The Phenom has landed!
A few seconds ago, AMD announced the AMD Phenom, the first true (native) quad-core CPUs on Planet Earth.
With the flagship Phenom FX, AMD also announced the Phenom x4 and Phenom x2 (dual-core) parts.
The Phenom FX will also allow octa-core computing when used in a dual-socket config utilizing AMD's Dual Socket Direct Connect (DSDC) architecture systems.