Intel pundit Kevin Kahn has predicted that Light Peak may overtake USB 3.0 before the latter really even gets started. The 10Gbps standard is poised to become the mainstream technology as soon as 2011, beating the technology it’s intended to replace to the mainstream.

While Light Peak is currently considered to work with USB 3.0, the blazing speed could serve to make it become the standard before the older technology has a chance to take off. Mr. Kahn stated that Light Peak will become available to PC manufacturers later this year, and will ship in early 2011.

Dell has introduced the new line up of Latitude E series refreshed with Intel Arrandale processors. Two Dell Latitude E series models - E6410 and E6510 - are the first models in this refreshed series. These will have DDR3 RAM. These two laptops will feature Latitude ON technology which will be like Instant On user interface that connects the system to the web. Dell will sell the E6410 at a price starting at $1,129 and E6510 starting at $1,164 respectively.

Following the arrival of AMD 890GX chipset as part of AMD's Leo Platform, a new AMD 880G chipset is on its way. This new AMD 880G chipset with SB850 south bridge is a scaled down version of 890GX.

The new microprocessors, designed to power both servers and high-end desktop PCs, are the first of Intel's server chips featuring smaller transistors that have helped the company's laptop and desktop chips push stronger performance while eking out better energy efficiency.

Intel also built in security features the company says can encode and decipher files much faster, effectively removing the "encryption tax" or computer performance lost due to protecting files.