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Additional Intel Bay Trail details surface courtesy of leaked slides

Additional Intel Bay Trail details surface courtesy of leaked slides
  • Posted January 4, 2013, 11:14 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • Additional details concerning Intel’s next generation Atom processor platform have surfaced online more than a year ahead of its scheduled arrival. Codenamed Bay Trail, the new platform will be a true single chip SoC built on Intel’s latest 22-nanometer process…

Optical Thunderbolt cables on the way, prices expected to drop

Optical Thunderbolt cables on the way, prices expected to drop
  • Posted January 3, 2013, 3:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Apple
  • As rumored nearly a year ago, it appears optical Thunderbolt cables will be making their debut in 2013. The move to fiber-optic will bring a number of changes, but most importantly should allow for greater speeds (possibly up to 100Gbps)…

Intel is planning to unveil a set-top box and TV service at CES

Intel is planning to unveil a set-top box and TV service at CES
  • Posted January 2, 2013, 7:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Intel is reportedly set to unveil a set-top box as well as a cloud-based television service at the Consumer Electronics Show later this month in Las Vegas. The initial plan is to roll the service out on a city by…

IDC lowers semiconductor revenue outlook for 2012, 2013

IDC lowers semiconductor revenue outlook for 2012, 2013
  • Posted December 27, 2012, 4:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
  • IDC has lowered its outlook for global semiconductor revenue in 2012 and 2013. Previously, the outfit expected industry revenue to grow 4.6% to $315 billion this year, but its latest forecast has reduced those figures to less than 1% growth…

Apple and Intel rumored to be developing an iWatch for 2013

Apple and Intel rumored to be developing an iWatch for 2013
  • Posted December 27, 2012, 11:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple, Hardware
  • Apple and Intel are rumored to be working on a smartwatch that could be ready for production sometime in the first half of 2013. Some elements of this rumor do make sense from a business standpoint but others seem a…

Atom-based Windows 8 tablets delayed until Jan. over driver issues

Atom-based Windows 8 tablets delayed until Jan. over driver issues
  • Posted December 20, 2012, 2:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • Although system builders were supposed to dash off the starting line with seemingly dozens of Windows 8 tablets following the operating system's October 25 launch, most major players seem to have stalled at the gates -- particularly when it comes to Atom-based devices...

Intel Haswell CPU lineup leaked online, led by flagship Core i7-4770K

Intel Haswell CPU lineup leaked online, led by flagship Core i7-4770K
  • Posted December 12, 2012, 1:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • It has come to our attention that Intel will be releasing 14 different Haswell desktop processors spanning the Core i5 and Core i7 brands next year. The next generation chips will use a new socket so if you are looking…

Atom SoCs to use Ivy Bridge-like 22nm, Tri-Gate design next year

Atom SoCs to use Ivy Bridge-like 22nm, Tri-Gate design next year
  • Posted December 11, 2012, 4:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware
  • Intel talked up its next-generation mobile processors at a recent industry conference, and though no details on a specific SoC were revealed, the company did say the upcoming chips will use the same 22nm technology and Tri-Gate implementation as their…

Qualcomm becomes world's third largest semiconductor supplier

Qualcomm becomes world
  • Posted December 7, 2012, 8:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Industry News Breaking News
  • It's been a rough year for the semiconductor industry according to iSuppli, with 59 of the 157 leading suppliers expected to see revenue declines. Overall, chip revenue is projected to fall by 2.3% (over $7 billion) in 2012 as double-digit drops plague seven of the top 20 outfits...

Leaked slide reveals 10W and 13W Ivy Bridge variants

Leaked slide reveals 10W and 13W Ivy Bridge variants
  • Posted December 6, 2012, 6:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
  • It appears a recent rumor indicating the imminent launch of low-power Ivy Bridge processors just got upgraded from "vaguely possible" to "pretty darn likely". According to this leaked PowerPoint slide from VR-Zone (Chinese), 10W and 13W Ivy Bridge "Y" variants are set to…

Intel committed to socketed CPUs "for the foreseeable future"

Intel committed to socketed CPUs "for the foreseeable future"
  • Posted December 6, 2012, 1:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Industry News
  • Intel has finally come forward to clear up some of the confusion generated by recent rumors that the company will transition to non-replaceable processors starting with Broadwell in 2014. In a statement emailed to Maximum PC, Intel spokesman Daniel Snyder…

Paul Otellini believes his successor will come from within Intel

Paul Otellini believes his successor will come from within Intel
  • Posted December 6, 2012, 12:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Intel CEO Paul Otellini recently told those in attendance at a Sanford C. Bernstein conference that his successor will likely come from within the company. If you weren’t already aware, chipzilla announced last month that the executive would be retiring…

AMD will remain committed to user-upgradeable CPUs

AMD will remain committed to user-upgradeable CPUs
  • Posted December 5, 2012, 11:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Industry News
  • With rumors floating around that Intel might abandon LGA processor packages starting with Broadwell in 2014, AMD has chimed in to reassure enthusiasts that they remain committed to user-upgradeable chips. According to a company spokesperson, AMD has a long history…

Intel could lower power requirements on Ivy Bridge chips

Intel could lower power requirements on Ivy Bridge chips
  • Posted December 3, 2012, 11:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • We already know that Intel is planning to significantly reduce power consumption on next generation Haswell processors (down to as low as 10 watts) but a new rumor making the rounds this morning says we won’t have to wait that…

Intel Pentium, Celeron chips will be updated to Ivy Bridge by early 2013

Intel Pentium, Celeron chips will be updated to Ivy Bridge by early 2013
  • Posted November 29, 2012, 2:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Industry News
  • Although it's well known that Intel's 22nm Haswell architecture will replace Ivy Bridge-based Core i3, i5 and i7 chips sometime next year, new details have surfaced about the release plans for the company's lower tier brands. Industry sources cited by…

Dell, Intel in talks with Sharp over investment and display supply

Dell, Intel in talks with Sharp over investment and display supply
  • Posted November 29, 2012, 11:15 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News
  • Japan’s biggest maker of liquid-crystal-display panels is reportedly in talks with several US companies for a capital injection in exchange for a stake in the company and a "stable supply of breakthrough display technology". According to the Wall Street Journal,…

Hitman: Absolution Benchmarked, Tested

Hitman: Absolution Benchmarked, Tested
  • Posted November 28, 2012, 1:38 AM by Steven Walton | Filed in TechSpot, Hardware
  • Six years later and it seems the developer is ready to revive the infamous Agent 47 in Hitman's fifth game, which crept onto shelves last Tuesday, November 20 -- or the 47th week of the year. Among its other advancements, Hitman: Absolution is the first game to be developed using the new Glacier 2 engine.

    The updated engine was specifically built for Hitman, with a strong emphasis on enabling very dense crowds and allowing players to not only interact with characters but also to influence their behavior. The engine is said to be able to handle up to crowds of 1200 characters, which makes Absolution unlike any other game.

Chinese chip maker hopes to rival Intel, AMD, ARM with custom CPU

Chinese chip maker hopes to rival Intel, AMD, ARM with custom CPU
  • Posted November 27, 2012, 4:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • China is preparing to unveil details about an 8-core processor designed and developed entirely within the country. The CPU is expected to eventually challenge powerhouses AMD, ARM and Intel in the PC, server and supercomputer categories.

JPR: Nvidia weathers turbulent PC market with 20% quarterly growth

JPR: Nvidia weathers turbulent PC market with 20% quarterly growth
  • Posted November 26, 2012, 6:51 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Industry News
  • Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has published its third quarter statistics for the graphics processor market showing weak seasonal performance with shipments down 1.45% quarter-over-quarter and 10.8% year-over-year. The underwhelming results were largely blamed rocky PC shipments...

Cyber Monday deals: 180GB Intel 520 SSD $130, 50" HDTV $430

Cyber Monday deals: 180GB Intel 520 SSD $130, 50" HDTV $430
  • Posted November 26, 2012, 2:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Tech Deals
  • Best Buy offers the Intel 520 Series 180GB SSD for $129.99 with free shipping ($0.72/GB). That's $60 under a July deal and the lowest total price we could find now by $59. Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include read speeds of up to 550MB/s and write speeds of 520MB/s...

Weekend tech reading: Haswell to be Intel's last swappable CPUs?

Weekend tech reading: Haswell to be Intel
  • Posted November 25, 2012, 1:44 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in NATW
  • As personal computers become smaller, their flexibility is decreasing. According to a media report starting from code-named Broadwell generation of processors, Intel Corp. will only offer mainstream desktop chips in BGA packaging, which will eliminate upgrade options as well as increase...

Slides detailing next generation Intel Atom SoC surface online

Slides detailing next generation Intel Atom SoC surface online
  • Posted November 20, 2012, 3:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • Tablet makers have yet to release any slates powered by Intel’s Clover Trail Atom processor but that doesn’t mean we can’t at least be a little bit curious about what the chip giant has in store for the next, next…

Creative to license GPU technology to Intel as part of $50 million deal

Creative to license GPU technology to Intel as part of $50 million deal
  • Posted November 20, 2012, 2:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Creative Technology has come to an agreement with Intel to license out their GPU chip technology as they move forward with plans to focus on their core strengths: audio equipment. The Singapore technology company will also sell ZiiLabs Limited (formerly…

Intel CEO Paul Otellini will retire in May 2013

Intel CEO Paul Otellini will retire in May 2013
  • Posted November 19, 2012, 1:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News Breaking News
  • They say high-profile executive departures come in threes. Actually, no one says that but it appears to be the case with Intel’s Paul Otellini announcement this morning that he plans to leave his post in May 2013. The announcement comes…

Cambridge University gets early access to Intel's 60-core Xeon Phi chip

Cambridge University gets early access to Intel
  • Posted November 15, 2012, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • The latest Intel Xeon Phi chip has arrived, packing a full 60 cores into a single package. It’s not expected to be publically available until sometime early next year although a few have been granted early access to the technology…

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