Possibly the last Intel x86-powered phone was displayed at MWC
Intel may have announced the end of its ultra-low-power Atoms almost two years ago, but the death of the platform wasn't instantaneous, it took some time. While it was sad to see another mobile SoC...
View ArticleIntel won't make wearables anymore, but its mobile chips aren't going anywhere
Earlier this week, The Information reported that Intel will be shutting down its New Devices Group, the branch responsible for developing wearable consumer products such as the Vaunt smart glasses...
View ArticleLatest Spectre variant affects x86 and ARM CPUs
Spectre and Meltdown are still fresh in our mind, but already researchers from Microsoft and Google have found a new vulnerability, named Speculative Store Bypass (SSB), that could allow for malicious...
View ArticleAndroid Studio device emulator now works with AMD processors and Hyper-V
Android Studio's device emulator used to be incredibly slow, even on capable hardware. Google has drastically improved the performance over the past two years, but a few issues remain. The Windows...
View ArticleIntel's 5G modem will land in the second half of 2019
We're on the cusp of the 5G revolution, as big players like Qualcomm and Huawei would like us to believe. Not to be left out in the cold, Intel has sped up the timeline for the release of its 5G...
View ArticleUSB4 will double the speed of USB 3.2 by basically becoming Thunderbolt 3
Yesterday, the USB Promoter Group revealed the next evolution of its ubiquitous peripheral spec: USB4. The new specification, which is still a draft in the final stages of review, is based on Intel's...
View ArticleIntel gives up on 5G modems because Qualcomm ate its Apple pie
Apple and Qualcomm have settled their patent and royalty disputes, paving the way for the latter's 5G modems to be installed on the former's smartphones in the year 2020 and beyond. Intel, which...
View Article'ZombieLoad' CPU attack becomes public, most Google devices not affected
Yesterday, Intel disclosed a new attack on its processor dubbed "ZombieLoad," following in the footsteps of last year's "Spectre" and "Meltdown" security snafu. The CPU producer has informed other...
View ArticleIntel, Qualcomm, and other suppliers blacklist Huawei, putting businesses in...
Since the Department of Commerce added Chinese manufacturer Huawei to its 'Entity List,' thus limiting its ability to import U.S.-made products, we've seen some of the company's most important...
View ArticleRIP: The Celeron Google Pixel Slate is officially dead
The writing has been on the wall for months, so it must not be a surprise for anyone that the Celeron Pixel Slates, the lower-end $599 and $699 models that were very briefly available and didn't...
View ArticleIntel sells its modem business to Apple for $1 billion
Apple develops its own processors for its mobile devices, but it relies on modems from Intel and Qualcomm for network connectivity. While Apple fought with Qualcomm over patents and royalties, Intel...
View ArticleUSB4 is official and it's basically just Thunderbolt 3
Update 1: 2019/09/03 8:56am PDT Source: Speed classes will have confusing names The USB Implementers Forum has published the USB4 specification after months feedback. The new rules, first announced in...
View ArticleAll the companies that have withdrawn from MWC
Update 1: 2020/02/13 12:23am PST MWC officially canceled The coronavirus outbreak is shaking up the tech world, leading to factory and store shutdowns all over China. This could mean we'll see some...
View ArticleApple wants to ditch Qualcomm completely, begins testing its own cellular modems
Apple currently uses modems from Intel and Qualcomm Apple has been making strides with its in-house System-on-a-Chip (SoC) designs lately, especially with the company's new M1 desktop chipset. However,...
View ArticleLeak depicts a seemingly much cheaper Galaxy Chromebook successor
It looks like the $1,000 original is intent on sticking around... If, for whatever reason, you wanted a hotrod of a Chromebook, Samsung had it for you this year with the Galaxy Chromebook. With...
View ArticleAcer's new Chromebooks for education include spill-proof keyboards and...
Durability is top of mind this year Schools will be spoiled for choice from Acer as they consider upgrading their Chromebook fleets this year. Five new models are coming into play with all of them...
View ArticleGoogle is gunning for faster hardware, whether or not you see it
That means doubling down on custom chips and making a big hire Google is pushing harder on silicon investment and scaling down from what it can do with motherboards to focusing on systems-on-chips....
View ArticleHP's new Chromebook hits the magic sweet spot between budget and premium
Better stuff for the same price as last year HP is breathing new life into its Chromebook x360 14 series with 11th-gen Intel chips and a step up in memory from eMMC format to PCIe SSD. All of that...
View ArticleSave $130 on a 15-inch touchscreen Asus Chromebook with the latest Intel...
Best Buy has it for just $439 Asus Chromebooks tend to have a pretty good fit and finish. And they know it, too, which is why they tend to be a little pricey compared to similarly-equipped models from...
View ArticleWindows 11 will run the Android apps you want (from the app store you don't)
Also: maybe not all the apps you want, either Update AMD and ARM support Microsoft is announcing the next generation of Windows today, complete with an all-new look and feel to its interface. There are...
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