Tilera to release 100-core processor
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In an effort to completely leave Intel and AMD in it's hecto-core generated dust, Tilera, a startup out of San Jose, has announced plans to release a 100-core processor into the server market by 2011. The chips will not be meant for consumer computers but are being optimized for low power usage and engineered specifically for server related tasks.
Intel’s new mobile processor crushing benchmark records
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According to LAPTOP, the Intel Core i7 featuring Turbo Boost Technology, "shredded through every benchmark record". Gamers, video editors and other users requiring increased processor speed are likely benefactors. A press release from Intel says laptop makers including Asus, Dell, HP and Toshiba began shipping units based on the processor yesterday.
Japanese companies collaborate to compete with Intel
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A group of seven Japanese companies have decided to join forces to develop a standardized processor to compete with Intel. The chip will be scalable and have adaptive power saving. The Japanese government is also putting money into the project and the team is shooting for a 2012 release.
Is AMD back in the game?
AMD has had a rough go of things over the last few years. Intel, the company's chief rival, has been producing better quality chips at the same pricepoints as AMD for the last few years, but with this year's introduction of the Phenom II, AMD seems to have cooked something up that enthusiasts are excited about— which is a bit of a change for AMD. Its new Phenom II balances out some of the issues that AMD saw with the earlier Phenom processors, and now Anand Shimpi of Anandtech says the processors can actually outperform comparably priced Intel chips. That's not to say this battle is won, by any stretch. Anand also points out that if Intel wants to compete, all it really has to do is lower its prices and AMD could be in trouble. Even still, a minor victory is more than this company has seen in quite some time, and in this economy, AMD needs all the help it can get.