NXPs new microcontroller MCX L series comes in two versions and aims at cutting energy consumption while boosting cyber security functionality and enabling always-on sensing. Early adoption is ...

If Chris Easterwood, IT services director at Southwire Co., installs dual-core chips in his servers, he may get an unwelcome surprise: a license fee increase from his database software vendor, Oracle ...