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Saturday, February 11, 2006

Power vs. Itanium

Power marches on. Power 6: For IBM, speed rules. (BW) (from w3) (news.com interview)

The Cell chip (co-developed by IBM, Sony and Toshiba, and based on the Power architecture), which will power the Play Station 3, will now be available on IBM Blade servers. (w3)

It also has applications in Defense and Medicine. The Cell chip's other life. (BW)

Power chips will also run the latest Xbox 360 from Microsoft, and the GameCube from Nintendo. IBM discovers the power of one. (BW)

Itanium: A cautionary tale. (news.com)
Intel throws good money after a bad chip. (CNN Money from Business 2.0)


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