Intel delays buying Tower
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Thursday, 23 March 2023 10:56

Intel delays buying Tower


One does not simply buy Tower Semiconductor 

Intel has delayed its $5.4 billion purchase of Tower Semiconductor.

Intel appoints Stuart Pann as Intel Foundry Services lead
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Raja Koduri was not the only one to leave

Intel has announced the appointment of Stuart Pann as senior vice president and general manager of Intel Foundry Services (IFS).

Raja Koduri leaves Intel
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Tuesday, 21 March 2023 19:56

Raja Koduri leaves Intel


Pat gives him a farewell pat

Raja Koduri, Intel's VP and chief architect, is leaving Intel by the end of March, as confirmed by Intel's CEO, Pat Gelsigner.

Intel Arc A750 drops down to $225
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Tuesday, 21 March 2023 13:31

Intel Arc A750 drops down to $225


Newegg promotion nudges Arc A750 closer to RX 6600 XT

The Arc A750 8GB is now discounted on Newegg.com, putting some cards up as low as $225. This puts the Arc A750 head to head with AMD Radeon RX 6600, RX 6600 XT, and even Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 12GB.

AMD announce delays and Intel abandons Thunder Bay
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Bad week for dropping the ball

Intel and AMD dropped the ball on some key products. AMD said it was postponing this month's launch of the 7040HS series to April, and Chipzilla abandoned its Thunder Bay niche accelerator.

Xeon W9-3495X processor requires 1,900 Watts
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So much for energy conservation 

While companies are churning out press releases about how they are saving polar bears by greenwashing their operations, Intel has put out a processor which could make the lights dim in parts of Texas if it is ever turned on.

Intel releases new Arc Graphics .4148 graphics driver
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Diablo IV Beta and Deceive Inc. support

Intel has released its latest version of the Arc GPU Graphics Driver, version 1010.4148 Beta. This one brings Game On support and optimizations as well as fixes several issues on both Intel Arc and Intel Core products.

Intel might have fixed Nvida’s 12VHPWR connector issues
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Stop the melt

Intel might have come up with an answer to Nvidia’s incredible melting cables issues.

Intel slashes Arc series graphics card prices
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Arc A770, A750, and A380

Intel has slashed prices of some of its Arc GPU graphics cards, including the Arc A770 8GB, Arc A750, and the Arc A380, which is now listed for $120.

AMD Ryzen 7045HX-series Dragon Range laptops now available
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The Ryzen 9 7945HX goes against Core i9-13950HX

AMD has announced the availability of its Ryzen 7045HX-series Dragon Range CPUs for high performance gaming laptops. These Zen 4 Dragon Range 5nm chiplet-design chips, should be enough to get ahead of Intel's 13th gen Raptor Lake counterparts, at least according to AMD.