February 2, 2007
Gadgets, Intel, Laptops, Technology
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Most of us will probably never be able to afford an exotic Italian sports car - but we can at least buy licensed merchandise, it is the closest most os us will ever get. Clad in either a glossy yellow magnesium alloy or a black carbon fibre skin, the VX2 looks like it came off Lamborghini’s production line in Bologna.
The Asus Lamborghini VX2 is a nice alternative to spending upwards of RM1 million and does look rather like the actual car themselves. Except that it hasn’t got wheels. The VX2 even has leather-bound palm rests with yellow stitching that mimics the interior of the actual car. Unfortunately, we have no idea how much the Asus Lamborghini VX2 costs nor what sort of specs it’ll have - Asus hasn’t confirmed them yet.
What we do know is that it’ll come with Windows Vista and it’ll use the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors and will have all the benefits of the Centrino Duo platform. (i.e. built-in WiFi and efficient power management).
January 30, 2007
Intel, Technology
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Hafnium, a metal used in manufacture of nuclear reactors, could soon replace silicon in the technology lexicon following claims that it will revolutionise computer-chip technology.
Competing breakthroughs announced over the weekend by Intel and IBM, two of the biggest names in the industry, should enable the speed and power of computer chips to keep accelerating for at least the next decade.
The development, described by Intel as “the biggest change to computer chips in 40 years”, will not only push personal computers and laptop speeds to unprecedented levels but it should also allow people to do more on their mobile phones.
Intel, the world’s biggest chip maker, said that the density of transistors on a chip could be doubled, making computers faster and reducing the cost of powering transistors by almost of third.
Hours after Intel’s announcement, IBM rushed out a statement claiming that it, too, was working on new technology based on hafnium. It said that it was collaborating with Advanced Micro Devices, Intel’s main chip-making rival, and would start using it in computers next year.
