Intel Dumps Centrino For Core i3, i5, i7
Intel has thrown out the Centrino brand and welcomed in upcoming Core series of processors. The core series will be branded entry-level (Intel Core i3), mid-level (Intel Core i5), and high-level (Intel Core i7).
The reason from Intel blog: …we have a complex structure with too many platform brands, product names, and product brands, and we’ve made things confusing for consumers and IT buyers in the process.
Intel Slashes Core 2 Quad Prices Up to 40 Percent
Intel has dramatically reduces prices for on select quad-core and dual-core microprocessors with prices starting at $163. Intel’s Core 2 Quad central processing unit model Q9650 was reduced up to 40% selling at $316. Intel also cut prices of Intel Core 2 Duo as well as Intel Pentium Dual-Core chips.
Source: Intel Cuts Core 2 Quad Prices Up to 40 Percent
Intel Ships Dual-Core Atom 330
Intel has began shipping its Atom Processor 330 a dual core processor that features a 1.6 GHz processing core, 1 MB of level 2 cache divided over both cores and also supports DDR2 667 memory. The chip hero feature is its low level of power consumption. The Atom 330 is designed for the Intel 945GC Express chipset.
Dreamworks Drops AMD For Intel
Dreamworks has cancelled AMD contract and go for Intel simply because the Intel processors have better performance and a more promising roadmap. Dreamworks wanted to use the more powerful Intel Nahalem and Larrabee processors.
Intel said, This alliance unites the best in computer-generated moviemaking and computing performance to deliver a new level of in-theater entertainment. The high level of inventiveness at DreamWorks Animation has positioned it as a leader in entertainment technology, and incorporating the Intel platform allows them to deliver incredibly rich digital 3-D content to the big screen – raising the bar for the industry as a whole.
The Intel Nehalem processor is able to scale from 2 to 8 cores and it will be out end of this year while Larrabee is expected around 2009-2010.
Source: Intel, Dreamworks Animation Form Strategic Alliance to Revolutionize 3-D Filmmaking Technology
Intel Atom Cost $6
Tom’s Hardware industry sources put Atom into the range of “$6-$8″, which would be the production/packaging/shipping cost for the CPU. The CPU will likely sell at $30 at the low end.
Source: A New Goldmine For Intel: The $6 Atom Processor
Intel Revealed Atom Brand For Silverthorne, Menlow
Intel has officially given a new brand name for Silverthorn and Diamondville chips “Atom” and the Menlow chips is now “Centrino Atom”. Intel Atom is a low-power mobile processor destined for the next generation of mobile Internet devices. Diamondville, is a single-core processor for ultra-low-cost laptops. And Intel Centrino Atom, is a low-power companion chip with integrated graphics, a wireless radio, as well as thinner and lighter designs.
