Intel’s “Rocket Lake” lineup released last year was essentially dead on arrival. Its marginally improved single-threaded performance was diminished by its unjustifiably higher cost,...
The company was the first to combine the memory controller -- traditionally part of the chipset -- with the processor, which helped boost performance by reducing latency. Now ATI's technology could create even bigger changes
Wireless LAN access points based on the draft for a faster standard should cost less as Atheros unveils its chipset and networking processor and that would enable products using it to be much faster than today's standard gear.
Prices are coming down on wireless LAN gear that uses advanced multi-antenna technology, bringing its higher speed and greater range within reach of more power-hungry consumers -- as long as they're comfortable with pre-standard products.