System-on-a-Chip Intel® Media processors

Designed for a new generation of Internet-connected consumer electronics products, the Intel® CE 3100 Media Processor family is ready to power a new television and Internet viewing experience.

Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ Technology

keep your workforce secure, managed, and mobile. With security and manageability built right onto the chip, Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ technology provides hardware-assisted remote isolation, diagnostics, and repair, so you can manage your mobile workforce remotely, even if the system's OS is unresponsive.¹ And with exceptional dual-core performance, you'll get faster wireless connectivity speeds and the longest possible battery.

INTEL DUAL CORE 4

This is the most recent version of Antec's successful Sonata series of PC cases. The layout is similar to the previous generations of Sonata cases. The glossy piano-black exterior is well established, and can resist scratching or chippThis is the most recent version of Antec's successful Sonata series of PC cases. The layout is similar to the previous generations of Sonata cases. The glossy piano-black exterior is well established, and can resist scratching or chipping better.

Intel's latest UMPC Erath exhibited at Computex

It is good to hear that Intel has finally leaked its UMPC Erath at Computex 2007. This sensitive device comes with only 5.6″ display that swivels to offer you a landscape orientation especially when you view Word document and Excel spreadsheets in this undersized screen size.As far as concerned about its battery life it is reported as prolonged with the help of Intel’s new low power architecture silicon inside.It also comes with a QWERTY keyboard, the only information I have about it right now but I think it is for sure that this compact device will carry touch sensitive display to navigate through Windows but no info about price and accessibility; we will surely keep you posted.

The World's Fastest Computer

On May 26, at 3:30 in the morning, a $133 million supercomputer nicknamed Roadrunner broke the long-sought-after petaflop barrier: 1 quadrillion calculations per second. Built by IBM for Los Alamos National Laboratory, Roadrunner will be used primarily to simulate the effects of aging on nuclear weapons. Next up: the exaflop barrier.

Sony Vaio FZ21M

It is an Intel Core2 Duo T7250 2 GHz, an L2 cache of 2 MB to 800 MHz, 2 GB of RAM, 200 GB hard drive, 15.4-inch LCD screen X-black technology WXGA and a resolution of up to 1280 × 800 pixels, Graphic Card NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT 256 MB of video and up to 1024 MB of graphics memory full, three USB 2.0 ports, webcam Motion Eye 1.4 mpx, reader Blu-Ray, SD cards and Memory Stick Pro, HDMI output, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0. Everything built into a casing design Sony Vaio, and weighing 2.7 kg. I have yet tested the Blu-Ray because I am hoping that arrives by courier 'Spiderman 3', the regalaban with the purchase of a Vaio with BR. But I imagine that I will now Christmas with my first titles in High Definition and will begin to take maximum advantage of the benefits.

Sony Vaio VGN-NR11Z/S

If something strikes the outset, this Sony quite cheap notebook, it is appearance. There is no device of fingerprints. The 15.4-inch widescreen is of good quality with a clear picture and good viewing angle. Well glossy but not particularly troublesome reflecting. The sound quality of speakers is good for a notebook and he makes little noise. The notebook is completely up-to-date with a mobile Intel Core 2 Duo processor, the latest generation, together with the 965GM chipset. Together with 2 GB of memory accounts for a good performance, battery life with a spacious two to four hours also pretty good.Sony delivers it further quite simple notebook equipped with a software package above, in addition to Windows Vista Home Premium, among others. MS-Works and the necessary multimedia tools.

Sony Vaio VGN-UX1XN

The Vaio VGN-UX1XN Sony introduces a highly portable device that full PC functionality with Windows Vista Business as an operating system.The Sony Vaio VGN-UX1XN Ultra Mobile PC is one of less than half a kilo of weight. Operating system is Windows Vista Business and CPU serve an Intel Ultra Low Voltage Core Solo U1500 (1.33GHz). The memory of these ultra portable PC is 1 GB. The screen of the VGN-UX1XN is a 4.5-inch Widescreen X-black LCD with High Brightness LED technology with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. It has a touchscreen whitch you can operate with a stylus, but the device also has a keyboard that was released by the road screen scrolling. The ultra-portable VAIO PC also has two integrated cameras, a 1.3 megapixel for making photos and a 0.3 megapixel camera for video. The VGN-UX1XN is further equipped with Bluetooth and wireless 802.11 a / b / g technology, 3 x USB2.0 ports, 1 x Memory Stick Duo slot, AV-out, VGA, LAN and iLINK connectivity. The Vaio VGN-UX1XN haven't a hard disk. The Ultra Mobile PC uses 32 GB flash memory and is therefore immune to shocks. In addition, flash memory consumes less power than a hard disk, and the VGN-UX1XN according to Sony, the average four hours off in a continuous operation.

Sony Vaio AX Digital Studio PC - 2

Sony in 2006 announced in the United States its new laptop, the Vaio AX Digital Studio PC, carrying a 16/10 screen WXGA + 17 "with XBrite LCD technology, an Intel Pentium M750, TV tuner, Windows XP Media Center 2005 , DVD burner, a webcam of 300000 pixels, 1GB RAM and 160GB hard drive with SATA, Bluetooth, WiFi b / g, an ATI Radeon X700 with 256MB of VRAM. Count $ 2000 for the beast and availability from the month.

Toshiba U205-S5057

If the Toshiba U205-S5057 didn't pack much of a punch in your eyes then you should take a look at the Toshiba Satellite U205-S5067 which is an upgraded version of the U205-S5057.

The Toshiba Satellite U205-S5067 notebook draws it juice from the dual-execution core T7200 Core 2 Duo processor with 2.0 GHz speed, 667 MHz system bus, and massive 4 MB L2 cache. This one comes equipped with 2GB of RAM, so multi-tasking is a breeze. Other features include; 160 GB hard drive, 2 GB of installed RAM (4 GB maximum), tri-mode 802.11a/b/g wireless connectivity, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 with up to 196 MB of shared video RAM, and 5-in-1 memory card reader.

The Satellite U205-S5067 weighs over 4 pounds and has a 12.1-inch widescreen display with TruBrite technology for enhanced performance and a resolution of 1280 x 800. One also comes across the Toshiba LifeSmart Technology which includes shock-absorbing technologies to protect the hard drive, a spill-resistant keyboard, fingerprint security, and a magnesium alloy case.

The notebook comes bundled with the Windows Vista Home Premium OS and includes all of the Windows Media Center capabilities for turning your PC into an all-in-one home entertainment center. Other software applications include; Disc Creator, Recovery Disc Creator, and Speech System. Third-party software titles include Microsoft Works 8.5, Microsoft Office OneNote 2007, InterVideo WinDVD 8 SD and Creator 2 Platinum, Google Desktop and Toolbar, McAfee Internet Security Suite (with 30-day trial), and Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition (60-day trial).

The Satellite U205-S5067 double-layer DVD drive plays formats like DVD+RW and DVD-RW discs, CD-RW discs, and dual-layer (DL) DVD+/-R discs and one also comes across USB 2.0 ports, FireWire (also known as IEEE 1394 or i.Link) ,VGA monitor port, PCMCIA (or PC Card) slot (Type II, PCMCIA R2.01, PC Card16, CardBus, headphone jack and a microphone jack. It shall retail for $1,599 in around February.

Toshiba U205-S5057

If the Toshiba U205-S5057 didn't pack much of a punch in your eyes then you should take a look at the Toshiba Satellite U205-S5067 which is an upgraded version of the U205-S5057.

The Toshiba Satellite U205-S5067 notebook draws it juice from the dual-execution core T7200 Core 2 Duo processor with 2.0 GHz speed, 667 MHz system bus, and massive 4 MB L2 cache. This one comes equipped with 2GB of RAM, so multi-tasking is a breeze. Other features include; 160 GB hard drive, 2 GB of installed RAM (4 GB maximum), tri-mode 802.11a/b/g wireless connectivity, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 with up to 196 MB of shared video RAM, and 5-in-1 memory card reader.

The Satellite U205-S5067 weighs over 4 pounds and has a 12.1-inch widescreen display with TruBrite technology for enhanced performance and a resolution of 1280 x 800. One also comes across the Toshiba LifeSmart Technology which includes shock-absorbing technologies to protect the hard drive, a spill-resistant keyboard, fingerprint security, and a magnesium alloy case.

The notebook comes bundled with the Windows Vista Home Premium OS and includes all of the Windows Media Center capabilities for turning your PC into an all-in-one home entertainment center. Other software applications include; Disc Creator, Recovery Disc Creator, and Speech System. Third-party software titles include Microsoft Works 8.5, Microsoft Office OneNote 2007, InterVideo WinDVD 8 SD and Creator 2 Platinum, Google Desktop and Toolbar, McAfee Internet Security Suite (with 30-day trial), and Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition (60-day trial).

The Satellite U205-S5067 double-layer DVD drive plays formats like DVD+RW and DVD-RW discs, CD-RW discs, and dual-layer (DL) DVD+/-R discs and one also comes across USB 2.0 ports, FireWire (also known as IEEE 1394 or i.Link) ,VGA monitor port, PCMCIA (or PC Card) slot (Type II, PCMCIA R2.01, PC Card16, CardBus, headphone jack and a microphone jack. It shall retail for $1,599 in around February.

Nanotechnology refers to a field of applied science and technology whose theme is the control of matter on the atomic and molecular scale



One nanometer (nm) is one billionth, or 10-9 of a meter. To put that scale in context, the comparative size of a nanometer to a meter is the same as that of a marble to the size of the earth.Or another way of putting it: a nanometer is the amount a man's beard grows in the time it takes him to raise the razor to his face.



Tera-scale computers which are based on 10 to 100s of integrated processor cores perform 3 workloads in Model based computing: "Recognition object or pattern in a database, data mining (source the data base to find identical objects or related patterns that match the target object), & information synthesis (you mine out data, different patterns & objects, put together in a way that user can digest; user can derive useful solutions)" quoted from Vived De; fellow of Intel.



Let us briefly compare side by side, the main offerings from both Intel & AMD quad core microprocessors. You can see that AMD's strategy is taking the competitors weakness as its strength. AMD keeps mentioning about its superior 2mb L3 cache; touted as better than any of its competitors while Intel is in a competition with its own past achievements. Intel is staying away from a head to head "chicken play" with AMD by producing new products much faster than its nearest competitors even though it misses a few innovative hits like a new L3 cache.



However, Intel more than compensates by improving it microprocessors in other avenues like


SSE4 instructions & more efficient materials like the hafnium metal gate silicon technology. Intel's speed of having new products into the consumer market is the main reason why it is the microprocessor market leader today. People usually want a new product they can use now rather than wait for a marginally better product after a few months. AMD's chance to be the new market leader will come from its ability to do the same like Intel; not only talk the talk but also walk the walk.



The Dunnington 6 core microprocessors from Intel are the next in line to be released to the consumer market. Users of the Dunnington microprocessors will own a piece of Peta flop level computing technology. The Peta flop computing technology, a computer that calculates a thousand trillion flotation points per second, exists in Intel's lab demo of a powerful peta flop computer that utilizes Dunnington microprocessors.
It seems that from a marketing point of view, Intel is using its research & development arm to show consumers the full capability of its microprocessors. It is unlikely that an individual home user will be buying like 60 or more pieces of Dunnigton microprocessors to build a peta flop home computer. Nonetheless, the appeal of it exists, & people will go like "You know, I own a 6 core Intel microprocessor that has peta-flop computing potential!" One must admit that it is a very appealing prospect!

COMMANDS II (SYSTEM PERFORMANCE TWEAKS)

Speed up Opening of My Computer and Windows Explorer
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\stisvc]
"Start"=dword:00000004
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoSaveSettings"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"NoNetCrawling"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoRemoteRecursiveEvents"=dword:00000001

Speed up Copying/Moving of .ZIP Files
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.zip\CompressedFolder]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{E88DCCE0-B7B3-11d1-A9F0-00AA0060FA31}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CompressedFolder]

Speed up Shutdown
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"AutoEndTasks"="1"
"HungAppTimeout"="100"
"WaitToKillAppTimeout"="1000"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control]
"WaitToKillServiceTimeout"="1000"

Speed up Access to .AVI Media Files
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}]]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.avi\shellex\PropertyHandler]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}\InProcServer32]

Speed Up Browsing Remote Computers
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace\{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace\{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}]

Optimize Core System Performance
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management]
"DisablePagingExecutive"=dword:00000001

Multiprocessing

Cray designed many supercomputers that used multiprocessing heavily.
Some computers may divide their work between one or more separate CPUs, creating a multiprocessing configuration. Traditionally, this technique was utilized only in large and powerful computers such as supercomputers, mainframe computers and servers. However, multiprocessor and multi-core (multiple CPUs on a single integrated circuit) personal and laptop computers have become widely available and are beginning to see increased usage in lower-end markets as a result.
Supercomputers in particular often have highly unique architectures that differ significantly from the basic stored-program architecture and from general purpose computers. They often feature thousands of CPUs, customized high-speed interconnects, and specialized computing hardware. Such designs tend to be useful only for specialized tasks due to the large scale of program organization required to successfully utilize most of a the available resources at once. Supercomputers usually see usage in large-scale simulation, graphics rendering, and cryptography applications, as well as with other so-called "embarrassingly parallel" tasks.

AMD unleashes triple-core, 5 new quad-cores Processors

Everything hasn’t exactly been great for AMD lately, but the plucky chip maker has some news for us today. Despite the tough times, the company earned a number of positive reactions from the recent 780G announcement, and it is following that up with three announcement today.
First, triple-core is finally here. We have been hearing about this for months, and after all complaints about triple-core being nothing more than failed quad-core processors, consumers will be able to find out for themselves. The triple core Phenoms will launch as mainstream processors, aimed at users who are interested in additional performance relative to dual-core offerings, without having to substantially increase the amount they are spending. AMD says that triple-core Phenoms will be ideal for budget-minded users who have high-definition content in mind, and that the processor will be a great match for 780G.
So far, we know about the Phenom 8600 (2.3GHz) and 8400 (2.1GHz). They will have L1 cache sizes of 64K of instruction and 64K of data cache per core (512KB total L1) and L2 will hold 512KB of L2 data cache per core (2MB total L2 per processor). These are 65 nm processors that are backwards compatible with AM2 motherboards. The TDP for both models is 95W. We are still waiting on pricing information, but it looks like they will be a bit over US$150.The next piece of news dropped concerned new quad-core processors, including the Phenom X4 9850 Black Edition and Phenom X4 9750. These are additions to AMD’s quad-core lineup that will run at 2.5GHz and 2.4GHz, with TDP ratings of 125W. The new in the 95W TDP are the 9650 and the 9550, which will come in at 2.3GHz and 2.2GHz. So, nothing groundbreaking, but the larger point is that AMD is aiming to make quad-core accessible, while maintaining it as the company’s high-end offering. A quad-core Phemon matched with the 790 chipset is the companies top-shelf offering for gaming, supposing you also pony up the dough for a competitive video card. These are bug-free B3 revision processors.

Toshiba Announces Latest Performance Rich Satellite P205 Destop Replacements

LAS VEGAS (CES Booth #12832), (Jan. 7, 2008) – Toshiba’s Digital Products Division (DPD), a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., today announced two new additions to its performance rich Satellite P205D desktop replacement line featuring AMD processors and ATI graphics for greater gaming and productivity capabilities. The Satellite P205D notebook series provides a wide range of computing configurations that will meet the needs of both power and casual users. The Satellite P205D-S8812 incorporates ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 24001 and DirectX® 10 technologies to bring a superior gaming experience to the AMD platform and provide life-like realism and stunning visual effects to DirectX® 10 compatible games. Powered by the AMD Turion™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology Gold Edition TL-642, the Satellite P205D-S8806 offers the power and performance of a desktop computer in a mobile form factor to provide users with a robust computing solution. With the combination of AMD’s most innovative dual-core mobile CPUs and Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system, the Satellite P205D notebook series provides advanced compatibility with today’s latest wireless LAN and graphic technologies. Such versatile computing solutions enhance the overall performance by allowing the computers to process more information with greater speed and efficiency, while using less power for an extended battery life, which makes for an ideal solution for families and students. Each Satellite P205D features a standard 17-inch diagonal widescreen TruBrite® display that provides a clear, crisp and sharp image for viewing business related files and digital entertainment. For greater ergonomic comfort and easy data entry, each Satellite P205D notebook also sports a full-size keyboard with a 10-keypad. Additionally, each Satellite P205D notebook includes Dolby® Sound Room™ technology, which delivers an amazing virtual surround sound experience from either stereo speakers or a pair of headphones. Dolby Sound Room was designed for environments where multiple surround sound speakers are neither practical nor possible. The new Satellite P205D notebook series is currently available at www.toshibadirect.com and at a variety of major consumer electronics and computer stores nationwide, and has a starting price of $999.993.

LG Laptops

LG revealed the P300 last December when it was programmed for its start-on in Korea, but LG has in conclusion done the well-mannered thing and brought it from corner to corner to Europe. In the course of action it has in addition provided the specifications a well-mannered upgrade, probably making LG's the 13.3 inch laptop to have, in anticipation of every other company makes similar developments to its lines. The progressions in question see the processor spiked from a 2.4GHz T7700 to a correspondingly clocked T8300 Penryn chip, with anticipation of rendering better battery life and performance. Units memory is spooked up to 3GB, with a non-specified NVIDIA graphics chip, most expected Ge-Force 8400M, providing ample graphics acceleration. The display panel is still the matching 1,280 x 800, LED-backlit concern is as experienced elsewhere, so no improvement in that section, and building up for the lack of a built-in DVD drive; a USB power-driven model is packed. Weight wise the LG P300 maintains itself at less than 1.7Kg, which while not to Toshiba R500 levels of fluffiness is certainly not going to fetter undue damage to anyone carrying the notebook around frequently. Oddly, the P300 is not updated on LG's UK site quite yet, but it is duly expected to be rectified soon.

Latest Informaton on Dell Inspiron 530 Desktop computers

Both the midtower and the slim chassis offer two hard drive bays (which you can populate with two 500GB drives for a 1TB of storage) and the option for a PCI Express graphics card (the half-height variety for the 530s and 531s units). Also available in all models but particularly useful in the slim models, which are likely candidates to be shoehorned into home theater racks, is an optional 802.11b/g (but sadly, not 802.11n) Wi-Fi card, which will save you from having to run an Ethernet cable through your living room. Another living-room friendly technology, Bluetooth, is an option, and a Blu-ray drive is offered on a higher-end model. One note about the optical drive: the Intel G33 motherboard features only serial ATA connections, meaning you're out of luck if you want to add in an old parallel ATA optical drive you may have lying around. Aside from the slim/non-slim choice, the Inspiron range is split up into two types, an Intel based platform, which has the model number 530, and an AMD one, which you'll no doubt be flabbergasted to know is called the 531 (the slim versions are 530s and 531s). Both come with the same shiny white case and configuration options, though our particular review sample had a number of components and peripherals that are not currently available on the UK Dell website and the case was even wrongly labelled as a 531. We are assured that these issues will soon be ironed out though. Dell's Inspiron 530 desktop is a very flexible system that can be configured as a low cost budget system or as a mainstream system. In terms of those looking for a moderately priced performance system, it has potentional for those willing to go through the process of customization and parts selection to get it configured just right. While the key difference between the two models is the pick between AMD and Intel microprocessors, there are a few other differences that are noteworthy as well. For instance, since Dell employs Intel's motherboard in its 530 series, the onboard graphics adapter is Intel's Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 as opposed to NVIDIA's Integrated GeForce 6150 in the 531. Then there's the inclusion of Intel's Pentium Dual Core E2140 microprocessor with 1.60GHz clock speed, 1MB of L2 cache and 800MHz system bus. 531, on the opposite end, packs an AMD Dual Core chip, albeit a faster one. Since this particular machine is also a bit cheaper, system memory is dropped from 1GB to 512MB, Microsoft's Windows Vista is downgraded from Home Premium to Home Basic and of course, the obvious difference in clock speeds, and therefore, performance difference between the two systems is present as wel "Dell's latest range of home user PCs are better looking than ever and for the basic models, they're still as cheap as chips. However, as soon as you start adding extras to your configuration the price quickly rises and alternatives from other manufacturers may be worth a look. Also, the down turn in the quality of Dell's monitors means I'd recommend looking elsewhere for your display.