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Intel announced on Monday about their forthcoming Larrabee architecture which is going to be the foundation for their future Intel “many-core” graphics processors. This will be a major shift from their Pentium Pro based architecture model. They will present the model at the upcomg SIGGRAPH 2008 conference.

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Advanced Micro Devices releases four more versions of its quad-core Opterons server chip, adding more performance to the company’s product line. The four quad-core processors now available are the 2.5GHz Opteron 2360 SE, 2.4GHz 2358 SE, 2.5GHz 8360 SE, and 2.4GHz 8358 SE. AMD also released three new Barcelona processors for single-socket servers earlier in June.
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FTC started a formal investigation today to find out whether Intel, world’s largest chip maker has used its dominance to suppress its competitors.

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Sun Microsystems has released Solaris as open-source software. This is a step to counter the dominance of the rivals Red Hat, IBM and Microsoft.

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Advanced Micro Devices rolled out a triple-core Phenom X3 processor on Thursday. The chips will actually be a four-core Phenom with one core disabled, according to AMD representatives. AMD said the new processor would give consumers a 30% performance step up from dual-core, without the price jump (OEM Price: X3 8400 - $152) entailed in moving to quad-core.

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