Intel
Further to our last piece which we detailed Intel's issue to motherboard vendors to follow with stock power settings for Intel's 14th and 13th Gen Core series processors, Intel has now issued a follow-up statement to this. Over the last week or so, motherboard vendors quickly released firmware updates with a new profile called 'Intel Baseline', which motherboard vendors assumed would address the instability issues. As it turns out, Intel doesn't seem to accept this as technically, these Intel Baseline profiles are not to be confused with Intel's default specifications. This means that Intel's Baseline profiles seemingly give the impression that they are operating at default settings, hence the terminology 'baseline' used, but this still opens motherboard vendors to use their interpretations of MCE...
New Acer Aspire TimelineX Laptops
Acer is launching a series of new notebooks in their Aspire TimelineX range boasting mobile form factors, Intel Arrandale processors, and up to 8 hours of battery life. These...
44 by Balraj Sandhu on 9/27/2010
Who Says Bigger Isn't Better? Clevo X7200 with 480M SLI Available from AVADirect
When we looked at NVIDIA's 480M with its 100W TDP, we were curious how long it would take for notebook manufacturers to deal with the power requirements that two...
33 by Jarred Walton on 9/24/2010
Gateway ID49: Mixing the Bag
Gateway certainly isn't the first brand you think of when you're looking for a stylish, classy, well-rounded notebook, but that's just what they aim to bring to the table...
43 by Dustin Sklavos on 9/23/2010
When You Want A Little Gaming: The AVADirect Nano Gaming Cube
Boutique gaming systems are usually big, fancy, ornate affairs. They're often totally extreme, marketed to the Mountain Dew set, with massive cases and bright lights. So what happens when...
42 by Dustin Sklavos on 9/16/2010
Intel Light Peak - Lighting up 10 Gbps links in 2011
We've covered Intel Light Peak in the past, and similarly other optical interconnect solutions from the chipmaker. At IDF 2010, Intel was showing off Light Peak once more, but...
61 by Brian Klug on 9/16/2010
CyberPower Gamer Xtreme 8500: How Far Can SLI 450's Go?
Prohibitively expensive gaming machines are nice to look at but such a nasty hit to the wallet that they can feel impractical. We thought the recently-reviewed iBuyPower Paladin XLC...
31 by Dustin Sklavos on 9/16/2010
Context-aware Computing, Intel Paints the Future of Devices
Traditionally a large focus of IDF is looking at future computing trends. For the longest time the name of the game was convergence. The shift to mobility highlighted many...
23 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/15/2010
Intel announces Tunnel Creek - Atom E600 System on Chip
At the end of this morning's keynote at IDF 2010 intel announced the Atom Processor E600 series. It's a Moorestown-like SoC designed for embedded applications. It's pretty obvious what the...
26 by Brian Klug on 9/14/2010
Dell Shows off 10" Inspiron Duo Convertible Netbook/Tablet
Dell just demonstrated its upcoming 10-inch Inspiron Duo convertible netbook/tablet. Based on the dual core Atom N550 the Inspiron Duo runs Windows 7 Premium. The system can work as...
13 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/14/2010
First Public Demo of Oaktrail and Windows Gaming Tablet
Earlier this year Intel unveiled its Moorestown architecture, branded as the Atom Z600 series for smartphones and handhelds. Moorestown focused on a significant reduction in idle and active power...
13 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/14/2010
Intel Announces CE4200 SoC for Smart TVs
Intel just announced its CE4200 (Groveland) SoC, the successor to the CE4100 used in devices like the Boxee box. The CE4200 is based on Intel's 45nm Atom architecture and features...
4 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/14/2010
Intel's Sandy Bridge Architecture Exposed
A few weeks ago we previewed the performance of Intel’s next-generation microprocessor architecture, codenamed Sandy Bridge. We came away impressed with our early look at performance but honestly had...
62 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/14/2010
Intel Demos Many Integrated Core (MIC) Cloud Raytracer
Intel is no stranger to raytracing - we've seen demonstrations such as Quake IV ported to an Intel-designed raytracer along with a number of other demos in the past...
28 by Brian Klug on 9/13/2010
IDF 2010 - Computing Solutions provider, not just Chipmaker
The Intel Developer Forum kicked off today with a keynote by Intel CEO Paul Otellini in San Francisco. Intel's focus in today's keynote has threefold. First, the change in...
8 by Brian Klug on 9/13/2010
Intel Demos Sandy Bridge, Shows off Video Transcode Engine
Today marks the first day of our IDF 2010 coverage and we just left Dadi Perlmutter's keynote. Keeping up with tradition, Dadi's keynote focused on two of Intel's upcoming...
18 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/13/2010
ASUS' N82Jv: Jack-Of-All-Trades
Over the years, we've looked at many of ASUS' mobile offerings. From the lowly Eee PC up through gaming powerhouses, ASUS has something for everyone. They're looking to increase...
34 by Jarred Walton on 9/11/2010Virtualization - Ask the Experts #4
Our Ask the Experts series continues with another round of questions. A couple of months ago we ran a webcast with Intel Fellow, Rich Uhlig, VMware Chief Platform Architect, Rich...
9 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/10/2010
Server Clash: DELL's Quad Opteron DELL R815 vs HP's DL380 G7 and SGI's Altix UV10
Three totally different servers in one test: the dual Xeon X5670 HP DL380 G7, the quad Xeon X7560 SGI Altix UV10 and the Quad Opteron 6174 Dell R815. Three...
51 by Johan De Gelas on 9/9/2010Virtualization - Ask the Experts #3
Our Ask the Experts series continues with another round of questions. A couple of months ago we ran a webcast with Intel Fellow, Rich Uhlig, VMware Chief Platform Architect, Rich...
16 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/2/2010
iBUYPOWER Paladin XLC: Enthusiast Class
Our readership is composed largely of people who prefer to roll their own, but recently we've had the opportunity to take a look at some interesting desktop machines from...
49 by Dustin Sklavos on 9/2/2010
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