South Korean semiconductor company SK Hynix is acquiring Intel’s NAND flash memory division for US$9 billion. The acquisition, announced on Oct. 20, will see SK Hynix absorb Intel’s NAND SSD-associated IP and employees,
Intel announced that Jim Keller, previously vice-president of Intel silicon engineering group, has left the company on June 11, citing personal reasons. Keller is a top expert in chip design. Prior to Intel,
If your laptop, desktop or server has an Intel processor other than the latest generation, don't let anyone else get their hands on it. That's one of the key defences recommended after the
Published on: March 6th, 2020
Howard Solomon
@howarditwc
With files from Pragya Sehgal With the onset of the new decade, new year’s biggest trade show for new products and technologies, CES 2020, is fast approaching, and while the event has
A recent study commissioned by Microsoft and Intel reported that the cost of using a PC older than four years is more than buying a new one. As per Statistics Canada, Canada is
Published on: October 11th, 2019
Pragya Sehgal
@itbusinessca
iMacs are getting an upgrade, as Apple Inc. announced that both size variations of its iMac desktop line will now feature more powerful processors, as well as new Vega graphics options. The 21.5-inch
At CES 2019, Intel returned to make a slew of announcements about - you guessed it - CPUs. Intel’s marketing message these days is that it’s no longer a PC-centric firm, but a
A preliminary report published by Gartner Inc. yesterday concluded that global PC shipment dropped by 4.3 per cent in Q4 2018. According to the report, 68.8 million PCs were sold in 2018, a
It’s CES 2019 and that means a bonanza for new laptop announcements. Each one has something just a little bit different to stand out from the pack. For the Acer Swift 7, it’s
Once upon a time, CES was an acronym for Consumer Electronics Show, but don't let the Consumer Technology Association catch you calling it that today. It's just CES 2019, thank you very much.
Intel announces more processor flaws that could leave room for cyber attacks, Walmart’s online stores post their best sales in a decade and Amazon may be coming to a big screen near you.
Published on: August 17th, 2018
Meagan Simpson
@megesimpson
Intel Corp. broke the Guinness World Record for most unmanned aerial vehicles airborne flown simultaneously while putting on a brightly coloured light show earlier this week. The performance, which involved 2,018 drones, was
Published on: July 20th, 2018
Meagan Simpson
@megesimpson
Apple could be the first publicly traded company to be worth $1 trillion, tech leaders sign a pledge to not develop lethal AI weapon systems, and Apple’s new i9 Macbook Pro is really,