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Intel CEO Paul Otellini to retire next May

Come next May, someone new steps in as head of Intel. The processor giant announced on Monday that president and CEO, Paul Otellini, has elected to retire as an officer and director of the company effective next May according to the Washington Post. Otellini’s retirement caps a career of nearly 40 years of continuous service […]

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Intel launches Ivy Bridge architecture, includes 3D transistors in hardware

The day you’ve been waiting for has arrived. Or at least one of them. Because really good health-related news or the birth of a new child tends to rank up there as well. Per MacNN, Intel has officially launched the first wave of its Ivy Bridge processors with a new tri-gate transistor technology, touting the […]

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Intel to focus “bulk” of initial Ivy Bridge shipments to desktop market

Intel revealed on Tuesday that the first wave of its next-generation Ivy Bridge processors will feature quad-core models, the bulk of which are headed for desktop computers, followed by a second launch of dual-core chips for “mainstream notebooks.” Per CNET, CEO Paul Otellini relayed the information to investors during a quarterly earnings call on Tuesday. […]

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Rumor: Apple to release redesigned MacBook Pro, iMac units in first half of 2011

Since it’s the rumors that keep you hankering for new technology, here we go: Per Taiwanese technology industry publication Digitimes, sources from “upstream component makers” indicate that Apple will introduce the upgraded models in the first half of next year. The Mac maker reportedly plans to launch “at least four upgraded MacBook Pros” with a […]

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Apple patents describe possible convertible tablet, next-gen MagSafe power/optical connector

A pair of patents that went public on Tuesday reveal that Apple could be working on a device that converts from standard laptop form to tablet form as well as a magnetic connector that provides both power and an optical data connection. Per freepatentsonline, a November 30 patent entitled “Application Programming Interfaces for Scrolling Operations” […]