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Intel Looks Beyond the Microchip

Posted by Zonk on from the don't-look-down dept.

Dr Occult writes "BBC reports about upcoming major changes in Intel in 2006. The current Intel core, the Pentium, is on its way out and is to be replaced by a new chip called 'Core'. These new Core chips come in two flavours. Solo Core is a single core processor, and Duo Core is a dual core processor. Intel has also announced the Viiv standard. Viiv is less technology and more a shopping list of technologies. Aimed at the home entertainment market, it defines the latest generation of media centres that are capable of playing anything from MP3 songs to high-definition films."

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  1. quad core, oct core, etc by Anubis350 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I would assume there are plans for these, would seem to make sense based on their naming convention.
    Goodbye mhz race, hello core race (not that it hasnt been on for a while :-P).

    --
    "goodbye and hello, as always" ~Prince Corwin, from Zelazny's Amber series
  2. Re:Technically devoid fluff piece by lisaparratt · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I would have thought detailed information on how consumers view the machinations of evil corporations marketing departments would be vital to a nerd trying their best to do The Right Thing, i.e. stopping the rot before it takes hold.

    The hot topic around computers right now is politics. Whether you get bound or gagged by DRM, legislation and software patents, or allowed to live free in a bountious field of quality products depends on how you play the game. No one won by being logical, truthful, and right - it's all in how you play the game.

  3. Do you you do best. by theheff · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I don't think this article is really saying much, except for the fact that Intel is going to try to put their chips in everything (DVD players, appliances, etc). From a technology/research standpoint, this kind of worries me. Does this suggest that Intel is trying to secure their future by broadening their market because they can't produce new technology? As much as I love AMD, I hope that competition continues between the two chip-makers for a long, long time.

  4. and loaded to the eyeballs with by pair-a-noyd · · Score: 3, Interesting

    TCP/DRM....

    No thanks. Buh-bye Intel. I recently made the switch to AMD but I fear that will be short lived.

    As much as I despise any product from China, I fear that some of us freedom rebels will have to resort to underground TCP/DRM-free chips.
    I think they were working on a new chip called the Dragon or something like that.
    I don't care about watching HD anything on my PC. I don't listen to music on my PC.

    But I'll be damned if I'll be forced to replace all my stuff just because Mega-Corp(tm) decides that we all must comply and submit.

    Freedom Fries and all that stupidity. It's all for our own good you know.

    I think they should rename the new TCP/DRM chips the "INGSOC Chip"..

  5. Re:weve already seen the core duo in action... by Lussarn · · Score: 3, Interesting

    While 32bit x86 chips might be new and exciting to you the rest of the world have been using it for 20 years and are phasing it out for x86-64. Good luck with your new and improved Macintosh. It will be nice to see how many years Apple will give this platform before a complete upgrade is necesarry again. My guess is, not long.

  6. Ol Shakespeare: "What's in a name..." by Ancient_Hacker · · Score: 3, Interesting
    So you think Intel tossed out all the Pentium designs, technology, processes, algorithms, and employees and started from scratch? Not likely.

    This "change" is more likely a marketing thing. If the marketing folks don't change everything every few years, they start to look idle.