Stories by: Sharon Gaudin

The processor world has officially moved beyond quad-core.

A former Intel design engineer has been charged with theft of trade secrets from the chip maker while secretly working for rival Advanced Micro Devices.

Lenovo is cutting back on sales of desktops and laptop systems with the Linux operating systems pre-installed.

Advanced Micro Devices Monday unveiled more triple-core processors, adding to several models released earlier this year.

Just weeks before Intel is expected launch its six-core Dunnington processors, the company Monday unveiled four new Xeon chips.

The quad-core chips that have sat atop the microprocessor heap for the past two years are about to start being replaced by bigger, burlier six-core processor technology.

The intelligence gap between man and machine will largely close by the year 2050, according to Intel's chief technology officer, who yesterday reiterated that point during a keynote address at the Intel Developer Forum.

Can't wait to get your hands on a system running Intel's upcoming Nehalem processors?

The quad-core chips that have sat at the top of the microprocessor heap for two years are about to begin to be replaced by their bigger, burlier older brother - the 6-core processor.

Intel Chairman Craig Barrett kicked off the highly anticipated Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco Tuesday without focusing on computer chips, new architectures or manufacturing processes.

Intel Tuesday outlined the roadmap for its upcoming line of solid-state drives that will use flash-based solid-state memory to store data - and replace hard drives in some computers.