Claiming a major technical breakthrough, Intel has developed a 3D transistor allowing increased density and performance.

Although Apple’s MacBook Pros have already bridged the gap to Intel’s Core i line of 2011 processors, questions have been asked over when the same will happen for the Macbook Air, Mac Mini and the iMac line of all-in-one desktops.

AMD’s “Fusion” processors, initially aimed at the more mobile market, have arrived in Australia, with more powerful versions due to come later in the year – is it enough to defeat the competing ARM tablet threat?

On Tuesday the 18th of January, Intel will launch its new “Sandy Bridge” processors in Australia, followed by AMD on Tuesday the 1st of February, which will do the same with its Fusion “APU” range.

Last year saw Intel’s “Core” processors go mainstream, 2011 now sees the second generation of Core processors arriving with cool new features, from ever faster performance, better built-in HD and 3D graphics, quicker video transcoding capabilities and support for wireless transmission of video to HDTVs.

There’s some confusion over what a dual core processor in the iPad 2 means, and whether the iPad 2 will run any faster or chew through the battery any faster, so what’s expected to happen?

AMD has appointed an engineer with more than 20 patents filed as vice president and chief technology officer (CTO), Server.

There were more mobile processors and more server processors bought worldwide in the second calendar quarter of this year as purchases of desktop processors remained flat, while global PC microprocessor unit shipments and revenues increased 3.6 percent and 6.2 percent respectively, compared to the first quarter.

Although VR-Zone has let the cat out of the bag when it comes to AMD’s roadmap and has now deleted them, presumably at AMD’s request, the screenshots of slides showing AMD’s 6-core processor roadmap has raced around the web faster than a screaming Intel Core i7.

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