News: CPU
Wednesday, 22 May 2013
Intel Reveals Power Management Technology Behind Upcoming "Haswell" Processors
Intel has revealed some of the advancements made in power management for their upcoming 4th generation Intel Core processors. These new chips have been touted to reduced idle power by as much as twenty times due to new power optimization technology and improvements made to the 22nm Tri-Gate transistor.
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
Intel Launches Low-Power, High-Performance Silvermont Microarchitecture
Silvermont will be the foundation for a range of innovative products beginning to come to market later this year, and will also be manufactured using the company's 22nm Tri-Gate SoC manufacturing process, which brings significant performance increases and improved energy efficiency.
Friday, 3 May 2013
Intel Appoints COO Brian Krzanich as New CEO from May 16
Intel has named COO Brian Krzanich its next CEO; he'll take over the helm from current CEO Paul Otellini on May 16. Mr. Krzanich, who first joined Intel in 1982, was named COO early last year after having overseen Intel's manufacturing operations.
Thursday, 2 May 2013
Intel Teases Haswell Graphics Performance Charts
Intel has just released graphics performance charts of its new Haswell processors, which will be launched in June. If the charts are anything to go by, Haswell could finally deliver performance equivalent to discrete graphics cards.
Tuesday, 30 Apr 2013
Fourth Generation Intel Core Processors Set to Arrive on June 4
The fourth generation Intel Core processors are set to launch on 04 June this year. It also coincides with Computex 2013 in Taiwan that is one of the largest IT trade shows of the country.
Tuesday, 16 Apr 2013
BIOSTAR FM2 Motherboards Support AMD New Fusion "Richland" APUs
BIOSTAR has announced that its FM2 motherboards are ready to support the new "Richland" APUs via BIOS and driver updates.
Wednesday, 10 Apr 2013
Intel Reiterates its Mobile Processor Offerings at Annual Developers Forum
At Intel's annual developer forum this week, the company highlighted new processors from its Atom series that have made inroads into data center servers and mobile devices. One of the keynote addresses touched on the new standard features of Haswell-based Ultrabooks, complete with gaming demonstrations.
Overheard: Next Gen Xbox to Feature AMD Samara Mobile APU
According to a Bloomberg report, Microsoft has signed a deal with AMD such that the former's next generation Xbox will feature AMD's Samara mobile APU. This development comes in the wake of our earlier report of a possible unveiling of Microsoft's next generation Xbox on 21 May.
Monday, 8 Apr 2013
Intel Ships Next Generation 'Haswell' CPUs to PC Manufacturers
According to CNET, Intel has started shipping its fourth generation 'Haswell' Intel Core CPUs to PC manufacturers. CNET also said that the new CPU will be launched later in this quarter.
Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013
NVIDIA CEO Approached by Intel Headhunters
According to TechEye.net, NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang has been approached by headhunters who were looking to find Intel's next CEO. Although this report warrants some doubt, it is not unthinkable as we reported last month that Intel was seriously considering outside candidates for its top job.
