Intel dumps a pile of cash in China
Targeted building up of Chinese firms
Intel Capital is putting a ton of cash into Chinese businesses in a move that will get it onside with the Chinese government.
Intel Atom x5-Z8500 reviewed in Teclast X98 Pro tablet
Review: Beefed up GPU trumps Bay Trail
It’s been almost two years since we reviewed our first device based on Intel’s Bay Trail Atom System-on-Chop (SoC). Obviously, it’s time for a refresh, and it comes in the form of the eagerly anticipated Cherry Trail platform. To be more precise, Atom x5- and x7-series parts, codenamed Cherryview, are the new 14nm chips, while x3 branding is reserved for SoFIA chips.
MSI launches Z170A SLI Plus motherboard
All black successor of the X99A SLI Plus
MSI has released its newest Intel Z170 Express chipset based motherboard that will be a part of its Pro Series motherboard lineup, the all black Z170A SLI Plus motherboard.
Intel’s Denverton has 16 next-generation CPU cores
Arm wrestling
Intel has been talking about its plans for low-power, highly integrated system-on-a-chip designs aimed at the server market for years now, it even released Avoton which was not bad but did not really go far. Now it looks like the second generation is getting close to release.
Intel’s compute stick seen on Amazon
Windows 10 for $153
Intel’s Compute Stick with Windows 10 pre-installed has appeared on Amazon for for $146.
Chinese foundries developing FinFET rival
Slimming down with Ultra-Thin Body processes
Chinese foundries are ignoring FinFET technology and are developing Fully Depleted Silicon-on-Insulator (FD-SOI), or also called Ultra-Thin Body (UTB), processes for wafer production.
Zotac announces new ZBOX mini PCs based on Braswell SoC
The ZBOX BI323 and ZBOX CI323 nano
Zotac has announced two new ZBOX mini-PCs, both based on the same 14nm Intel Braswell Celeron N3150 SoC, the ZBOX BI323 and the ZBOX CI323 nano.
Asus' flagship ROG Maximus VIII Extreme motherboard announced
Intel Z170-based high-end motherboard
Asus has officially announced its flagship motherboard based on Intel's Z170 Express chipset – the Asus Maximus VIII Extreme.
Can Intel's army of minions get its modem into the iPhone7?
The rumours might be half true
Earlier this week we wrote how Intel had assigned an army of minions to get its modem under the bonnet of the iPhone 7, however there is one elephant in the room which makes this nearly impossible – CDMA.
Intel’s memory plans could kill Micron
Wall Street warns
Wall Street analysts have downgraded Micron technology’s value after Intel’s announcement that it will expand investment in NAND.