Along with the 2.66ghz core i5 580m, Intel would upgrade the higher end of its dual-core chips with a 2.8ghz core i7 640m.

除了推出2.66 GHz的Core i5 580m之外，Intel还将对其高端双核笔记本处理器进行升级，并推出2.8 GHz的Core i7 640m。

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Processors: Intel's latest chips are the i3, i5, and i7 core models. But a laptop with chips from rival AMD, or older Intel dual-core chips, also is OK.

处理器：英特尔(Intel)最新的芯片产品是i3、i5和i7核心处理器，但使用英特尔竞争对手AMD的芯片或英特尔的双核芯片也没问题。

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Dual core chips would also appear to be more environmentally friendly in that they consume less electricity and cooling (HVAC) requirements.

双核心芯片还显得更加适合于环境更加友好，它们的电力和冷却(HVAC)需求更低。

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The Register is reporting that PA Semi had a close relationship with Apple in the months prior to the switch, and that the two companies were working together to gauge the feasibility of running native PowerPC-coded software on 2GHz dual-core chips that PA Semi claims run at only a third of the 21 to 25 watts consumed by Intel's Core Duo models.

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Expect the market this year to segment itself between performance-minded tablets and smartphones powered by dual-core ARM chips based around the 1 GHz Cortex A9-MPCore, and less-expensive mass-market offerings running single-core versions of the A9.

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At CES today, Nvidia showed off its dual-core Tegra chips powering the coming LG Optimus 2X, which CEO Jen-Hsun Huang declared to be the first true SuperPhone.

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