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The HEXUS.channel review of 2008

by Scott Bicheno on 25 December 2008, 08:00

Tags: Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), AMD (NYSE:AMD), NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA)

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Aug-Sep

 

August

We found out what Intel's next generation of CPUs, previously known only by the codename Nehalem, would be this month. Meanwhile HEXUS.channel broke the news that popular motherboard brand abit was going to quit the motherboard business.

Intel explains reasons for choosing i7, sort of

AMD launches new desktop CPUs, cuts the prices of the rest

abit exits mainboard market - confirmed

NVIDIA says it will win back performance leadership this year

Intel Atom CPU: notebook pansy or powerful performer: we put it to the test

 

September

Bankageddon began in earnest this month and the US government proposed the first of what would be a series of unprecedented state bailouts of the financial sector. Meanwhile AMD rebranded and Google launched its smartphone operating system.

AMD launches Fusion for Gaming utility

Intel launches first dual core Atom processor

First Android handset launched by T-Mobile

US government bailout - is this the start of the recovery?

Gigabyte AMD 790GX mobo under the spotlight