Intel
Intel Core i7 Motherboards, Systems On Sale Now (Again) [Intel Core I7]
Need yourself some hot Intel Core i7 motherboards? Need 'em now? Well, Fast Eddie don't have none for ya today, but Newegg's got a bunch and they're available now! Prices range from about $400 to $1, ....... read more
4 days ago
Replica 4004 Calculator Features First Intel Microprocessor Used by Mankind [Retromodo]
Long before we dissected new Apple MacBooks or worried about whether or not a PC had that "Intel Inside" sticker on the case, there was this little ditty called the Busicom 141-PF printing calculator. ....... read more
5 days ago
Microsoft Lowered Vista Hardware Requirements to Appease Intel [Class-action Lawsuit]
The class-action lawsuit against Microsoft for its misleading "Vista Capable" marketing let loose another scandal when emails between Microsoft and Intel execs surfaced (PDF link), suggesting Microsof ....... read more
6 days ago
AMD Has No Interest in Netbooks, None [Mini-notebooks]
You may be wondering why every netbook we write about seems to have the same Intel Atom processor. Some of it has to do with Intel's prominence in the entire processor market at the moment (which make ....... read more
6 days ago
AMD's Upcoming Conesus Netbook Chip Won't Stoop to MID Levels [Amd]
In case you were wondering what somewhat troubled chip maker AMD was going to do in the next few years, the company's now revealed its completely updated roadmap that addresses everything from high en ....... read more
7 days ago
AMD Employee Stole $1 Billion In Secrets From Intel [Stolen Secrets]
Former-Intel employee, current-AMD employee, and probable future-Federal prison resident Biswamohan Pani is the guy who stole a whole bunch of confidential information from Intel, according to the FBI ....... read more
14 days ago
AMD Still Going 'Asset Light', Poops Out 500 Employees [Processors]
Spinning off their entire manufacturing arm wasn't the end of AMD's new "asset light" business plan — the manufacturer has cut 500 jobs from its remaining workforce around the world. The worst n ....... read more
15 days ago
Intel Done With Ultra Wideband Development, Leaving it for Dead [Wireless]
Intel halted development of Ultra Wideband technologies, leaving the future of the standard highly in question. According to Electronista, Intel decided to pull the plug on the 5-year-old project last ....... read more
15 days ago
Pure Gold PC May Be Golden, But It's Not Really Gold [PCs]
The Pure Gold Pc is a bigger liar than that "Rolex" you got from "Dad." It's not gold at all; it's either ceramic or glass. That means when somebody bites your PC to double check its authenticity, sha ....... read more
21 days ago
WePC: Intel, Asus Want to Make Your Dream PC [Laptops]
Intel and Asus have partnered up to create WePC, a website that reaches out to consumers for innovative new PC designs. Visitors to the website are encouraged to share ideas, collaborate and vote on s ....... read more
22 days ago
New Dell OptiPlex Systems Go For That Cheese Grater Look [PCs]
If these new Dell OptiPlex systems remind you of Mac Pros, that's because both designs use front metal plating full of holes to make for better cooling. With this extra air circulation and some power ....... read more
Tue,
28 Oct 2008
Intel Licensing Laptop Cooling Systems Based Upon Jet Engine Tech [Laptops]
Intel has developed a system to cool laptops that's not so different from that used on the surface of jet engines. The technology utilizes a laminar (non-turbulent) airflow to push heat away from the ....... read more
Thu,
23 Oct 2008
TuneWiki Turns Mobile Internet Devices Into Zune-Wannabes [Social Media]
First, Intel decided to go with Linux for its MIDs, and now it's giving the bird to Microsoft again by revealing a contender to the Zune's social music aspect. TuneWiki, a ?social media player? softw ....... read more
Tue,
21 Oct 2008
Giz Explains: Why Does the New MacBook Pro Have Two Graphics Cards? [Giz Explains]
The biggest update to the new MacBooks—on the inside anyway—is their graphical muscle, which has been hooked up with some Barry Bonds-level steroids. Apple ditched Intel's crummy integrate ....... read more
Wed,
15 Oct 2008
Ditch the Plasma and Hang Six PCs on the Wall [PCs]
Every yup on the block has a fancy TV on their wall, but not too many folks can claim they have six PCs clustered in a render farm, glowing with eye-searing blue LEDs through a wall-mounted, oversized ....... read more
Fri,
26 Sep 2008
Silicon Valley's Birthplace of the Semiconductor: Now a Fruit and Vegetable Stand [Come, Ye Pilgrims]
We all owe a lot to this place. The birth of the world's first silicon chip happened here, and now, it's a nice place to pick up some fresh produce. Bits has a great history of the site?now known as t ....... read more
Fri,
12 Sep 2008
FBI Alleges Intel Employee Stole Secrets Before Leaving to AMD [Spies]
Biswahoman Pani worked for Intel. Claiming to miss his wife, he requested a transfer from California to Intel's Hudson facility where she worked. That same day, when the request was granted, Pani turn ....... read more
Fri,
12 Sep 2008
Intel 80GB Solid-State Drives Get Official (and High) Price Tag, Are Blazing Fast [Ssds]
Intel's slightly delayed leap into the SSD game is now official, with the company announcing a $595 pricetag for an 80GB SSD, which comes in 1.8-inch (X18-M) or 2.5-inch (X25-M) sizes for the same pri ....... read more
Mon,
08 Sep 2008
OLPC Origin: Bittersweet Success and Future of the XO Laptop [Olpc Secret Origins]
When I met with Nicholas Negroponte not long ago, he laughed at the coverage he'd received through the past few years, including our own portrayal of Intel chairman Craig Barrett and him as Beavis and ....... read more
Thu,
28 Aug 2008
OLPC Origins: US and Taiwan's Hardware Lovechild [Olpc Secret Origins]
In November of 2005, Nicholas Negroponte and his OLPC CTO Mary Lou Jepsen traveled to Tunisia for the UN-sponsored World Summit on the Information Society, where they were able to present a "working ....... read more
Wed,
27 Aug 2008