ET deals: $739 for Dell XPS 14 premium ultrabook
Now that manufacturers are gearing for Intel's Haswell chips in the second half of 2013, we are starting to see prices slowly decrease on the premium models whose prices were previously…
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Nvidia unveils details on new vSMP technology, Kal-El processor's 5th core
Nvidia released whitepapers that shed new light on its upcoming Tegra processor (Opens in a new window) , codenamed Kal-El this week, including information on the SoC's unusual CPU configuration. The…
Intel will finally finish Fab 42 in Arizona, bring new 7nm capacity online
Several years ago, Intel announced that it wouldn't finish its 14nm manufacturing plant, Fab 42 . When Intel announced the move, 22nm was still Intel's leading-edge process node, though 14nm…
This is what the death of Moore's law looks like: EUV rollout slowed, 450mm wafers halted, and an uncertain path beyond 14nm
…The entire economic structure that was supposed to support both Intel and the major foundries as they moved to next-generation manufacturing technologies, such as 450mm wafers, extreme ultraviolet lithography, and 20nm…
Intel Core i9-10850K: A Little Less Clock, but (Maybe) a Lot More Traction
…CPU manufacturers don't build "4GHz" CPUs or "4.5GHz" CPUs. After wafers complete processing, the chips are tested and binned according to their speed and power characteristics. One CPU might hit…
ET deals: Alienware M18x r2 Ivy Bridge gaming laptop
…Those days are long gone thanks to the boutique PC manufacturers that helped bring high performance mobile PCs to the mainstream. During that time, the Alienware name rose to prominence, along with…
Samsung Is Looking to Sell Exynos Mobile Processors to ZTE and Others
Qualcomm owns the lion's share of the premium and midrange mobile processor market, but it could soon face a new competitor. Samsung has confirmed that it's talking to multiple firms…
It's Not 'Too Late' for Intel to Beat the Apple M1
…Until the company can ship the next generation of Intel processors, Apple will be about to release the third generation of its Apple Silicon chip for Macs, which will certainly be even…
Samsung reportedly drops Qualcomm's Snapdragon 810 from upcoming Galaxy S6, LG claims SoC is fine [UPDATED]
…When device manufacturers design a cell phone, they typically do so with tight, well-defined product targets, power budgets, and specific hardware in mind. Because many companies introduce phones on a yearly…
The future: Upgradeable smartphones
…If you could simply slide in a new processor, RAM, and battery, your smartphone's useful life could be extended almost indefinitely -- just like a PC. Likewise, if carriers and manufacturers didn…