AMD downgraded over Intel antics
Published in PC Hardware
Wednesday, 25 January 2023 11:37

AMD downgraded over Intel antics


Market share expansion shut down

A leading Wall Street firm has downgraded AMD, due to Chipzilla’s destructive actions against its smaller rival in the desktop PC space to slow down its market share expansion.

Intel chairman steps down
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Wednesday, 25 January 2023 11:18

Intel chairman steps down


Just before announcing Q4 results 

The chairman of Intel’s board of directors, Omar Ishrak, is stepping down just days before the chipmaker is due to report its Q4 earnings.

Intel’s I226-V 2.5GbE Ethernet controller might have a design flaw
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I226-V controller causes frequent connection drops

Intel's latest I226-V 2.5GbE Ethernet controller, which debuted on 700-series motherboards, may have a design flaw. User reports from the Intel, Microsoft, and Asus communities claim that the I226-V controller causes frequent connections randomly.

Intel abandons Oregon trail
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Monday, 23 January 2023 11:20

Intel abandons Oregon trail


$700 million facility will not be built

Intel has officially abandoned its plans to build a mega lab in Hillsboro, Oregon. The Oregonian received a statement today saying that the $700M facility will not be built.

Intel admits VROC technology obit premature
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Wednesday, 18 January 2023 11:41

Intel admits VROC technology obit premature


Came a little too soon

Chipzilla surprised the world of tech on 6 January by announcing that it will kill off its Virtual Raid on CPU (VROC) technology that is popular with its data centre Xeon chips. Now it is telling us that the announcement was too soon.

Russian Empire now running on updated Intel chips again
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Lastest upgrades 

Tsar Putin has come up with a work around which will allow his military machine to be powered by Intel chip upgrades as it continues to march across Europe.

Intel Core i9-13900KS on sale in Europe as well
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Wednesday, 04 January 2023 22:02

Intel Core i9-13900KS on sale in Europe as well


Up for grabs in the Netherlands for €799

While it was already spotted in France and in China, the Intel Core i9-13900KS is now available in the Netherlands as well for €799.

Intel Core i9-13900KS spotted in China
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Wednesday, 04 January 2023 11:07

Intel Core i9-13900KS spotted in China


6GHz out of the box

Observers were a little surprised that in the middle of Chipzilla's 13th Gen announcements it did not mention a new KS or "special edition" CPU, but it appears that some details have been spotted in China.

Intel also unveils its 13th Gen Core 65W desktop CPUs
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The full lineup of non-K SKUs

Intel has officially unveiled its non-K 13th Gen Core Raptor Lake CPUs with 65W TDP.

Intel unveils N-series mobile processors
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Tuesday, 03 January 2023 23:17

Intel unveils N-series mobile processors


Core i3 and Intel Processor with just E-cores

During its big CES 2023 unveil, Intel also announced its new N-series entry-level mobile processor, aimed at low-cost laptops, and featuring just E-cores.