
Intel Core i7 7700K 'Kaby Lake' CPU benchmarks leaked
3.60GHz chip (4.2GHz Turbo) with 24 graphics units, same as Core i7 6700K
On Monday, a SiSoft benchmarking software leak revealed some performance numbers for Intel’s upcoming Core i7 7700K CPU, based on third-generation 14nm Kaby Lake architecture.

HP releases new Pavilion x360 range
Do not break the bank
The maker of expensive printer ink, HP announced a series of new laptops for the back-to-school market or anyone who is looking for a two-in-one that won't hurt the bank balance.

Intel scraps Broxton
Also kills off SoFIA mobile SoCs
Intel has scrapped development of the Broxton Atom processor family. For those who came in late, this was the chip which was supposed to put Intel into high-end smartphones and tablets.

MSI unveils two new motherboards for Xeon E3-1200 v5 CPUs
The E3 Krait Gaming V5 and the E3M Workstation V5
MSI has announced two new motherboards based on Intel's C232 chipset and aimed to be used with Intel Xeon E3-1200 v5 CPUs with support for ECC DDR4 RAM, the E3 Krait Gaming V5 and the E3M Workstation V5.

Intel wants to replace headphone jack with USB-C
Hit the road jack
Chipzilla has called for the standard 3.5mm headphone jack to be dropped in favor of connections like USB-C.

Intel convinces Mobile boss to stay
Modem conspiracy theories quashed
Aicha Evans, the head of Intel's wireless group has been convinced to remain part of Chipzilla after announcing she was going to quit a week ago.

Qualcomm flogs fewer chips
Falling 13-22 percent to 175-195 million
Qualcomm predicted a third-quarter profit below analysts estimates as it expects to ship fewer chips, including those for smartphones, its biggest business.

Thunderbolt SSD could be the next big thing
High capacity storage key to multi-media
As UHD tellies promise that huge amounts of data will need to be shifted the question of how to do it fast enough is being answered by a new generation of SSDs based around Thunderbolt.

Intel's results not that bad
But writing on the wall
Despite having to lay off 12,000 employees, Intel's first quarter results aren’t all that bad, but the writing is on the wall for the outfit which is going to have pull finger if it is not going to suffer more.

Intel decimates staff - will fire 12,000
Reduce dependence on PCs
Intel has decided that there is no point waiting for the PC to return and is decimating its staff and getting into something else more lucrative – cloud computing and the Internet of thing.