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Editorial: Undo Electronic Voting

Paperless electronic voting machines are a flawed and unnecessary solution to problems in U.S. elections. This is one case in which more technology isn’t better technology.

The Intel 4004’s 35th Anniversary

Intel introduced the first standard-part microprocessor on November 15, 1971. MPR covered the anniversary celebration and presents new analysis of this groundbreaking CPU.

Energy-Efficient Performance at Intel

Intel’s core microarchitecture shows large improvements in performance per watt in 65nm, promises to do even better in 45nm.

Tensilica Upgrades Xtensa Cores

Tensilica’s new Xtensa 7 and Xtensa LX2 processors now have optional error correction for local memory and other improvements.

Fusion Integrates Graphics on x86

AMD announced the integration of graphics into its new mainstream processor line called Fusion, which will debut in the late-2008/early-2009 time frame.