Steve over at Hexus points out the disappearance of ati.com, the upcoming push for a unified GPGPU, & the accompanying open platforms that we'll be seeing over the next couple of years. Fusion's definitely going to cause quite a stir...

"Dropping a GPU and CPU onto the same package will provide AMD with performance, cost and power consumption improvements, so come launch, we could once again have an Athlon 64-like ass-mastering of Intel."

DigiTimes is reporting that Intel's planning to drop some serious loot to push their upcoming mobile platform. Marketing is still one place where Intel has it all over AMD, hands-down.

"Similar to the chip giant's marketing investment in Centrino, a total of US$300 million will be injected into Intel's worldwide sales promotion of Centrino Pro, according to the makers."

As expected, the new quad-core Intel chips making their way into retail here shortly will be at or just below the $1K mark. Might be a good time to snap up some of the Core 2's...

"Intel's first quad-core desktop processor, the Core 2 Extreme QX6700, which is scheduled to be released next month, will sell for US$999 in 1,000-unit quantities, according to sources at Taiwan motherboard makers who are familiar with Intel's latest roadmap. The Core 2 Quad Q6600 processor will be available in January 2007 at US$851, the sources added."