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Afa Adopts Tensilica's Xtensa Configurable Processor
Forbes - Tensilica offers the broadest line of controller, CPU and specialty DSP processors on the market today, in both an off-the-shelf format via the Diamond Standard Series cores and with full designer configurability with the Xtensa processor family

First Stop for Dell's Dual-core Server: Small Businesses
ABC News - The server will also be available in several single-core configurations featuring a 2.53-GHz Intel Socket-T Celeron chip or a 2.8-GHz or 3-GHz Intel P4 Prescott CPU. The PowerEdge SC430 will come with up to 4 gigabytes of DDR2 SDRAM (double-data-rate

Modularized system componentry - a tour of tomorrow - part 1 of 4
Computerworld - The first indicators of this happening are around GPU (graphics processing unit) functionality being used to move floating point requirements off of the CPU for specialized applications. This breaks the dependency upon over-provisioned CPU's for

Apps: LiveController, RouteBuddy
MacNN - LiveController currently only works in conjunction with Sailing Clicker, a Bluetooth-equipped cellular phone, a CPU with a Bluetooth module, and Ableton Live audio software. RouteBuddy 1.1.1 ($100) adds numerous features and additional support to the

Forums: MacBook Core 2 Duo, AppleCare
MacNN - iMac, the other a MacBook Pro with a 30-inch Cinema Display . A disgruntled member shares his experience with a faulty iMac Core 2 Duo and his attempts to get AppleCare to replace it . Meanwhile, another looks for help figuring out the erratic CPU

Personal Business - Oct. 9
Daily Camera - Then blow the dust out of the CPU fan, the case fan and the video-card fan. Then blow the dust out of the power-supply fans and vents, too. Make sure all of the fans spin freely and the dust is all cleaned out before buttoning it all back up.

PCIe 2.0 spec to speed coprocessors
Ars Technica - But my point in bringing up HT is that PCIe 2.0's faster speeds make it start to look more viable, if not exactly desirable, as a host for a coprocessor (e.g. a GPU or a PPU) that's a full peer with the CPU. When the faster PCIe 2.0 links are coupled