Four Core Cometh

Intel Corp., the world's largest computer chip maker, on Tuesday launched a family of chips with four computing engines inside a single microprocessor.

Intel rolled out four processors for servers under the Xeon 5300 branding, and another processor under the Core 2 Extreme series aimed at hardcore gamers, programmers and other people with heavy-duty computing needs.

The Core 2 Extreme chip is up to 80 percent faster than previous models, the Santa Clara, California-based company said. The Xeon 5300 chips use roughly the same power as previous generations while boosting performance as much as four times over single-core models.

Intel plans to release three morequad-core processors in the first quarter of 2007, including a more mainstream model for entertainment and multimedia uses under the name Core 2 Quad, and a Xeon processor designed for low-voltage uses and another for single-socket servers and workstations.

Intel, which is locked in a fierce battle for market share with smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc., had originally promised the quad-core chips for mid-2007 but earlier this year announced it was ramping up production, beating Sunnyvale-based AMD to market by several months.

AMD, which has been stealing market share from Intel with chips that reviewers said were cheaper and faster to run, has said it expects to launch quad-core processors for its Opteron product line by mid-2007.

The battle has had an impact on Intel's financial health. The company announced a massive restructuring in September that called for a 10 percent reduction in staff - or 10,500 positions - to save $3 billion per year by 2008.

Intel executives hailed the quad-core launch as another key step toward reversing sinking profits and regaining lost market share. It also follows the launch this summer of its Core 2 Duo microprocessors, which deliver as much as 40 percent better performance while consuming as 40 percent fewer watts than previous models.

from Cebu Daily News
page 24, 16-November-2006

Sportstacle High School Cheerdance Competition

Sportshouse is setting up an interactive booth here in SM City Cebu and has given free basketball clinic, badminton clinic, taekwondo and high school cheerdance competition. Last Friday, November 17, 2006 high school teams practiced their cheerdance routine.



Nine teams competed in the High Schoo Cheerdance Elimination held yesterday, Saturday, November 18, 2006. And the teams are:
MCCNHS



Mandaue City National High School Main



Pit-os National High School



Florencio Urot Memorial National High School



University of San Jose-Recoletos




Southwestern University



de La Salle ASMC


University of Cebu



and lastly, Camp Lapulapu



The top 5 finalists are:
1. Florencio Urot Memorial National High School
2. USJ-R
3. Southwwestern University
4. de La Salle ASMC
5. UC

This afternoon was the big day as the five teams competed for the finals. Here is the final lineup...
2nd Runner-up: Florencio Urot Memorial National High School
1st Runner-up: University of Cebu
and the champions are the University of San Jose-Recoleots!!!


This weekend, USJ-R won several titles including the best muse in the primary and secondary division of the 16th Cebu City Olympics...

Shown here are Lea Carla Macasero (Primary), Lara Almyra Cabatingan (Secondary) both from USJ-R and Carole Monique de Leon of USC (Tertiary) as best muses for the 16th Cebu City Olympics held at the Cebu City Sports Complex last Satruday, November 18, 2006.

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