NEC's new multicore CPU can thread non-threaded applications

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Multicore is coming, no question about it. But today, the benefit of multicore processors is very limited as such CPUs need threaded applications to take advantage of the additional horsepower. NEC now says that it has developed a processor that automatically enables threading in any application - without the need to recompile or re-develop software.

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