Multi-Core shift

Here comes a new advent of multi-core processors. Many devices are now running applications that require a level of performance that has exceeded the capability of single-core processors. Built with two or more processors that have been integrated into one package for an enhanced computing performance with less power consumption, multi-core technology is the latest in the new generation of top of the line PCs and gaming systems.

Computer chip manufacturers including Intel and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are set to shape the current PC and server landscape with dual and new quad core CPUs (central processing units). Sony and Microsoft have also integrated multi-core technologies with the latest gaming consoles. Squeezing in more brainpowers in a single slot, this will promise faster processing of information for current applications that demand high computing power especially for the business and gaming segment.

The latest gaming consoles are geared for displaying more advanced and crispier real-life like graphics. Sony Play Station 3 clutches eight SPUs (synergistic processor units) and Microsoft Xbox 360 is built with three-core processing units.

A recently released statement from Intel points out that “in addition to new levels of performance,” multi-core processors will provide users “multitasking capabilities that enhance the way they create, experience and enjoy digital entertainment.” Intel Core 2 Quad processors are specifically designed to multitask in playing high-definition videos while running graphics intensive software applications.

Similarly, new AMD multi-core processors promise to improve “system efficiency and application performance for computers running multiple applications at the same time.”

AMD affirms that multi-core processors are essential in the current “demands of complex 3D simulations, streaming media files, added levels of security, more sophisticated user interfaces, larger databases, and more on-line users.” Dual-core AMD 64 and quad-core Opteron new-generation processors are designed to provide “sufficient resources to handle most compute intensive tasks in parallel.”

As the developments in digital data processing and online information access expand, multi-core processors represent a giant leap in computing technology. Businesses and home users will continue to require higher performance and productivity beyond single-core processing.

New Epson Philippines President

Epson Philippines Corporation introduced Hideto Nakamura as the company’s new president in a press briefing held at the Shangri-la Hotel Makati on July 24,2006. Nakamura, who assumed office replacing Keita Fujiwara last April, said that Epson Philippines will give more focus on the corporate segment of the local market in the company’s current fiscal year. Before the introduction, Jino Alvarez, Assistant General Manager for sales and marketing, John Titan, Assistant General Manager for corporate products, and Randy Kanapi, Marketing Group Head briefed the media people on the current state of the company.

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LifeBook S6220: Cutting-edge Mobility

Pros: 1.65kg lightweight, swappable modular bay options, enhanced security features for data and hardware protection
Cons: resolution does not go beyond 1024 x 768 pixels

Fujitsu entices notebook users like me with LifeBook S6220's cutting-edge mobility features including a Dual Antenna wi-fi connection that allows you to efficiently access and communicate information. This allows me to access office resources anytime and almost anywhere. The LifeBook S6220's swappable modular bay options with the DVD±RW multimedia drive, which can be swapped to house a second battery, erases my worries of low-batt situations.

Its ultra-portable magnesium alloy 1.65 Kg lightweight structure and sleek-and-slim chassis lives up to its promise of total mobility without the hefty machine in my bag. This smart-looking notebook runs on Intel Centrino Mobile Technology Pentium M processor 735 1.7GHz, 512 MB DDR (expandable up to 2GB) is wrapped with light-and-dark silver matte finish alongside fashionable curves with bright 13.3” XGA TFT display that is capable of outdoor viewing.

This LifeBook S6220 features an integrated 64MB Intel Extreme Graphics 2 with DVMT (Dynamic Video Memory Technology) video capabilities maximizing graphics video and display performance. DVMT dynamically responds to application requirement and efficiently allocates the proper amount of memory for optimal graphics and system performance.

What I liked most about the LifeBook S6220 is the massive 80GB HDD because it allows me to archive a sea of mpeg, avi, and mp3 files and Fujitsu’s unique security options features for enhanced data and hardware protection. The LifeBook S6220’s communication connectors include 2 USB 2.0, VGA (external display), RJ45 (LAN), PS/2 for keyboard/mouse extension, PC Card Type I/II, 56K V.923 modem , 4Mbps IrDA 1.1, and Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 network connection 802.11b.

With its power-packed set of features, I would definitely recommend the Lifebook S6220 which is almost making a category of its own raising it above in the competition.