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Image via Wikipedia This is one of the best news of 2009 for tech-savvy people all over the globe. A quad-core processor at $99, this is unbelievable! The processor, called Propus, promises to enhance multi-threaded applications’ performance, as well as to optimize games for Windows 7 with DirectX 11. Advanced Micro Devices announced two chips: Athlon II X4 620 and Athlon II X4 630. The CPUs have [...]

Image via CrunchBase It looks like Intel’s global share of the CPU market is on the rise. According to iSuppli, a market researcher, Intel’s control of the CPU market during Q2 of 2009 has reached a four-year high. “Intel benefited as the global PC market took a first small step toward recovery in the second quarter, with global shipments rising by 1 percent from the first quarter” [...]