Internet of things gets massive boost with Intel-Altera deal
After the acquisition of Broadcom by Avago a few days and that of Freescale by NXP a couple of months ago, Intel has announced that it is buying Altera for a cool $16.7 billion (about £11 billion,...
View ArticleComputex 2015: Intel injects better graphics into Broadwell-H, Xeon CPUs
Intel has introduced 10 new desktop processors at the Computex event in Taiwan; most of them come with the Iris Pro Graphics 6200, the first time that the GPU is brought to the desktop market. All the...
View ArticleIntel’s Skylake expected to bring stamina and speed to your laptop
Leaked Intel presentation slides show what is believed to be Skylake‘s improvements over the company’s current Fifth Generation Broadwell processors. The new Skylake chips, expected later this year,...
View ArticleIntel’s Skylake pushes the envelope on performance, introduces USB-C on desktops
Skipping over Broadwell, Intel has decided to go straight into its 6th generation Skylake processors for desktops. Intel isn’t holding back with its first release either by introducing...
View ArticleIntel x86 processor design error open to rootkits
Intel processors from the late 90s reportedly have a hidden flaw that allows rootkits to be installed by malicious actors. A security researcher has claimed that a design flaw in the x86 processor...
View ArticleIntel pushing powerful Xeon chips into notebooks for first time
Intel is ready to make enterprise dreams come true after confirming that Xeon-based processors are on their way to high-powered notebook PCs for the first time. First reported by ZDNet, Intel will...
View ArticleIntel Skylake performance boost will tempt you to upgrade your laptops
Skylake performance With more than half of the PCs in the world more now five years or older, Intel says that this is the time to upgrade to a new desktop, laptop or tablet. At IFA 2015, Intel...
View ArticleHere’s a company that wants to start an ARMs race by keeping Intel outside
Introduction Earlier this year, a little-known Chinese company emerged as a potential suitor for AMD, the US-based archrival to Intel. That company, Loongson, shares common roots with Lenovo, the...
View ArticleBuying Guide: Best CPU: 10 top processors from AMD and Intel
The top 10 processors What makes a processor great depends on two factors: how much you want to spend on it and what you want to do with it. It doesn’t seem logical to spend £100 on a processor...
View ArticleSkylake CPUs set for Speed Shift performance boost with Windows 10
If you’re bang up-to-date with your PC’s processor and operating system – in other words, if you’re running a Skylake CPU along with Windows 10 – then you’ll be pleased to hear that Intel’s Speed...
View ArticleMachine that prints circuit boards in minutes hoovers up Dyson award
The Voltera V-One, an innovative machine which can print prototype circuit boards in mere minutes, has been declared the international winner of the James Dyson Award for 2015. The four engineering...
View ArticleEpson’s new portable SMB projectors shine brighter
Epson unveiled two new projectors targeted at small and medium business users. The projectors come with brighter lamps, making them suitable for giving presentations, playing video and showcasing...
View ArticleIntel prepping a 10-core Core i7 for launch next year
Feeling like the typical four or eight (Extreme Edition) cores in your current Core i7 processor are holding you back? Well, you’re in luck. Intel is going to offer up their very first […] View...
View ArticleIntel’s blazingly fast Optane SSDs are heading for gaming PCs soon
Intel’s Optane products will be available as soon as next year for enthusiast PC owners – meaning those with high-end rigs such as gamers who are prepared to fork out for blazing fast SSDs. This is...
View ArticleAMD’s mighty Zen CPUs coming to level the playing field with Intel in 2016
AMD’s long-awaited line of Zen processors will indeed be arriving for high-end PCs later next year, fans of the Intel alternative will doubtless be pleased to hear. It’s hoped that Zen CPUs will bring...
View ArticleEven Intel’s cheap Skylake CPUs can be ramped up with serious overclocking
As you’re no doubt aware, for some considerable time now – since Sandy Bridge processors were introduced by Intel – overclocking hasn’t been possible (or rather, any real overclocking hasn’t) and CPUs...
View ArticleAMD rumoured to be enlisting Samsung to produce 2016′s killer chips
AMD is hooking up with Samsung as a supplier for its chips in 2016, at least according to the rumour mill. This piece of speculation comes from the Electronic Times, via the usual anonymous sources....
View ArticleTechRadar Deals: The best Boxing Day Sales 2015: the best deals are still going
Boxing Day Sales Loading Boxing Day Sales quick links… Boxing Day has been and gone now but the Boxing Day sales are still going strong so there’s still time to grab yourself some deals. Analysts...
View ArticleIntel reveals new Skylake and Broadwell CPUs with a difference
Intel has revealed a number of new CPUs of the desktop and mobile variety, with both Skylake and Broadwell processors being added to the company’s official line-up. What’s interesting about these...
View ArticleCES 2016: AMD’s power-sipping Polaris GPU puts a rocket under your laptop’s...
AMD clearly has high hopes to make 2016 a big year, what with the prospect of the launch of new Zen processors, and Polaris-based GPUs – the latter of which the company has spilled some details about...
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