Intel 2Q profit jumps 25 percent, beats estimates (AP)

AP - Intel Corp. says its second-quarter profit jumped 25 percent. Blossoming sales of laptop chips helped the company cruise past Wall Street's estimates.

Birth of a Standard: The Intel 8086 Microprocessor (PC World)

PC World - Thirty years ago, Intel released the 8086 processor, introducing the x86 architecture that underlies every PC--Windows, Mac, or Linux--produced today.

Intel 2Q profit jump reflects healthy PC demand (AP)

AP - Worried that the ailing U.S. economy has spilled abroad and hurt global PC sales, investors had subdued expectations for Intel Corp. in the second quarter. Intel is the world's largest computer chip maker, and its fortunes rise and fall with swings in PC demand.

Intel 2Q profit jump reassures Wall Street about robustness of global PC demand

Worried that the ailing U.S. economy has spilled abroad and hurt global PC sales, investors had subdued expectations for Intel Corp. in the second quarter. Intel is the world's largest computer chip maker, and its fortunes rise and fall with swings in PC demand.

Intel 2Q profit jump reflects healthy PC demand

Worried that the ailing U.S. economy has spilled abroad and hurt global PC sales, investors had subdued expectations for Intel Corp. in the second quarter. Intel is the world's largest computer chip maker, and its fortunes rise and fall with swings in PC demand.

Analysis: Intel developer forum introduces your next Mac

Intel provided 170-plus hours of technical instruction last week at its developer forum. Rik Myslewski sorts through it and pulls out the relevant news for Mac users about how the nuts and bolts that hold together the entire world of computing will influence future Apple hardware.