Intel prepares to kill off the Pentium 4
 

TheInquirer lets us know that Intel is planning to retire the Pentium 4 line of processors, with the Pentium D to follow not long after:

"Intel Pentium 4 524 and 521 are to die in February too. The 541 can live on until April while 670, 660, 650, 640, 630 already have Product Discontinuance Notice status with end of life planned for March 2007. Pentium 4 661, 641, 631 will receive Product Discontinuance Notice in April and end of life will follow shortly after that.

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