Chipzilla says desktop 10nm is still a thing
Denies rumours it is walking straight to 7nm
Chipzilla has growled at rumours that it is planning to ditch the 10nm production process for its desktop CPUs and was instead set to jump straight from the 14nm+++ lineup into 7nm desktop processors.
AMD server win squeezes ARM
Ampere on life support?
The recent success of AMD’s 7nm 64 core Rome powerhouse is very bad news for ARM's server efforts. Over time, Calxeda and many others failed, and Cavium by Marvell and Ampere don’t seem to be better either. AMD is just jeopardizing last chances for all existing ARM players to make any meaningful footprint on the data center and server market.
Intel kills Kaby Lake G
AMD and Intel collaboration seems so young
Chipzilla is getting rid of its Kaby Lake G – the unlikely chip which crossed a 7th-gen Kaby Lake CPU with a unique AMD Radeon RX Vega GPU.
OpenRAN tested in UK
Vodafone and Intel's open access radio tech
Vodafone is testing an open-access radio technology in Britain in a move that could break the grip of Huawei, Ericsson and Nokia.
Intel wants a new type of memory
Forget about AMD for a moment
Chipzilla boffins have published a paper suggesting a new kind of CPU memory to block side-channel attacks like Meltdown and Spectre.
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 comes in two sizes
13.5-inch with Intel or 15-inch with AMD
Microsoft has now officially revealed all the juicy details regarding its new Surface Laptop 3 lineup, including the choice of two Intel CPUs for the 13.5-inch version, and two custom AMD APUs for the 15-inch version.
Microsoft Surface Pro 7 gets 10th gen Core CPUs
Better connectivity, and "all-day battery"
In addition to the Microsoft SQ1-powered Surface Pro X, Microsoft unveiled the 7th generation of its Surface Pro 2-in-1, giving it a much-needed hardware update, better connectivity, and all-day battery life.
Intel slashes prices on last year's chips
After updating Core-X
Intel has updated its Core-X lineup basing it on the Cascade Lake series of processors and has halved the price of its older top-of-the-line Core i9 processors.
Intel still can't handle demand gap
Supply problems will continue into the fourth quarter
Intel's supply issues do not appear to be getting better quickly, and it is looking like its chips will be in tight supply until Q4.
Intel promises bigger SSDs
Double density
Chipzilla has promised to improve SSDs with new technology that will double that data density again.