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One of the biggest trends out there in the mobile industry at the moment is displays with crazy resolutions; often outclassing what me and you are using at home or in the office. A couple of months ago we saw the new iPad with a 9.7 inch display with a …

Roll the clock back two years, and Intel was pushing hard on the idea that every product in the world could benefit from an Intel chip and that all of those chips should be interconnected. We seem to remember this being called the ‘computing continuum'. The chip giant is now …

It has been determined via several retailers that shipments of 2011 model 15-inch MacBook Pros are slowing down including variants that are based on higher processor clock speeds, which is indicative that Apple is lowering production in preparation for the new 2012 model roll-out. It's not uncommon that we see …

Intel has today announced a reference design for a 7 inch tablet as part of its Intel Learning Series initiative. The tablet will be known as the Intel Studybook and will retail for between $199 and $299 and multiple editions will be available by summer ahead of the new school …

Around 10 years ago, a bunch of threads kicked off on science forums around the world, with boffins (pro and amateur) discussing the idea of a computer-based Einstein in the future. A decade ago, most of the contributors thought that the answer was in some kind of amazing new layout …

Its hard to say if the Ivy Bridge launch is the worst in Intel's history, but it's certainly been one of the most confusing. The staggered nature of the ‘event' and complex nature of what can be released to who and by when, has caused a mish-mash of data and …

After many months of Ivy Bridge talk and still another month or so to go before its supposed launch date, it's been discovered that there doesn't appear to be any Core i3 models coming out for notebooks; rather, Ivy Bridge mobile parts will be confined to Intel's Core i7, Core …

With the confirmed delay of Intel's next-gen Ivy Bridge processors for the mobile segment until June this year and current Sandy Bridge Ultrabooks still fetching rather hefty pricing, Taiwanese based notebook vendors are apparently looking to mix the pot in the interim by preparing for market some “Ultrabook-like” notebooks that …

The first indication of Ivy Bridge processor pricing has come to light through a dealer in Singapore who felt like jumping the gun in sharing an online price list of 7 and 6 series motherboard + Ivy Bridge CPU combos. The table seen above quotes pricing in Singapore Dollars (SGD) …

As the ASUS Masters of Overclocking Competition is about to get serious, the universe has conspired to give you ONE LAST CHANCE to enter this amazing competition. Leap year means you have just 24 more hours to run a couple of quick tests and submit your scores. If you've missed …

Some more info has come to light on the whole delayed Ivy Bridge subject that surfaced a week or so back. When word initially surfaced about the delays we were lead to believe it was the entire lineup that would be affected, but thankfully within a couple of days We …

Suiting up for the trend, HP has quietly jumped on the Cedar Trail train with the availability of its freshly updated HP Mini 210 Netbook in the U.S. – a 10.1-inch unit housing Intel's Atom N2600 (1.6GHz) processor, or you can opt for the higher 1.83GHz clocked Atom N2800. The …

A short time after hearing of supposed lengthy delays in bringing Ivy Bridge chips to market, it's since been more positive news for Intel's third generation, 22nm based Core processors. It came to light a short time after rumours first begun circulating about Ivy Bridge not arriving in the flesh …

A Chinese motherboard manufacturer most of us wouldn't have heard of before has allowed pictures of its next micro-ATX sized motherboard to appear online which is based on Intel's Z77 Ivy Bridge-ready chipset. For the most part this little value oriented board from “ONDA” follows the Z77 chipset's feature set …

The days leading up to the launch of Intel's next-gen Ivy Bridge processors where we start to see leaked benchmark results here and there are yet to come, but a small piece of info on the expected performance of Ivy Bridge versus the current crop of Sandy Bridge chips has …

For a bit there we were beginning to wonder if EVGA was still planning to bring its almighty SR-X Dual-Socket LGA 2011 motherboard to market. It's been a little while since we've heard anything about it, but thanks to a new image of the board thrown up on Twitpic from …

After quite the lengthy wait filled with promises followed by delays, the first wave of Cedar Trail devices is finally here. Acer is quick to jump in with its new Aspire One D270 Netbook having just become available for purchase. Using Intel's new Atom N2600 processor with two cores/four threads, …

As many of you would have seen from our latest in-depth review, Intel has just introduced its new 520 (Cherryville) Series SSDs to market; these of which are the first Intel SSDs powered by a SandForce controller, the SF2281 controller to be exact. Sporting Intel's own 25nm ‘compute-quality' NAND flash …

Thanks to an updated compatibility list on GIGABYTE's website for its LGA1155 motherboards, we can expect to see a few new Core i5 processors from Intel sometime soon. All three models are said to be the first Core i5 processors that are stripped of their integrated graphics circuits, with GIGABYTE …

Intel have paid out $125 million to acquire the InfiniBand switch and adapter product range from QLogic. The move was noted on The Register last night and will help Intel improve their Data Center and Connected Systems business by asking network equipment providers to use Xeon processors inside their networking …

While Intel remains an unstoppable force with demand for its Core i-series “Sandy Bridge” processor range in particular continuing to climb, recent sales numbers shared out by the company show that there is a darker, more dismal looking side in one segment – its low-cost, low-powered Atom chip line. Sales …

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) over in Vegas as given the world a chance to see what's coming next. For Intel, there has been an increased emphasis on mobility. We turn the VideoScope on the latest chip sitting inside the Medfield platform and find out a little more about what …

At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Gartner Guru Ken Dulaney has dropped a massive bombshell on the waiting masses. It seems that after much analysis and consideration, the research giant's advice to Intel is “Er, have you tried phones?”. KitGuru has a quick look at the genius …

If you use the internet on the move, then Intel has a neat, 3-letter acronym lined up ready for you. MID. It stands for Mobile Internet Device. The latest version seems to be generating interest among the bit-part smartphone players at CES. KitGuru tunes into the available wireless using a …

Intel have notified their partners that they are stopping the supply and shortly the production of 25 (or more) desktop models. Taiwanese sources spoke to Kitguru a short while ago to confirm reports published on Digitimes today. Intel have said they are stopping the supply of Celeron 450/430, Celeron E3500, …

Intel have cut their Q4 sales projection by $1 billion, citing supply shortages due to the floods in Thailand. The flooding caused damage to many factories in Thailand that produce disk drives. Intel say that while they don't make disk drives, the shortage has caused wide spread problems within the …

While the KitGuru lab has burned the midnight oil to bring you the most comprehensive and detailed analysis of Intel's brand new technology, the chip manufacturer has its own view on the new platform and what it means. Once you're done reading the 40-page, in-depth testing and analysis articles, whip …

Back in August we looked at our first cooler from Evercool and today we are going to examine their Transformer 4 CPU. This cooler is a tower style heatsink that uses four 8mm direct touch heatpipes. Evercool provide dual 120mm fans to increase performance but give the option to use …

There has never been such a wide selection of solid state drives available on the market before from so many different manufacturers. This can make it confusing for some consumers, when it comes to deciding on a purchase. KitGuru spend a lot of time looking at the latest performance SSDs …

Having presided over one of the most successful periods ever in Intel's history, Paul Otellini will take a sip of water and step onto the stage at IDF 2011 with uncertainty on his mind. His keynote is entitled “The Evolution of Computing: Looking Ahead”, but how much time will he …