Intel Corporation has introduced its first Intel Core 2 Extreme mobile dual-core chip - “the world’s highest-performing mobile processor”. The company also introduced new desktop Core 2 Extreme, Core 2 Quad and Core 2 Duo processors and said it expects to announce battery-friendly quad-core processors for laptop computers next year.

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The PLD project has announced the release of PLD Linux Distribution 2.0, designed for 6 architectures (i386, i586, i686, Athlon, AMD64, and PowerPC).

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ASUS displayed the mid and high-end 780 series chipsets on Computex Taipei 2007. It can support socket AM2 with 5200 MT/s HT, DDR2 1066, 10 USB and 8 channel audio. It has 16X PCIe2 sockets and there are 20 PCIe2 channels in all.

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Paint.net v3.08, the new version of an open-source image and photo editor that runs on all Windows platforms (32-, 64-bit and Itanium), is released. In 64-bit environments it runs as a full native 64-bit program.

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AMD announced the finalization of the DTX specification, an open standard initiated by AMD to enable the development of small form factor (SSF) PCs. AMD also introduced new 45-watt energy-efficient processors based on 65nm technology, the AMD Athlon X2 dual-core processor BE-2350 and the AMD Athlon X2 dual-core processor BE-2300 at Computex Taipei 2007.

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AMD today announced three leading vendors attending Computex Taipei are unveiling their server platforms demonstrating the industry’s first native x86 quad-core solution, Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors (codenamed “Barcelona”). “Barcelona” processors are expected to deliver up to 50 to 80 percent performance and performance-per-watt improvements on a broad range of server applications over similar current generation AMD Opteron processors. In addition, these quad-core processors are designed to be drop-in compatible (following a BIOS upgrade) with all existing AMD Opteron processor-based systems using low-power DDR2 memory, while also enabling new platform capabilities such as those being demonstrated today.

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Jetway M28GT3-SDG comes with a powerful Integrated Geforce 7025 GFX Core graphics chipset and supports Socket AM2 64-bit dual core and AMD Athlon 64 X2 processor. This motherboard supports HyperTransport technology that can increase overall system performance by removing I/O bottlenecks, increasing system bandwidth, and reducing system latency.

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The 64-bit workstations were conquered by the professional video and audio processing software in the first place, among others. Complementing these, VirtualDub x64 has a leading position in the field of non-professional software. Compared to its competitors, its main point of strength is that it was the first to appear as a native 64-bit video capture and processing program in its category.

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Elitegroup Computer Systems Inc. (ECS) is set to unveil the latest Motherboard series at this year’s Computex show. The new series from ECS which includes the new P35T-A and G33T-M2 motherboards is based on the latest technology from Intel 3 “Bearlake” series chipsets.

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Shuttle launches 3 new product series with 6 models, including brand new – D’VO Series, repositioned classic XPC - XPC Prima Series and XPC Glamor Series in Computex 2007. Each of the new products has been specifically designed and refined to meet the users’ unique requirement.

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Intel Corporation’s Executive Vice President Sean Maloney unveiled at the Computex Show the new Intel 3 Series Chipset family, as well as plans that surround the Intel Core 2 Duo and Quad processors for home and business PC users.

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AMD has announced the Sempron 2100+ processor for embedded systems, offering fanless design and 64-bit technology in a 9W power envelope.

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AOpen has released the miniPC Duo MP965-VDR small form factor desktop computer, featuring Intel “Santa Rosa” mobile platform, GM965 chipset, and the new mobile Intel Core 2 Duo processors, all commonly used in the latest notebook PCs.

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Abit announced today the IP35 Series, their newest Intel P35 chipset- based motherboard series for LGA775 Core2 Extreme/Quad/Duo processors. The IP35 Series motherboards are specifically engineered for Intel’s multi-core CPUs with up to 1333 MHz FSB, and CPU support already includes upcoming 45 nm processors.

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AMD today unveiled the upcoming four-core AMD Phenom processor family name and publicly demonstrated the first all-AMD enthusiast platform, codenamed “FASN8.”

“The industry’s only true quad-core client processors are expected to deliver the ultimate visual experience, especially when paired with AMD’s new DirectX 10 ATI Radeon HD 2000 series. AMD expects true quad-core and dual-core AMD Phenom-based desktop systems will ship in the second half of 2007,” the chip maker announced today.

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