SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 15, 2008 (AFP) - Intel on Monday rolled out its first chip with six brains, unveiling a 'multi-core' microprocessor that boosts computing muscle while cutting back on electricity use.

The world's leading computer chip maker's new Xeon 7400 series microprocessor is tailored for businesses that want to boost server performance while conserving on space and energy.

SAN FRANCISCO, August 4, 2008 (AFP) - Intel on Monday revealed details of a new generation of chips designed for video game lovers, multi-taskers, and people that want power-sipping computers adapted to increasingly mobile lifestyles.

BRUSSELS, July 18, 2008 (AFP) - European regulators have filed fresh anti-trust charges against the world's largest chip maker Intel, accusing it of abusing its dominant position in the market to squeeze out its main rival.

BRUSSELS, July 17, 2008 (AFP) - The European Commission said on Thuesday it suspected US chip giant Intel of fresh instances of unfair competition.

The Commission said it had sent a letter to Intel outlining several new complaints about the way the US company had abused its dominant position in the chip market to the disadvantage of its chief rival, Advanced Micro Devices.

BRUSSELS, July 17, 2008 (AFP) - The European Commission said on Thursday it suspected US chip giant Intel of further instances of unfair competition.

The Commissioin said it had sent a letter to Intel outlining several new complaints about the way the US company had abused its dominant position in the chip market to the disadvantage of its chief rival, Advanced Micro Devices.

WASHINGTON, June 6, 2008 (AFP) - Computer chip titan Intel Corp. said Friday it had received a subpoena this week from US antitrust regulators after a two-year informal review on 'competition in the microprocessor market.'

The announcement increases the likelihood of formal antitrust charges against the world's biggest chipmaker.

WASHINGTON, June 6, 2008 (AFP) - Computer chip titan Intel Corp. said Friday it had received a subpoena this week from US antitrust regulators after a two-year informal review 'with respect to competition in the microprocessor market.'

The announcement increases the likelihood of formal antitrust charges against the world's biggest chipmaker.

SEOUL, June 5, 2008 (AFP) - South Korea's anti-trust watchdog said Thursday it had fined US giant Intel, the world's biggest semiconductor company, 25 million dollars for unfair practices.

The European Commission said on Wednesday it will rule in its antitrust case against Intel 'as soon as possible,' but firmly dismissed a press report that it would decide against the company in the coming months.

The European Commission wants to stop what it considers abusive trade practices by US microchip giant Intel, a German press report said Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, April 24, 2008 (AFP) - US intelligence officials said Thursday that a Syrian nuclear reactor built with North Korean help had been close to becoming operational when it was destroyed last year by an Israeli strike.

'We assess that the reactor was complete and startup could have begun at any time,' a senior US intelligence official told reporters.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 15, 2008 (AFP) - Intel Corporation announced Tuesday a dip in profit despite record-high revenues of 9.7 billion dollars in the first three months of 2008.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2, 2008 (AFP) - The world's biggest computer chip maker Intel unveiled on Wednesday a set of tiny 'Atom' processors it says will give mobile devices desktop computing power.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 18, 2008 (AFP) - Microsoft and Intel said Tuesday they are teaming with US universities to unleash the mighty potential of multi-core computer chips.

BRUSSELS, March 11, 2008 (AFP) - Intel brought out the big guns Tuesday to defend the world's largest microchip maker against EU antitrust charges, with chief executive Paul Otellini in Brussels for a hearing with European regulators.

BRUSSELS, March 10, 2008 (AFP) - Intel gets its chance on Tuesday and Wednesday to fend off the threat of hefty EU antitrust fines when it fights regulators' charges that the microchip giant has abused its dominant market power.

WASHINGTON, Feb 22, 2008 (AFP) - US semiconductor giant Intel Corporation plans to produce a chip for the low-cost computer market, a spokesman for the group said Friday, confirming media reports.

The world's leading chip maker likely will make the official announcement in early March, the spokesman said.

BRUSSELS, Feb 12, 2008 (AFP) - EU antitrust regulators stepped up a probe into microchip giant Intel on Monday by raiding the US company's German offices and computer retailers on suspicions they might have stifled competition.

LONDON, Feb 12, 2008 (AFP) - British electrical retailer DSG International said Tuesday it was among a number of companies facing an inspection by EU competition authorities.

European Commission antitrust regulators on Tuesday raided microchip giant Intel and a number of personal computer retailers in Europe on concerns they might have stifled competition.

BRUSSELS, Feb 12, 2008 (AFP) - European Commission antitrust regulators on Tuesday raided microchip giant Intel and a number of personal computer retailers in Europe on concerns they might have stifled competition.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 4, 2008 (AFP) - Intel announced on Monday that it has created a two-billion-transistor computer chip that will give supercomputers 'a leap in performance and capabilities.'

BANGALORE, India, Jan 16, 2008 (AFP) - US microchip maker Intel is developing a technology to allow remote monitoring of a person's health through signals from a hand-held device, the company said on Wednesday.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 15, 2008 (AFP) - Computer chip giant Intel Corp. on Tuesday reported fourth quarter profits rose 51 percent from a year ago to 2.3 billion dollars, roughly in line with most Wall Street estimates.

NEW YORK, Jan 10, 2008 (AFP) - New York state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday an antitrust probe into semiconductor giant Intel Corp. for possible illegal actions that hurt its main rival, Advanced Micro Devices.

LAS VEGAS, Jan 7, 2008 (AFP) - The Internet is a magnificent 'disruptive force' changing the world's gadgets along with lifestyles, computer giant Intel's top executive said Monday at the top consumer electronics show.

BRUSSELS, Jan 7, 2008 (AFP) - EU competition regulators are 'carefully' studying Intel's response to their antitrust charges against the world's biggest computer chipmaker, a European Commission spokeswoman said Monday.

'We have received a reply. We are going to study it carefully,' the spokeswoman said.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 4, 2008 (AFP) - Computer chip giant Intel said Friday it has severed its alliance with the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative aimed at getting computers into the hands of children in developing countries.

Intel said it parted ways with OLPC after the non-profit group insisted the US firm abandon its own low-cost laptop, the Classmate PC.

BERLIN, Nov 13, 2007 (AFP) - German semi-conductor giant Infineon and Intel of the United States will jointly develop SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) chips, commonly used in mobile phones, Infineon said Tuesday.

Infineon will supply the microchips used in each SIM card, with mass production expected to begin in early 2009, the company said.

NEW DELHI, Sept 5, 2007 (AFP) - The world's largest microchip maker Intel Corp expects a quick verdict by US anti-trust regulators on a deal with Europe's STMicroelectronics to merge their memory chip units, its chairman said Wednesday.

Earlier this year Intel and French-Italian firm STM announced their 'Numonyx' joint venture for the worldwide sale of 'flash memory' -- a type of memory card widely used in mobile phones, digital cameras and music players.

BRUSSELS, Aug 13, 2007 (AFP) - The EU's top regulator on Monday gave the green light to a proposed joint venture between the world's biggest computer chip maker Intel and French-Italian chip maker STMicroelectronics.

Last month Intel and STM announced the creation of the 'Numonyx' joint venture, which will operate worldwide in the sale of so-called 'flash memory,' a type of memory which is widely used in data storage cards, mobile phones and other portable devices.

BRUSSELS, July 27, 2007 (AFP) - The European Union's top regulator levelled on Friday formal antitrust charges against Intel, the world's biggest computer chip maker, on suspicion that it had abused its dominant market position.

The regulator, the European Commission, said it had sent a 'statement of objections' -- the first formal step towards possible fines -- to Intel on July 26 alleging that it had tried to exclude main rival AMD from the market.

JAIPUR, India, July 24, 2007 (AFP) - Intel marketing veteran John McClure likes to tell the story of an unschooled Indian farmer who wanted to catch and store rain to water his crops but didn`t know how to go about it.

The farmer`s daughter figured out a way by researching the subject at an Internet-equipped community centre in their village after school hours and helped him design a 'rain-harvesting solution,' he says.