Intel this week unveiled Thunderbolt Networking, an update to the Thunderbolt 2 specification that allows users to directly connect two or more Macs or PCs via Thunderbolt for network speeds of up to 10Gb/s.
OWC Launches ‘Turnkey’ 2013 Mac Pro CPU Upgrade Service
Other World Computing extended its Turnkey upgrade service to the 2013 Mac Pro Tuesday, offering customers CPU and RAM upgrades for Apple’s latest flagship. In addition to performing the complicated upgrade for you, OWC also offers CPU options not available from Apple.
Manufacturing Issues Push Intel’s Broadwell CPUs to Early 2014
Intel’s next processor architecture, Broadwell, won’t be ready this year due to a manufacturing issue. Intel told investors this week that, while they think they have the problem solved, units won’t be ready for sale until early 2014.
Intel to Demonstrate SSD Overclocking at IDF 2013
PC enthusiasts are always looking to squeeze more performance from their hardware, and now Intel is happy to provide another avenue by which to do so. The company will demonstrate how to overclock an SSD next month at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco.
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Analyst: Apple Ready to Release Haswell iMacs in June or July
Partly due to production delays which kept them out of many consumers’ hands until early this year, and partly due to Apple’s recent trend of letting Macs go long periods without updates, it seems like the ultra-slim 2012 iMac just joined the Mac family yesterday. But according to a new research note from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple may release the 2013 update to the line as early as this month. No significant form factor changes are expected after…
Intel Details 20Gbps Falcon Ridge Thunderbolt 2 at Computex
After first announcing the next generation of Thunderbolt technology at the NAB show in April, Intel provided further details on the upcoming Falcon Ridge update last night during Computex. The company declared that the new technology, set for release in late 2013 or early 2014, will now be called “Thunderbolt 2” and will be capable of simultaneous 4K video transfer and display. Current Thunderbolt technology, which launched on Apple computers in early 2011, performs at 10 gigabits per second in…
Intel Teases Passively Cooled Core Processor for Tablets
Computex 2013 is underway in Taiwan and the announcements of new hardware are flooding the news cycle. Among the most interesting releases thus far is Intel’s preview of a Core series processor running with only passive cooling in a small form-factor tablet. While Intel’s less powerful processors have long been capable of running sans fans, the evolution of a high-end Core processor that can power a passively-cooled tablet is a huge step for the Santa Clara chipmaker. Intel briefly teased…
Intel Claims Haswell Will Offer 50% Better Battery Life
The industry has long been told that Intel’s upcoming Haswell architecture, scheduled for a formal launch June 4 at Computex, will bring improvements to battery life, but recent comments by the company indicate that the improvements could be significant. Intel’s Rani Borkar revealed Thursday that the platform will offer 50 percent more battery life for laptops than current generation Ivy Bridge-based systems. Intel has discussed several times that, while all computing platforms will receive performance and efficiency boosts, the true…
Intel COO Brian Kzranich to Replace Retiring CEO Otellini May 16
After announcing his plan in November 2012 to retire this month, Intel CEO Paul Otellini’s successor has been named. SEC filings Thursday revealed that Intel’s board of directors has elected COO Brian Krzanich as the company’s next CEO. “After a thorough and deliberate selection process, the board of directors is delighted that Krzanich will lead Intel as we define and invent the next generation of technology that will shape the future of computing,” said Andy Bryant, chairman of Intel. “Brian…
Intel Details Haswell GPUs, Brands High-End GT3e “Iris Pro”
Intel revealed the details of the GPU lineup for its upcoming Haswell microarchitecture late Wednesday. The company announced that it is introducing three tiers of GPUs that will cater to most performance and power efficiency requirements. Along with the new GPUs is a new name to help distance the parts from the public’s perception that integrated graphics solutions offer poor performance. The high end GPUs will take on the name “Iris,” while lower end models will retain the current “HD…