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• Acer among first to sell AMD's newest Opteron server chip

  Acer will be among the first major computer vendors to sell systems based on Advanced Micro Devices' latest Opteron server chips, the 6100 series, the chip company said Monday

• IDC bucks trend with less bullish 2010 chip forecast

  IDC analysts on Thursday said the global chip industry will grow this year but offered one of the least optimistic industry revenue forecasts so far this year, saying the global recession remains a problem.

• Intel's new Xeon 5600 chips outperform predecessors

  Intel introduced a line of Xeon server chips that operate up to 60 percent faster than previous server processors, the company said on Tuesday.

• Intel's first six-core processor for desktops on sale

  A European online retailer has started selling Intel's first six-core processor for desktops before the chip's official release by the hardware giant.

• Gartner predicts 20 percent growth for chip industry in 2010

  The global chip industry will rebound sharply from the global recession and post 20 percent year-on-year growth in 2010, market researcher Gartner said Thursday.

• Intel to release storage-specific processor this week

  Intel said this week that it plans to launch its embedded storage chip, code-named Jasper Forest, in the next several days.

• IBM launches eight-core Power7 processor, servers

  IBM on Monday launched its latest Power7 processor, which adds more cores and improved multithreading capabilities to boost the performance of servers requiring high up time.

• Intel preparing six-core chips for desktops, servers

  Intel is preparing six-core chips for high-end desktops and servers for release in the first half of this year, the company said Wednesday.

• Apple's A4 iPad chip could find a home in iPhones

  Apple's A4 chip, being used in the iPad, could ultimately provide a speed bump to future versions of the company's iPhone, analysts said on Thursday.

• Intel to release Westmere server chips in three months

  Intel plans to release next-generation Xeon server processors based on the Westmere microarchitecture in the next three months, the company said on Thursday.

• Intel expands processor market share over AMD in Q3

  Intel expanded its chip shipment lead over Advanced Micro Devices during the third quarter as the rivals battle for larger market share, according to a survey released by Mercury Research on Tuesday.

• Arm unveils chip to make smartphones faster, cooler

  Arm Holdings has introduced a processor for smartphones and other devices that it says will be cheaper, and more powerful and energy-efficient than the two ARM processors it will supplant. The company expects that the new chip will also help it ward off incursions from Intel's rival Atom chip.

• AMD announces first triple-core Athlon processors

  Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday announced a new range of desktop microprocessors, including its first Athlon triple-core processors.

• Intel, CMU add muscle to wimpy processors

  Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Intel Labs Pittsburgh have built an experimental energy-efficient computing cluster that combines flash memory and the sort of processors used in netbooks. Their name for it? Fast Array of Wimpy Nodes (FAWN). 

• Nvidia says its new Fermi GPU will run supercomputers

  Nvidia showed off a new GPU architecture on Wednesday that it hopes will allow it to move beyond gaming to play a greater role in the supercomputing market.