New processor Intel 3rd Generation

April 23 and as we advance, Intel finally releases its family og 3rd Generation Core processors codenamed "Ivy Bridge", these chips are characterized by being the first microprocessors, built under the manufacturing of 22 nanometer. Intel aid in the miniaturization of the circuits, through 3D transistor technology. The new Core processor family are expected to offer higher performance per clock cycle, speed and efficiency.

Ivy Bridge has a core design improved compared to "Sandy Bridge" quad-core packages x86-64, a wide AVX instruction set that includes AES-NI acceleration, the second generation Turbo Boost Technology, resulting in greater energy efficiency, and a new integrated graphics core that supports DirectX11. The graphics core can also be highly parallelized tasks such as video encoding, with the enhanced video QuickSync, and can transmit video wirelessly trough WiDi.

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Rumor: Apple to use Anti-Reflective Glass in new iMac

Even though macs are great, one aspect that has bee continually irritating is the presence of a perfect reflection in the glass that protects their displays. Not everyone is annoyed by this, but many users have recognized it as a distracting element of the computer. For thoe who wish to rid themselves of this glare, Apple has offered an option to add anti-glare glass to the display of MacBook Pros for an extra U$S150 on the 15-inch an 17-inch models. Sadly, this optional characteristic is lacking in their iMac line, according to strong rumors that we haer all this may change with the next generation of Apple's All-In-One desktop.

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