Intel to kill Extreme Edition branding
Update: Intel says Extreme Edition is here to stay
According to a rumor floating around, Intel could soon kill its Extreme Edition branding, leaving the Core i9-7980XE as the last CPU with such branding.
Intel denies reports that it has abandoned its 5G modem
5G plans unchanged
Intel has denied reports last week that Apple has decided not to use an Intel 5G modem called “Sunny Peak” in future iPhones and managed to get the magazine to "update its story".
COO Diane Bryant leaves Google Cloud
Intel’s first female CEO?
Ex-CEO Brian Krzanich was escorted out of Intel and this bombastic announcement made us try to find out on June 22nd who might be next in line to become Intel’s CEO. We suggested that Diane Bryant who went to Google as a COO could and she announce her departure a day ago.
Intel's 9th gen desktop CPUs leak online
Just a 100-200MHz frequency bump
Following the leak that Intel will be releasing Coffee Lake-based six- and eight-core parts as its new 9000-series 9th generation CPUs, more details have shown up online revealing a minor 100MHz to 200MHz frequency bump across the lineup.
Intel Coffee Lake NUCs will have eDRAM
Featuring Iris Plus Graphics 655 IGP
According to a fresh report, all Intel's new NUCs will come with Iris Plus Graphics 655 IGP with 128MB of eDRAM.
Intels' 10nm density is 2.7 times better
Tech Insights report
A technology intelligence outfit called Tech Insights has voided the warrantly on an Intel Cannon Lake processor to see whether Chipzilla has made much of an improvement in its transition from 14nm to 10nm processors. It looks like things are 2.7 times denser.
Tech shares casualities of Trump's trade war
Intel, Micron and Nvidia hit by friendly fire
US semiconductor stocks slumped on fears of deep losses in Intel, Micron and Nvidia, as new measures targeting the technology sector in President Donald Trump’s trade conflict with China triggered a wave of investor fear.
Intel in bad place due to its integration model
Tech analyst warns that integration is Intel's albatross
Tech analyst Ben Thompson, writing for Stratechery has warned that Intel's insistence on x86 integration is causing huge problems for the chip maker.
Older Intel processors will not get Win 7 updates
In spite of Microsoft's promise to support you until January 2020
It looks like Microsoft is not going to support some older Pentium chips in Win7 Monthly Rollups or Security-only patches, in spite of Microsoft's promise to support them until January 2020.
Qualcomm modem will be in September 18 iPhone
Intel gets the largest modem share
Intel has started manufacturing the XMM 7560 modem that will included in most iPhone’s in September 2018 but our sources confirm that Qualcomm is making the mix again.