0 iOS 4.3 hitting March 11

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We previewed iOS 4.3 back in January, and now the time has almost come: the latest version of Apple's iOS software will be available March 11.

What's new this time around? Well, not as much as iOS 4.2, but there are some notable upgrades--especially if you're an iPad owner.

New features in iOS 4.3 (photos)

Support for additional multifinger multitouch gestures and swipes adds four-finger fast-swapping between open apps and a one-handed way to flick the app dock up, instead of double-clicking the home button. In fact, you'll probably be using that lone physical button a whole lot less now.

There's also a new app, Photo Booth, that will add tools for taking and tweaking self portraits, similar to what exist already on Mac OS X. Obviously, this app's limited to the camera-equipped iPad 2.

Home Sharing will allow other PC or Mac iTunes libraries with Home Sharing turned on to be accessible on your iPad, locally streamed.

Wi-Fi hot-spot support will finally enable AT&T iPhones to share their wireless connection with other devices, much like the Verizon iPhone 4.

For Apple TV owners, there are some improvements to video streaming and AirPlay support. AirPlay will also support photo slideshows, as well as well video and audio streaming from third-party apps to other devices.

The built-in Safari browser should also see performance improvements running JavaScript, thanks to a new nitro JavaScript engine.

Other small changes include yet another font switch for Notes, extra notification beep settings, and--thank goodness--an ability to restore the use of the physical iPad's orientation lock switch, which has been co-opted to become a "silencer" switch since iOS 4.2.

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0 Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition – 3.46GHz 6 cores processor

Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition

The new Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition is a 3.46GHz six-cores high performance processor with 12 processing threads.It can be overclocked to 3.73GHz using Intel’s Turbo Boost technology , sports 12MB of cache , and 3 DDR3 channels for 1066MHz memory. Intel recommends the new CPU to be paired with the Intel X58 Express Chipset .It is based on the 32nm manufacturing process technology .

Intel Core i7-990X processor Extreme Edition specifications :

• 3.46 GHz core speed
• Up to 3.73 GHz with Intel Turbo Boost Technology
• 6 cores and 12 processing threads with Intel Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel HT Technology)
• 12 MB Intel Smart Cache
• 3 Channels DDR3 1066 MHz memory
• 32nm manufacturing process technology

Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition processor features :

• Intel Turbo Boost Technology : maximizes speed for demanding applications, dynamically accelerating performance to match your workload-more performance when you need it the most.
• Intel HT Technology : enables highly threaded applications to get more work done in parallel. With 8 threads available to the operating system, multi-tasking becomes even easier.
• Intel Smart Cache : provides a higher-performance, more efficient cache subsystem. Optimized for industry leading multi-threaded games.
• Intel QuickPath Interconnect : designed for increased bandwidth and low latency. It can achieve data transfer speeds as high as 25.6 GB/sec with the Extreme Edition processor.
• Integrated memory controller : enables three channels of DDR3 1066 MHz memory, resulting in up to 25.6 GB/sec memory bandwidth. This memory controller’s lower latency and higher memory bandwidth delivers amazing performance for data-intensive applications.
• Intel HD Boost : significantly improves a broad range of multimedia and compute-intensive applications. The 128-bit SSE instructions are issued at a throughput rate of one per clock cycle, allowing a new level of processing efficiency with SSE4 optimized applications.
• AES-NI Encryption/Decryption Acceleration provides 6 new processor instructions that help to improve performance for AES encryption and decryption algorithms

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0 The Red Dot Design Award Winner Touchscreen Faucet

Interior designers can reach hundreds or even thousands, of unique designs in the bathroom, but nothing could beat this incredible faucet design by Renshui of China. It’s something that has not been done before. This faucet not come only with new shape and style but it has a new amazing touchscreen panel.

This model won the Red Dot Design Award, it packs a touchscreen panel that allows switching between hot and cold water, or turn on the exact temperature you want – that is, of course, shown on the faucet itself (which goes to warn that if the water is getting too hot). But then, I wonder how it works, when our hands are wet.

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0 Quantum computing gets closer to reality with the development of the photonic chip

Quantum computing is one step closer to reality, thanks to work done by a team of international scientists at the University of Bristol... Jeremy O’Brien however, certainly has an impressive designation as the Director of the Centre of Quantum Photonics in the United Kingdom, and he has a very interesting announcement to make: “We can say with real confidence that, using our new technique, a quantum computer could, within five years, be performing calculations that are outside the capabilities of conventional computers."

So, what exactly has the team of international researchers at the University of Bristol done? They have designed a photonic chip that works with photons, rather than the electrons that are used in conventional processors. The chip currently has “several [working] models”, and will apparently work by sending entangled photons down pathways/networks in a silicon chip. Together, the entangled photons will perform a “coordinated quantum walk”, and the outcome of this process will represent the “results of a calculation.”

A representation of the two-photon quantum walk, where the intensity of the light, the colour, and the size correspond to the probability of the entangled photons appearing in that location. More than one area is highly probable, which shows the uncertain nature of quantum mechanics at work...

Also called an optical chip, the photonic chip’s network of optical circuits allows for a quantum walk to occur with two photons and be detected, which is the underlying basis for the entire discovery. Previously, scientists had achieved a quantum walk with single photons, but with two photons, they were challenged by the requirement of ensuring that the two photons are exactly identical, and then take into account their particle-particle interaction within the circuit. Now that they have done it, the possibilities really open up, and, according to the same scientists, going from two to many photons will not be very hard, as the same principles apply. Each time you increase the number of photons, the number of possible outcomes increases exponentially, allowing scientists to simulate extremely complex situations and models. So, for now, the next goal is performing multi-photon walks.

The concept of the quantum walk comes from the mathematical concept of the random walk, which can be defined as the “trajectory of an object taking successive steps in a random direction”, whether in two or multi-dimensional space. A random walk takes special meaning when dealing with quantum particles, as randomness here is inherent at every step. With the trajectory provided by the coordinated quantum walks of two entangled photons, scientists have been able to perform a new kind of computation with newly developed algorithms, which will perform orders of magnitude faster than today’s processors.

Check out how small the photonic chip is, placed next to a UK penny.

Mr. O’Brien added that the software that could run on such a processor architecture had yet to be developed, and input-output devices would have to re-developed as well. The first real-world applications you can hope to see will be in the world of science, where simulations relying on the assimilation of millions of variables are required. All this is possible because of the inherent uncertain nature of quantum physics, which can allows for a single subatomic particle to be in several places at simultaneously: “unlike an electronic 'bit' in conventional computing, the use of quantum particles, or 'qubits,' permits parallel computing on a scale that would not be possible with conventional electronics.”

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0 Nvidia demos Kal-El Tegra 3 processor, assuring quad-core for tablets in 2011

Nvidia demos Kal-El Tegra 3 processor, assuring quad-core for tablets in 2011

While news of Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 2.5GHz quad-core mobile processors is still resounding in the portable world, Nvidia has showcased its upcoming Tegra ‘Kal-El’ processors – which will also feature four cores.

Interestingly, Ironman is apparently an evolution of Superman, and sublimely more powerful...

Promising over 5 times the performance of the current Tegra 2 architecture, the Kal-El Tegra 3 SoC processor has some pretty crazy specs apart from its four Cortex A9 CPU cores, including twelve GPU cores. It also is capable of supporting ultra-HD (1440p) resolutions up to 2560x1600. As evinced by the above superhero studded roadmap the various company benchmarks, the Tegra 3 processor outpaces a Core 2 Duo T7200 desktop processor.

What Nvidia is claiming as the biggest difference between Qualcomm’s Snapdragons and its own next gen Tegra SoCs is that Nvidia’s will supposedly arrive in devices, i.e., tablets, in 2011, while the Snapdragon quad-cores will only start shipping in 2012. By which time, of course, the green graphics giant was also quick to point out, Tegra 4 'Wayne' would probably have started sampling:

"Our customers and partners have already indicated that they are confident they can use everything we give them. If you have followed Nvidia, you know the relentless velocity of innovation that we’ve brought to the PC space with our GeForce processors. Prepare for that same intensity to play out in the mobile space."

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0 Intel Core i7-2600K and Core i5-2500K - Sandy Bridge processors

The most awaited processor line-up of this year is finally out.

Last time we saw so much hype around an Intel processor was when the six-core performance powerhouse Gulftown- Intel Core i7-980X was launched. Gulftown is still the fastest desktop processor on the planet, despite AMD coming out with its Thuban series of hex-core processors.

Sandy Bridge was announced in September 2010 at Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco and managed to vow most of us with its plethora of features including a graphics processor on the same die as the cores. Sandy Bridge being a new microarchitecture follows the 'tock' in Intel's 'tick-tock' cycle of shrinking process and new microarchitechture model.

Sandy Bridge is based on Intel's high speed 32-nm fabrication process and is the second generation of the Core i3/i5/i7 processors. Naming convention will be similar to the Core i3/i5/i7 series processors except that for Sandy Bridge based processors, the prefix 2 (indicating second generation) will be followed by the SKU. For instance, the two processors that we will see in the following pages are Intel Core i7-2600K and Intel Core i5- 2500K. Suffixes like K, S, T and M will be seen in some processor based on their purpose. For instance K indicates processor with unlocked cores, M indicates mobile processors for notebooks and so on.

This line of processors will need a completely new socket – LGA 1155. These processors are not backward compatible on the earlier LGA 1156 sockets even though the size of the socket is the same. However, you can still use the cooler on your LGA 1156 socket on the new motherboards. At present, there are two chipsets namely Intel P67 and Intel H67 on which majority of the motherboards are based. Let’s have a look at the processors on offer. We will only be looking at desktop processors for now and talking about Core i7-2600K and Core i5-2500K processors in the test.

This line up contains processors meant for the enthusiasts, with the i7-2600K and i5-2500K coming with unlocked multipliers.

This is the lower end models. Note that Core i3 processors support hyper threading but not Turbo Boost.

Finally we have the low power, entry level line of Sandy Bridge processors meant for the HTPC crowd and for users who want a comparatively lower power system.

We got two Sandy Bridge processors in our Test Centre namely Intel Core i7-2600K and Intel Core i5-2500K. So before we get to the benchmarks, I would like to give you a brief overview of the new features that are present in this new microarchitecture.

The New Microarchitecture

As seen in the diagram above, Sandy Bridge microarchitechture is all about integration. What was formerly seen on North Bridge chipsets in Intel motherboards, has all come on the processor die itself. Even the integrated graphics, which were found inside the Clarkdale processor but on a different die from the core die, have moved in alongside the Sandy Bridge processor cores. The modular arrangement comprises of five main sections namely the quad cores, processor graphics, System Agent (which is basically a North Bridge with a new name as it contains PCI Express, DDR, power controllers and the DMI interface) and the shared L3 cache also known as the Last Level Cache (LLC). Due to closer integration, the base clock frequency has come down from 133MHz to 100MHz, and this frequency clock is used for all the internal components.

All the Core i7 processors will feature both Hyper threading as well as Turbo Boost whereas Core i5 line will have only Turbo Boost and finally Core i3 processors will have only Hyper threading.

In short :

Core i7 – 4 Cores / 8 Threads with Turbo Boost – 4C/8T w TB

Core i5 – 4C / 4T w TB

Core i3 – 2C / 4T w/o TB

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0 Scientists make memory breakthrough with revolutionary field effect transistors (FET)

Scientists make memory breakthrough with revolutionary field effect transistors (FET)

Scientists from the North Carolina State University have developed what has been considered the holy-grail of computer storage and memory – ‘universal’ memory that both serves as dynamic random access memory and flash storage.
Using double floating-gate field effect transistors, the NCSU team’s prototypic effort will allow memory to switch between static and dynamic modes in a single cycle – without the data getting lost in between. This is due to the second floating gate, which apart from holding bits in a ready to be read state, will also enable them to be frozen into place when a higher voltage is applied. When the power is switched off, it retains the data in place just like flash.
This combination of both volatile (DRAM) and non-volatile (flash) types of memory in a single unified device is definitely a breakthrough, and can lead to significant cost and power savings from servers to manufacturers and home users, apart from the definite performance improvements – where main memory and storage are one and the same. Dr. Paul Franzon, one of the lead scientists on the NCSU team, explained the use of two floating-gates:

"Our device is called a double floating-gate field effect transistor (FET). Existing nonvolatile memory used in data storage devices utilizes a single floating gate, which stores charge in the floating gate to signify a 1 or 0 in the device – or one bit of information…By using two floating gates, the device can store a bit in a nonvolatile mode, and/or it can store a bit in a fast, volatile mode – like the normal main memory on your computer."

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0 The 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ processor family 2010

Intel Core is a brand name used for various mid-range to high-end consumer and business microprocessors.In general, processors sold as Core are more powerful variants of the same processors marketed as entry-level Celeron and Pentium. Similarly, identical or more capable versions of Core processors are also sold as Xeon processors for the server market.The current lineup of Core processors includes the latest Intel Core i7, Intel Core i5 and Intel Core i3, and the older Intel Core 2 Solo, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Core 2 Quad and Intel Core 2 Extreme lines.

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INTERNATIONAL CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW, Las Vegas, Jan. 7, 2010 – Intel Corporation introduced its all new 2010 Intel® Core™ family of processors today, delivering unprecedented integration and smart performance, including Intel® Turbo Boost Technology¹ for laptops, desktops and embedded devices.

The introduction of new Intel® Core™ i7, i5 and i3 chips coincides with the arrival of Intel's groundbreaking new 32 nanometer (nm) manufacturing process – which for the first time in the company's history – will be used to immediately produce and deliver processors and features at a variety of price points, and integrate high-definition graphics inside the processor. This unprecedented ramp and innovation reflects Intel's $7 billion investment announced early last year in the midst of a major global economic recession.

Intel is unveiling several platform products, including more than 25 processors, wireless adapters and chipsets, including new Intel Core i7, i5 and i3 processors, Intel® 5 Series Chipsets, and Intel® Centrino® Wi-Fi and WiMAX adapters that include new Intel® My WiFi features (see charts below). More than 400 laptop and desktop PC platform designs are expected from computer makers based on these products, with another 200 expected for embedded devices.

New 2010 Intel Core processors are manufactured on the company's 32nm process, which includes Intel's second-generation high-k metal gate transistors. This technique, along with other advances, helps increase a computer's speed while decreasing energy consumption.

"For the first time, there's a new family of Intel processors with the industry's most advanced technology available immediately at virtually every PC price point," said Sean Maloney, executive vice president and general manager of the Intel Architecture Group. "These smart processors adapt to an individual's needs, automatically providing a ‘boost' of performance for everyday applications. They become energy efficient to the point of shutting down processing cores or reducing power consumption to provide performance when people need it, and energy efficient when they don't."

Speed Meets Intelligence
Based on Intel's award-winning "Nehalem" microarchitecture, these new desktop, mobile and embedded processors deliver smart performance for music, gaming, videos, movies, photos, social networking and other demanding mainstream applications. In addition, ultra-thin laptops with all new 2010 Intel Core processors inside provide a balance of performance, style and long battery life for sleek systems less than an inch thick.

New Intel Core i7 and Core i5 processors also feature exclusive Intel Turbo Boost Technology¹Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology², available in Intel Core i7, Core i5 and Core i3 processors, enables smart multi-tasking by allowing each processing core to run multiple "threads," providing amazing responsiveness and great performance, balanced with industry-leading energy efficiency when processing several tasks simultaneously. for adaptive performance, and thus smarter computing. Intel Turbo Boost Technology1 automatically accelerates performance, adjusting to the workload to give users an immediate performance boost when needed.

Supporting the all new 2010 Intel Core™ processors, the Intel 5 Series Chipset is the company's first single-chip chipset solution, evolving from simply connecting components to providing a range of platform innovation and capabilities. The Intel Core family also has power-saving techniques like one Intel calls "hurry up and get idle" or "HUGI," which enable processors to finish tasks quickly, while preserving battery life.

The all new 2010 Intel® Core™ processor family is the first to integrate graphics into mainstream PC processors. With Intel® HD Graphics, the processors deliver stunning visuals and smooth high-definition (HD) video playback. It's also the industry's first integrated solution to deliver multi-channel Dolby* TrueHD and DTS* Premium Suite home theater audio. In addition, Intel HD Graphics support mainstream and casual 3-D gaming without the need for an add-in video card, and offer full support for the new Microsoft Windows* 7 operating system.

Another intuitive feature available to mainstream notebook buyers includes Intel Switchable Graphics, which allows users who play very graphics-intense games to automatically switch between Intel's integrated graphics to a discrete version on the fly, without having to re-boot, for optimal battery life and performance.

Beyond Laptops and Desktops – Embedded Processors
The new 2010 Intel® Core™ embedded processors target devices that leverage PC-like operations in the smarter connected world, including ticket kiosks and self check-out machines, ATMs, digital signs, medical equipment, communications gear and industrial machines. For example, system owners at a bank or retail store can better manage their ATMs, kiosks or a smart register using these processor platforms. These embedded devices can optimize workloads, conserve power consumption, remotely manage their connected network, and even gather metrics based on video analytics for more effective advertising campaigns.

Intel also expanded the performance-per-watt platform choices for embedded by adding error correcting code memory for applications that require a higher data integrity standard. The embedded processors, together with Intel 5 Series chipsets, offer an extended, seven-year life cycle that better matches how long these devices are in the marketplace.

Wireless Products, WiMAX and More
The Intel Centrino® brand now represents Intel's wireless products, targeting a broader range of users than ever before. Three new Intel® Centrino® Wireless adapters feature advanced 802.11n multi-stream capabilities and dual-band support for WiFi, offering users up to 8 times greater speed3, consistent coverage and reliable connectivity while consuming minimal power.

Intel offers a complete line of high-quality adapters and its integrated WiMAX/WiFi adapter supports 2.3, 2.5 and 3.5GHz WiMAX bands delivering up to 20Mbps on the go.

All the adapters support Intel® My WiFi® Technology, which allows users to turn their laptop into a virtual hotspot and directly connect wireless devices to their laptop. Remote WiFi client management with Intel Embedded IT and Intel® Active Management Technology 6.0 also helps enable remote client management for the enterprise.

In addition, entry-level workstations now available based on Intel Core i5 with Intel HD graphics or an Intel® Xeon® 3400 series processors and the Intel® 3450 Chipset give users access to a workstation platform built around the efficiency, power and reliability demanded of a professional workstation. Intel will also offer the new 2010 Intel Core processor family on Intel® vPro™ Technology later in the quarter to help IT managers and corporations take advantage of hardware-assisted security and manageability capabilities.

Video, benchmarks, photos and more are available at www.intel.com/pressroom/CES.

Intel® Core™ Mobile Processors
Processor Number	Base Clock Speed (GHz)	Turbo Frequency1 (GHz)	Cores/Threads	Graphics Frequency(MHz)	1 ku Boxed Pricing
Intel®Core™ i7-620M	2.66	Up To 3.33 GHz	2/4	500-766	$332
Intel®Core™ i5-540M	2.53	Up To 3.06 GHz	2/4	500-766	$257
Intel®Core™ i5-520M	2.4	Up To 2.93 GHz	2/4	500-766	$225
Intel®Core™ i5-430M	2.26	Up To 2.53 GHz	2/4	500-766	Not listed
Intel®Core™ i3-350M	2.26	n/a	2/4	500-667	Not listed
Intel®Core™ i3-330M	2.13	n/a	2/4	500-667	Not listed
Intel®Core™ i7-640LM	2.13	Up To 2.93 GHz	2/4	266-566	$332
Intel®Core™ i7-620LM	2.0	Up To 2.80 GHz	2/4	266-566	$300
Intel®Core™ i7-640UM	1.2	Up To 2.26 GHz	2/4	166-500	$305
Intel®Core™ i7-620UM	1.06	Up To 2.13 GHz	2/4	166-500	$278
Intel®Core™ i5-520UM	1.06	Up To 1.86 GHz	2/4	166-500	$241

Intel® Core™ Desktop Processors
Processor Number	Base Clock Speed (GHz)	Turbo Frequency1 (GHz)	Cores/Threads	Graphics Frequency(MHz)	1 ku Boxed Pricing
Intel®Core™ i5-670	3.46	Up To 3.73 GHz	2/4	733	$284
Intel®Core™ i5-661	3.33	Up To 3.60 GHz	2/4	900	$196
Intel®Core™ i5-660	3.33	Up To 3.60 GHz	2/4	733	$196
Intel®Core™ i5-650	3.20	Up To 3.46 GHz	2/4	733	$176
Intel®Core™ i3-540	3.06	n/a	2/4	733	$133
Intel®Core™ i3-530	2.93	n/a	2/4	733	$113

Intel® Wireless Adapters
Wireless Name	Transmit Antennas	Receive Antennas	Spatial Streams	Maximum Throughput	Frequency Support
Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1000	1	2	2	300 Mbps	2.4 GHz
Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6200 (New)	2	2	2	300 Mbps	2.4 & 5 GHz
Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300 (New)	3	3	3	450 Mbps	2.4 & 5 GHz
Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 (New)	2	2	2	300 Mbps	Wi-Fi: 2.4 & 5GHz WiMAX: 2.3, 2.5, 3.5GHz

Intel® Core™ Embedded Line-up
Processor Number	Base Clock Speed (GHz)	Turbo Frequency1 (GHz)	Cores / Threads	Thermal Design Power	Error Correcting Code	1 ku Pricing
Intel®Core™ i7-620M	2.66	Up To 3.33 GHz	2/4	35W	No	$332
Intel®Core™ i7-610E	2.53	Up To 3.20 GHz	2/4	35W	Yes	$332
Intel®Core™ i7-620LE	2.0	Up To 2.80 GHz	2/4	25W	Yes	$300
Intel®Core™ i7-620UE	1.06	Up To 2.13 GHz	2/4	18W	Yes	$278
Intel®Core™ i5-520M	2.4	Up To 2.93 GHz	2/4	35W	No	$225
Intel®Core™ i5-520E	2.4	Up To 2.93 GHz	2/4	35W	Yes	$225
Intel®Core™ i5-660	3.33	Up To 3.60 GHz	2/4	73W	Yes	$196
Intel®Core™ i3-540	3.06	n/a	2/4	73W	Yes	$133
Intel®Core™ i7-860	2.8	Up To 3.46 GHz	4/8	95W	No	$284
Intel®Core™ i5-750	2.66	Up To 3.20 GHz	4/4	95W	No	$196
Intel® Xeon® X3450	2.66	Up To 3.20 GHz	4/8	95W	Yes	$241
Intel® Xeon® X3430	2.4	Up To 2.80 GHz	4/4	95W	Yes	$189

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1 Intel® Turbo Boost Technology is exclusively available with Intel® Core™ i5 and i7 processor series only. Intel® Turbo Boost Technology performance varies depending on hardware, software and overall system configuration. Check with your PC manufacturer on whether your system delivers Intel® Turbo Boost Technology. For more information, see www.intel.com/technology/turboboost

2 Intel® Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology (Intel® HT Technology) requires a computer system with a processor supporting Intel® HT Technology and an Intel® HT Technology-enabled chipset, BIOS and operating system. Performance will vary depending on the specific hardware and software you use. The Intel® Core™ i5-750 desktop processor does not support Intel® HT Technology. For more information, including which processors support Intel® HT Technology, see www.intel.com/technology/platform-technology/hyper-threading/index.htm

3 Up to 8X bandwidth increase based on the theoretical maximum bandwidth enabled by 3x3 802.11n implementations with 3 spatial streams in combination with a 3 spatial stream Access Point. Actual wireless throughput and/or range will vary depending on your specific operating system, hardware and software configurations. Check with your PC manufacturer for details.

4 Comparing the Intel® Core™ i5 650 to the Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6400 on PCMark* Vantage overall score.

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