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Qualcomm ships chips to pinpoint wireless callers.
Posted: 06/20/2001     Source: Yahoo Dailynews  Added by: Kim Heise

Spouse's wanting to catch their partner running about visiting people they shouldn't be with could be interested in this new chip from Qualcomm. I'm also sure privacy advocates are going to have to say something about this.

Crooks are going to have to figure out another plan for scheming which sounds good to me.

Qualcomm Inc. (NasdaqNM:QCOM - news), the wireless technology giant, said on Tuesday it had begun to ship a new generation of chips designed to pinpoint a caller's location in an emergency.

The chips will start showing up in phones in Japan this summer and in the United States by Oct. 1, a deadline set by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (news - web sites).

Jonas Neihardt, vice president for federal government affairs, told a forum organized by an industry-led advisory committee to the Congressional Internet Caucus that the new chips were outperforming accuracy standards mandated by the FCC (news - web sites)'s wireless Emergency 9-1-1 rule.

``As we refine this technology we will be able to deliver results in many cases down to a couple of meters,'' he said, referring to the so-called automatic location identification handsets.

To meet FCC requirements, such devices must test accurate to within 50 meters 67 percent of the time, and to within 150 meters 95 percent of the time.

New high-quality MP3 format debuts.
Posted: 06/20/2001     Source: CNET  Added by: Kim Heise

In order to stave of attacks from Microsoft on the MP3 sector the original developers of the MP3 standard have tweaked the compression format to raise the stakes.

The online world will get its first glimpse of the new MP3 format Thursday, with the first major update to a technology that has become synonymous with both digital music and online piracy.

Thomson Multimedia and the Fraunhofer Institute, the companies behind the MP3 digital music format, are releasing an upgraded version of their music format Thursday called MP3Pro. The companies hope to attract software and hardware developers to the new technology but are also providing a version for consumers to play with.

Although the release will be limited, it will include a new player and "ripper," or file creator, that will allow music lovers to create near-CD quality digital music files using only about half the disc space previously required for MP3s.

New 1-GB, 1.2-Inch SDRAM DIMM available.
Posted: 06/20/2001     Source: Electic Tech  Added by: Kim Heise

It is simply amazing to see how fast we are making strides in the computer industry. I remember purchasing 512k of RAM for my Amiga 500 setting me back $500.00. You can now easily find 256MB 133mhz SDRAM for around $65-$75.

Sony plans broadband entertainment service.
Posted: 06/20/2001     Source: CNET  Added by: Kim Heise

I'm curious how well this new service from Sony will work. I'm not sure there is a market large enough to sustain such a service.

Sony is launching a high-speed Internet entertainment service it hopes will succeed where similar attempts to feature original content on the Web have failed.

Sony Screenblast will combine elements of other online entertainment sites that have tried to replicate a movie studio or a music recording studio on the Web. The service is aimed at 18- to 24-year-old "early adopters" of high-speed, or broadband, Internet access and people comfortable using video and audio editing tools such as Apple Computer's Final Cut.

Sony also hopes Screenblast will boost its line of digital cameras, handheld computers, portable music players and other hardware.

Advertising infiltrates mobile phones.
Posted: 06/20/2001     Source: BetaNews  Added by: Kim Heise

Imagine driving down the road past a local Best Buy electronics store and your cell phone beeps at you followed by a banner informing you the price of 60GB hard drives are on sale. I have mixed feelings about the concept but I'm sure there could be a market for this sort of advertising.

On the negative side, marketing departments could gather statistics on your common driving routes and send you mail accordingly. As if we don't receive enough junk mail already.

Modern technology has granted corporations unprecedented access into the personal lives of consumers. Through their discretion, public awareness and by acts of government, privacy standards have been implemented to protect a wary public from the prying eyes of profiteers. Even still, many privacy advocates point out that there is cause for alarm. For many users, the boundaries were convenience morphs with an intrusion of privacy may have dissolved.

Today at The Nokia Connection 2001, the company announced its mPlatform Advertising solution, which is compatible with current as well as future generations of mobile handsets and PDAs. It will be bundled with Nokia mPlatform Solution, middleware offered to operators and service providers who in turn will have access to a new revenue stream. Advertisers will be able to utilize text, graphics, streaming media, and video clips to present their offerings to users of mobile Internet services.

Strikingly, mPlatform also allows the same advertisers to be "location aware," meaning the exact location of a customer will be used to pin-point the focus of advertisements. In the today's press release, Nokia Director of Marketing Timo Poikolainen announced, "Mobile advertising will represent an excellent and unique opportunity for one-to-one marketing. Mobile devices which will be both location and context-aware will help promoters to reach consumers at the right time in the right place, creating an opportunity for immediate reaction, purchase or contact." However, Nokia does not demonstrate a total neglect for anonymity.

All advertising will be subscription based, preventing users from being bombarded with a constant stream of ads. Information will be provided by customers, and all ad content catered toward a user's personal preferences. Nokia provided the example of a customer being able to check up on coming attractions at a local movie theater, watch trailers, and then buy a ticket to the flick that they fancy. According to Nokia, "mPlatform Advertising will enable location and context-aware ads according to users' personal interests and hobbies." Nokia is a founding member of the Wireless advertising Association which regulates practices and defines guidelines for wireless platforms.

Nokia also justifies their move by pointing out the benefits the technology offers to consumers. For example, operators and service providers can reduce the cost of airtime and overall service fees by offering sponsored mobile services. The question remains whether customers will want "sponsored" services at the cost of advertising, and what backlash may arise against the business practices of mobile providers who now know your every move.

Nokia could not be reached for comment at the time of publication

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy cards details.
Posted: 06/20/2001     Source: XBITLabs  Added by: Kim Heise

Creative Labs is not going to sit by and let competitors release improved and affordable audio products for your PC. Maybe NVIDIA's 5.1 Digital Dolby support in the upcoming Microsoft XBOX has created a bit of a stir.

As we have already told you, Creative is to introduce a new family of its sound cards aka Sound Blaster Audigy in the second half of the summer. On this site you can find the leaked presentation of this new product family.
Here are the basic differences between the new Audigy and the Live! families:

• New more powerful sound processor with more effects supported: EMU10K2.
• Dual FireWire/1394 support, elder sound cards will get a FireWire connector.
• Secure Content support (work with sound protected against unauthorized copying).
• Soft PlayCenter 2, coder with 320kbps and 9-time acceleration.

And here are the cards from the new family:

• Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum (eldest model with onboard Firewire connectors and a remote control unit): $199;
• Sound Blaster Audigy MP3+ (standard model intended for MP3 with the corresponding software): $99;
• Sound Blaster Audigy X-Gamer (standard gaming solution): $99.

Official VIA 4.32 drivers with Windows XP support.
Posted: 06/20/2001     Source: VIA Hardware  Added by: Kim Heise

Those of you who plan to run Microsoft's upcoming Windows XP operating system on your AMD PC may want to pay attention to this update from VIA. I'm curios to know how beta-testers were taking the fledgling OS for a test drive on VIA chipset based motherboards.

VIA has been offering their 4-in-1 driver for quite some time now. It is designed to solve all compatibility problems with Microsoft OS's and VIA chipsets. As MS has traditionally provided very little support for third party chipsets, the chipset manufacturers must provide their own patches.

The VIA 4-in-1 is updated regularly, as bugs are found and performance is tweaked. It is recommended you install the latest 4-in-1, unless you are experiencing problems. Also, keep in mind that individually downloaded drivers may be newer, as we tend to get updated drivers before they are integrated into the 4-in-1.

4.32 FINAL- Includes 4.05C AGP GART driver, and a rebuilt installer that fixes issues with non-English versions of Windows. These drivers are dated 2001/06/19.

Download from VIA here.

Cyber Cooler HC-350 HDD cooler review.
Posted: 06/20/2001     Source: Mikhailtech  Added by: Kim Heise

The review from Mikhailtech on hard drive coolers focuses on SCSI drives but there is no reason why you shouldn't invest in the cooler for your 60GB to 80GB IDE hard drive. Those new IDE drivers run extremely hot and if you have a tightly packed or small chassis for your system you may want to seriously consider adding a drive cooler.

All in all I'd have to say that I'm quite impressed with the performance of a cooler that not only has two [relatively] puny fans but also re-circulates air. The design is well thought out and the numbers speak for themselves. On top of all that the fans are virtually silent (in comparison to others present in my case, and NO, I don't use a Delta 7k) and the entire contraption is very light on both the HDD and the wallet. On the other hand, it's really not necessary for anything other than a SCSI drive and in that case you might want to consider getting a rack cooler such as the Enermax reviewed not too long ago. Also present is the fact that it will probably take up another 3.5" bay which may or may not be useful, but for those craving as much cooling as possible, this may be a winner. You decide where you fit in.

Matrox G550 Announced.
Posted: 06/20/2001     Source: Matrox  Added by: Kim Heise

Matrox has announced a new low budget ($125) video card for your PC that allows two monitors to be connected to your system. While the concept is nothing new the price and features may be.

I have not seen any benchmarks on the card but I don't expect impressive 3D performance since it appears the card is more tailored towards the professional user.

If you wonder what would the purpose of dual monitors be: Consider a stock trader who can have one monitor always displaying real-time market quotes and on the second monitor one could execute "knee-jerk" trades without having to jump back and forth. Software developers can also benefit from dual displays.

Matrox Graphics unveiled today Matrox G550 2D/3D/DualHead®/DVD graphics chip that targets both business and home users, with unique new features enabling a radically improved mode of online communication and superior DualHead display technologies. The G550 HeadCasting engine consists of an extended hardware implementation of a DirectX 8 Vertex Shader to provide the most powerful acceleration of Matrix Palette Skinning (MPS) available. The Extended Matrix Palette Skinning2 contains a full 256 constant registers to enable low overhead MPS with 32 matrices loaded simultaneously-the key to obtaining fast, high resolution life-like facial animation over a low bandwidth connection. The 256 constant registers embedded in the G550-which more than double the number of constant registers available on any other announced or shipping hardware-act as a large cache for the animation data, making it instantly available for the real-time 3D rendering of dynamic, photo-realistic human faces. Matrox G550 will cost around $125.

- Two texture units per pipeline
- 0.18 micron manufacturing technology
- 32MB (64bit) DDR SDRAM
- Programmable DirectX8 Vertex Shaders
- Matrix Palette Skinning
- Environment Mapped Bump Mapping
- 32bits with 8 bits of stencil Z-Buffer
- Matrox DualHead
- Two RAMDAC for DualHead technology (360MHz / 230MHz)
- 2 Integrated TMDS
- DVI Connector supporting LCD screens

Maxtor ships 100GB hard drives.
Posted: 06/20/2001     Source: ZDNET  Added by: Kim Heise

Here you go folks: The first 100GB hard drives are now available on the market from Maxtor. Make sure your system BIOS and power supply are to task of running these beasts.

Maxtor has spun out a 100GB hard drive aimed at a small but growing audience of audio and video fanatics.

The $300 DiamondMax D536X, released Monday, is the latest high water mark for an industry in which technology is butting heads with the laws of physics.

Maxtor's target audience for the 100GB drives are people who want to download and save massive numbers of digital-audio files and digital images. The 100GB drive can hold 100 hours of compressed digital video or up to 25,000 four-minute digital-audio files, according to Maxtor.

IDC analyst Dave Reinsel agreed that there are always people who can fill up any drive and that the group is growing, but he asserts it isn't likely that mainstream PC buyers will need that much room for storage.

However, Parry asserts that, for $300, the excess capacity may be worth it to consumers anyway.

Intel: Pentium 4 to clock up 1.8GHz.
Posted: 06/20/2001     Source: ZDNET  Added by: Kim Heise

At this rate we will be seeing 2GHZ CPU's in about a month or two. I would be surprised if it takes as long as the end of the year before we see 2GHZ machines.

Again, if you plan on upgrading your processor to the new 1.8GHZ CPU make sure your motherboard of choice can support those speeds.

Keep in mind as we push the processor speeds through the ceiling we are still stuck with serious bottle necks from the main memory speeds.

Intel will celebrate the Fourth of July with the launch of faster Pentium 4 chips, but don't expect fireworks or a major bump in lagging Pentium 4 sales.
The chipmaker will release 1.8GHz and 1.6GHz Pentium 4 processors in early July, sources said.

But instead of trumpeting that it has the fastest PC processor lineup, Intel appears to be plotting to use the new chips to fill gaps in its Pentium 4 lineup as it prepares to launch its 2GHz Pentium 4 chip in a few months.

NVIDIA first to deliver Dolby Digital Real-Time encoder.
Posted: 06/18/2001     Source: DigitLife  Added by: Kim Heise

Take a look at this very exciting press release regarding some of the amazing technical audio capabilities of Microsoft's upcoming XBOX gaming console.

I wonder what Creative Labs is planning to improve a relatively strong hand in the audio market.

JUNE 04, 2001 - NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) announced today that its new nForce Platform Processing Architecture is the first PC system platform to integrate the new Dolby Digital Interactive Content Encoder, a breakthrough technology that dynamically encodes multi-channel audio into Dolby Digital 5.1 in real-time, allowing gaming and audio enthusiasts to experience explosive, cinematic audio when using their home theater systems.

"The nForce Platform Processing Architecture is all about delivering the ultimate multimedia, PC experience," stated Dan Vivoli, vice president of marketing at NVIDIA. "Incorporating a real-time Dolby Digital encoder directly into our Media and Communications Processor (MCP) has made nForce the only PC platform capable of delivering mind-blowing audio, award-winning 3D graphics, and increased system performance, all within a unified PC architecture."

The Dolby Digital Interactive Encoder is integrated into NVIDIA's new nForce Media and Communications Processor (MCP). The nForce MCP redefines the audio and communications experience by featuring an integrated Audio Processing Unit (APU), delivering unprecedented 3D positional audio for the PC platform - the same technology found in Microsoft's highly-anticipated Xbox game console. The APU will also provide real-time processing of up to 192-simultaneous stereo and 64 3D audio streams affording game developers creative control over the audio elements in games and other immersive, interactive applications.

Compaq iPAQ Sales Overtaking Palm.
Posted: 06/18/2001     Source: AllNetDevices  Added by: Kim Heise

This survey of course should not surprise many tech watchers out there. Palm took the back seat in PDA innovations because of comfort in a strong market share.

It's at least 5 years since the first Palm PDA was launched and we still have a miserable "piezzo" speaker with no stereo support as of yet. It's the same speaker found in digital watches and old Nintendo battery/game combo handhelds! I can understand that stereo speakers consume substantial space and power but at least add a stereo-out jack.

If Palm is to survive they should go out and test-drive a Windows CE PDA and take a look at the impressive features. I still own a Handspring Visor Prism and have no regrets but I can also see how the aging features need some technological improvements.

In a searing indictment of Palm, market research firm Dataquest claimed Monday that Compaq's iPAQ line of handhelds will overtake Palm in the current quarter if you count sales dollars and not unit sales. The research firm blames Palm's inferior high-end technology.

Dataquest projects worldwide iPAQ sales to be more than $200 million in the quarter ending June 30. Palm recently lowered its estimates for the quarter to between $130 and $135. Handspring's recently lowered estimates call for sales of between $60 and $65 million. Handspring's handhelds are based on the Palm OS.

The difference is the significantly higher selling price of iPAQs compared to Palm-based devices, Dataquest noted. Like all Pocket PC devices, iPAQs typically have far more RAM and true-color screens while Palm devices typically have less RAM and grayscale screens.

"A growing portion of new users and users who are upgrading want better messaging capabilities, such as access to corporate e-mail, short message services (SMS), wireless LAN (WLAN) or integration of a PDA with a mobile phone," said Todd Kort, principal analyst of Gartner Dataquest's Computing Platform Worldwide group. "Palm has little to offer such companies ... and this lack of innovation is a big contributor to its declining fortunes."

The overall marketplace is swinging to high-end devices based on Microsoft's Windows CE, of which Pocket PC is a variant, Gartner said.

"The corporate market is slowly swinging toward devices running Windows CE because of its smoother functioning with Outlook and Office applications," said Ken Dulaney, vice president and research director for Gartner's Mobile Business Strategies program.

Palm both needs to replace its current Palm VIIx, which should occur in the second half of this year, and offer a high-end device based on a new, more technically competitive operating system, Gartner said.

Gartner also said Palm must restructure to split its hardware and software operations.

6 Gigabit-Ethernet-over-copper NICs compared.
Posted: 06/18/2001     Source: IDG  Added by: Kim Heise

The first batch of gigabit Ethernet cards are showing up in the market and IDG takes the top six contenders for a test drive.

Having gigabit Ethernet should be reserved for multimedia users and companies with a huge number of employees.

Is your Category 5 no longer cutting it? Are visions of clogged networks keeping you up at night? Are you in desperate need of a copper carpooling lane? If so, check out the new Gig in town. It's smooth, it's fast, and best of all, it doesn't require a seat belt.

Ethernet and Fast Ethernet continue to enjoy an extensive following in corporations. In June 1999, the IEEE 802.3ab task force ratified the 1000Base-T standards.

This ensured a uniform set of guidelines for Gigabit Ethernet over copper and has since provided network managers more flexibility when contending with legacy cabling infrastructure or evaluating different cabling options.

While 1000Base-T set the performance standard, your network is only as good as its hardware. To this end, we tested six copper Gigabit Ethernet network interface cards (NIC) to find the best Gig in town. In our tests, we looked at each NIC's price, performance and functionality.

3Com, Addtron Technology, Allied Telesyn, Asanté Technologies, Intel and SysKonnect stepped up to our challenge. SMC was invited but was unable to get equipment to us in time for the test.

Intel Brookdale board prices expected to tumble.
Posted: 06/18/2001     Source: EBNews  Added by: Kim Heise

You must have heard that AMD has taken 20+ % of the PC market share. Intel is aggressively marketing and slashing prices on anything related to the Pentium 4 to try to re-establish a firm market hold.

Prices for PC motherboards based on Intel Corp.'s Pentium 4 microprocessor are expected to tumble by 25% or more--that is for products built around the company's new SDRAM-enabled Brookdale chip set, according to Asian board makers.

The Brookdale-enabled Pentium 4 boards are expected to narrow the wide and troublesome price gap between these products and motherboards built around the aging Pentium III processor, according to analysts.

At present, the average selling price (ASP) for an existing motherboard based on the Pentium 4 runs about $150 per unit in the distribution and system integration channels. These Pentium 4-based boards are built around Intel's 850 chip set, which only supports Rambus Inc.'s RDRAM memory.

Current Pentium 4-based boards and systems are still expensive, analysts said. In comparison, the ASP for a board based on Intel's Pentium III processor is only about $80 per unit in the channels, sources said.

Volkswagen test-drives Net-enabled auto.
Posted: 06/18/2001     Source: Electic Tech  Added by: Kim Heise

Expect car makers to begin implementing "net-enabled" cars to help sales. There will be plenty of hype also to go along with the idea of adding Internet access to cars as it did with cell-phones when the concept was first introduced.

Cell-phone companies are finally starting to make wireless internet access usable.

The Golf eGeneration will come equipped with a mini computer, mobile telephone and MP3 player to get maximum use out of its Internet connection, the Wolfsburg-based company said in a statement.

"With this it's possible for the first time to check e-mail, do banking, check directions or call up information about the weather, traffic and the stock market" while in the car, Volkswagen said.

Netscape 6.1 Beta Showcases Mozilla 0.9.1.
Posted: 06/18/2001     Source: BetaNews  Added by: Kim Heise

For those of the readers who are keeping an eye on Netscape browser developments:

Despite recent rumors to the contrary, Netscape has not left the browser business just yet. The first beta of Netscape version 6.1 arrived today, based on the latest Mozilla 0.9.1 milestone. Mozilla has come a long way in the year since Netscape 6.0 made its debut, with improvements in stability, interface, rendering, and perhaps most importantly - speed. Early reports have proven extremely favorable, but Netscape warns the preview "is intended for advanced end-users and testers to test and send feedback."

With version 6.1, Netscape aims to correct many of the issues from 6.0 that drew harsh criticism and only contributed to the browser's sinking market share. The preview features new search capabilities, improved bookmark management, new tabs for My Sidebar, added history management, a new download interface, support for "emoticons" in e-mail, instant messenger access throughout the program, and a drop-down auto-complete option.

Netscape 6.1 also sports the new 'Modern' theme, adding simplicity through a streamlined interface. The browser is fully skinnable howerver, and additional themes may be downloaded from Netscape.com.

AMD Chips Away Intel Market Share.
Posted: 06/18/2001     Source: BetaNews  Added by: Kim Heise

This is also hardly surprising since you can purchase a AMD 1ghz+ machine for next to nothing. Performance wise the new AMD processors also out-perform any Intel processor when compared MHZ for MHZ.

Slowly but surely, AMD has been working its way up the PC ladder and onto the motherboards of businesses and consumers alike. With new notebooks sporting AMD processors and distribution deals in place with leading desktop manufacturers, rival Intel's once veritable monopoly is now a past remembrance. AMD today stated goals to achieve a 30 percent global market share by the end of this year, in what the company's President and COO, Hector Ruiz, calls "modest revenue growth."

Set to give chip giant Intel a run for its money, AMD unveiled two new Athlon processors last week which not only offer inexpensive multi-processor configurations, but also virtually destory Intel's top-level Xeon in benchmark comparisons. AMD began the year with a 17 percent market share, and currently holds around 21 percent.

Despite a recent downturn in the industry, AMD's Ruiz believes "the personal computer market is stabilizing and will return to normal in the fourth quarter of this year." Both Intel and AMD have been busy cutting prices these last few months, offering processors discounted by up to 38 percent.

AOL, Microsoft dissolve Windows XP talks.
Posted: 06/18/2001     Source: CNET  Added by: Kim Heise

It is amazing that the talks have lasted this long between Microsoft and AOL. Since AOL owns a major stake in RealAudio it was inevitable there would be a major fallout with Microsoft's Media Player 7.0

Discussions between AOL Time Warner and Microsoft over whether AOL's online service software would be bundled with Windows XP collapsed Saturday.

During a phone call, Microsoft Windows group Vice President Jim Allchin and AOL Time Warner President Ray Oglethorpe agreed they could not resolve the key issue that had stalled discussions, said sources familiar with the matter. An agreement would have guaranteed the America Online software would ship with XP as it has with every other version of Windows released in the past five years.

AOL Time Warner and Microsoft had been deeply divided over a number of issues, but most had been worked out, said AOL Time Warner spokesman John Buckley. The inclusion of RealNetwork's RealPlayer with the America Online service was the issue that tripped up negotiations, he said.

IBM to offer wireless instant messaging.
Posted: 06/18/2001     Source: CNET  Added by: Kim Heise

If I had extra cash in my pocket I would seriously consider wireless instant messaging.

IBM plans to offer for the first time instant messaging for wireless devices, the company will announce Monday.

The 80 million users of IBM's Lotus Notes e-mail software will be able to purchase a service allowing them to receive IM (instant messages) on mobile phones, handheld computers and other wireless devices by mid-July, according to the company.

With the release of its "Sametime Everyplace" service, aimed at corporate customers, IBM will join a nascent wireless IM industry trying to recreate on wireless devices the same boom that IM has enjoyed among people on personal computers.

BIOS Optimization Guide Rev. 6.0 released.
Posted: 06/18/2001     Source: Rojak Pot  Added by: Kim Heise

Adrian Rojak sends me word that his ever popular BIOS optimization guide has been updated - bumping it up to version 6.0.

If all those confusing options in your system BIOS is enough to make your head spin then you should seriously take a look at this site.

Adrian's Rojak Pot ( http://www.rojakpot.com/ ) just posted another
e-Guide based on the BIOS Optimization Guide Rev. 6.0! This latest e-Guide
covers the BIOS Features Setup section.

Intel desktop CPU roadmap.
Posted: 06/18/2001     Source: VR-Times  Added by: Kim Heise

Intel has various exciting plans for the Pentium series processors over the next several months. If you are about to purchase/build a new PC this could spell bad news but keep in mind there is never a good time to purchase/build a new PC since there is always something new down the road.

	The new clock speeds Intel is producing for the Pentium 4 are 1.6GHz, 1.8GHz and 1.9GHz, which Intel will keep running for Q3 and Q4.
	A 2.2GHz and a 2GHz Pentium 4 on the Northwood platform for around October.
	Intel introducing a 2GHz P4 as early as June. The real question is why Intel has decided to slice the market by intro-ing the different processor speed revs between now and September
	2GHz Northwood using the Intel 850 chipset will roll out in boxed motherboards at 2GHz in Q3, and reach 2.2GHz by Q4 of this year.
	Intel has segmented its boxed workstation products into three segments - IA 32 family entry, IA-32 family volume and IA-32 family performance mainstream.
	Intel position the 1.7GHz Xeon using the 860 chipset to occupy this space, and in Q3, as reported here earlier, will intro 2GHz Xeons for both these spaces.

Intel begins Tualatin shipments to motherboard OEMs.
Posted: 06/18/2001     Source: Digitimes  Added by: Kim Heise

The first batches of new 0.13 micron Pentium 4 processors are being sent out to OEM's and motherboard manufacturers. I wonder if the new 0.13-micron "Tualatin" CPU is going to break 2GHZ?

Intel has begun shipments of its first 0.13-micron processor – the Tualatin – to some motherboard OEM clients this month. Currently, first-tier motherboard manufacturers like Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology only ship 1,000 Tualatin-based motherboards per month. According to Intel’s roadmap, the Tualatin is aimed at notebooks and Pentium 4 desktops, so motherboard makers will produce Tualatin products only based on orders they have received and focus on the Pentium 4 in the second half of the year.