All Desktop Computing News - June 2006

Apple investigates share option irregularities

Apple Computer is probing share option awards it gave to employees between 1997 and 2001, including an award to chief executive officer Steve Jobs.

Intel opens new 65nm chip plant in Ireland

Intel has opened a high-volume semiconductor manufacturing facility in Leixlip, Ireland, as it gears up to serve its new faster Core processor line of chips.

Pentium chip price set to slide

Companies planning to adopt new systems based on Intel’s Pentium D processors can expect prices to fall in the coming weeks, as the chip giant introduces a new range of processors.

AMD prepares for four-core processors

Chip manufacturer AMD has announced plans for an new platform with a four-core, multi-socket processor.
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