Intel Security Flaw Revealed

Kris Kaspersky claims that he's found a flaw in Intel's processors which would allow a hacker to compromise a computer using JavaScript or TCP/IP. The Flaw is present in the chipset meaning that it is irrelevent what operating system the computer is running. Kris indicates he'll unveil the flaw at the Hack In The Box conference in Malaysia this October.

Intel Launches Centrino 2

Intel's Centrino 2 was unveiled today with the release of white papers. press releases, and OEM partner announcements. Intel is introducing five new dual-core processors, from the P8400 to the T9600. All new processors will be powered by their new Mobile Intel 45 Express chipset, the WiFi Link 5000 series, and the Intel 82567 gigabit Ethernet controller. This new chipset has incorporated improvements that should boost both performance and battery life. For more information visit arstechnica.com. Acer, Fujitsu, HP, Lenovo, Sony and Toshiba followed with announcements of new laptops based upon the new chipsets.

Dual Core Atom Processor Rumoured

Intel's rumoured Atom dual-core chip appears to be a real thing. Several Sites are reporting on the new chip which will purportedly come in an 8W, 1.6GHz flavour. With each physical core adding Hyperthreading support, The next generation of dual core Atom powered MIDs should start offering much more in the way of power and capabilities.

Rumours of Atom Based iPhone Unfounded

The race to find tech news is often with its perils. Yesterday several sites posted news about a possible new iphone which uses intels atom chip as its cpu. The story which has been refuted by intel themselves arose out of a purported statement reported by ZDNet in Germany, where German Intel General Manager Hannes Schwaderer said future iPhones would have the Intel Atom chip. Later posts indicate that Mr Schwaderer was only making general statements of future Atom powered MIDs. Sites like Engadget and ZDNet were quick to post corrections. Only Time will tell if this is true or not. Unfortunately this is one of the dangers of trying to be first at the post.

Intel Showing 3.2 GHz Nehalems

Intel's Nehalem chips were being shown at the Intel Developer Forum in China this week. Although final performance figures havent been released yet, quad-core samples have been rated at 3.2GHz. Nehalem chips are expected to give a 30 percent performance increase against Core 2 processors at similar clock speeds. Nehalem processors will be core-scalable from two to eight execution cores on a single socket. The architecture's simultaneous multi-threading will support anything from four to 16 computing threads.

Apple MacBook Pro 2007 Edition — More Power

With a starting lineup that starts with the Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz processor, 2GB RAM and a 120GB hard drive, the Apple MacBook Pro 2007 Edition laptop series looks poised to add another bump in sales to Apple's bottom line. They're fast, they're equipped with highly quality screens and there's more than ever before available for Mac OS X. You could do worse than considering a MacBook Pro 2007 Edition if you need a mobile DTP, graphics, video or general multimedia workstation. Nice machines. Check them out at the Apple Store. We did and we liked what we saw, especially the 2.4GHz 17" model. The NVIDIA 8600M GT graphics are lovely (and fast).

Intel Release Shots Of Ultra Thin Metro Laptop

Intel have released photos of their new 0.7" thick, 2.2 pound (1kg) Metro Laptop featuring an external e-ink display. It will give many a technophile the flutters if the unit is ever produced. The mock-ups of this proposed unit are worth a look. Visit this page at business week for several images.

Intel Launches Quad-core Chip for Desktop Gamers

Intel Corp. have launched a quad-core chip designed with desktop gamers in mind. This release is part of a series of new product releases the company has announced in the past week. The Core 2 Extreme QX6800 runs at 2.93GHz, and is fastest speed yet of the 12 quad-core processors Intel have launched since they announced the "Clovertown" Xeon server chip last November. The new chip will also reduce processing times for high-definition media editing jobs such as video encoding, 3D applications and digital imaging solutions. The new chip, comes with an 8M-byte memory cache and 1,066MHz front side bus speed and sells for US$1,199.

Apple Mac Pros Now Available With 8 Cores

Apple have released their first Octo-core Mac Pro. Prices start at $2,499 for 2.66GHz quad-core systems or for an additional $1,498 you can get yourself an 8-core Mac Pro running at 3GHz. Quite the machine, if you ask me...

Toms Hardware Compares Processors

Tom Hardware have produced a comparative study of several 2.4 Ghz processors. This ranges from Pentium 4 processors, AMDs, Athlons to the latest multi core precessors from Intel. The results are interesting in that althought the newer processors are certainly faster, the only real gains and noticable gains in processing with multi core solutions are for those doing number crunching with 3D Apps that are designed to take advantage of these processors. The comparison can be found here.

Intel Core Processor Challenge ...

Intel have opened up the voting on their PC Design Challenge. The contest intends to inspire innovative design for new home entertainment PCs, powered by the Intel® Core™2 Duo processor, and equipped with Intel® Viiv™ technology. Visit http://www.intelchallenge.com/ to view the entries, some of which are quite cool. My fave is the Art Deco based Decomatic 12b (pictured above) from Slipperyskip Computers. This company makes some very cool looking devices.

Intel March Into The NAND Memory Game

Intel announced the Z-U130 Value Solid-State Drive, citing that it's performance makes it a challenge to other hardware vendors. Intel's claim of read rates of 28 MB/sec, and write speeds of 20 MB/sec, make this drive a serious contender for smaller devices like PocketPCs, SmartPhones and portable media devices. The current capacities of 1GB to 8GB, make them unlikely to be used for anything larger. Intel are also claiming impressive reliability figures, saying that the "Z-U130 has an average mean time between failure of 5 million hours compared with SanDisk, which touts an MTBF of 2 million hours."