Intel wants a new type of memory
Published in News
Monday, 07 October 2019 10:11

Intel wants a new type of memory


Forget about AMD for a moment

Chipzilla boffins have published a paper suggesting a new kind of CPU memory to block side-channel attacks like Meltdown and Spectre.

Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 comes in two sizes
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 03 October 2019 00:11

Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 comes in two sizes

 
13.5-inch with Intel or 15-inch with AMD

Microsoft has now officially revealed all the juicy details regarding its new Surface Laptop 3 lineup, including the choice of two Intel CPUs for the 13.5-inch version, and two custom AMD APUs for the 15-inch version.

Microsoft Surface Pro 7 gets 10th gen Core CPUs
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 02 October 2019 23:16

Microsoft Surface Pro 7 gets 10th gen Core CPUs


Better connectivity, and "all-day battery"

In addition to the Microsoft SQ1-powered Surface Pro X, Microsoft unveiled the 7th generation of its Surface Pro 2-in-1, giving it a much-needed hardware update, better connectivity, and all-day battery life.

Intel slashes prices on last year's chips
Published in PC Hardware
Wednesday, 02 October 2019 11:10

Intel slashes prices on last year's chips


After updating Core-X

Intel has updated its Core-X lineup basing it on the Cascade Lake series of processors and has halved the price of its older top-of-the-line Core i9 processors.

Intel still can't handle demand gap
Published in PC Hardware
Friday, 27 September 2019 11:52

Intel still can't handle demand gap


Supply problems will continue into the fourth quarter

Intel's supply issues do not appear to be getting better quickly, and it is looking like its chips will be in tight supply until Q4.

Intel promises bigger SSDs
Published in News
Thursday, 26 September 2019 11:24

Intel promises bigger SSDs


Double density

Chipzilla has promised to improve SSDs with new technology that will double that data density again.

First Intel Core i9-10900X benchmark leaks
Published in PC Hardware
Friday, 20 September 2019 17:23

First Intel Core i9-10900X benchmark leaks


Cascade Lake-X CPU with 10-cores

Some of the first Intel's Core i9-10900X results have been spotted online, courtesy of Geekbench database, and these show some rather impressive high base and turbo clocks, as well as some impressive single- and multi-core score, considering it is a 10-core/20-thread SKU.

Intel scoops up GloFlo employees
Published in News
Friday, 20 September 2019 12:25

Intel scoops up GloFlo employees


Maltese cross over

GlobalFoundries laying off more than 400 workers at its Fab 8 computer chip factory in Malta last year may have benefited Intel.

Comet Lake H  and S are going to disappoint
Published in PC Hardware
Thursday, 19 September 2019 12:28

Comet Lake H and S are going to disappoint


GFX CI bootlogs are a bit of a snooze

Intel is set to release its Comet Lake product stack and retire its Coffee Lake architecture but Intel GFX CI bootlogs spotted by @InstLatX64 hint that Comet Lake H (CL-H) and Comet Lake S (CL-S) are a bit of snooze.

Chip wars take startling new twist
Published in AI
Thursday, 19 September 2019 04:06

Chip wars take startling new twist


Advance Intelligence:
ARMed and ready?

At a press conference here in Shanghai, a senior executive at Huawei suggested that Intel and X86 CPUs aren't up to coping with heavy lifting.