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Apple’s been pimping its Xserver enterprise equipment for more than 9 years, and for the past 2 years, the platform’s been running on Intel hardware. Not anymore. As of Tuesday, Apple officially retired its server line, a decision that has been met wit…
Today Intel announced it will purchase 2.5 billion kilowatt hours of renewable energy credits (RECs) in 2011, a 75 percent increase over its 2010 commitment, which equates to more than 85 percent of Intel’s estimated purchased electricity needs …
If you look hard enough, you can find a handful of Polish computer shops selling Intel’s upcoming Core i7 990X Extreme Edition processor online. Pricing starts at around €900 (US$1,240) and goes up from there.
Intel hasn’t yet officially launched thi…
Intel yesterday announced it discovered a design issue in its 6-Series chipsets intended for Sandy Bridge processors and opted to halt shipments of new boards. News of the flaw spread almost immediately across the Internet, though it took some time for…
Santa Clara, we have a problem. That’s the message Intel engineers had to deliver to company execs after discovering a “design issue” in the company’s 6-Series chipsets. The issue is severe enough that Intel decided to halt shipments while it implement…
It was a disappointing day for enthusiasts when OCZ announced it was ditching the DRAM market to focus on SSDs, but on the bright side, it’s not as if the RAM market is dead. Those who choose to stick it out will continue to release new kits, including…
The European Union won’t stand in the way of Intel’s proposed $7.68 billion acquisition of security firm McAfee, though the chip maker did have to promise it wouldn’t engage in any shenanigans, InformationWeek reports. Specifically, Intel had to promis…
On the surface, asking Intel to manufacture a 16-core Atom processor sounds like an odd request. But that’s exactly what Microsoft has done. Not for Windows on the home desktop front, mind you, but for use in servers, ComputerWorld reports.
According t…