

In addition to seeing some socket 754 Sempron processors discontinued, the AMD Turion ML-32, ML-34, ML-37, ML-40, ML-42, and ML-44 have also been discontinued in favor of newer Socket S1 parts. Intel has instructed benchmark review sites to publish benchmarks for the Core 2 Duo on July 13th so expect to see benchmarking websites to start publishing their results soon.ĪMD is ditching many of its processors based on socket 754 and 939 for ones based on the new socket AM2. Major manufacturing partners of Intel will be on hand at the event at the end of July, at the same time Intel will also release information on some of its company restructuring. At the same time they will officially confirm dates for the Core 2 Duo for laptops that will hit the market in August. Intel will be having a shin dig at its headquarters on July 27th of this month where they will release the Core 2 Duo for desktop machines (code named Conroe). Intel Core 2 Duo Ramp up and Release Dates Set The Mozilla Foundation is preparing for Microsoft’s updated Internet Explorer with its own Firefox 2.0, which adds numerous small improvements to the current version. – Firefox holds a market share in Italy, Australia, and Germany of 20.41%, 24.23%, and 39.02% respectively. In the U.S., Firefox’s popularity is even higher, at 15.82%, with IE at 79.78%.

The latest statistics place Firefox’s share of the global market at 12.93%, with Internet Explorer at 83.05%. Dell did not give details on which systems would be affected.Ī Dell company spokesman said, “It will pertain to how we can create better value for customers who opt to buy products and services from us.” An Analyst stated the move is a reaction to customer complaints about prices.Īccording to research by, Mozilla’s Firefox web browser has been slowly hacking away at Internet Explorer’s web dominance. The move is expected to shift Dell away from promoting inexpensive, barebones computers, toward more mainstream configurations with an elevated pricetag.

On Thursday, July 13th, Dell plans to announce pricing changes for US Small Business and Home Office PCs. Pricing: the Acer Aspire 5100 series starts at $899, available through retailers across North America. Other features of the Aspire 5100 series include a DVI-D port, Acer QuickCharge (improves battery longevity and shortens re-charge time by charging battery to 80% capacity in just one hour), 4x USB 2.0, and Gigabit Ethernet. It drives a 15.4″ WXGA widescreen display with Acer’s CrystalBrite glossy screen technology. Graphics power is provided by ATI’s Radeon Xpress 1100 (128MB dedicated GDDR2, up to 384MB shared HyperMemory for total of 512MB).
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It has up to a 160GB Serial ATA hard drive, DVD super-multi drive (upon availability, an HD-DVD drive), and a 5-in-1 media reader. The 5100 series is based on AMD’s Turion X2 Mobile Technology, designed for a 64-bit future. Acer unveils 15.4″ AMD Turion X2 Aspire 5100 seriesĪcer announced the new Aspire 5100 series, a family of multimedia notebooks with cutting-edge performance and entertainment features.
