IBM, Sony, and Toshiba hope designers will master new skills to tap the full promise of the jointly developed chip. History shows many obstacles. [BusinessWeek]

Descriptions, information; technical document downloads, PDF format. [Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.]

Software Development Kit, SDK, and resources. [IBM alphaWorks]

Growing entry, with links to many related topics. [Wikipedia]

Useful readings: descriptions, explanations, history, projections.

News, information, resources; weblog format, posted weekly.

How Sony and IBM may remake entertainment. [Forbes.com]

IBM's focus on one chip line makes it a contender in most markets; rivals Intel and AMD remain a threat. [BusinessWeek]

Will offer design services to help firms use Cells in many electronic products, more so where image use is high: industrial, medical, aerospace, defense. [Sci-Tech Today]

Cell's greatest strength and weakness: there's a lot of hardware on the chip, making programming hard, delaying PS3. New compiler intended to ease programming. [Ars Technica]