SemiAccurate have scored pictures of AMD's next-generation processors at Globalfoundries' GTC summit. The first is a die shot of Orochi, the first CPU of the Bulldozer family. The die shot is an 8-core, 4 "Bulldozer module" CPU, expected in late 2011 for Servers.


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In a conversation with an AMD employee, Polish website PCLab claim to have scored several vital details regarding AMD's much anticipated Radeon HD 6000 family. Most importantly, AMD is planning to release entry level / mainstream cards first, with the performance / enthusiast cards coming last, which is contrary to the regular trend. PCLab also mentions that HD 6000 isn't the minor refresh as heavily rumoured, but features a series of minor improvements and optimizations which add up to make a card that is faster clock-for-clock and also more power efficient. Now that the 40nm TSMC process has sufficiently matured, and AMD has complete grasp of the process, the designers have been able to utilize the die space more efficiently.

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The cost required for a multi-display setup has traditionally been quite prohibitive, no doubt due to the price of the hardware needed to fully utilize the technology backing such setups. However, for those seeking to create their own multi-monitor setup on a budget, look no further: AMD has announced a new, inexpensive Single-Link DisplayPort-to-DVI Adaptor which it claims will lower the cost of entry for a full 3-monitor Eyefinity set-up.

Corsair has jumped on the gaming peripheral bandwagon with the release of its HS1 USB Gaming Headset. The headset, designed for gamers, features replaceable memory foam ear pads, 50mm drivers, a noise-cancelling microphone, a big inline volume and microphone controller, Dolby® Headphone technology, and an USB interface. The Corsair HS1 is covered by a two year warranty and is expected to hit store shelves worldwide soon.  

Cooler Master, well-known amongst enthuasists for its quality chassis and after market cooling solutions, has announced the Choiix Comforter Lapdesk.

Swiss based Arctic Cooling has launched the Accelero XTREME Plus VGA Cooler, adding on to its Accelero series of graphic card coolers.

Taipei based Titan has released the TTC-NC25TZ (RB) low profile CPU cooler, aimed at HTPC enthusiasts and users of compact cases.

There is probably no such thing as a perfect tablet: no matter how well it is designed or made, there will be people complaining about how its size or form factor does not fit their hand size. Archos's solution? Release five tablets with varying screen sizes.

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