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Updated CPU For 360 Next Year
Slashdot - Apr 21 11:30 AM
Next Generation reports that Microsoft has already lined up a new CPU for their next-gen console. Production with the new chip should begin next year. From the article: "Singapore-based Chartered has been a supplier of less-advanced 90nm SOI CPU products since the Xbox 360 console launch. By implementing the newer 65nm SOI technology, the system's transistors will retain less charge, allowing the Save to My Web

Xbox 360 To Get New CPU in Early 2007
Addict 3D - Apr 21 6:28 AM
Microsoft is apparently upgrading the Xbox 360 CPU early 2007 a semiconductor manufacturer said. Chartered Semiconductor of Singapore says that they will manufacture the Xbox 360 CPU with 65nm technology. The current Xbox 360 CPU is made with 90nm.Save to My Web

Apple Balances Strong Mac Prospects, Weaker IPod Outlook
Forbes - Apr 20 2:21 PM
Cowen & Company maintained a "neutral" rating on the computer company.Save to My Web

PlayStation 3 Pricing Still Unknown
NewsFactor via Yahoo! News - Apr 21 3:50 PM
How much would you be willing to shell out for the PlayStation 3, with its eye-popping graphics, superior sound quality, and home-entertainment features? The price tag for Sony's next-generation gaming console could be pretty steep when it is released, but gamers won't know for certain until the Electronics Entertainment Expo (E3), held next month in Los Angeles, where Sony is expected to reveal Save to My Web

Upgraded Xbox 360 CPU to Run Cooler
Gizmodo - Apr 21 11:10 AM
Help is on the way for those overheating Xbox 360sthe triple-core processors inside the Microsoft gaming console are slated for an upgrade early next year. Chartered Semiconductor, one of two...Save to My Web

INTERVIEW: Chartered CEO Sees Rosy 2H For Chip Sector -2
Dow Jones News via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance - Apr 20 9:14 PM
Chartered Semi CEO: Rosy 2H Outlook For Chip Sector (MORE TO FOLLOW) Dow Jones Newswires April 20, 2006 22:42 ET (02:42 GMT) Copyright (c) 2006 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Chartered Expects Feasibility Study For New Plant In 2H (MORE TO FOLLOW) Dow Jones Newswires April 20, 2006 22:42 ET (02:42 GMT) Copyright (c) 2006 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Chartered:Meaningful Rev From Baseband Chip Client In Save to My Web

Multi-core Processors: transputers reborn
IT World - Apr 21 9:18 AM
For the past, say, 20 years, we have had a period of relative homogeneity in the CPU side of the computing business. A small number of household brands such as Pentium, Sparc and PowerPC in a small number of off-the-shelf configurations, have dominated the landscape of mainstream low- to mid-range computing.Save to My Web