Typically, when Intel has released a new generation of performance processors, the first few months is marked by extremely high prices. That's been true since the release of the original Pentium, and it's become common to see their enthusiast processors initially hitting prices significantly

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For Advanced Micro, Things Go from Bad to Worse

Blog | seekingalpha.com | 2 hours 13 minutes ago

Eric Savitz (Barron's) submits: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) shares

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NVIDIA slips GeForce 9700M, 9800M video

News | www.electronista.com | 2 hours 15 minutes ago

A slightly scaled down GeForce 9800M GT runs at the same speeds but has just 96 effects processors, while a third 9800M GTS drops the count to 64 processors. Two 9700M chips provide faster performance for upper mid-range notebooks, according to NVIDIA.

http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/07/18/geforce.9700m.and.9800m/

Japanese, Korean researchers may extend the lifespan of NAND flash

News | www.betanews.com | 2 hours 31 minutes ago

Scientists from the University of Tokyo and Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) claim they have successfully created a new flash NAND memory that can operate for hundreds of years.

http://www.betanews.com/article/Japanese_Korean_researchers_may_extend_the_lifespan_of_NAND_flash/1216398555

AMD stock plunges 12% in early trading (at bizjournals.com)

News | sanjose.bizjournals.com | 2 hours 35 minutes ago

Shares for Advanced Micro Devices Inc. plummeted nearly 12 percent in early trading Friday, a day after the chipmaker reported a wider quarterly loss. Sunnyvale-based AMD (NYSE:AMD) stock dropped 62 cents to $4.68 early. On Thursday, the company reported a second-quarter loss of $1.

http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2008/07/14/daily83.html?ana=yfcpc

Widen your horizons

News | www.pcper.com | 2 hours 49 minutes ago

Are you still stuck on an old CRT or regular ratio LCD screen? Does the price, quality or just the sheer amount of choice of widescreen monitors have you holding off on your upgrade? Check out X-Bit Labs, who have gathered together ten 19" widescreen LCDs from seven different manufacturers. See if

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Jedec group will set flash drive standards

News | www.eetimes.com | 2 hours 55 minutes ago

Jedec, the standards group best known for its work on DRAM interfaces, has formed a new group to set standards for solid-state disks that use NAND flash chips, chartered to develop standards for solid state drives used for embedded or removable memory storage leveraging the existing storage

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Commentary: AMD's Ruiz finally finds his calling

News | www.my-esm.com | 3 hours ago

Electronics Supply & Manufacturing has been created to serve the needs of the 21st century OEM manager. Its central editorial mission is to provide in-depth global coverage of the trends and issues that impact the business. Electronics Supply & Manufacturing is dedicated to providing practical,

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