![Intel X299 platform is an overclockers' nightmare](/media/k2/items/cache/1e7eb7ba06842e53e173810dbc327b74_Generic.jpg)
Intel X299 platform is an overclockers' nightmare
Motherboard manufacturers or Intel to blame?
A well-known overclocker, der8auer, went out on a limb saying that current motherboards based on Intel's X299 chipset are not properly designed and due to high-temperature VRM, and mostly due to a bad heatsink design, are an overclocking nightmare.
![Intel describes Kaby Lake as a "2017 Platform"](/media/k2/items/cache/35513aac36a2ccb17e1a6ac49364f91a_Generic.jpg)
Intel describes Kaby Lake as a "2017 Platform"
Early 2017 launch
A lot of people have said that Intel’s third generation 14nm CPU might launch in early 2017 and even Intel calls the Kaby Lake a 2017 platform, in typically elliptic Chipzilla talk.
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Qualcomm releases new Connected Car Platform
Ready for proto-typing
Qualcomm has released its Connected Car Reference Platform so that the car industry to build prototypes for the next-generation connected car.
![Fastest Core i7 Skylake-S for Businesses comes in Q3 15](/media/k2/items/cache/b0896db6d68df6eb3131e71fc9b207cb_Generic.jpg)
Fastest Core i7 Skylake-S for Businesses comes in Q3 15
Core i7 6700 TDP is 65W, down from 84W with Haswell
The Intel Business PC platform will get a serious update in the form of a new Skylake-S based processor.
Wii U to get Darksiders II
Now a confirmed launch title
Croft to skip Wii U release
Might do a Mac version, however
Chief River 2012 platform has fast flash standby
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Resumes like standby, consumes like Hibernate
Is Apple preparing a game console?
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Might be looking at it with a new AppleTV-like box
Chief River notebook boards support SNB and IVB
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Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge
Could the Zune be reworked?
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Might be the first Xbox portable offering