Intel teaches its Loihi brain chip to smell
Intel said Monday that it had successfully trained its “Loihi” neuromorphic chip as a sort of artificial nose, identifying the scents of ten different hazardous chemicals. In a paper scheduled to be […]
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Intel calls its 5.3GHz ‘Comet Lake-H’ chip for gaming laptops the ‘fastest mobile processor’
Intel’s 10th-gen “Comet Lake-H” mobile processors for gaming laptops aspire to something that, so far, AMD’s Ryzen hasn’t emphasized: pure clock speed. Announced Thursday, Intel’s 10th-gen H-series chips go above 5GHz, a […]
Samsung’s Galaxy Book S is the first laptop with Intel’s hybrid Lakefield chip inside
Samsung announced Friday what could be the most interesting laptop in some time. The latest Galaxy Book S with Intel’s new “Lakefield” hybrid chip inside will compete against Qualcomm’s battery-sipping Snapdragon 8cx chips […]
AMD’s Ryzen 4000 G-series chips arrive, but the company promises you’ll want the next chip instead
AMD’s Ryzen 4000 G-series chips arrive, but the company promises you’ll want the next chip instead
What Intel’s 7nm chip delay means for your PC plans
In announcing a six-month delay on its transition to 7nm products, Intel is doing its best to keep things moving—tweaking 10nm processors into another ‘+’ iteration, pushing out 10nm desktop CPUs, and […]
Intel’s Alder Lake chip pushes performance, then battery life, for laptops
Intel’s Alder Lake chip will build upon its predecessor, the first hybrid core known as Lakefield, by prioritizing performance over battery life for thin-and-light laptops, small-form-factor PCs, and other compact designs. Announced […]
The Snapdragon 732G gives Qualcomm’s midrange phone chip a tiny speed boost, but no 5G
When Qualcomm announced the upgraded Snapdragon 730G in April, it featured a slightly overclocked Adreno graphics core to differentiate it from the Snapdragon 730. Now, Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 732G takes a similar […]
Acer’s Spin 7 laptop uses Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon chip for 5G connectivity
Acer has signed on to use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G, a next-generation Arm processor promising multi-day battery life and 5G connectivity, inside its new Spin 7 2-in-1 laptop. The magnesium-aluminum […]
Microsoft refreshes Surface Pro X tablet with a faster SQ2 chip and new color options
Microsoft is taking the unusual step of refreshing its existing Surface Pro X tablet lineup by adding premium options built upon a second-generation Microsoft SQ2 Arm processor. In addition, Microsoft has reworked […]
Intel debuts ‘Clover Falls’ companion chip for improved laptop AI
On Thursday, Intel debuted “Clover Falls,” an AI companion chip that the company will ship as a platform-level enhancement for commercial PCs, and presumably later for consumer PCs as well. Intel described […]
