Few things worth posting:

Intel Celeron chips are now crusing at 2.6 GHz, which I believe is faster than AMD's best and brightest. Tech Report

The Athlon64 family is going to grow in September, with ratings of 3400+ and 3100+ (whatever that means). CNET

Intel is going to ship it's new 64-bit Itanium 2 chips Monday, along with the new Xeon MP.
Register

Multi-function piece of garbage reviewed at
I am not a geek. It's not really garbage, it's a multi-function panel.