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On 8th September 2011, AMD called the UK's top technology press to a secret location in London and began what seemed to be a standard presentation on its up-coming technology. After a short coffee break, things changed. Very quickly. Before you quite knew what was happening, these same seasoned hacks …

Whatever AMD's Bulldozer does against the might of Intel's Sandybridge products in the launch reviews, FX has – without doubt – been a massive PR triumph. KitGuru sips Chardonnay and nibbles on a canapé – all in the interests of science. While everyone would love to be in the media …

Intel's Core i5 and Core i7 range have been dominating the headlines in 2011, bringing together a heady combination of class leading performance with competitive pricing. Today AMD are set to revitalise their famous FX brand name and we analyse the new flagship FX 8150 Black Edition processor. Is it …

The onerous march of Intel's roadmap is the kind of thing you can set a very slow watch by. While it might make the occasional defensive move against a launch by AMD, in general Intel is used to marching to the beat of its own, metronomic, beat. In pushing too …

Intel have launched a couple of new Cedar Trail processors this week, these are CedarView D core for ultra low voltage implementations. The Atom D2500 and D2700 are dual core models. According to reports the datasheet and S-spec update documents show that two new CedarView-M N2600 and N2800 processors are …

Intel's chief Paul Otellini gave the opening keynote speech at the Developer forum in San Francisco, and according to the Register he didn't focus much on the server side of the business. This was intentional, as Intel are not yet ready to launch the E5 Sandybridge versions of their processors, …

Many AMD fans are waiting with baited breath for the upcoming release of the new FX Bulldozer processors. While we patiently wait for the new range to hit the market, AMD are teasing everyone by breaking a new record, entering the Guinness Book Of Records for the ‘Highest Frequency of …

Having presided over one of the most successful periods ever in Intel's history, Paul Otellini will take a sip of water and step onto the stage at IDF 2011 with uncertainty on his mind. His keynote is entitled “The Evolution of Computing: Looking Ahead”, but how much time will he …

In what appears to be a fantastically powerful move, chip designer AMD is expected to announce that it has secured Lenovo's Chief Operating officer as its new CEO. KitGuru digs a little deeper into what this will mean for AMD specifically and the industry overall. Read recruitment anyone ? IBM …

IBM have created a new microchip design which could be a major move towards ‘cognitive computing', meaning that machines could perform human like functions, even learning and adapting. A report today from the Telegraph shows that IBM are pushing the technology forward. The new chip design could also mean faster …

Kitguru is over at Gamescom and we managed to snag a shot of the upcoming AMD 8 core FX box. This is one of the most awaited new releases from AMD, with fanboys already sitting on the edge of their chairs, credit card in hand. Will you be holding this …

As the world comes to terms with the channel choke saga, additional far-reaching effects are also coming to light. The potential time bomb here concerns the way that larger stores do business. KitGuru heads to the shop floor to try and understand the cash flow battle between DSG and multi-nationals …

In a morning of shocking revelations, we think the cherry has finally been placed on the cake. Spurred on by KitGuru's earlier reports, we're now hearing that the level of backlog in the channel is far worse than we expected. This is serious stuff, with serious implications. Intel recommends that …

The stories on this subject just don't stop coming.  Now it seems that the bean-counters in HP Grenoble have finally woken up and realised what the rest of the world has known for a long time. There are far too many chips and too many chips makes for a poor …

The world has now suffered at least 2 distinct phases to the recession. It might not be a classic double-dip, but 2008 and 2011 are certainly shaping up to be some of the most depressing years ever in the IT market. Against this very obvious state of affairs, Intel has …

Jon Peddie sent out a press release today with details of their latest research. It makes for interesting reading, as they claim that Intel have managed to dominate the GPU market, claiming 60 percent of the marketshare. According to the report, Intel were the only company who managed to expand …

With sites like TechEye reporting on leaked pricing for the upcoming AMD Bulldozer parts, it seems that Intel is keen to hang onto the enthusiast market space. KitGuru ponders Intel’s next move. Intel has been in a privileged position for some time. With AMD unable to exert any competitive pressure …

Rumours are curious things. They can start anywhere and, depending on who's transmitting them, will either grow in the psyche or wither away quickly. KitGuru's heard something very interesting about AMD's traditional CPU lines. Is it true? While there is still significant inventory of AMD's basic dual core and quad …

Intel is in the business of not only making the impossible, possible – it also spends billions in productising its inventions and bringing them to market. Right now, the chip-giant is preparing for the launch of Sandy Bridge E for X79. From the brainstorming drawing board, to sitting in a …

When Dirt 3 was released the developers pointed out that their advanced code took advantage of extra physical processing cores.  Putting this to the test, we decided to investigate this further, by comparing an AMD quad-core and hex-core processor, on the basis of an upgrade. DiRT 3 was only released …

KitGuru has long been fascinated with the increased levels of parallelism in modern processors. The move to Core, showed the world that doing more work per cycle is usually much more powerful than simply cranking up the clock. Intel's research teams rapidly embraced this increased parallelism and now we're moving …

Intel likes roadmap and planning. It likes to smooth transitions from generation to generation. As whole world prepare for the arrival of the strongest processors ever, KitGuru must ask. Why is the new name not logical? The X48 happily hosted something like 70 processors. Whether you have a lowly Celeron …

Thanks to reader Milosevic for the heads up with this news today. A chap from the Czech Republic who goes under the name of ‘CzechPCTuning' has managed to get an engineering sample of a Bulldozer chip (FX-8130P) to over 5ghz with merely air cooling. According to his blog and youtube …

AMD reintroduced the FX brand for PC processors and platforms at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). FX-branded products will be geared toward enthusiast PCs and HD entertainment aficionados. AMD also announced new members for its “Gaming Evolved” program, driving the PC gaming experience forward with native HD3D support in Eidos …

Walking around the corridors at the Grand Hyatt, you come across all sorts of strange conversations. On the tenth floor, Intel has taken more sweets than a greedy kid in a pick-n-mix. So what has KitGuru heard? ARM has been pwning the tablet space, because Intel needs to work on …

It's been over a year since AMD launched their Phenom II X4 and X6 processor lines and they are certainly showing their age compared to Intel's Sandy Bridge platform.  But can they still compete with Intel's latest Sandy Bridge processors? We recently reviewed their latest Phenom II X4 980 Black …

OK – there's no way that we'd get a direct quote like that from a company as steady and stable as Intel, but this is definitely the sentiment around the 10th floor in the Grand Hyatt at the heart of Taipei's business district. KitGuru engages Dumbo-flaps and listens to the …

The Sapphire stand was buzzing yesterday and we managed to get some shots of the Sapphire Pure Black 990FX-N motherboard which looks to continue Sapphire's excellent series of Pure Black products. Kitguru has already reviewed the Pure Black boards for both P67 and X58 platforms, so we are looking forward …

We all love our graphics cards, playing the latest games and being able to crank the eye candy is one of life's little luxuries. There are other uses for video cards however, and one of them showcases the bruteforce capabilities for cracking passwords. Vijay Devakumar, from India said that GPU's …

Apple are apparently looking at British chip maker ARM for a potential upcoming laptop design. Japanese language site Macotakara have a writer who has claimed to have seen a Macbook Air which is based on Apple's A5 ARM processor. This test machine was supposedly made for Apple by Quanta, a …