Intel is one of the world’s largest and highest valued semiconductor chip makers, based on revenue. It is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most personal computers. Founded in 1968, Intel also makes motherboard chipsets, network interface controllers and integrated circuits, flash memory, graphic chips, embedded processors and other devices related to communications and computing.
When a federal judge rejected a wage-fixing settlement by Apple, Google, Adobe and Intel, she suggested that $380 million would be a reasonable number. The companies decided to appeal. Read more »
The German company is partnering with the Atos division to help customers control their home appliances from their mobile devices. Worldline also joined the connected home consortium EEBus on Thursday. Read more »
HP is updating its Chromebook line with new chips from Intel and Nvidia while keeping the price of both models under $300. The larger 14-inch version gains a full HD display… Read more »
Acer launched a trio of tablets, including a Windows 8.1 tablet that retails for $150. The same processor and screen are also used on a very similar tablet running Android. It’s… Read more »
As expected, Toshiba revamped its Chromebook this week, bringing more battery life on a single charge. The device is lighter and slimmer as well, plus there’s a 1080p option with high-quality… Read more »
Toshiba launched what may be the lowest-cost Windows 8.1 tablet yet: The Encore Mini. The 7-inch slate has limited hardware but could retail for $99. That price and the free OneDrive… Read more »
After only eight months on the market, Toshiba looks ready to bring an upgrade to its Chromebook 13. There’s not much new here; just a switch in the Intel processor. But… Read more »
Does a $100 price cut on Surface 2 signal the beginning of the end for Windows RT? It’s easy to think so but there are few reasons that Microsoft’s RT strategy… Read more »
Samsung was among the first key hardware partners to produce both Chromebooks and the chips that run them. These days the maturing Chromebook market has turned to more vendors and different… Read more »