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Intel aiming to create mobile processors Apple won’t be able to ignore
Intel is still angling to get in on the post PC market as it attempts to deliver processors that will be so great Apple won’t be able to ignore them. The mobile device market, as it currently stands, is dominated by ARM based processors which companies like Apple favor due to features like low power […]
Continue reading...Qualcomm and Intel hand over source code to Apple
Friday, April 6, 2012
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As part of Apple’s defense against Samsung’s claims that iOS products infringe upon certain wireless patents owned by Samsung, Apple argues that they have an implied license via Qualcomm to those patents. In other words, because Qualcomm is licensed to use the patents at issue, Apple’s own contract with Qualcomm to provide the baseband chips […]
Continue reading...Intel’s Ivy Bridge processor released pushed back to Q2 2012
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
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Intel’s line of Ivy Bridge processors were originally supposed to start shipping in late 2011, but due to factors that aren’t completely clear, it was revealed a few months ago that their release would be delayed until sometime in March or April of 2012. Now comes word via XbitLabs that Intel has already informed its […]
Continue reading...Intel: Apple pushes us hard, helps shape our roadmap
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
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In an interesting, though perhaps not terribly surprising revelation, chip maker Intel explained that Apple’s product line helps influence Intel’s own processor roadmap. Speaking to Reuters at the Global Technology Summit in New York today, Intel Senior Vice President Tom Kilroy explained that the success of Apple mobile products like the iPhone and iPad have […]
Continue reading...Intel interested in manufacturing A6, Ax chips for Apple?
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
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Over the past few years, Apple has increasingly taken greater steps in its efforts to control the entire widget. Nowhere is this more clear than in Apple’s homegrown designed A4 and A5 processors which offer speedy performance coupled with efficient power consumption that competitors are still struggling to match. As it stands now, Samsung manufactures […]
Continue reading...Intel will support USB 3 alongside Thunderbolt
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Apple in late February announced a new line up of MacBook Pros. Chief among the many new touted features was a new transfer technology dubbed Thunderbolt, which was previously referred to as Light Peak. Indeed, with the ability to transfer data at 10GBps in both directions, Thunderbolt is as powerful as the greek god imagery the moniker tends […]
Continue reading...Apple to unveil high-speed connection technology (Light Peak?)
Sunday, February 20, 2011
According to CNET, Apple may soon make an announcement regarding a new high-speed connection technology. And as luck would have it, this comes hot on the heels of a report that Apple will release a slew of new MacBook Pros on Thursday, February 24. For some time now, reports have abounded detailing Apple and Intel’s […]
Continue reading...Intel announces bug in 6-series chipset
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
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Intel on Monday announced that it found a bug in the company’s upcoming 6-series chipset. As part of ongoing quality assurance, Intel Corporation has discovered a design issue in a recently released support chip, the Intel 6 Series, code-named Cougar Point, and has implemented a silicon fix. In some cases, the Serial-ATA (SATA) ports within […]
Continue reading...Intel acquires Infineon’s smartphone chip unit for $1.4 billion
Monday, August 30, 2010
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MercuryNews reports: In its second major deal in just over a week, Intel has agreed to buy German-based Infineon Technologies’ wireless communications unit for $1.4 billion in cash, a move the Santa Clara goliath hopes will help get it into the fast-growing market for smartphones and other mobile gadgets. The Infineon unit makes chips for […]
Continue reading...Intel demos Light Peak technology in Brussels, showcases 10 Gbps up and down
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
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PC Pro is reporting that Intel this week provided users with the first hands-on demo showcasing their Light Peak technology at their inaugural European research showcase in Brussles. Light Peak, if you’re unfamiliar, is an emerging technology capable of transferring huge blocks of data unbelievably quickly. Just how quick? How does 10 Gbps both up […]
Continue reading...Report: Apple and Intel worked together on new transfer technology, “Light Peak”
Monday, September 28, 2009
Last week, Intel showed off an impressive new transfer technology called “Light Peak” which has the ability to transfer huge swaths of data amazingly quickly. The technology received so much hype at last weeks Intel Developer Forum that some are already speculating that the demoed standard may soon do away with current transfer protocols like […]
Continue reading...Former general counsel of Intel to take the reigns of Apple legal
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
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Apple today issued a press release announcing that Bruce Sewell, formerly general counsel of Intel, will be joining Apple’s legal team and will report directly to Steve Jobs. Sewell will be taking the spot of Daniel Cooper who will be retiring after 2 years on the job at Apple. “We are thrilled to have Bruce […]
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
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