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• Intel overclocks new Core processors for speed boost

  Intel on Friday released new Core i5 and Core i7 desktop processors that can be overclocked, giving users the flexibility to ramp up the clock speed to boost application performance.

• Intel Core i7 980x brings six-core power to desktops

  Intel unveiled its newest flagship processor for the desktop market, the Core i7 980x Extreme. The CPU pushes the envelope by including six physical cores, and hyperthreading technology to virtualize twelve cores--its almost like having twelve computers in one.

• Intel investigating sale of fake Core i7 chip

  Intel acknowledged Monday that at least one counterfeit version of its Core i7-920 processor made its may into the U.S. market, and said it's trying to determine how many more are out there.

• Intel's first six-core processor for desktops on sale

  A European online retailer has started selling Intel's first six-core processor for desktops before the chip's official release by the hardware giant.

• Intel pushes out vPro for Core i5, i7 processors

  Intel on Thursday announced a new vPro platform for its Core processors to make remote maintenance and management of PCs easier in an enterprise.

• Intel releases fastest laptop chips to date

  Intel on Wednesday released its fastest laptop processor to date, also setting the stage to release its next generation of chips for mainstream laptops.

• PC desktop market will continue in the long term, Intel says

  Even as it is pushing mobile computing, Intel expects desktop computers to continue to be in demand in the long term, an Intel executive said on Thursday.

• Intel's Lynnfield expected to ship in late August

  Intel's upcoming Lynnfield processor will be in the spotlight at the Computex exhibition in Taipei next week, as hardware makers and computer vendors gear up for the release of the chip later this year.

• Intel's new Core I7 chips surface on retail sites

  New Core i7 processors from Intel have surfaced on retail sites, giving early details of the new Nehalem-based processors ahead of the company's official launch of the chips.

• Retailers taking orders for laptops with Core i7 chips

  Retailers are now taking orders for what could easily be the world's fastest laptops, powered by Intel's speedy Core i7 desktop processors.

• Intel to stop shipping one Core i7 model later this year

  Intel plans to stop selling one of its high-end desktop chips this year, less than one year after it was released, the company confirmed Thursday.

• Retailer to ship laptops with Intel's Core i7 chips

  In an unlikely union of technologies, PC retailer Eurocom has said it will ship laptops powered by Intel's Core i7 processor, which the chip maker has dubbed the "fastest processor on this planet."

• PC makers embrace Core i7 chips in new desktops

  PC makers on Monday launched desktops that incorporate the latest technologies to work alongside Intel's new Core i7 chips, which have received praise for their speedy performance.

• Intel launches Core i7 as PC demand softens

  Intel began sales of its high-end Core i7 desktop chips in Tokyo late Saturday night, bringing to market a series of processors that are significantly more powerful than any of the company's current desktop products.

• Analyst calls Intel's Core i7 chip 'blindingly fast'

  Intel's Nehalem chips, slated to ship later this month, Tuesday were called "blindingly fast" by an analyst who is using an early machine running the processor.