Intel
Intel's Meteor Lake series of processors was launched in September 2023 with a focus on mobile platforms. Multiple mini-PC vendors have utilized these processors to market offerings in the SFF / UCFF desktop market. ACEMAGIC is an Asian manufacturer with products in multiple categories including micro-PCs, UCFF (ultra-compact form-factor) and SFF (small form-factor) PCs, and notebooks. They were one of the first to market with Meteor Lake-based desktop systems. The ACEMAGIC F2A 125H is the entry-level version of the F2A line, equipped with an Intel Core Ultra 5 125H processor. It is a bit larger than the traditional NUCs, slotting it in the SFF category. However, that allows for the processor to be operated at 65W (compared to the 28 - 40W adopted in the...
A look at Windows 8 Tablets running on TI, Qualcomm, Nvidia, AMD and Intel silicon
This afternoon (and yesterday) we had a chance to meet with a number of SoC vendors who have partnered with Microsoft for Windows 8. Each of them has their...
94 by Brian Klug on 9/14/2011
Intel Discloses Cherryville & Hawley Creek SSDs: Intel's Fastest SSD in Q4
In addition to the SSD 710 series, Intel also disclosed two more SSDs codenamed: Cherryville and Hawley Creek. Cherryville is Intel's next 6Gbps SATA drive, replacing the SSD 510...
11 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/14/2011
Intel Officially Announces SSD 710 Series for the Enterprise
Intel just announced its latest SSD: the enterprise focused Intel SSD 710 series. The specs don't deviate very far from what we published a couple of months ago. The...
5 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/14/2011
First Look at Gigabyte's UEFI Setup on X79
As we mentioned in our X79 coverage yesterday, none of the motherboard manufacturers were allowed to show BIOS/UEFI screenshots out of fear of accidentally disclosing clock speeds. Gigabyte's X79...
7 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/14/2011
LG's Shuriken Self Refreshing Panel Aims to Improve Notebook Battery Life by Up to an Hour
We've been hearing about self refreshing panels for years now and today Intel demonstrated one such panel using LG's Shuriken panel. The premise is simple: there's a small amount...
14 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/14/2011
Ultrabooks on Video: Rapid Start & Smart Connect
Ultrabooks are a three year play for the industry and it's clear that software & features are going to be a major part of the evolution. Intel showed off...
2 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/14/2011
First Shot of Haswell, Working Demo at IDF
What you're looking at above is the first shot of Haswell, Intel's 2013 Core microarchitecture that replaces Ivy Bridge. Haswell is designed for a 10 - 20W range of...
4 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/14/2011
Ivy Bridge: 1.4B Transistors
Intel's Mooly Eden just disclosed Ivy Bridge's transistor count to a captive audience at IDF this morning: 1.4 billion transistors. That's presumably for the quad-core version compared to 1.16B...
16 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/14/2011
X79 Motherboards from Gigabyte & MSI at IDF 2011
IDF isn't a traditional trade show in the sense that the majority of the show isn't built around a wide open show floor with tons of booths and product...
16 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/13/2011
And Now: Ivy Bridge GPU Architectures Detailed
We just finished going over the GPU portion of Ivy Bridge in Intel's IVB tech session. If you're interested, the slides are below.
12 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/13/2011
Ivy Bridge CPU Architecture Details Revealed
We're still working on our deep dive on Intel's Ivy Bridge architecture but for those who are interested the slide deck that Intel just presented is in the gallery...
7 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/13/2011
Ivy Bridge Overclocking: Ratio Changes Without Reboot, More Ratios and DDR3-2800
Ivy Bridge has three new features for overclocking: The max CPU ratio is now 63x up from 57x You can now adjust CPU ratios without a reboot, just via a register...
6 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/13/2011
Intel's Medfield Gingerbread Smartphone Reference Platform
Earlier this morning Paul Otellini showed off Intel's Android smartphone reference platform running a version of Gingerbread. We just got up close and personal with the device as you...
11 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/13/2011
Intel Releases New Sandy Bridge Graphics Drivers
Amidst a full day of updates from IDF, I'd like to draw your attention to some more Intel-related news: Intel has refreshed its generic Sandy Bridge graphics driver to...
11 by Andrew Cunningham on 9/13/2011
Intel's Unified Design: Core & Atom Now Under One Roof
Intel has had a bit of a reorg. The photo above depicts how Intel used to work. Core and Atom architecture development happened via independent design teams. Core was...
8 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/13/2011
Intel Oculus: Preparing Intel for Competition in Smartphones & Tablets
Intel has been quietly working on its plans for smartphones and tablets. This is a significant departure from the waves it was making just a couple of years ago...
4 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/13/2011
Sandy Bridge E: Live at IDF
Intel's upcoming 6-core, quad-channel high end Sandy Bridge E platform is due out in Q4 of this year. Intel has demos of the platform around IDF, many of which...
11 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/13/2011
Tons of Thunderbolt Peripherals at IDF
We've been asking for more Thunderbolt devices and it looks like we're seeing the first examples of that today at IDF. Check out the gallery below for a bunch...
10 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/13/2011
Meet the Ultrabooks: OEM and ODMs Show Off Designs at IDF
IDF is well underway and we've just gone through the Ultrabook section of the convention center. Everyone from Foxconn to Lenovo had Sandy Bridge based Ultrabook designs at the...
22 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/13/2011
Google: All Future Versions of Android Will be Optimized for Intel x86
Paul Otellini just showed off a Medfield based Android phone (running the "latest" version of Android) and immediately announced a development partnership with Google. Andy Rubin from Google just...
16 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/13/2011
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