Latest on Intel: News, Features, Opinions and More  Intel wants to be your new cable provider
Intel wants to create a virtual cable service that would bundle TV channels for subscribers. But cable providers are expected to put up a fight. New MacBook Air still stymies repairs, upgrades
Apple's newest MacBook Air, nearly identical to its predecessor, is not any easier to repair, iFixit said this week after tearing apart one of the just-released ultra-light notebooks. The new MacBook Air gets a 45% performance boost with PCIe flash
Apple has slipped new superfast PCIe flash into its thinnest of thin notebooks -- the new MacBook Air models released on Monday The world is not flat: Apple unveils 'fresh, light' iOS 7
Apple CEO Tim Cook and several of his top executives took the stage today at the company's annual developers conference to unveil a spruced-up, new-look iOS 7, introduce iTunes Radio and talk up this fall's "Mavericks" upgrade for OS X. Apple hosts live webcast of WWDC keynote today at 10 a.m. PT/ 1 p.m. ET
Apple will webcast the keynote of its developers conference live starting at 10 a.m. PT, but the webcast will be available only on the company's own hardware, or via an OS X-powered virtual machine.
Launch of Outlook RT testifies to Microsoft's app troubles
Microsoft's announcement Wednesday that it will add Outlook to Office on Windows RT says as much about the company's app problem as it does about customers clamoring for a business-grade email client. The next corporate revolution will be power to the peons
BYOD is only the beginning of a shift away from traditional corporate bureaucracy, as companies begin to realize they have a deep creative asset -- their employee base -- just waiting to be tapped. It's the end of the road for the Camino browser for Macs
After 10 years, developers of Camino, a Mac-only browser built atop Mozilla's Gecko engine, called it quits yesterday. Windows 8 earns a second chance in enterprise after changes
Microsoft will get another shot at tempting businesses to try Windows 8 after it rolls out the "Blue" update later this year, analysts said Thursday. Vanishing into thin [MacBook] Air: Shortages signal WWDC refresh
Apple's lowest-priced MacBook Air was out of stock on Amazon.com as of Friday, hinting that rumors of a refresh in two weeks are on target. Windows 8 isn't New Coke, says top Microsoft exec; it's Diet Coke
Frank X. Shaw, Microsoft's head of corporate communications, defended his company's Windows information disclosure strategy, denying that Microsoft has adopted Apple's "cone of silence" approach to imparting news. When cars talk, this is what they'll tell each other
Researchers at Intel and National Taiwan University are developing technology that allows cars to exchange data, a move that could make roads safer and give drivers a street-wise perspective on those around them. Western Digital and SanDisk deliver their first hybrid drive
Western Digital has unveiled more information on its first hybrid solid-state drive, revealing that it worked with SanDisk to create the 500GB drive. Amazon leaks evidence of first smaller, cheaper Windows 8 tablet
Details of what could be the first smaller Windows 8 tablet leaked Friday when Amazon briefly published a listing for an 8.1-in. Acer Iconia tablet. Retailers didn't do Windows 8 any favors
Retailers share part of the blame for poor Windows 8 sales and the ensuing decline of PC shipments, analysts contended today. Could be business as usual with Intel's new CEO
With Intel's new CEO ready to step up next month to lead the world's largest chip maker, industry analysts don't expect to see any big change in strategy. Time to say goodbye to Windows RT tablets?
Windows RT tablets grabbed just 0.4% of the tablet market in the first quarter, a dismal result that led some tech experts to urge Microsoft to scrap the platform that's in its six-month infancy. Windows Blue won't solve all Microsoft's problems, analysts say
Microsoft's failure thus far to significantly spark PC and tablet sales with Windows 8 has put high expectations on an expected 2013 refresh of the OS, dubbed 'Blue.' Next-gen USB SuperSpeed to eliminate power cords
USB SuperSpeed will move from 5Gbps bandwidth to 10Gbps in the coming year, but it's also leaping from 10 watts to 100 watts for charging, which could power monitors and even HDTVs. Outgoing Intel CEO knocks Windows 8, predicts $200 touch PCs this year
Intel's outgoing CEO took a few parting shots at Microsoft's Windows 8 Tuesday as he explained a slump in both revenue and profits for the first quarter. Intel profit dives 25 percent amid PC market slump
Intel reported a drop in profits and revenue for the first quarter, as the biggest PC market slump in recent memory weighed on its business. Apple's hire of Adobe CTO foretells move toward iOS-OS X hybrids
Apple's hiring of Adobe's former CTO Kevin Lynch opens some intriguing possibilities for the company's future moves, analysts said today. Samsung plans high-end Tizen OS phone
Samsung is planning to release a high-end smartphone running on the open-source Tizen operating system in August or September. Samsung offers barely a mention of Android amid Galaxy S4 hoopla
Samsung unveiled its Galaxy S4 smartphone in New York City Thursday night using the theme of a Broadway musical, but almost completely avoided any mention of the Android OS inside. DRAM trends herald a slowdown in PC uptake
With accelerating growth in tablets and smartphones and a maturing of OSes, PCs are seeing far less growth in DRAM use.
Sepaton releases upgrades to high-end storage appliance
Sepaton today announced its latest update to its enterprise-class data backup appliance, which almost doubles performance and increases connectivity by 2X over its predecessor. Top tech companies plug into renewable power
Leading tech companies like Microsoft, Google and Apple are making huge inroads in the use of renewable energy for corporate facilities and data centers, but cost and delivery challenges remain. Apple, Samsung and Google under fire at Mobile World Congress
Mobile World Congress showed that Apple, Samsung and Google are still the smartphone industry leaders, but upstart and would-be has-been companies are fighting back. Second wave of Windows 8 client promotions coming soon
Microsoft is about to embark on a second wave of Windows 8 client hardware promotions and user education, an executive said Wednesday. Intel demos perceptual computing software toolkit
Software engineers at Intel are exploring new ways for computers to perceive the human voice, gestures and head-and-eye movements to supplement the traditional ways that people use the keyboard and mouse. Dell Latitude 10 gets some attitude with 20-hour battery, fingerprint reader
Dell has bolstered security features on its Latitude 10 tablet and offers an extended life battery, all in the hope these add-ons will appeal to large institutional users like the government, healthcare operations and the financial services industry. Google unveils touch-based Chromebook Pixel
Google on Thursday took the wraps off the Chromebook Pixel, a touch-screen-enabled laptop. Will Apple envy wreck Samsung?
Samsung is tired of watching Apple run away with most of the money in mobile and is making a big play to become like Apple -- a company that makes not only the hardware, but also the software and the store where you buy stuff. Surface Pro flops in repairability test, says iFixit
Popular do-it-yourself website iFixit today gave Microsoft's Surface Pro tablet the lowest-possible repair score, just 1 out of a possible 10, after spending hours getting the device open. Obama, in State of the Union, offers shout-outs to tech
In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Barack Obama made a point of drawing attention to three big tech firms: IBM, Apple and Intel. Intel releases SSD cache acceleration software for Linux servers
Intel today released its Cache Acceleration Software for applications running on SSDs inside Linux servers. Microsoft sells out of 128GB Surface Pro
Microsoft started selling its Surface Pro tablet on Saturday, and quickly exhausted its supply of the 128GB configuration. If the PC dies, Windows 8 will be its killer, says analyst
In another illustration of the diminishing importance of the PC, a research firm today said that more than a third of surveyed consumers who once used personal computers to access content have switched to tablets and smartphones. OS X Snow Leopard stubbornly rejects retirement
Apple's OS X Snow Leopard, which shipped in August 2009, continued to resist retirement last month, new data from Web analytics vendor Net Applications showed. Microsoft pitches Surface Pro with Mac-iPad price comparison
Microsoft made the clearest case yet for its Surface Pro tablet when a top Windows executive said it should be compared with not one, but two Apple devices. Review: Surface goes from amateur to Pro
Microsoft delivers an ultrabook in the sleek guise of a tablet. Microsoft's loan to Dell certain to trigger more OEM angst, say analysts
Microsoft's $2 billion loan to Dell, one of its largest computer-making partners, will have an impact on how other OEMs view their Windows ecosystem collaborator, analysts said today. IronKey Workspace review: Windows 8 PC on a stick
Imation's IronKey division has introduced a new USB drive from which you can boot up an encryption-secured Windows 8 PC on any computer. Surface Pro storage space in short supply
Microsoft's low-end Surface Pro tablet, slated to start shipping Feb. 9, sports just 23GB of free storage space out of the box, Microsoft confirmed today. Lenovo buying RIM? Not necessarily
Lenovo played down reports that it was interested in buying Research In Motion, saying that the BlackBerry maker was one of many companies it was looking at as a potential takeover target. SanDisk Ultra Plus SSD review: Fast and inexpensive
The SanDisk Ultra Plus SSD, which sports data speeds of up to 530MB/s, is aimed squarely at replacing aging hard drives in existing desktops and laptops. Intel refocuses and exits desktop motherboard business
Intel's decision to leave the desktop motherboard business is a smart move in a troubled market, analysts said Wednesday. SSD market revenue set to more than double
A new generation of lower-cost and more appealing ultrabooks is expected to lead to a more than doubling of global shipments of SSDs in 2013, according to IHS iSuppli. Intel sales, profits slide for 2012, but data center business growing
Intel's sales and profits dropped in 2012 as the company was hit by slower demand for PCs and it failed to make it big in the smartphone and tablet markets, although its data center business continued to grow Microsoft teases Surface Pro as 90-day deadline nears
Microsoft teased the Surface Pro today, hinting that the company will soon announce an on-sale date for its second tablet. Gesture computing is here! (And it's out of control!)
As the dust settles over Las Vegas, it's becoming clear that this year's International CES ushered in a new era of in-the-air gesture control, says Mike Elgan. Lenovo unveils K900 smartphone on Atom chip
Lenovo's new IdeaPhone K900 smartphone, shown at International CES, is a big phone with a 5.5-in. display that's also very lightweight at 5.7 ounces. Intel CTO says we're watching rebirth of the PC
Intel CTO Justin Rattner said the traditional PC couldn't survive in the age of the gadget and that we're in the midst of the rebirth of the PC. Intel says more PC innovation now than in 18 years
Intel expects to see more innovation in PC design in the next year than there has been since the mid-1990s, an Intel executive said Wednesday. AMD passing on phones, focusing on tablets and hybrids
The PC market may be taking a beating but chip maker Advanced Micro Devices is has no plans to move toward the hot new market: smartphones. Intel plans on controlling computers with a dirty look
Users will some day soon toss aside their keyboard and command their computers with hand gestures and even the look on their face. Intel promises $599 touchscreen ultrabooks by year's end
Intel has released a new, low-power Core processor for ultrabooks and pledged that touchscreen ultrabooks will be available for as low as $599 by the end of the year. Lenovo comes out swinging with table PC, hybrid ultrabooks
With Lenovo moving up the ranks of the global PC market, the company is looking to solidify its momentum at the International CES trade show this week, showcasing a table PC, a hybrid ultrabook and a mini-ultrabook. Lenovo sets stage for rumored K900 smartphone with Intel processor
Lenovo showed several smartphones on Sunday at International CES that recently went on sale in China, a prelude to a rumored Intel-based IdeaPhone K900 smartphone. Mountain Lion mauls other OS X editions for top spot
Five months after its release, Apple's Mountain Lion became the most widely-used version of OS X, a Web measurement firm said Tuesday. Chip industry sags before expected 2013 comeback, says Gartner
While Gartner Inc. now says that global semiconductor revenue has dipped 3% this year, the market is expected rebound in 2013. SSD prices continue to plunge
Solid-state drive pricing has dropped about 30% this year, reaching what researchers call the magic price point of $1-per-gigabyte of capacity, according to information from IHS iSupply and Dynamite Data Antivirus pioneer McAfee may be released from detention in Guatemala
Antivirus pioneer John McAfee could soon be released from detention in Guatemala where he is being held on charges that he entered the country illegally in an attempt to escape authorities in Belize where he is wanted for questioning in a murder case. Intel releases new 'smartphone class' server chip
Intel announced a 64-bit, 32nm dual-core Atom processor, the S1200, which is designed for the emerging microserver market. 3 Windows 8 ultrabooks: Lightweight and powerful
A crop of ultrabooks is being introduced for the new Windows 8 operating system. We examine the HP Envy TouchSmart, Sony Vaio T13 and Toshiba Portege Z935 to see how they shape up. iPads top tablet battery tests by U.S., U.K. consumer watchdogs
Apple's iPad and iPad Mini took top honors in a pair of tablet battery shootouts conducted by consumer watchdogs in the U.S. and the U.K. Mobile pushes Qualcomm to third place in shaky chip market
Qualcomm saw a double-digit increase in sales this year and is now the world's third-largest chip maker, according to research firm IHS iSuppli. Surface Pro tablet pricing starts at $899, Microsoft says
Microsoft on Thursday set pricing for its Surface Pro 10.6-in. tablet with a starting price of $899 for a 64 GB version and $999 for a 128 GB version. Apple to start selling new, pricier iMacs Friday
Apple today announced that it will start selling its redesigned iMac desktop computers Friday, barely making a self-set deadline to ship some by the end of the month. Dell XPS 12 review: Does it succeed as both an ultrabook and a tablet?
Dell's new XPS 12 convertible is one of the first Windows 8 computer to work both as an ultrabook and a tablet. But despite a nice design and great display, it may not succeed. Who's on the short list to be Intel's next CEO?
With Intel CEO Paul Otellini looking to retire next May, the company's board of directors is already on the hunt for his successor. The betting is that an insider will get the job. With Intel's Otellini phasing out, new CEO may bring fresh mobile focus
Intel CEO Paul Otellini is getting ready to leave the company, and analysts say this could be a positive change for the world's largest chip maker. Europe looks to ARM chips for supercomputing edge
The European Union is moving to build a high-performance computing industry to challenge U.S. dominance, but it doesn't want to play catch-up. It wants to leapfrog, and it is seeing whether ARM Holdings technology can give it that edge. SAP goes big on Windows 8 with six new apps
SAP announced strong support for the Windows 8 platform this week, including six upcoming mobile apps that focus on business training, recruiting and sales Michael Gartenberg: Looking beneath the Surface
The physical keyboard and inclusion of Office are differentiators that make a straight-up comparison with iPads and Android tablets impossible. After a tough year, Intel and HP push ahead on Itanium
It has been a rough stretch for Itanium. HP and its customers were startled after Oracle abruptly announced its intent to discontinue software development on HP's Itanium servers. But neither HP nor Intel has backed away from Itanium, and last week's announcements appear to affirm that. Intel must fend off trouble from sluggish PC market
With Intel reporting a year-over-year drop in revenue and profit for its third quarter, industry analysts say the company isn't in trouble but it needs to ward it off -- and now. PCs with Intel's Haswell chips coming in first half of next year
Laptops and desktops with Intel's next-generation Core processor, code-named Haswell, will be available in the first half of next year, Intel CEO Paul Otellini said during a financial conference call on Tuesday. Intel revenue drops on weak economy, poor sales
Intel on Tuesday said its revenue and profit dropped during the third quarter of fiscal 2012 compared to the same period a year earlier, and blamed a tough economy for poor sales of its products. Intel needs to build PC buzz at IDF, say analysts
Intel needs to generate a lot of excitement at its annual developers conference this week -- not just around the company but also around the whole PC industry. Intel downgrades full-year business outlook
Intel warned Tuesday that it expects to see lower-than-anticipated growth for 2012. The news came as the company posted mixed results for the second quarter of the year. Intel's Thunderbolt with fiber optics years away
Intel's Thunderbolt high-speed interconnect technology, which shuffles data between PCs and devices like displays and external storage, could be years away from getting optical technology, an Intel executive said this week. QuickPoll: Can Microsoft and Intel's marriage be saved?
Microsoft and Intel may be ready to split up after a long marriage. That's thanks to the new hottie in town: tablets. Does 'Wintel' still have a future? Intel shows off tablet with upcoming Atom chip
Intel on Tuesday for the first time showed working prototypes of tablets with Google's Android OS and the chip maker's upcoming Atom low-power chip, code-named Medfield. With help from Intel, McAfee links security to the chip
Nearly seven months after Intel shelled out $7.68 billion for antivirus vendor McAfee, the two companies are offering a glimpse of their future. Intel to show tablets, ultrabooks running Windows 8
Intel plans to show Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 on tablets based on new Atom processors, and on ultrabooks, at both the Intel Developer Forum and Microsoft's BUILD conference this week, according to a source familiar with Intel's plans. Intel, ARM set for next stage of laptop battle
Intel and challenger ARM are set for a PC showdown this week as competition heats up to redefine the laptop and reverse the sagging fortunes of the PC market. Intel, Microsoft's alliance faces test at IDF
The strength of the once-prosperous Wintel alliance could be tested at Intel's developer show next week as the chip maker and Microsoft adapt to a market shift from PCs to mobile devices such as tablets, analysts said this week. Intel 'fully committed' to MeeGo, exec says
Intel said Thursday it was "fully committed" to its MeeGo mobile OS despite its main partner, Nokia, having jumped ship earlier this year to partner with Microsoft. The Need for More than Speed: CPU Tips for PC Buyers
One the heels of Intel's new "Sandy Bridge" chips, here are six questions you should ask yourself about microprocessing power when shopping for a new computer. Diane Bryant
This IT leader at chip maker Intel oversees an IT workforce of 6,300 people; she keeps in touch with them through face-to-face meetings, webcasts, videoconferences, e-mail and blogs. Intel invests in cloud management firm
A company that makes a cloud management system is getting a $14 million investment from Intel and others. It will use the money to hire new employees. Sandy Bridge chips take notebooks into future, says Intel
When Intel engineers began thinking about designing a new chip architecture, they first decided to reconsider the way they think about laptops. Acquisitions blunt security innovation, say users, analysts
Some users and analysts fear that the continuing acquisitions of security vendors by some of the largest firms in the business could have a chilling effect on technology innovation. Intel moves beyond 'just the chip' with McAfee buy
After trying to push its way into the lucrative consumer electronics market for the past few years, Intel believes that adding a security product to its lineup is just what the market needs. Intel-McAfee deal baffles security analysts
Security analysts today questioned whether Intel will see many short-term benefits from its deal to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion. Update: Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion
Intel said today it plans to acquire security vendor McAfee in a cash deal valued at about $7.68 billion and aimed at enhancing the chip maker's mobile strategy. Intel launches next-generation Atom netbook processor
Intel on Monday launched its next-generation Atom netbook processor, saying it will bring longer battery life and improved system performance to low-cost laptops. Gartner: 2009 a dismal year for the worldwide chip industry
Gartner Inc. is projecting that 2009 semiconductor sales will decline by 11.4%, or $29 billion, compared to last year. Intel introduces next-generation laptop, desktop chips
Intel on Thursday introduced its next-generation of PC chips that could make laptops and desktops faster and more power efficient.
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Eight years since Apple announced the move to Intel processors, Mac users are asking: 'Does Apple even care about pro users any more?' It has been years since the company did anything for them and its vapourware promises of something exciting this year are wearing thin. What's going on?
Rumor: Apple plans high-res Mac, iPad, iPhone, Apple TV resolution revolution
Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs, once advised students to "join the dots", but it seems Apple's future plans include making dots seem to disappear as it focuses on delivering the highest possible resolution across its product range.
Microsoft, Apple, and Google agree: The federal ban against gay marriage must go
Microsoft, Apple, Google, and other tech giants rarely agree on anything. But they all agree on this: The Supreme Court should rule that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which for federal purposes defines marriage as only being between a man and a woman, is unconstitutional.
Doomed Apple is world's Number One PC maker, with a Snow Leopard problem
Poor, beleaguered Apple -- nothing's going right: on the one hand it must try to make its business out of a minority (20 percent) share of the PC industry; on the other, Macs manufactured six or more years ago are still in active use. Life really does suck, sometimes…
CES 2013: Five technologies Apple users should watch
CES 2013: Apple [AAPL] isn't at the show, but there's a selection of new solutions in discussion at or around the show that may get picked up by Cupertino's I/O execs who have been seen prowling the exhibition floor. These include better wireless, more responsive displays, and much more.
At CES 2013, Intel drops powerful bomb on ARM
Intel Ivy Bridge Core CPUs down to 7W today. Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) surprised everyone at CES 2013 by announcing it's way ahead of schedule in reducing power requirements for its Core i3/i5/i7 range. Rather than wait for the fourth generation "Haswell" chips to reach 10W, it's touting a current generation part that goes as low as 7W. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers see bigger competitive pressures for ARM and AMD.
Intel Atom 64-bit server SoC "Centerton" breaks cover
Microserver chips with ECC, HT and VT FTW! Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) unveils its latest Atom S1200 system-on-a-chip range, but it's not for netbooks; it's for low-powered microservers. Going as low as 6.1W TDP, the parts run cool and fast (ish). In IT Blogwatch, bloggers see Intel spoiling for a fight with ARM and AMD.
Apple dumps Intel for ARM in future Macs? Or is this the iPad Pro?
I don’t think Apple isn’t looking to migrate the Mac to ARM processors. I’d argue that what Apple’s Technology teamis looking at isn’t the ARM-based Mac, but the evolution of the iPad Pro.
iPhone, Siri and mind control: the future evolution of the smartphone
It would be foolish to underestimate the importance of Apple's iPhone 5's Siri or any other voice-activated intelligent assistant. These solutions are big steps toward new user interfaces: one day your iPhone may be controlled by your mind.
Intel CEO Otellini : Windows 8 is being released before it's ready...but that's OK
Intel's CEO Paul Otellini told his employees in Taiwan that Windows 8 isn't truly fully ready to be shipped, but he still thinks Microsoft is making the right move to release it in late October. So reports Bloomberg. If true, it's a stunning admission.
Intel and AMD ignore Android and Linux
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) and AMD (NYSE:AMD) are eschewing Android and other Linux-based platforms for their latest tablet chips. Intel's Clover Trail system-on-a-chip (SoC) won't run Linux, and neither will AMD's Hondo. Some see the dead hand of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) at work. Others think it's just a tactical pause before next year's Bay Trail platform. Arr, in IT Blogwatch, bloggers splice the mainbrace and hoist the moonraker. But stop doing that in the rigging...
Good-bye Wintel monopoly, it's been nice to know you
For decades the so-called Wintel monopoly has ruled tech -- the alliance between Microsoft and Intel that launched countless millions of desktops, laptops, and notebooks. But Wintel already has less than a majority of the tech market when you include smartphones and tablets, and by 2016 Microsoft will only have 33% market share. So says a recent report, and I think it's on target.
Intel Silvermont: Quad-core 22nm Atom SoC leaked
According to leaked roadmaps, Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) is readying a super-speedy new system-on-a-chip design, based on next-generation Atom cores. Targeted at traditional PCs, as well as smartphones and tablets, it promises some impressive levels of performance. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder if the bell tolls for ARM. Not to mention: Microsoft Security FAIL...
Phew! U.S. regains #1 supercomputer spot in Top500.
There's relief at hand for nationalistic HPC-watchers. The latest Top500 list shows the U.S. back at #1, after trailing various Asian supercomputers. IBM's (NYSE:IBM) latest installation for the mushroom-cloud-computing folks at Lawrence Livermore is to blame, but Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) vows to catch up soon. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers ask if it can run Crysis.
How can an Ultrabook be just $699? Here's how...
 [Updated: More about battery life and price] Yesterday, at Intel's Developer Forum (IDF) in Beijing, we were told that the next wave of Ultrabooks will start at $699. These new, less-expensive, skinny laptops are just around the corner, apparently. But how is that low price-point possible? I've got the answers in The Long View...
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