Intel's Core i7-8086K should cost under £400
Published in PC Hardware


Available as of June 8th

It appears that Intel's 40th anniversary Core i7-8086K CPU won't be that pricy and should sell for under £400 when it starts selling on June 8th, at least according to the latest report.

ARM shakes fist at X86 notebook hegemony
Published in News
Thursday, 31 May 2018 18:34

ARM shakes fist at X86 notebook hegemony


And Microsoft seems keen too...

We've waited years and years for ARM to offer a real challenge to Intel on the notebook front, and judging from what the company announced today in Old Taiwan, 2019 could be when Chipzilla discovers it has an Achilles' heel. Intel isn't invulnerable, despite its size, demonstrated, for example,  by the way it totally missed the boat on the smartphone front.

Intel releases Optane DIMMs
Published in PC Hardware
Thursday, 31 May 2018 11:48

Intel releases Optane DIMMs


3D XPoint memory onto the DDR4

Chipzilla has released its Optane DIMMs and introduced 3D XPoint memory onto the DDR4 memory bus although don't expect to see them any time soon.

40th Anniversary Intel Core i7-8086K spotted in retail
Published in PC Hardware


6-core Coffee Lake running at 5GHz Boost

While there have been plenty of rumors regarding the Core i7-8086K CPU from Intel, the latest retail listings pretty much confirm them and show that this will be the Core i7-8700K on steroids, with a Boost clock hitting 5.0GHz.

Chipzilla accused of age discrimination
Published in News
Wednesday, 30 May 2018 10:58

Chipzilla accused of age discrimination


Fired older workers in massive restructuring

US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is investigating claims that Chipzilla discriminated against its older staff members.

Graphics market is a switchback ride
Published in News
Tuesday, 29 May 2018 22:11

Graphics market is a switchback ride


No kidding. What goes up, must go down

I dunno, dear readers of Fudzilla, if you've ever been on a rollercoaster?

Microsoft and Google find new CPU bug
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 22 May 2018 11:27

Microsoft and Google find new CPU bug


Fix will slow you down even more

Microsoft and Google are jointly disclosing a new CPU security vulnerability that's similar to the Meltdown and Spectre flaws that were revealed earlier this year.

Intel nears the big 50
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Friday, 18 May 2018 11:49

Intel nears the big 50


Middle age approaches

Chip giant Intel will be 50 on July the 18th, and like many a middle aged soul, its mind is turning to events in the past.

Intel chooses Jerusalem for self-driving tests
Published in Transportation


Because it's difficult

Part of Intel's attempt to re-engineer its business is getting into the self-driving business and now its Mobileye division said it has chosen Jerusalem to test its technology.

Intel's 10nm Core i3-8121U now detailed in ARK database
Published in PC Hardware


Still without IGP

Intel has now officially updated its ARK database with the recently unveiled Core i3-8121U mobile CPU spotted in the Lenovo Ideapad 330.