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'Intel Inside' sent to the place where brands go to die - December 30, 2005

Time to 'Leap Ahead' It's time to retire your "Intel Inside" jokes and start coming up with some "Leap Ahead" humor. Intel is changing its branding campaign after 14 years.
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Japanese firms confirm talks to create chip powerhouse - December 28, 2005

Take that, Taiwan, US and China Hitachi, Toshiba and Renesas have confirmed that they're considering creating a company to handle their shared chip fabrication needs. Meanwhile, various media reports say the three companies are much farther along with their plans than they let on.
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Tomorrow's paper will be digital - December 21, 2005

Electronic times Belgian daily De Tijd is to be distributed electronically in what is claimed to be the first complete solution for portable electronic reading and writing.
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Intel to 'bring forward' Conroe release date - December 21, 2005

965 chipsets delayed to synchronise launches Intel is to align the launch of its next-generation desktop processor, 'Conroe', and its upcoming 965 family of chipsets, delaying the latter and bringing forward the former.
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Laptops to drive PC market forward in 2006 - December 21, 2005

Unit growth strong, sales less so Low-cost and portable PCs will continue to fuel the PC market in 2006, despite economic slowdown and lower replacement activity.
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20 Japanese giants sue US processor patent holder - December 21, 2005

Tables turned on Patriot Scientific Almost two dozen Japanese electronics companies have together filed five lawsuits against US intellectual property holding company Patriot Scientific. The lawsuits ask the US District Court in Oakland, California to declare three patents held by Patriot to be invalid.
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NEC unveils first 'Yonah' notebook - December 20, 2005

But when will it actually ship NEC has announced what may well be the first notebook to be based on Intel's upcoming 65nm, dual-core processor, 'Yonah'.
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Gates joins PC as 'person' of year - December 19, 2005

Bonage trois Twenty-three years after the PC, the device responsible for much of his personal fortune, was named Time Magazine's "person of the year," Bill Gates has been honored in kind.
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Dell recalls 35,000 notebook batteries - December 19, 2005

Fire hazard Dell has asked the owners of 35,000 Inspiron, Precision and Lattitude laptops to send back their batteries. According to the PC maker, the batteries in question may be faulty. If they are, they could overheat and catch fire.
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Intel India earns chance at Xeon redemption - December 16, 2005

Second multi-core project begins A botched attempt at creating a new Xeon processor won't slow Intel India down, according to a local report. Intel has its Indian designers creating a new multi-core Xeon chip.
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