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In part, they will be based on NetBurst architecture. This dispels speculation that chipmaker would revert to Pentium III cores. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers ...

Core becomes Intel's single architecture for all of the company's mainstream processor offerings, with the exception of Itanium. It will let software developers more easily create applications that ...

Intel is hiring a senior CPU verification engineer for its "Unified Core" team, suggesting that Team Blue is indeed prepping for a switch.

Returning to a unified core design would give Intel extra room on the chip for more performance cores, but it would be a complete redesign and layout change.

The big picture: Intel may have long discontinued its Pentium and Celeron processor lineups, but the company still caters to the entry-level market with the affordable "Intel Processor" series. Last ...