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Intel has officially named its upcoming Nahelem processor as Core i7 under Intel Core family. This next generation processor, a successor of the Core 2 Duo series, will be based on a totally new Intel microarchitecture with native quad-core on a single die and further enhanced with Intel Hyper-threading Technology targeted for high end desktop and server markets.

Some are curious on why Intel marketing folks named it as i7 since it is not based on 7 cores nor the seventh generation of microarchitecture processors that the company has designed with. Anyway, Intel doesn’t disclose anything related to how they come out with the naming. But one thing for sure, the i7 will not be the only processor under this family as there is a plan to roll out additional high performance processors with seperate identifiers as a means of feature sets differentiation.

The Intel Core i7 processors are expected to be released by end of this year. Besides these normal series, there will also be an Extreme Edition series which uses black logo targeted for gaming segments that require extremely high processing power.

Sony VAIO FW notebook is a multimedia PC that displays HD movies in the way they were meant to be seen.


The series comes in multiple configurations, i.e. Premium and Standard Model. The premium VAIO FW notebook comes in a Blu-ray disc drive for watching high definition lu-Ray Disc movies on its widescreen, or in full 1080 HD resolution when connected to a compatible HDTV via HDMI. It can also record, store and play back personal content on high-capacity BD media.

Come with world’s first 16.4-inch display and weigh only little over six pounds, the display is ideal for Blu-ray Disc Movie and optimised for HD film with 16:9 aspect ratio.

Sony’s patented XBRITE-HiColor LCD technology ensure the display delivers razor-sharp details, bold colors and glare-free viewing which can be found on selected models, The notebook is powered by new Intel Centrino 2 technology that gives sizzling performance, instant system responsiveness and energy efficiency. Other features includes Memory Stick media/SD card slot, three USB ports, an i.LINK IEEE-1394 port, microphone and headphone jack, 34mm ExpressCard slot and integrated Wireless-N technology (802.11n).

Sony Vaio FW is available in titanium gray and powder white, with standard model starts at about $1,000, while the FW premium will go for around $1,750.

Scientists can grow tissue in their laboratories, so why not make tons of meat in a big vat?

It would spare the lives of animals, and cut down on the environmental problems -- like carbon emission -- that are associated with farming.

As Wired explained in April, PETA has issued a $1 million dollar challenge to the first business that brings artificial meat to the market.

A new public television show, Your Week, asked a bunch of people if they would eat the stuff.

Logitech, a famous computer peripherals’ maker has just unveiled a new high end version of webcam, named as Quickcam Vision Pro targeted specifically for Macintosh machine. Unlike conventional webcams, this webcam is featured with high performance Carl Zeiss lens that is able to support HD video recording of up to 1600 X 1200 pixels quality with built in 2-megapixel optical sensor.

The world leader in visual computing technologies and the inventor of the GPU, NVIDIA has announced its new Tegra processors including Tegra 600 (runs at 700 MHz) and Tegra 650 (runs at 800 MHz), which the company describes as essentially a “computer on a chip”, targeting at an upcoming new breed of mobile Internet devices (MIDs).

In addition, the NVIDIA Tegra lineup will also include the APX 2500, the Nvidia processor enabling the next generation of Windows Mobile smartphones that was announced earlier this year.

According to the company, the Tegra chips based on Arm11 processor core from Arm also include a GeForce graphics core, high-definition video decoder and other components, allowing them to perform functions normally carried out by several different chips.

“As more consumers begin to access the mobile Internet with devices like smartphones and MIDs, device manufacturers will be challenged to create the same high-quality user experience on mobile devices that consumers currently enjoy on their desktop PCs,” said Warren East, CEO, ARM. “Using advanced ARM technology and providing a ground-breaking mix of performance, power consumption and form factor, the NVIDIA Tegra mobile computer-on-a-chip addresses this challenge more effectively than any other solution yet on the market, thereby taking a major step toward the oncoming mobile Internet revolution.”

“Creating Tegra was a massive challenge. Our vision was to create a platform that will enable the second personal computer revolution – which will be mobile centric, with devices that last days on a single charge, and yet has the web, high definition media, and computing experiences we’ve come to expect from our PC,” said Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO at Nvidia. “Shrinking down a 50 watt PC architecture will not create the discontinuity this industry needs. The culmination of nearly 1,000 man years of engineering, Tegra is a completely ground-up computer-on-a-chip architecture that consumes 100 times less power. Mobile internet and computing devices built with Tegra are going to be magical.”

Features Of NVIDIA Tegra 650:

• All-day media processing, for 130 hours audio, 30 hours HD video playback
• HD image processing for advanced digital still camera and HD camcorder functions
• Optimized hardware support for Web 2.0 applications for a true desktop-class internet experience
• Display support for 1080p HDMI, WSXGA+ LCD and CRT, and NTSC/PAL TV-Out
• Direct support for WiFi, disk drives, keyboard, mouse, and other peripherals
• A complete Board Support Package (BSP) to enable fast times to market for Windows Mobile-based designs

“With NVIDIA’s Tegra processor line, we will continue to see impressive mobile innovations in Windows Mobile products,” said Todd Warren, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s mobile communication business. “Microsoft is dedicated to providing people best-in-class mobile experiences, so that people can carry a single device for work and play.”