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• Intel moves beyond 'just the chip' with McAfee buy

  After trying to push its way into the increasingly lucrative consumer electronics market for the last few years, Intel hopes that adding a security offering will be just what the market needs.

• Intel grabs server market share from AMD, says IDC

  Intel has expanded its share of the server microprocessor market, taking advantage of a slow product transition at perennial rival Advanced Micro Devices, according to figures released late Wednesday by IDC.

• Intel, Micron announce higher-density flash memory

  Intel and Micron on Tuesday announced denser NAND flash memory, which could help reduce the space occupied by memory while increasing the storage capacity on consumer electronics.

• Intel, Micron deliver highest capacity, smallest NAND flash

  Intel and Micron Technology today announced the delivery of 3-bit-per-cell (3bpc) NAND flash memory on 25-nanometer lithography technology. The new flash memory chips represent the industry's highest capacity, smallest NAND device to date, the companies said.

• Chip startup seeks to lower electric bills in data centers

  A new startup funded by major chip makers and investment firms is taking aim at electricity bills, the biggest cost in data centers.

• Intel ships new Atom processors small biz, home storage appliances

  Intel today introduced an update to its Atom processor-based platform for home and small business storage appliances.

• Faulty GPUs continue to burden Nvidia's profitability

  Nvidia on Thursday reported a loss for the second quarter of its 2011 fiscal year, caused partly by charges related to faulty laptop graphics processors the company sold more than two years ago.

• Dual-core smartphones on the horizon

  Smartphones are on the verge of becoming more powerful, with chip makers readying dual-core chips that could accelerate multimedia and application performance on handheld devices.

• Details about Intel's upcoming smartphone chip emerge

  Details have emerged about Intel's upcoming Medfield chip platform for smartphones, which is due for release in 2011 and will succeed the company's existing Moorestown platform, which was originally announced in May.

• iPad, laptops drive integrated chip market

  Four out of five PC laptops that ship in 2014 are expected to use integrated graphics processors, according to a report released today.

• Oracle provides Sparc road map, but questions remain

  Oracle has sketched out a five-year road map for Sun's Sparc-based servers, hoping to reassure customers about the future of the platform and reverse a pattern of declining sales.

• TI to ship dual-core chip for smartphones by year end

  Texas Instruments on Monday said it will start shipping a new dual-core chip for devices like smartphones and tablets later this year.

• Qualcomm to ship fastest chip for phones, tablets in Q4

  After delays, Qualcomm will start shipping its fastest Snapdragon dual-core chip for smartphones and tablets in the fourth quarter, with devices possibly launching by the end of this year, the company said on Monday.

• Intel has its eye on iPhone, smartphone market

  If you can't beat them, buy them. At least that's what executives at Intel Corp. seem to be thinking.

• Intel wins key ruling in class-action suit

  A court-appointed special master has rejected class-action status in an antitrust lawsuit against Intel, determining that the plaintiffs failed to show that PC buyers were harmed by discounts Intel offered to manufacturers.