Neowin News Feed for: Haswell

Say goodbye to DX12 on 4th Gen Haswell CPUs as Intel defused it to fight off security bug

Sayan Sen — Fri, 05 Nov 2021 15:20:02 +0000

Intel disabled DirectX 12 on its 4th Gen Core lineup dubbed Haswell via a graphics driver update. The company stated that this was done to mitigate a security bug that it found on these CPUs. Read more...

Intel to fix Meltdown and Spectre in new chips; releasing code for older processors

Rich Woods — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 19:02:01 +0000

Intel announced today that future chips from the company will have Meltdown and Spectre fixes built into them, and that it's releasing new code for chips that were released in the last five years. Read more...

Intel: Stop deploying our buggy Spectre CPU patch; new fixes coming

John Keefer — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 19:12:01 +0000

Faced with growing criticism over the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities found in its chip designs, Intel has been trying to respond quickly with fixes and updates. But they may have been too quick. Read more...

Alienware laptops to gain Thunderbolt 3 and improved displays

Moshe Jacobs — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 01:26:01 +0000

Despite having an external graphics amplifier, Alienware laptops are to gain Thunderbolt 3 ports and improved displays. Despite the upgrades, these models do not include Skylake processors. Read more...

TechSpot: 10 Years of Intel CPUs Compared and Tested

Julio Franco — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 07:08:01 +0000

Join as for a trip down memory lane as we take a look back at the Core 2 CPUs and compare them to the current generation Haswell Celeron, Pentium, Core i3, i5 and i7 parts. Read more...

Intel officially reveals Haswell-E CPU at PAX Prime

Chris Schroeder — Sun, 31 Aug 2014 05:45:37 +0000

Intel used their presence at PAX Prime in Seattle, WA to reveal their new Haswell Extreme Edition CPU as well as two new unlocked Haswell CPUs. These chips are fast. Read more...

Intel rumored to launch Haswell-E and X99 chipset on Aug 29

Steven Parker — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 08:15:33 +0000

Intel is apparently accelerating the launch date for their next gen Haswell-E CPUs and X99 chipset, with manufacturers also rumored to be ready to roll out a number of new motherboards to choose from. Read more...

VAIO returns independently after Sony sale with new laptops

James Walker — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 16:29:51 +0000

Today marked the closure of Sony's sale of its VAIO computer business as it became an independent business in its own right, launching two new Windows laptops - the Pro and Fit - at the same time. Read more...

TechSpot: Haswell Refresh - Intel's New Z97 Platform Explored

Julio Franco — Tue, 13 May 2014 04:13:30 +0000

Today's Haswell release isn't a tick or a tock, it's simply a refresh. But while we don't expect much more than slight speed bumps, the company has also released new 9-series chipsets. Read more...

Intel offers new chipsets and refreshed Haswell processors; no word yet on Broadwell

John Callaham — Mon, 12 May 2014 14:49:18 +0000

Intel has launched two new chipsets for desktop and notebook PCs, along with faster versions of their Haswell processors, but there's no new info on its next generation Broadwell chips Read more...

Report: New Surface Pros at upcoming May 20th "Surface Mini" event?

Max Slater-Robins — Mon, 12 May 2014 07:45:09 +0000

With the Surface Mini all but confirmed for Microsoft's upcoming event, attention has now shifted to some other things Microsoft will announce alongside a smaller Surface: possibly, a new Surface Pro. Read more...

Apple refreshes Macbook Air with Haswell and drops price

Steven Parker — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 09:01:03 +0000

In perhaps an unusual move by Apple, the company has reduced the pricing of its Macbook Air by $100 each and introduced the newer, faster Haswell Intel CPU into their complete range. Read more...

Report: Intel won't bring Broadwell CPU design to the desktop PC

John Callaham — Sat, 21 Sep 2013 03:00:00 +0000

A new report claims that Intel won't be bringing its upcoming Broadwell CPU design to the desktop and instead will offer a refresh of Haswell to desktops in 2014 before debuting Skylake in 2015. Read more...

Gigabyte's tiny BRIX Pocket Gaming PC due out later this year

John Callaham — Sat, 14 Sep 2013 08:00:10 +0000

Gigabyte is showing off a Pocket Gaming PC version of its tiny BRIX family at IDF this week that it will launch later this year in a bare bones version for about $500. Read more...

Intel starts shipping new, low power Haswell processors

John Callaham — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 07:19:50 +0000

A new report claims that Intel has started shipping new versions of its fourth generation Core processors, code named Haswell, that use much less power than the normal Core chips. Read more...

Lenovo implies better Intel chips eliminate the need for Windows RT

John Callaham — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 21:37:26 +0000

An Lenovo executive said this week that the newest Haswell processors from Intel, which support Windows 8, allow for longer PC battery life and as a result eliminate the need for Windows RT. Read more...

Intel's fanless and energy efficient Haswell chip coming later this year

John Callaham — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 06:10:51 +0000

Intel says a new version of its latest Core processor, code name Haswell, that will be fanless and use less energy, is coming by the end of 2013, that could be used in Windows 8.1 notebooks. Read more...

Intel: 50 future tablet-notebook hybrids in the works with Haswell chips

John Callaham — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 14:48:33 +0000

Intel's new CEO Brian Krzanich claims that PC makers have 50 tablet-notebook hybrids products in the works that will use Intel's new fourth generation Core (Haswell) processors. Read more...

Cut your 13" MacBook Air battery life from 12 hours to 3 by using Dropbox

Ben Buffone — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 13:48:46 +0000

Tests by programmer and Qwikast founder Nico Schuele have shown Dropbox dramatically cuts down the new MacBook Air's battery life, from a whopping 12 hours to just 3. Read more...

Rumor: 2014 Intel Haswell-E chip to come with 8-cores and DDR4 support

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:24:56 +0000

Some leaked slides seem to point toward an 8-core desktop CPU from Intel coming late next year. The chip is supposedly based on the Haswell architecture and brings DDR4 support and great performance. Read more...

Dell's Alienware X51 PC updated with Intel Haswell CPUs and more

John Callaham — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 20:26:10 +0000

Dell's Alienware division has launched a new hardware version of its game console-like X51 PC desktop, adding in support for Intel's fourth generation Core (Haswell) processors and more. Read more...

Haswell Debuts: Intel Core i7-4770K Review

Julio Franco — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 21:24:39 +0000

So what is Haswell exactly? It is Intel's 4th generation Core architecture which will see a major refresh of the entire Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 product lineup in 2013. Read more...

Intel: Haswell will offer 50% greater laptop battery life

Tim Schiesser — Fri, 24 May 2013 08:12:54 +0000

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...

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

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 17 May 2013 07:57:02 +0000

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...

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

Tim Schiesser — Thu, 02 May 2013 11:02:16 +0000

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 22:41:16 +0000

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

Tim Schiesser — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 01:23:32 +0000

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...

Intel reportedly shipping Haswell chip to PC OEMs

John Callaham — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 23:34:36 +0000

Intel has reportedly started to ship its next generation PC processors, code named Haswell, to the large PC OEMs. Some new Windows 8 notebooks and convertibles could have Haswell chips inside in June. Read more...

Rumor: Windows Blue will help battery life on Intel Haswell PCs?

John Callaham — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 15:33:18 +0000

A new rumor claims that Microsoft is working with Intel to have the upcoming Windows Blue upgrade for Windows 8 boost battery life for Intel's next generation processors, code named Haswell. Read more...

Intel next-gen Haswell CPU line-up leaked, Core i7-4770K the flagship

Tim Schiesser — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 03:08:32 +0000

A line-up for Intel's upcoming range of Haswell processors has been leaked, revealing 14 different SKUs including a 3.5 GHz flagship quad-core Core i7-4770K with an 84W TDP Read more...

Could Intel kill off the removable CPU?

Andrew Stevenson — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 11:31:36 +0000

Rumours are circulating that Intel is seriously considering a shift away from the LGA socket, introduced with the Pentium 4 Prescott CPU, in favour of a BGA, System on Chip solution. Read more...

Intel: "All day" notebook battery use coming in 2013

John Callaham — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 06:00:00 +0000

Intel CEO Paul Otellini claimed during today's Intel Developer Forum keynote speech that an Ultrabook-based notebook with a future Intel chip inside will have "all day" battery use in 2013. Read more...