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IDC has recently released a market study that is reporting on the health of the microprocessor market. No huge surprises for the second quarter and the most pertinent news is that integrated graphics processors now account for 60% of the total. For major manufacturers, Intel maintains its absolute hegemony as producer of CPU, with 79.3% [...]
Did you know that on May 22, 2011 that Intel released the companies first Pentium processors that utilize the Intel 32nm Sandy Bridge architecture? The Intel Pentium processor family is comprised of three new SKUs, called the G620, G840 and G850. We …
Intel really kicked the SSD world in high gear when they released their X-25 series of drives last year. Their performance was the benchmark that all other drives were measured against for quite some time. Many have wondered what Intel would bring to…
Blazingly Fast Data Transfer Combines with HD Display Connectivity to Enable New Usages and Peripheral DevicesNEWS HIGHLIGHTSThunderbolt™ technology is a new high-speed PC connection technology that runs at 10Gbps.Thunderbolt technology supports…
Citing sources from upstream players, DigiTimes says Acer expects 3-4 percent of its total notebook shipments in the first quarter of 2011 will be affected by Intel’s buggy 6-series chipset. Hewlett-Packard expects to be hit a little harder, noting int…
Do you think it’s too early to talk about Sandy Bridge’s successor? Well, Intel might have you talking about its Ivy Bridge processors as early as Computex Taipei 2011 (May 31 to June 4). According to a Digitimes report, which in turn cites a Chine…
Intel unintentionally put OEM system builders in a bad spot when the chip maker disclosed a design flaw in its 6-series chipset for the Sandy Bridge platform. OEMs were left scrambling to make the situation right with customers, whether it meant extend…
One of the questions we cover in our continually updated FAQ regarding Intel’s Sandy Bridge chipset fiasco is how OEMs plan to deal with the situation. With new parts not expected to ship until April, can you even buy a Sandy Bridge rig at this point? …