AMD is planning to create a desktop implementation of its Opteron “Istanbul” monolithic six-core processor. Codenamed “Thuban” (named after a star in the Draco constellation, which means Dragon), the new processor will be based on the socket AM3 package for compatibility with existing and future desktop core logic. It features six cores, 9 MB of total cache (6 x 512 KB L2 + 6 MB L3). Thuban is aimed to make for AMD’s high-end desktop processor, as the company prepares to face competition from a near-complete lineup of processors based on the Nehalem/Westmere architectures from Intel. It is expected to be the posterboy for AMD’s “Leo” high-end consumer desktop platform that succeeds its current Dragon platform.
Some of the key components that make up AMD Leo platform are the upcoming AMD 890FX and 890GX chipset, companion SB800 series southbridge chips, and members of AMD’s Evergreen family of DirectX 11 compliant graphics processors. On the software front, AMD will give its Fusion and Overdrive utilities some big updates. The SB800 series southbridge chips will feature native support for SATA 6 Gb/s and USB 3.0; connectivity is further enhanced by integrated Broadcom MAC Ethernet interfaces. While the Leo platform is expected to launch almost simultaneously with the 8-series chipsets, the six-core Thuban processor on the other hand comes later. It is due only in Q3 2010. Thuban will have come out an year after its enterprise implementation in the form of Opteron “Istanbul”.
Sep 2
season 3 chuck poster
So yeah. I was searching around for interesting things to write about. Then I stumble on this link that says there are Webisodes of Chuck. I tried going to their website and I couldn’t stream the video from them. So I was like, CRAP. Damn selective streaming just like Hulu or certain anime sites that don’t let us stream from them. But I found a ray of light. Thank God for Youtube. So I was going…. YAY Sure these are pretty old since they were last years. But I’m fine with it. I figure it’ll be enough to tide us Chuck fans over for a little while at least. Found other videos that had Chuck related thing there. But that’s for another time.
So anyway, I decided I’d want to share it to everyone that’s a Chuck fan out there while these videos are still up on Youtube.
+Under the deal, which has been approved by the boards of both companies, Disney will acquire ownership of Marvel including its portfolio of over 5,000 Marvel characters. That portfolio includes many familiar names like Iron Man, Spider-Man, X-Men, Captain America, Fantastic Four and Thor.
source: techcrunch
I mean, WHOA!!!! This is hardcore. I didn’t know Mavel was in such bad shape. Marvel has bosses now? Looks like we’re gonna see “family friendly” versions of our favorite Marvel Characters. I hope they don’t muck up everything for us comic fans around the world. I just hope the movies will turn out a lot better.
Here‘s a funny response to this acquisition. 10 Dreaded Movies now that Disney owns Marvel.
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