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Intel has shown off some tiny mini-ITX motherboards compatible with Sandy Bridge CPUs, including a surprisingly thin cooling fan which should allow even smaller PCs. ]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2010 09:13:00 +1000 Intel shows "Sandy Bridge" CPU at 4.9GHz http://apcmag.com//intel-shows-sandy-bridge-cpu-at-49ghz.htm http://apcmag.com//intel-shows-sandy-bridge-cpu-at-49ghz.htm

Intel has demonstrated one of its new Sandy Bridge enthusiast desktop CPUs overclocked to 4.9GHz, with air-cooling only.]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2010 08:49:00 +1000 Intel demos Light Peak -- its USB 3.0 killer http://apcmag.com//intel-demos-light-peak-its-usb-30-killer.htm http://apcmag.com//intel-demos-light-peak-its-usb-30-killer.htm

Intel says its all-optical, 10Gbit/s USB-killer connector will be in your notebook next year, and puts live demos on display to prove it. ]]> Wed, 15 Sep 2010 06:37:39 +1000 Sandy Bridge CPUs can turbo boost all four cores http://apcmag.com//sandy-bridge-cpus-can-turbo-boost-all-four-cores.htm http://apcmag.com//sandy-bridge-cpus-can-turbo-boost-all-four-cores.htm

Intel's new "Second Generation Core Processors" -- codenamed Sandy Bridge -- can bump up the clock speed on all the cores, not just one.]]> Tue, 14 Sep 2010 05:28:20 +1000 Intel Wi-Di hooks your laptop to your TV wirelessly http://apcmag.com//intel-wi-di-hooks-your-laptop-to-your-tv-wirelessly.htm http://apcmag.com//intel-wi-di-hooks-your-laptop-to-your-tv-wirelessly.htm

Apple may have pipped Intel to the post with "AirPlay" but Intel's WiDi is about to hit the market in force.]]> Tue, 14 Sep 2010 03:23:03 +1000 Intel's "Sandybridge" chips put graphics right on the CPU silicon. http://apcmag.com//intel-takes-wraps-off-second-gen-core-processors.htm http://apcmag.com//intel-takes-wraps-off-second-gen-core-processors.htm

Thank god, they won't be called "Core 2 i5". They do have some cool new capabilities though.]]> Tue, 14 Sep 2010 02:50:48 +1000 Intel: Viiv is not alive http://apcmag.com//intel-viiv-is-not-alive.htm http://apcmag.com//intel-viiv-is-not-alive.htm

Intel today admitted it has changed its design processes since "Viiv", its attempt to standardize home theatre PCs, flopped so spectacularly. ]]> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:09:28 +1000 Intel unveils Light Peak fibre-optic interconnect with 10Gbps, due 2011 http://apcmag.com//intel-unveils-light-peak-fibre-optic-interconnect-with-10gbps-due-2011.htm http://apcmag.com//intel-unveils-light-peak-fibre-optic-interconnect-with-10gbps-due-2011.htm

With data hurtling down thin strands of optical fibre at speeds of 10-100Gbps, Intel hopes its forthcoming Light Peak technology will be “the last cable you’ll ever need”.]]> Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:00:11 +1000 Intel puts Android onto Atom chips http://apcmag.com//intel-puts-android-onto-atom-chips.htm http://apcmag.com//intel-puts-android-onto-atom-chips.htm

Slates, smartphones and 3G ‘smartbooks’ built around Intel’s Atom processor could all running Android in the near future.]]> Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:49:14 +1000 Viliv S10 netbook tips up at IDF http://apcmag.com//viliv-s10-netbook-tips-up-at-idf.htm http://apcmag.com//viliv-s10-netbook-tips-up-at-idf.htm

Viliv S10 netbook debuts at IDF promising 10 hours of run time per charge.]]> Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:05:24 +1000 Intel shows 22nm chips for the first time http://apcmag.com//intel-shows-22nm-chips-for-the-first-time.htm http://apcmag.com//intel-shows-22nm-chips-for-the-first-time.htm

Two words, spoken with a strong John Cleese, bad French accent: "wafer-thin!!!"]]> Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:20:20 +1000 Netbooks bigger than iPhone, Wii: Intel http://apcmag.com//netbooks-bigger-than-iphone-wii-intel.htm http://apcmag.com//netbooks-bigger-than-iphone-wii-intel.htm

IDF 2009 | Intel has unveiled a major shift away from PCs in the company's IDF conference in San Francisco. ]]> Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:55:21 +1000 Atom hits 2GHz http://apcmag.com//atom-hits-2ghz.htm http://apcmag.com//atom-hits-2ghz.htm

Intel’s ‘mighty mite’ Atom processor jumps to 2GHz. Plus: the Moorestown platform and Moblin Linux OS 2.0 to make a move on smartphones in 2010.]]> Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:01:46 +1000 Intel unveils 2009 ‘UrbanMax’ concept notebook http://apcmag.com//intel_unveils_2009_urbanmax_concept_notebook.htm http://apcmag.com//intel_unveils_2009_urbanmax_concept_notebook.htm

Touch-friendly tablet sports slide-out keyboard and inbuilt WiMAX. Is this the shape of notebooks to come?]]> Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:20:25 +1000 Woz at IDF: ‘Engineer for life' http://apcmag.com//woz_at_idf_engineer_for_life.htm http://apcmag.com//woz_at_idf_engineer_for_life.htm

On the final morning of IDF, Steve Wozniak talked on stage about starting Apple, leaving Hewlett Packard, and his feelings about Apple leaving IBM for Intel.]]> Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:43:58 +1000 What is Hydra? A SLI/CrossFire slayer, that's what! http://apcmag.com//hydra__the_slicrossfire_slayer.htm http://apcmag.com//hydra__the_slicrossfire_slayer.htm

Multi-GPU technology debuts at IDF; could put SLI and CrossFire to shame.]]> Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:12:36 +1000 Intel lays out ‘Nehalem’ Core i7 roadmap http://apcmag.com//intel_lays_out_nehalem_roadmap.htm http://apcmag.com//intel_lays_out_nehalem_roadmap.htm

Single cores bite the dust as Intel’s first true multicore processor hits the launchpad with up to six cores plus an enhanced ‘Turbo’ speed-boost mode.]]> Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:00:00 +1000 Intel unleashes quad-core notebook chip for gamers http://apcmag.com//intel_unleashes_quadcore_notebook_chip.htm http://apcmag.com//intel_unleashes_quadcore_notebook_chip.htm

Gamer and workstation-class mobile processors join ultra-small chips and, err, a new Celeron M..?]]> Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:30:00 +1000 Intel's Atom CPU goes dual-core http://apcmag.com//atom_goes_dualcore.htm http://apcmag.com//atom_goes_dualcore.htm

The pint-sized processor moves into multicore mode for low-cost desktops and a supercharged Eee PC netbook!]]> Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:00:00 +1000 60GHz: the gigabit wireless we are waiting for http://apcmag.com//60ghz_the_gigabit_wireless_we_are_waiting_for.htm http://apcmag.com//60ghz_the_gigabit_wireless_we_are_waiting_for.htm

Straight out of Intel’s research lab comes the first public discussion of 60GHz, or mmWave, wireless networking. Want 3.8Gbps over air? Just wait until the next Olympics.]]> Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:49:07 +1000 Intel unveils SSD drives that are faster than hard drives http://apcmag.com//intel_unveils_solid_state_drives.htm http://apcmag.com//intel_unveils_solid_state_drives.htm

Intel's new line of 80GB and 160GB flash drives provide massive performance boosts in transfer rates, the chip giant says.]]> Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:00:00 +1000 Intel targets Atom bomb at iPhone in 2010 http://apcmag.com//intel_atom_inside_the_iphone_in_2010.htm http://apcmag.com//intel_atom_inside_the_iphone_in_2010.htm

Intel is working on slotting a third-gen Atom processor into the Apple iPhone.]]> Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:00:00 +1000 MacBook Air: 160GB SSD drives coming http://apcmag.com//macbook_air_160gb_ssd_drives_coming.htm http://apcmag.com//macbook_air_160gb_ssd_drives_coming.htm

IDF Shanghai | Intel will soon be offering a 160GB solid state disk drive, small enough to fit into the MacBook Air. ]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:35:59 +1000 Intel mobile chief defends WiMax http://apcmag.com//intel_mobile_chief_defends_wimax.htm http://apcmag.com//intel_mobile_chief_defends_wimax.htm

IDF Shanghai | Intel’s mobility chief has conceded that fixed WiMax is more likely to fly than mobile WiMax.]]> Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:44:51 +1000 Calpella: Intel's next-gen PC platform revealed http://apcmag.com//calpella_intels_nextgen_pc_platform_revealed.htm http://apcmag.com//calpella_intels_nextgen_pc_platform_revealed.htm

IDF Shanghai | Intel dropped a few choice details of its next-next-gen PC platform today. (Yep, that’s next-next-gen).]]> Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:52:33 +1000 We can transform single thread to multithread: Intel http://apcmag.com//we_can_transform_single_thread_to_multithread_intel.htm http://apcmag.com//we_can_transform_single_thread_to_multithread_intel.htm

IDF Shanghai | So you think parallel programming is a drag, huh? "Let us recompile your app to take advantage of all those cores", says Intel. Plus heaps of other juicy new stuff.]]> Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:53:10 +1000 Intel reveals future mobile phone tech http://apcmag.com//intel_previews_future_mobile_phone_tech.htm http://apcmag.com//intel_previews_future_mobile_phone_tech.htm

IDF Shanghai | Tomorrow's mobile phones will watch your every move, Intel says, outlining its new mobile tech plans.]]> Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:38:01 +1000 Intel punts on pint-sized Penryn notebooks http://apcmag.com//intel_punts_on_pintsized_penryn_notebooks.htm http://apcmag.com//intel_punts_on_pintsized_penryn_notebooks.htm

IDF San Francisco |Miserly power management and highly shrunk silicon to reduce notebook motherboard sizes by 60% in the fifth-gen Centrino notebooks due mid-2008]]> Thu, 20 Sep 2007 02:08:12 +1000 Intel’s 45nm Penryn due November 12 http://apcmag.com//intels_45nm_penryn_due_november_12.htm http://apcmag.com//intels_45nm_penryn_due_november_12.htm

IDF San Francisco |Intel signs off on its next-gen 'Core 3' microarchitecture and names the date for motherboard-based WiMAX and BluRay/HD-DVD support.]]> Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:43:00 +1000 Moore's laws for a doubly successful life http://apcmag.com//moores_laws_for_a_doubly_successful_life.htm http://apcmag.com//moores_laws_for_a_doubly_successful_life.htm

IDF San Francisco |Everyone knows Moore's Law for a successful processor. But what principles can Intel's co-founder Gordon Moore offer for managing your own life?]]> Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:34:15 +1000