Virtualisation provides a way of hiding a computer's resources its central processor, operating system, internal memory, network controller, and storage devices behind a software curtain.

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Intel's share of the central processor market surged to 80.5% in the second quarter from 79.2% during the first quarter, according to Mercury Research.

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Most current models, including Samsung's NC10, much of the Asus Eee range, the MSI Wind and the Acer Aspire One, use Intel's Atom as their central processor.

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PS2's central processor, a 128-bit microprocessor developed by Sony and Toshiba, has twice the raw number-crunching power of Intel's most advanced Pentium chip used in professional desktop computers.

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The chips will include an 800-megahertz ARM central processor--the same power-sipping design powering many smart phones--with a high-definition video processor, an imaging processor, an audio processor and a tiny, low-power version of the GeForce graphics processors Nvidia pushes for desktop and laptop computers.

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After working with French financial regulators, Bitcoin-Central has hammered out a deal with French payment processor Acoba and France's Credit Mutuel bank to become a payment service provider, which allows it to function much like a bank.

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For investors willing to undertake such risk, Central Proteinaprima, also known as CP Prima, is a noteworthy Indonesian shrimp processor and producer whose products also include shrimp feed.

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