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Core Series 3 (Wildcat Lake) CPU

Intel will reportedly upgrade to an 8-core config for its Wildcat Lake refresh next year

By Hassam Nasir published

Wildcat Lake is seemingly due for a big upgrade next year.

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Qualcomm Roundtable Interview transcript — SVP of Compute and Gaming talks Snapdragon C, RTX Spark, and the agentic AI future

By Paul Alcorn published

Premium Qualcomm has Snapdragon C to compete in the exciting low-cost laptop market, but it's also looking to build an entire agentic AI ecosystem on Qualcomm silicon.

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Computex 2026 Day Two Wrap-Up

By Brandon Hill published

Computex 2026 is in full swing in Taipei

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AMD executives react to Nvidia’s RTX Spark

By Jake Roach published

AMD welcomes Nvidia into the market with RTX Spark, saying that its Strix Halo and upcoming Gorgon Halo products will be superior.

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A pedestrian holding a blue polka-dot umbrella walks past a large Intel Xeon 6 processor advertisement during preparation for COMPUTEX

Intel's 5.7 GHz Xeon 6377P features 12 P-cores and a desktop-class LGA1700 socket

By Etiido Uko published

Bartlett Lake server chip targets workloads where frequency beats core count

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Intel addresses Arrow Lake blunder: 'We needed to build back our reputation' — says Arrow Lake Refresh's low price a key first step, laying the groundwork for Nova Lake

By Jake Roach published

Intel knows that Arrow Lake dealt a blow to its reputation among enthusiasts. Arrow Lake Refresh was an effort to correct that issue, laying the groundwork for Nova Lake later this year.

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Intel Core Ultra 200S CPU

Intel’s next-gen LGA1954 socket will support Nova Lake, Razor Lake, and beyond — finally an Intel socket that outlives its CPUs

By Zhiye Liu published

Reputable Intel hardware leaker Jaykihn reveals new information about Intel's next-generation LGA1954 socket.

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Computex 2026 Day One Wrap-Up

By Brandon Hill published

Our team is on the ground in Taipei bringing you the latest from Computex 2026

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Core Series 3 (Wildcat Lake) CPU

Intel reportedly no longer working on 6-core Nova Lake mobile SKU, alleges new rumor

By Hassam Nasir published

The demand for Wildcat Lake is apparently the reason behind the shift.

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AMD is considering a potential Ryzen 5 9600X3D

By Jake Roach published

AMD says that six-core X3D chips don't make sense for a broad market for a number of reasons, but a six-core X3D chip with the Zen 5 architecture is something the company is considering.

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