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2nd December 2005 Archive

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  • Nvidia to out-sell ATI in 2005 - analyst

    Reverses 2004 situation

    Nvidia will sell more chips this year than ATI, reversing a trend established in 2004, the latest market forecast from researcher iSuppli reveals. iSuppli's numbers track semiconductor sales from all the major chip makers. Nvidia and ATI turn up at number 24 and 25, respectively, on the list of the world's biggest semiconductor …

    Bits 'n' Chips 2 Dec 2005, 10:28

  • IBM to be 2005's fastest-growing chip maker

    PowerPC provider still a long way behind AMD, Intel

    AMD may be eating into Intel's x86 processor market share, but its arch-rival will remain the world's biggest chip maker by a long margin when 2005 comes to a close. According to the latest forecast from market watcher iSuppli, Intel will sell $35.849bn worth of chips this year, including x86 processors, ARM-based CPUs, …

    Bits 'n' Chips 2 Dec 2005, 10:57

  • ATI, Nvidia, SIS gain from Intel's chipset famine

    Chip giant's fortunes to reverse in Q2 2006, apparently

    The effect of Intel's chipset shortage is clear for all to see in the latest 2005 market data from Mercury Research: the chip giant's share of the chipset business has tumbled from a peak of 69 per cent in Q1 to an estimated 53 per cent in Q4. And the situation isn't going to improve for some time. Intel CFO Andy Bryant this …

    Bits 'n' Chips 2 Dec 2005, 11:26

  • US media tries to block AMD-vs-Intel gagging orders

    AMD vs Intel Jumping the gun

    AMD's legal battle with Intel has gained considerable media interest - to the extent that more than 24 news-gathering enterprises are no longer simply reporting the story but have become a part of it. The list of businesses includes all the usual suspects in the US: Associated Press, Reuters, ABC, CBS, Knight Ridder, the New …

    Bits 'n' Chips 2 Dec 2005, 11:35

  • WidowPC races to ship first dual-core notebook

    Will the Sting sing?

    Will WidowPC's Sting 917X2 notebook be the world's first dual-core laptop? Certainly a number of technology websites are claiming it is, but a check on the company's own website reveals the 5.1kg beast is only available on pre-order. The 917X2 is will be based an AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ or above. The spec. is customisable, but …

    PCs 2 Dec 2005, 12:50

  • Griffin ships sound-isolating iPod 'phones

    You what?

    Another day, another Griffin Technology iPod accessory. Today it's the turn of EarThumps, a set of sound-isolating 'phones that the company claims "deliver clean transparent atmospheric highs, and deep, low bass". Said sound quality comes via the EarThumps' neodymium dynamic micro-drivers, while the sound level and enhanced …

    Media players 2 Dec 2005, 13:04