Samsung's hoped for chip recovery falls flat
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Thursday, 30 January 2020 11:40

Samsung's hoped for chip recovery falls flat


While rivals are rubbing their paws with glee

Samsung's hopes that there will be a gradual recovery in memory chip demand this year appear to be slowly failing.

Intel has a depressing 14 nm process obsession
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Wednesday, 29 January 2020 11:25

Intel has a depressing 14 nm process obsession


A sixth year and just more “improvements”

Chipzilla’s Comet Lake-H chip, the Core i5-10300H should provide users with an 11 percent performance boost, but at what point will Intel finally give up on 14nm technology?

Intel has a third go at patching 'Zombieload' CPU security flaw
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Third time lucky?

For the third time in less than a year, Intel has disclosed a new set of vulnerabilities related to the speculative functionality of its processors.

Intel boss is "a maniac" over shortages
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Monday, 27 January 2020 09:20

Intel boss is "a maniac" over shortages


And she's dancing like she's never danced before

Chipzilla CEO Bob Swain told analysts that he was getting all maniacal about Intel chip shortages.

Intel slashes the cost of Comet Lake-S CPUs
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Friday, 24 January 2020 10:22

Intel slashes the cost of Comet Lake-S CPUs


Cheaper than expected

One of the good signs that AMD's competition is hurting Intel is that it appears to be dropping the prices of its consumer processors.

Intel new NUCs to come with 28W Tiger Lake CPUs
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Featuring Intel's Xe graphics

Intel's new Next Unit of Computing (NUC) will be based on Tiger Lake processors, and according to the latest details, it will be available in two versions, standard and gaming-oriented, both using 28W Tiger Lake-U CPUs with Intel Xe graphics.

Intel shows its DG1 discrete Xe GPU at CES 2020
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Still just a dev card but it runs games

While Intel brought a lot of things to show at the CES 2020 show, the biggest surprise was the developer DG1 discrete Xe GPU, which was both showed running a game as a part of the Intel keynote as well as behind close doors to members of the press.

Intel starts the foldable PC era
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Thursday, 09 January 2020 21:47

Intel starts the foldable PC era


A part of the Intel’s CES 2020 keynote

Intel has showcased a concept PC codenamed Horseshoe Bend, and this  gives you an idea of the future of the ultra-portable high-end PCs. Lenovo X1 Fold and Dell concept ORI already showcased their version of the concept, but Intel shared a bit of detail.

Intel shows Ghost Canyon modular NUC at CES 2020
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Razer jumps on that bandwagon with Tomahawk

Among other things, Intel also brought the next-generation Ghost Canyon NUC to CES 2020 show floor, which revealed a bit more specifications on the current platform and the modular motherboard that will be available to OEM partners, and, surprisingly, Razer is already onboard as the first partner with Tomahawk gaming desktop and chassis.

Tiger Lake is the next Intel chip you need to worry about
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Next GPU, code-named DG1 gets a public airing

CES in Las Vegas has Intel talking about its next-generation chips due in 2020: Tiger Lake and how its GPU, code-named DG1 apparently works.