Via might save Huawei's bacon
Published in News
Monday, 24 June 2019 10:49

Via might save Huawei's bacon


Chinese firm caught between ROC and hard place

While US semiconductor firms Intel and AMD and others are effectively banned from shipping their technology to Chinese giant Huawei, another firm could fill the X86 processor hole in its motherboards.

Intel not outsourcing 14nm Rocket Lake to Samsung
Published in PC Hardware


Too much like hard work

The dark satanic rumour mill has been manufacturing a hell on earth yarn claiming that Samsung was negotiating with Chipzilla to produce its 14nm CPUs.

US chipmakers lobby for Huawei
Published in PC Hardware
Monday, 17 June 2019 12:31

US chipmakers lobby for Huawei


Asking Trump to stop hurting them to get to China

US chipmakers Qualcomm and Intel, are quietly pressing the U.S. government to ease its ban on sales to the Chinese tech giant, even as Huawei itself avoids typical government lobbying, people familiar with the situation said.

Apple rumoured to be buying Intel's 5G tech
Published in Mobiles


After it knifed its partner

Fruity cargo cult Apple is rumoured to be negotiating with Intel to buy the 5G technology that it rejected for its iPhone.

Intel hires chief architect of Xbox One
Published in PC Hardware
Thursday, 13 June 2019 13:03

Intel hires chief architect of Xbox One


Scorpio, and Scarlett SoCs

Our knowledgeable sources have whispered that Intel has hired John Sell, a chap who was the chief architect of Xbox One, Scorpio, and Scarlett SoCs. John joined as an Intel Fellow to work on security.

Huawei: Ennui thought it was the zeitgeist
Published in News


Opinion: Mike Magee's Rave - War of the Worlds kicks off

I never in my wildest dreams – and my dreams are wild, by the way – that I considered that a headline could combine Mandarin, French, English and German. This one has.

Intel unveils its Optane Memory M15 series
Published in PC Hardware


The successor to the Optane M10

Intel has announced its new Optane Memory M15 series drives that get a significant performance boost and come in same 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB capacities.

Intel working to bring IDF back
Published in PC Hardware
Thursday, 30 May 2019 12:23

Intel working to bring IDF back


This year 

Well informed sources close to the matter have informed us that Intel is working in bringing the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) back. It even might come back as soon as later this year.

Intel sexes up its GPUs
Published in Graphics
Thursday, 30 May 2019 12:06

Intel sexes up its GPUs


Shows off test “designs.”

Intel wants to improve the user experience of the Intel Graphics Command Center by bringing in modern UI design with customisable skins.

Winklepickers
Published in News
Tuesday, 28 May 2019 20:55

AMD's Su demands end to tech wars


Shall we stock up again?

The chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has given a clear warning about the fragility of the semiconductor supply chain, prompted by the ever fiercer rattling of sabres between the United States of America and mainland China.