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Quad-core chip targets gamers, designers

By Damaria Senne, ITWeb senior journalist
Johannesburg, 10 Apr 2007

Quad-core chip targets gamers, designers

Intel has introduced its fastest-ever quad-core microprocessor, hoping the speedy and powerful new chip will be a hit with PC gamers and design professionals, reports PC World.

The Intel Core 2 Extreme processor QX6800 runs at 2.93GHz, compared to the 2.66GHz for other quad-core processors introduced since the launch of the technology in December.

Intel's quad-cores combine four microprocessors on a single chip, enabling computers to run at much faster speeds. They are ideally suited for the highly-complex calculations needed for gaming, video processing and other media needs.

HP unveils plan for gaming future

Hewlett-Packard has outlined plans it hopes will make it a major force in the global video and online gaming market, reports BBC News.

HP bought specialist gaming computer firm VoodooPC at the end of last year, and said it would expand the hardware the firm was able to offer.

Ideas on the drawing board are a curved computer screen and a handheld device that let users play on the move.

Lenovo tops eco-friendly ranking

Chinese computer maker Lenovo has topped a ranking of the world's most eco-friendly electronics firms, reports BBC News.

Compiled by Greenpeace, the quarterly report ranks firms by how green their production processes are and what they do to recycle hardware they sell.

In previous reports, Lenovo ranked low for eco-friendliness, but in 2007 it scooped the top spot over Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Dell, and Samsung. Apple came last of the 14 firms Greenpeace profiled in the report.

Apple sells 100m iPods

Apple has sold 100 million iPod in just over five years, boasting on Monday that the digital device was "the fastest selling music player in history" that appeals to both young and old, reports eweek.com.

Since its November 2001 launch, the portable music player has become the must-have gadget worldwide. Apple has since introduced more than 10 new models, to incorporate changing technology such as the ability to record and play videos, hold photos, and with more varied, fashionable colours.

Apple says its iTunes online music store has sold 2.5 billion songs, 50 million television shows and 1.3 million movies.

Debian releases Etch

The Debian project has released the long-awaited 4.0 version of its Linux operating system. Codenamed Etch, Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 has been in development for 21 months, reports Tectonic.

The Debian team said the release supports 11 processor architectures and includes the KDE, Gnome and Xfce desktop environments by default.

The Debian project, which for many years has been the standard bearer for free software, has gained recognition as the base of the popular Ubuntu distribution, as well as numerous other Linux systems including Knoppix and Damn Small Linux.

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