Intel to release new processors

Intel is set to unveil its new Corei5 processor line as well as its latest Corei7 models to the Philippine market on Thursday, according to The Philippine Star.

Intel released the top-of-the-line Corei7, the first processor line that uses the Intel Nehalem micro architecture and successor to the Intel Core 2 family, in November last year.

While Corei7 is for high-level computing, the new Corei5 is a mid-range processor with key features as adaptable performance, smart multi-tasking capability and new micro-architecture.

Toshiba has unveiled its MKxx65GSX 2.5-inch line-up of 2.5-inch hard disc drives (HDDs) that provide as much as 640GB of capacity, reports eWeek.

It is rolling out a family of 2.5-inch hard drives that offer consumers and smaller businesses all the storage capacity of 3.5-inch HDDs but with 80% less power consumption and heat dissipation.

The drives are aimed at all-in-one desktops and Energy Star-compliant PCs, according to Toshiba officials.

With the next version of the Linux kernel, 2.6.31, due for release soon, Linux desktop users can look forward to a faster experience in addition to USB 3.0 support and new Firewire drivers, states Ethiopian Review.

The kernel developers have been working on improvements to desktop interactivity, particularly when it's under memory pressure since the last release, version 2.6.30, in June.

Desktop applications can experience long and noticeable pauses when the application's code path jumps to a part of the code that is not cached in memory and needs to be read from the disc, which is slower.