Unlocked 10th Gen Intel Core i9-10980HK spec leaked
Published in PC Hardware


Will be out soon

A leaked slide from an upcoming official Intel presentation shows the merits and gubbins in a yet to be announced 'Unlocked 10th Gen Intel Core i9-10980HK processor'.

Intel and AMD say they are going strong
Published in News
Tuesday, 24 March 2020 14:00

Intel and AMD say they are going strong


No dry cough yet

Intel and AMD say they are geared to meet the increasing processing power needs triggered by the pandemic.

Intel to release neuromorphic computing system
Published in AI


Chips that mimic the brain and kill off GPU based AI

Intel is releasing an experimental research system for neuromorphic computing, a cutting-edge method that simulates the way human brains work to perform computations faster, using significantly less energy.

Intel might give up on making NAND Flash
Published in News
Thursday, 12 March 2020 11:20

Intel might give up on making NAND Flash


Because it is not the only one...

Intel may give up on self-manufacturing NAND flash memory and buy it from third party suppliers.

Intel fights $1.2 billion fine
Published in News
Wednesday, 11 March 2020 11:54

Intel fights $1.2 billion fine


Wants EU to admit it got it wrong

Chipzilla has claimed EU antitrust regulators got it wrong when they fined it 1.06 billion euro more than a decade ago for thwarting AMD.

Intel CSME bug apparently means you have to replace all your chips
Published in PC Hardware


Don't fight It Marsha, It's bigger than both of us
 

Intel’s CSME vulnerability is so bad that the only way to fix it is to rip out your old chips and replace them with new ones.

Nokia teams up with Intel on 5G
Published in Network
Thursday, 05 March 2020 11:49

Nokia teams up with Intel on 5G


Odd choice, if you are calling for the cavalry

Finland’s Nokia Oyj has announced a partnership deal with Intel and Marvell technology in bid to speed up its so-far sluggish shift to 5G.

Intel says it will catch up with AMD
Published in PC Hardware
Thursday, 27 February 2020 11:30

Intel says it will catch up with AMD


Promises Full Memory Encryption in upcoming CPUs

Chipzilla says it is planning to bring full memory encryption to future CPUs, something which indicates that it has decided to play catch-up with AMD.

Cloudflare snubs Intel and moves to AMD
Published in News
Wednesday, 26 February 2020 11:14

Cloudflare snubs Intel and moves to AMD


Epyc  Vote of confidence

Cloudflare has snubbed Chipzilla's 48-core setup of dual socket Intel Xeon Platinum 6162’s and is moving to a 48-core single socket AMD EPYC 7642.

Intel releases 5G chips
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 25 February 2020 10:09

Intel releases 5G chips


For 5G computers and base stations

While many thought that Intel flogging its 5G modem unit marked the end of its smartphone business last year, it seems the outfit has not given up completely and announced three chips built for 5G computers, plus a 5G-optimised network adapter for PCs.