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Intel's next-gen Arrow Lake desktop CPUs have leaked
By Zhiye Liu published
Chinese news outlet Benchlife shares the alleged specifications for Intel's forthcoming Core Ultra 200 series (Arrow Lake) processors.
AMD takes CPU market share from Intel in desktops and servers, but Intel fights back in laptops
By Anton Shilov published
Market tracking from Mercury Research reports about AMD's significant market share gains in Q1 2024 at Intel's expense.
Intel issues revenue warning after US revokes Huawei export licenses — further efforts to restrict China's access to AI chips
By Anton Shilov published
The U.S. government has revoked export licenses for select processors for PCs and smartphones — Intel and Qualcomm can no longer ship to Huawei.
Alleged Apple M4 Geekbench scores show incremental improvement in machine learning over last gen
By Jowi Morales published
Unverified machine learning benchmarks have been posted to Geekbench and they seem to show an incremental improvement over the previous generation of Apple processor
Intel issues official statement on Core K-series crashes: stick to Intel's official power profiles
By Anton Shilov published
Intel wants motherboard makers to adhere to the recommended power delivery profiles as it investigates the source of unlocked 13th/14th-Generation Core CPU crashing issues.
AMD's new Ryzen AI re-branding for Zen 5 comes to light
By Anton Shilov published
AMD is re-branding its processors with new Ryzen AI names, according to leaked information from Asus. Upcoming Zen 5 CPUs will follow Intel's lead and jump on the AI PC hype train.
Apple debuts M4 processor in new iPad Pros with 38 TOPS on neural engine
By Andrew E. Freedman, Brandon Hill published
Apple introduced a new M4 chip in its iPad Pros, focusing on AI performance. It's the first time Apple debuted an M-series chip in the iPad.
Asus accidentally outs 14 AMD Ryzen 8050-series laptops based on Zen 5 architecture
By Anton Shilov published
Asus accidentally lists 14 laptops with AMD's Strix Point processors.
Intel reportedly demands all board partners implement Intel Default (Baseline) Profile by May 31 — company hopes to fix issues with some Core i9 chips
By Aaron Klotz published
Intel is putting an end to 13th and 14th-gen instability by demanding board partners implement an Intel default profile by May 31st for all LGA1700 boards.
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