Monday, January 26, 2009

Samsung's Laptop is Lighter Than Air The latest laptop from Samsung, the X360, competes in the same 13.3-inch screen class as Apple's Macbook Air but is a little lighter. Running an Intel Core 2 Duo processor with a 128GB solid-state drive, it should start and shutdown faster than laptops with hard-disk drives.
Garmin GPS Adds 3D Building Views At the IFA conference in Berlin, Garmin showed a new feature for their Nuvi 7x5 series GPS device: 3D city views.
New Intel Processor Developments Intel announced new processor developments at the Intel Developers Forum in San Francisco, and displayed prototypes of the Nehalem processor as well as Centrino 2 chipsets. Assistant Edit
Make informed decisions
Once you have decided on the processor brand family that is right for you, Intel processor numbers allow you to quickly differentiate among processors within that product brand family. The numbers are based on a variety of features that may include the processor's underlying architecture, cache, Front Side Bus, clock speed, power and other Intel technologies.
A processor number:
Represents a broad set of features that can influence overall computing experience
Differentiates the relative features within a processor brand family (e.g. within the Intel® Core™2 processor family or within the Intel® Xeon® processor family)
The processor number is not a measurement of performance
Is one of several factors, along with processor brand, specific system configurations and system-level benchmarks, to be considered when choosing the right processor for you.
Product information
The Intel® Processor Identification Utility was developed by Intel Corporation to identify the processor inside a system, assuring the processor contains intended technologies and is operating at the tested and rated frequency intended by Intel Corporation.
Product overview
Two processor identification utilities

Known issues and solutions
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Intel® Atom™ processor 330 identified incorrectly
CPU Stepping field result is different than expected
Error message: Dual core expected, but not reported
Power profile settings for accurate testing
Enhanced Halt State recognition issue

Installation and use
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Supported operating systems
Supported processors
Installation guide for Windows* version
Information reported in Windows version

Version 4.0 of the Intel® Processor Identification Utility does not accurately identify the Intel® Atom™ processor 330. Currently, the utility will identify this part simply as an "Intel® Atom™ CPU":In addition, the notes section of the Processor Identification Utility includes the following notation: