That will be the highest number of server cores for Intel, though rival AMD will still hold the core-number advantage
The category-dominating vendor is using Athlon II Neo processors
IDC says PC shipments could total 354.8 million this year
The server is designed for fast-moving workloads like Web applications
Graphics processing units should speed up server performance in specific-use cases
Tablets with the OS could reach store shelves in the latter part of Q1 next year
CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the new smartphone at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco
Semiconductor revenue could receive a lift by increased PC shipments and DDR3 memory pricing
Laptops will transfer data at faster rates
Apple's next-generation smartphone is expected to be announced next week at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference
