Intel have announced they are moving away from their 2 year Tick-Tock cycle for an extended three year release. The Tick-Tock release has been used by Intel for the past decade. This technique involved using the same processing for two years, and then moving to a new process. Starting with a die size (e.g 22nm), […]
Intel Broadwell-E leaks, shows possible 10-core CPU and 4 different SKU’s
Intel’s Broadwell may have gotten some serious delays, but Boardwell-E leaks are already starting to show, which could mean we will see the Haswell-E successor early next year. The 6950X is rumored to house an extra 2-cores over the previous extreme generation bringing the core count to double digitals with 10-cores and 20 threads. The CPU […]
Qualcomm unveil Snapdragon 820 chipset with 14nm Kyro CPU
Qualcomm have finally revealed details of their next big chipset that is likely to be inside most flagship smartphones next year. The new chipset uses Qualcomm’s new Kyro CPU – which is built on a new 14nm FinFET process, and processes to bring twice as much power and better efficiency. The new CPU is clocked at […]
Review: Haswell-E 5960X Processor and Intel X99 Chipset
Intel’s latest enthusiast platform as arrived. The new X99 chipset which together with the new Haswell-E platform usher in DDR4 support for insane memory speeds. The new platform contains an extensive feature list . Let’s get the review rolling and take a closer look at the new chipset and processor line-up. The new Haswell-E […]
Intel launch 14nm Core M processors
Intel today at Computex have announced their latest generation of Core processors dubbed Core M, which will use Intel 14nm tri-gate process. Thew new generation of processors are set to bring the thinnest tablets, with Intel stating the majority will be fanless based due to 60-percent less heat. The new processors will provide up […]
Intel set to build €2.9 billion chip manufacturing plant in Ireland
Intel has got the thumbs up for their next chip plant in Co Kildare in Ireland. The new building which is said to cost Intel around €2.9($4) billion dollars will create up to 4,300 jobs with 3,500 being construction over a 2-year build and 800 being full time employees once finished. Intel are getting ready […]
Qualcomm announce Snapdragon 600 and 800 chips
Qualcomm have announced their latest chips which include a new set of branding rules. The S5 name was expected but instead the new set of chips are being called the Snapdragon 600 and 800. Both new chips over much in terms of increase performance compared to the S4 Pro. The 600 of which offers […]
Intel CEO Paul Otellini stepping down May 2013
Intel’s CEO Paul Otellini is retiring next May and will be stepping down as CEO and president of Intel. Otellini has spent 38 years with Intel becoming the CEO on May 18th 2005 replacing Craig Barrett. Intel have sent out a press release about the announcement which you can read below. There has been no word […]
Samsung announce Exynos 5 dual core processor
Samsung have just announced their latest mobile processor which is the Exynos 5. The processor is slated to take smartphones and tablets to the next level with unprecedented performance. Below is a schematic of the new architecture that will be used for the next series of processors. The Exynos 5 is based on the ARM A15 processor […]
Samsung Galaxy Note 2, GT-N7100 benchmark possibly leaked
Just hours after Samsung send out invites for a mysterious Galaxy related event this August 15th, we have a nice possible clue as to what the announcement may be, or at least one of the announcements. Anyway, a new device benchmark popped up on GLBenchmark.com for a short period of time and has been taken down/removed. Anyway, […]