Intel launches new multicore chips for netbooks

Posted on 24/08/2010 by softtalkblog

Intel has launched a new dual-core Atom processor, which is likely to see multicore chips become much more popular in netbooks. The 1.5GHz N550 consumes a similar amount of power to its forerunner the single-core N450, but offers more performance and a smaller form factor. It will enable netbooks to be as thin as half [...]

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Do we have enough brains for multicore programming?

Posted on 18/08/2010 by softtalkblog

Scientific Computing has published an article called ‘Breaking through the programming wall‘, written by Steve Conway, research VP for high performance computing (HPC) at IDC. The piece provides an excellent summary of the multicore challenge, so if anyone asks you what the big deal is about multicore, you can send them the link as a [...]

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Choosing the right parallel programming model: a piece of cake?

Posted on 17/08/2010 by softtalkblog

I’ve played a view odd computer games in my time. I remember Potty Pigeon, where you had to gather sticks to build a nest, and Frankie Goes to Hollywood, where I could never fathom what was going on. But I’ve never seen a game in which you play a duck hunting for oil reserves beneath the [...]

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