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PVI supplied the e-paper display on the outside of Intel's Metro notebook - the idea is that the outside of a closed notebook can still show important notifications for calendar, email and instant messages. Frankly, that's a great idea!

AMD's Hector Ruiz was in for a rough ride at a shareholders meeting, but promised a "tsunami" of products over the next twelve months, and has also stated that AMD will be introducing 45nm chips in mid-2008

Intel will still roll out 45nm parts before AMD, however unlike past geometry transitions, AMD will be nipping on Intel's heels - or at least that's AMD's plan.