November 26, 2012
The Creators Project is a collaboration between hardware giant Intel and boundary-pushing magazine and documentary squad Vice Magazine. The project explores the boundaries between art, technology and the emerging installations that gel the two together. Through a series of videos and interviews, the project explores various artists’ theories, works, and the way they approach the technology conundrum.
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May 1, 2012
Intel has just released its new updated processor, code-named Ivy Bridge, for both desktops and laptops. You’ll find these new products listed as the 3000 series and you can buy at least some of them now (stock levels permitting, of course). You may be wondering what the new processors bring to the table. Are they worth the upgrade, or are they just an incremental improvement?
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March 19, 2012
There's absolutely no doubt that competition between chip makers is steadily increasing not only for PC processors but for mobile and other-purpose processors as well. The big five that need to be mentioned are Intel, AMD, nVidia, Qualcomm, and Apple. All these companies have different takes on how to evolve their processors, which will make it interesting to see whose strategy will allow them to rise to the top.
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January 21, 2012
Overclocking is a ritual among computer hardware geeks. Once you’ve done it you enter into a circle of extreme geeks who can quote voltages, clock speeds and processor multipliers. This elite group can increase performance of their computers without spending extra dough – but they also risk the chance of permanent hardware damage.
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December 6, 2011
Back in late 1999, I built my first computer. It used an AMD Athlon processor clocked at 500 MHz which was quick enough to play most games at the time, and also a better value than what Intel offered. I also liked supporting the underdog. During the early years of Athlon, it seemed as if AMD has a legitimate chance against Intel. Yet, as the years moved forward, the momentum disappeared.
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November 24, 2011
Intel has just unleashed a new line of processors. It’s not based on a new architecture, but is instead an expansion of the current Sandy Bridge line. Now, instead of a maximum of four cores, you can buy a processor with up to six! Of course, you could do that months ago - but you’d have to purchase a processor using the Nehalem architecture. That made no sense.
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September 23, 2011
Remember when the word laptop described virtually every mobile computer on the market? The choices were certainly easier back then (because there was simply less choice available), but today there’s a far wider variety including netbooks, ultraportables, thin-and-lights, desktop replacements, and more. Now, a new category is being added, courtesy of Intel. It’s the ultrabook.
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August 22, 2011
Over the years, Intel and AMD have been in quite a battle to bring out the best processors. Eventually a point came where you didn't hear all too much about what AMD was up to, while Intel was rolling out all of its latest processors. However, AMD's "quiet time" was very well used, as they are now releasing their newest APUs to reignite the battle with Intel.
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July 26, 2011
The modern computer processor has always been a complex piece of technology, and that shows no signs of changing. Such complexity brings a challenge to companies such as Intel. Making great products is one thing, making them easy to understand is another but Intel certainly has made an effort.
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