Intel announced the next generation of its processor lineage. The Penryn chip will give PCs a 45 percent boost for "bandwidth-intensive tasks" compared to the company's current quad-core Xeon chip, according to this story in PC World. GTO's guessing orders for mega-scale air conditioners should get a boost, too.
In a tantalizing bit of the story, PC World's reporter writes:
"Finally, Intel shared its plans for a programmable architecture code-named 'Larrabee' that could allow a system to run at trillions of floating point operations per second (teraflops) of performance, a huge boon to applications in scientific computing, mining, visualization, financial analytics and health care."
We'll keep you posted as Intel decides to share a little more. Â