HardwareIntel Will Trump AMD With Six-Core Chip Next Month

Intel announced at the Intel Developer Conference that its new six-core Xeon processors are slated to ship in September, long before rival AMD's competing offering is slated to be available.

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HardwareNot All USB Drives Are Created Equal

Differences in the type of memory and, to a lesser extent, the type of I/O controllers used by USB drives can make one device perform two or three times faster and (theoretically, at least) last 10 times longer than another, even if both sport the USB 2.0 logo.

HardwareApple launches iPhone in 20 more countries

With these additions, Apple's iPhone reach is 42 countries and the company expects to have iPhone 3G in 70 countries by the end of the year.