Intel’s Tiger Lake processors will feature on-chip malware protections

Posted on 15/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Intel is getting ready to launch a new security product that could dramatically reduce opportunities for hijacking. Called Intel Control-Flow Enforcement Technology (Intel CET), the product is designed to protect against the misuse of legitimate code...

Samsung’s Exynos 880 delivers 5G speeds to mid-range phones

Posted on 26/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Samsung has unveiled the Exynos 880 processor aimed at mid-range phones that has much of the power of the Exynos 980 announced last year. Built using Samsung’s 8-nanometer FinFET process, it has an identical integrated 5G modem with support for up to...

Origin PC’s refreshed EON17-X laptop has a high-end Intel desktop chip

Posted on 20/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

When Origin PC first launched its EON17-X gaming laptop back in 2012, it clocked in at twelve pounds and measured over two inches thick — a behemoth by today’s standards, but its specs were otherwise so impressive that die-hard gamers were undeterred...

Qualcomm’s latest mobile gaming chip packs faster graphics and global 5G

Posted on 11/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Qualcomm isn’t wasting any time following up last year’s Snapdragon 765G gaming chip with a more powerful model. It’s unveiling the Snapdragon 768G, a follow-up that appears to address what many gamers want the most: raw performance. The 2.8GHz Kryo...

White House said to be in talks with Intel, TSMC for US chip factories

Posted on 10/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

The Trump administration hasn’t been shy about wanting to reduce its dependence on Asia for technology, and that might soon include the processors inside PCs and phones. Wall Street Journal sources say the White House is talking to Intel and TSMC abo...

Can Intel’s 10th-gen desktop CPUs compete?

Posted on 04/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

With AMD now a viable alternative to Intel chips from laptops all the way through workstations and servers, Intel is trying to make its chips more attractive to buyers. The hope had always been that its advanced 10nm manufacturing process would bring...

Bloomberg: Apple plans first ARM-powered Macs in 2021

Posted on 23/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Apple is preparing to move some of its laptop and desktop PCs away from Intel chips, according to Bloomberg. The company is reportedly planning three Mac processors that are based on the A14, a yet-to-be-confirmed chip that is expected to power the n...

AMD’s latest 3rd-gen Ryzen 3 CPUs start at $99

Posted on 21/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

AMD is making its current-generation desktop processors, and some of their supporting technology, a little more affordable. The chipmaker has introduced two new Ryzen 3 chips, the 3.6GHz 3100 and 3.8GHz 3300X, that will be available in May for $99 an...

HP’s Pavilion x360 14 now comes with 4G LTE

Posted on 20/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

HP has been busy revamping some of its most popular laptops recently. The Dragonfly, Spectre and Envy ranges have all been given an upgrade of late — now it’s the Pavilion x360 14’s turn. The convertible mid-range favorite has been kitted out with ne...

Light-emitting silicon overcomes a major obstacle to denser, faster chips

Posted on 12/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

The push for ever-smaller chips has been running into more and more obstacles, including the very limits of silicon — while optical connections would allow for denser, speedier processors by eliminating heat and energy issues, silicon is lousy at emi...

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