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Intel: Haswell will offer 50% greater laptop battery life

Tim Schiesser — Fri, 24 May 2013 09:12:54 +0100

Intel's fourth-generation Core processors, codenamed 'Haswell', will bring serious efficiency improvements that will allow 50% more laptop battery life at no cost to the performance Read more...

Teenager creates device that could charge your phone in under 30 seconds

Andy Weir — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:39:57 +0100

A teenager has won an Intel innovation award for a supercapacitor design, which she hopes will revolutionise battery technology, offering rapid device charging and efficient energy storage. Read more...

Outgoing Intel-CEO has just one regret: Missing out on the iPhone

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 17 May 2013 08:57:02 +0100

Paul Otellini, Intel's soon-to-be ex-CEO, looks back at his years at Intel and points to the iPhone: missing out on it was the only thing he regrets and one of the companies biggest mistakes. Read more...

TechSpot: Gigabyte U2442F 14-inch Ultrabook Review

Julio Franco — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:53:32 +0100

Without question the Gigabyte U2442F is cutting edge stuff when it comes to ultrabook performance. Armed with a 3rd-Gen Core i7 processor, plenty of memory, and a quality SSD... Read more...

Today is Password Day; McAfee suggests you change yours

John Callaham — Tue, 07 May 2013 23:29:17 +0100

Today has been designated as Password Day and to celebrate the occasion McAfee and its parent company Intel want everyone to change their password, and offer tips on making strong passwords. Read more...

Intel reveals details of new Silvermont microarchitecture

John Callaham — Mon, 06 May 2013 21:36:59 +0100

Intel has revealed the first details of Silvermont, its new low-power microarchitecture that will be used as the basis for a number of products, including the upcoming Bay Trail processor. Read more...

Intel names COO Brian Krzanich to be its new CEO

John Callaham — Thu, 02 May 2013 15:22:51 +0100

Intel has announced that its current chief operating officer Brian Krzanich will be taking over as CEO of the chip maker on May 16th, succeeding Paul Otellini who announced his retirement months ago. Read more...

Intel bringing 'Iris' graphics to Haswell, up to 3x faster

Tim Schiesser — Thu, 02 May 2013 12:02:16 +0100

Intel has detailed a few new graphics options that will be available as part of their 4th-generation Core CPUs ('Haswell'), including new Iris and Iris Pro chips that deliver up to 3x the performance Read more...

Intel to launch Haswell chip in '3,337,200,000,000,000 nanoseconds'

John Callaham — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 23:41:16 +0100

Intel announced today that it would launch the fourth generation Core processors, code named Haswell, in "approximately 3,337,200,000,000,000 nanoseconds" or June 3rd. Read more...

Intel exec confirms $200 Android devices, Core CPUs in $399 machines

Tim Schiesser — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:39:19 +0100

Intel chief product officer Dadi Pelmutter has reiterated how $200 Bay Trail Android devices are coming, while Intel is hoping to bring mainstream Core-powered machines down to $399 Read more...

Intel Haswell 'North Cape' reference design brings 10-hour tablet battery

Tim Schiesser — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:23:32 +0100

Intel has demoed (again) a new reference design for their upcoming Haswell processors, known as 'North Cape', which brings a 10-hour battery life to a tablet/notebook hybrid Read more...

Is Amazon planning to launch a TV set-top box?

John Callaham — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:54:08 +0100

Amazon is rumored to be developing some kind of TV set-top box for a launch later this fall, which if true will join an already crowded field of similar hardware products. Read more...

Say goodbye to power cords with USB 3.0 update

Tim Schiesser — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:38:19 +0100

Intel has revealed that USB 3.0 SuperSpeed will soon receive a specifications boost, allowing for power output of up to 100 watts through a single port, which could remove the need for custom chargers Read more...

Rumor: Will Intel-based Android tablets be cheaper than Windows 8 devices?

John Callaham — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 12:50:52 +0100

New rumors claim that Intel processors will be inside both Windows 8 and Android-based tablets and notebooks in the coming months, and that the Android variants will be cheaper. Read more...

Intel CEO: There is an "adoption curve" to using Windows 8

John Callaham — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:02:33 +0100

Intel CEO Paul Otellini said this week that while he believes Windows 8 is better than Windows 7, Microsoft's latest OS does have a higher "adoption curve" than Windows 7 did. Read more...

Intel CEO: future Atom-powered Windows tablets will start at $200

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:47:00 +0100

According to Intel's CEO future Atom-powered Windows 8 tablets will have a very low starting price: $200. The new Atom Bay Trail chips will also offer great performance and long battery life. Read more...

Intel's Wi-Fi adapters connectivity issues plague users

Byron Hinson — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:09:17 +0100

Many Intel Centrino 6230/6235 Wi-Fi adapter users have been suffering from disconnection and general poor performance issues for nearly a year now with no fix on the horizon. Read more...

ZTE launches handset with 2GHz Intel Clover Trail+ CPU… called the ‘Geek'

Andy Weir — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:45:22 +0100

ZTE is continuing its global expansion plans with a new Android Jelly Bean handset, featuring a 5.0-inch HD display and 2.0GHz Intel Clover Trail+ processor... and a very silly name: the Geek. Read more...

Intel reveals more about Atom-based Bay Trail chip for Windows 8.1 tablets

John Callaham — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:42:21 +0100

Intel has offered up more information about their next Atom processor, code named Bay Trail, that should be inside some Windows 8.1 tablets when it is launched later this year. Read more...

Rumors about Intel's cable TV box pop up; is it a threat to Xbox?

John Callaham — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 03:35:11 +0100

New rumors about Intel's upcoming TV set top box and cable TV service have started to pop up and they suggest Intel has created an impressive product that could be a real threat to Microsoft's Xbox. Read more...