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Apple may tap Intel's 18AP tech for cheap silicon
Published in Gaming


Job’s Mob looks at Chipzilla’s fabs for low-end Macs and iPads

The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn claiming that the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple might let Troubled Chipzilla cook up some of its future M-series chips, which would be a curious twist in their long and occasionally frosty relationship.

Intel's Wildcat Lake refresh leaks point to a modest core bump
Published in News


Entry-level chiplet parts try to look exciting for 2027

Troubled Chipzilla’s bargain bin Wildcat Lake chips have not even landed yet, and already the usual leakers say a refresh is brewing.

Intel plots a 52-core monster to take AMD’s X3D crown
Published in Graphics


Nova Lake has more cache than you can poke a stick at

Troubled Chipzilla looks ready to swing a cricket bat at AMD’s stacked-cache dominance with a wild 52-core Nova Lake brute that reportedly carries 288 MB of vertical last-level cache.

Intel Granite Rapids-WS Xeon 696X spotted in SiSoftware Sandra
Published in PC Hardware


64-core SKU with 336ML of L3 cache and 350W TDP

Intel is preparing its new W890 platform for next-gen Xeon 6 workstation system and a 64-core Xeon 696X SKU has been spotted in SiSoftware Sandra database, running at 4.4GHz base clock and 4.51GHz Boost.

Intel circles the wagons after TSMC lawsuit over exec hire
Published in News


Insists it has done nothing wrong as talent wars flare up

Troubled Chipzilla is digging in after TSMC accused one of its newly hired vice presidents of breaching a nondisclosure agreement.

Intel touts faster DDR5 for Arrow Lake refresh
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 25 November 2025 10:18

Intel touts faster DDR5 for Arrow Lake refresh


Memory bump arrives as the platform’s future window shrinks

Troubled Chipzilla has confirmed that its Arrow Lake Core Ultra 200S refresh chips will natively handle quicker DDR5 speeds.

TSMC investigates ex-exec over Intel move
Published in News
Tuesday, 25 November 2025 09:53

TSMC investigates ex-exec over Intel move


Taiwan’s chip titan bristles as a retired strategist jumps ship

TSMC has kicked off a probe into former vice president of corporate strategy Lo Wen jen after he leapt from retirement into a new gig at Troubled Chipzilla.

Diamond Rapids gulps up to 650 watts
Published in News
Monday, 24 November 2025 10:52

Diamond Rapids gulps up to 650 watts


Platform logs hint at a power-hungry monster

Intel's next-gen Diamond Rapids Xeon parts have shown up in NBD’s shipment records, and the numbers suggest these chips will need a miniature power station to run.

AMD confirms price hikes
Published in Graphics
Monday, 24 November 2025 10:21

AMD confirms price hikes


Prices rise by ten per cent

AMD has told its graphics card partners to brace for a price rise across its entire GPU lineup after DRAM costs shot up again, putting an end to the brief spell when Radeon RX 9000 cards drifted back to their launch stickers.

Zorin OS 18 racks up a million downloads
Published in News
Monday, 24 November 2025 09:47

Zorin OS 18 racks up a million downloads


Defecting Windows users make up the bulk of the curious crowd

Open saucy Zorin OS 18 has clocked a million downloads in a single month, which is not bad for a Linux distro trying to lure disillusioned Windows refugees.