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& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;AMD will take a fundamentally different approach to designing chips as it tries to move away from playing second fiddle to Intel. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt;The company will blur the lines between CPUs and graphics processors in future chip design cycles, with both units sharing a memory pool and running common software applications, said AMD CTO Mark Papermaster Thursday during a financial analyst conference speech that was webcast. & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;AMD will take a fundamentally different approach to designing chips as it tries to move away from playing second fiddle to Intel. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt;The company will blur the lines between CPUs and graphics processors in future chip design cycles, with both units sharing a memory pool and running common software applications, said AMD CTO Mark Papermaster Thursday during a financial analyst conference speech that was webcast. & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;Hewlett-Packard has let slip some details on its website about its upcoming Proliant Gen8 servers ahead of their official launch. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt;The pages list basic details of single- and dual-socket BL, ML and DL Gen8 servers, which will be based on Intel & #039;s upcoming Xeon E5 processors. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt; & lt;strong & gt;[ Keep up on the day & #039;s tech news headlines with InfoWorld & #039;s & lt;a href= & quot;http://www.infoworld.com/newsletters/subscribe?showlist=infoworld_todays_headlines_wrap_up & amp;amp;source=ifwelg_fssr & quot; & gt;Today & #039;s Headlines: Wrap Up newsletter & lt;/a & gt;. ] & lt;/strong & gt; & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;Hewlett-Packard has let slip some details on its website about its upcoming Proliant Gen8 servers ahead of their official launch. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt;The pages list basic details of single- and dual-socket BL, ML and DL Gen8 servers, which will be based on Intel & #039;s upcoming Xeon E5 processors. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt; & lt;strong & gt;[ Keep up on the day & #039;s tech news headlines with InfoWorld & #039;s & lt;a href= & quot;http://www.infoworld.com/newsletters/subscribe?showlist=infoworld_todays_headlines_wrap_up & amp;amp;source=ifwelg_fssr & quot; & gt;Today & #039;s Headlines: Wrap Up newsletter & lt;/a & gt;. ] & lt;/strong & gt; & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;Semiconductor industry revenue will grow at a slow pace this year due to struggling economies worldwide, lower spending and sluggish demand for products, research firm IHS iSuppli said in a study released on Tuesday. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt;Revenue for the semiconductor industry this year is expected to be $323 billion, growing by just 3.3 percent compared to last year & #039;s revenue, IHS iSuppli said. & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;Semiconductor industry revenue will grow at a slow pace this year due to struggling economies worldwide, lower spending and sluggish demand for products, research firm IHS iSuppli said in a study released on Tuesday. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt;Revenue for the semiconductor industry this year is expected to be $323 billion, growing by just 3.3 percent compared to last year & #039;s revenue, IHS iSuppli said. & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;SeaMicro on Tuesday announced a microserver that incorporates 256 Xeon processor cores to enable faster delivery of data for Internet-based activities such as social media or search. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt;The SM10000-XE server is a 10U rack server with 64 quad-core Intel E3-1260L processors that run at a clock speed of 2.4GHz. The server is designed to provide faster response to Internet queries by speeding dynamic Web applications and tasks such as extraction of information from databases. & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;SeaMicro on Tuesday announced a microserver that incorporates 256 Xeon processor cores to enable faster delivery of data for Internet-based activities such as social media or search. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt;The SM10000-XE server is a 10U rack server with 64 quad-core Intel E3-1260L processors that run at a clock speed of 2.4GHz. The server is designed to provide faster response to Internet queries by speeding dynamic Web applications and tasks such as extraction of information from databases. & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;Intel has rolled out a handful of new Core i5 desktop processors, including one that raises the clock speed and qualifies for a new protection plan under which CPUs can be replaced. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt;The quad-core Core i5-2550K runs at a clock speed of 3.4GHz and is based on the Sandy Bridge microarchitecture. The fastest clock speed in the Core i5 desktop processor line was previously provided by the Core i5-2500K chip, which ran at 3.3GHz. & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;Intel has rolled out a handful of new Core i5 desktop processors, including one that raises the clock speed and qualifies for a new protection plan under which CPUs can be replaced. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt;The quad-core Core i5-2550K runs at a clock speed of 3.4GHz and is based on the Sandy Bridge microarchitecture. The fastest clock speed in the Core i5 desktop processor line was previously provided by the Core i5-2500K chip, which ran at 3.3GHz. & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;Tilera on Monday announced availability of its new 36-core processor, which the company says can trump traditional x86 server chips from Intel in performance-per-watt. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt;The Tile-GX36 is designed for use in servers that handle large volumes of Internet transactions, the company said. The processor helps reduce power and cooling costs in data centers while swiftly executing social media, search and multimedia streaming transactions. & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;Tilera on Monday announced availability of its new 36-core processor, which the company says can trump traditional x86 server chips from Intel in performance-per-watt. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt;The Tile-GX36 is designed for use in servers that handle large volumes of Internet transactions, the company said. The processor helps reduce power and cooling costs in data centers while swiftly executing social media, search and multimedia streaming transactions. & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;div style= & quot;padding: 8px; background: none no-repeat scroll center top #ffffff; position: relative; float: right; width: 243px; height: 182px; & quot; & gt; & lt;img src= & quot;http://www.infoworld.com/sites/infoworld.com/files/media/image/Microsoft_Windows_hp.jpg & quot; alt= & quot;Windows 8: Not as unified as we thought? & quot; width= & quot;243 & quot; height= & quot;182 & quot; align= & quot;right & quot; / & gt; & lt;/div & gt; & lt;p & gt; & lt;a href= & quot;http://www.infoworld.com/d/the-industry-standard/apple-crushes-sales-records-hits-revenue-home-run-184967 & quot; & gt;Apple & #039;s blow-away quarter & lt;/a & gt; can be sliced and diced a zillion ways -- Mac are sales up 26 percent over last year, with non-Apple PC sales in t & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;div style= & quot;padding: 8px; background: none no-repeat scroll center top #ffffff; position: relative; float: right; width: 243px; height: 182px; & quot; & gt; & lt;img src= & quot;http://www.infoworld.com/sites/infoworld.com/files/media/image/Microsoft_Windows_hp.jpg & quot; alt= & quot;Windows 8: Not as unified as we thought? & quot; width= & quot;243 & quot; height= & quot;182 & quot; align= & quot;right & quot; / & gt; & lt;/div & gt; & lt;p & gt; & lt;a href= & quot;http://www.infoworld.com/d/the-industry-standard/apple-crushes-sales-records-hits-revenue-home-run-184967 & quot; & gt;Apple & #039;s blow-away quarter & lt;/a & gt; can be sliced and diced a zillion ways -- Mac are sales up 26 percent over last year, with non-Apple PC sales in t & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;div style= & quot;padding: 8px; background: none no-repeat scroll center top #ffffff; position: relative; float: right; width: 243px; height: 182px; & quot; & gt; & lt;img src= & quot;http://www.infoworld.com/sites/infoworld.com/files/media/image/Microsoft_Windows_hp.jpg & quot; alt= & quot;Windows 8: Not as unified as we thought? & quot; width= & quot;243 & quot; height= & quot;182 & quot; align= & quot;right & quot; / & gt; & lt;/div & gt; & lt;p & gt; & lt;a href= & quot;http://www.infoworld.com/d/the-industry-standard/apple-crushes-sales-records-hits-revenue-home-run-184967 & quot; & gt;Apple & #039;s blow-away quarter & lt;/a & gt; can be sliced and diced a zillion ways -- Mac are sales up 26 percent over last year, with non-Apple PC sales in t & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;Apple became the biggest buyer of semiconductors last year, ahead of Samsung Electronics and Hewlett-Packard, Gartner said on Tuesday. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt;Apple & #039;s increased semiconductor spending is the result of a number of factors. The company sold more smartphones, and its tablet business was also highly successful in 2011, according to Gartner. The success of the MacBook Air also increased Apple & #039;s semiconductor demand, it said. & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;Apple became the biggest buyer of semiconductors last year, ahead of Samsung Electronics and Hewlett-Packard, Gartner said on Tuesday. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt;Apple & #039;s increased semiconductor spending is the result of a number of factors. The company sold more smartphones, and its tablet business was also highly successful in 2011, according to Gartner. The success of the MacBook Air also increased Apple & #039;s semiconductor demand, it said. & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;Apple became the biggest buyer of semiconductors last year, ahead of Samsung Electronics and Hewlett-Packard, Gartner said on Tuesday. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt;Apple & #039;s increased semiconductor spending is the result of a number of factors. The company sold more smartphones, and its tablet business was also highly successful in 2011, according to Gartner. The success of the MacBook Air also increased Apple & #039;s semiconductor demand, it said. & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt;Apple became the biggest buyer of semiconductors last year, ahead of Samsung Electronics and Hewlett-Packard, Gartner said on Tuesday. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt;Apple & #039;s increased semiconductor spending is the result of a number of factors. The company sold more smartphones, and its tablet business was also highly successful in 2011, according to Gartner. The success of the MacBook Air also increased Apple & #039;s semiconductor demand, it said. & lt;/p & gt;

& lt;!--paging_filter-- & gt; & lt;p & gt; & quot;Desktop PCs & quot; is way too tame a descriptor for these outrageous systems, which combine benchmark-crushing performance with state-of-the-art entertainment features. Naturally, components like Intel & #039;s fastest, overclocked processors, twin graphics cards, solid state drives, and liquid cooling also kick the price tag into a new gear. But when you & #039;re sitting in front of one of these PCs, you & #039;ll swear that you & #039;re moving. & amp;nbsp; & amp;nbsp; & lt;/p & gt;