Intel announced the Thunderbolt 4 specification with a series of improvements over Thunderbolt 3. The new standard will offer the same speed of up to 40 Gbps, but is designed to remove some of the confusion that has governed the Thunderbolt 3 realm for a decade. Intel’s new Thunderbolt 4 connection isn’t technically faster than […]
Security researchers have discovered a new security flaw on Intel CPUs that “jeopardizes” Intel’s root of trust. According to security researchers at Positive Technologies, the new vulnerability affects Intel CPUs released in the past five years. The vulnerability is within Intel’s Converged Security and Management Engine (CSME), a part of the chip that controls system […]
Intel has built a prototype PC called Horseshoe Bend that could offer the best of both worlds a little laptop with a big screen. Unlike many other folding-screen device concepts (or actual products) we’ve seen so far, the Bend is absolutely massive, coming in at 17 inches while lying flat. Design-wise, the Bend is nothing […]
Intel announced it has completed the sale of the majority of its smartphone modem business to Apple for $1 billion following regulatory approval. The transaction was first announced in July and includes intellectual property, equipment, and approximately 2,200 Intel employees joining Apple. By owning Intel’s modem technology, Apple will be able to source more components […]
It turns out that Intel’s CPU security fixes from May didn’t address everything the company mentioned. Intel is rolling out another patch that does more to close the speculative execution flaws that could let attackers swipe passwords and other sensitive info. The New York Times reports that the fixes earlier this year only patched some […]
Intel’s short-lived collaboration with AMD has come to a halt. Intel revealed this week that it is discontinuing its Kaby Lake-G series processors, which saw the company’s Core processors mixed with discrete AMD Radeon RX Vega M graphics. In an alert to PC manufacturers, Intel announced the move, noting that January 31, 2020, will mark […]
Intel has announced eight new mobile processors as part of its 10th-generation ‘Comet Lake’ architecture, boasting improved performance and features. The newly-announced parts range from Core i3 to Core i7, with a maximum of six cores and a maximum boost clock of 4.9GHz at the top end. But this time around, a more powerful top-end […]
Intel teased Project Athena at CES at the start of this year, then in May the company revealed what the program really hopes to achieve: super long battery life, fast charging and 5G all packaged neatly into ultra slim, lightweight devices. Intel unveiled the “Engineered for Mobile Performance” sticker. This tag will be affixed to […]
Apple may have written a check and signed a deal with Qualcomm in order to ensure a 5G iPhone wasn’t late to market, but it’s clear the Cupertino hardware giant wasn’t interested in burying the hatchet too deep. A new report from the Wall Street Journal says the company has been negotiating with the chipmaker […]
AMD and Intel have been fighting for processor supremacy for years, and Intel’s latest blow to its competitor has finally been unveiled. The company today announced its Cascade Lake-based Xeon Platinum 9200 processor line-up, designed primarily for high-end server usage and deep learning applications. For those purposes, the processors will likely go above and beyond […]