Brooke Crothers writes about mobile computer systems, including laptops, tablets, smartphones: how they define the computing experience and the hardware that makes them tick. He has served as an ...

What a difference a year makes. One year ago, we were dazed, dazzled and beguiled by the arrival of dual-core processors. Offerings from Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. had analysts, ...

To give you the information you need to make an informed decision, we've corralled all the processor specs into a comprehensive buyer's guide. As in last year's guide, we've covered both the Intel and ...

Can you remember when you received your first computer or device containing a CPU with more than one main processing core on the die? We’re guessing for many of you it was probably some time around ...

On the eve of the 40th anniversary of Moore’s Law, Intel Corp. today said that OEMs Alienware, Dell and Velocity Micro are now selling desktop PCs and workstations using its first dual-core ...

With its first-generation prototypes performing well, the company forges ahead on dual-core designs for late 2006 and beyond. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

Dual-processor machines have been a constant part of the Mac landscape since Apple put a pair of 500MHz G4 chips into a Power Mac back in 2000. But that landscape shifted Wednesday when Apple ...

The benefits of dual-core will be obvious to builders who love to multitask. With a dual-processor system installed, it means there&'s a second processor core to share the load. For instance, if one ...

From the moment you decide that your current Intel processor just isn’t up to par and start investigating an upgrade to your current laptop or desktop, you’re often bombarded with technical jargon.

TL;DR: Intel's next-gen Nova Lake desktop CPUs will feature four SKUs with Big Last Level Cache (bLLC), offering up to 52 cores and 288MB cache in Core Ultra 9 models, and up to 28 cores with 144MB ...

ASUS has refreshed its premium Zenbook Duo laptop during CES 2026. The 2026 Zenbook Duo arrives with various upgrades over ...