Intel
Intel's Meteor Lake series of processors was launched in September 2023 with a focus on mobile platforms. Multiple mini-PC vendors have utilized these processors to market offerings in the SFF / UCFF desktop market. ACEMAGIC is an Asian manufacturer with products in multiple categories including micro-PCs, UCFF (ultra-compact form-factor) and SFF (small form-factor) PCs, and notebooks. They were one of the first to market with Meteor Lake-based desktop systems. The ACEMAGIC F2A 125H is the entry-level version of the F2A line, equipped with an Intel Core Ultra 5 125H processor. It is a bit larger than the traditional NUCs, slotting it in the SFF category. However, that allows for the processor to be operated at 65W (compared to the 28 - 40W adopted in the...
Price Check: Prices of Unlocked Intel Core i7-6700K, i5-6600K Continue to Drop
When Intel first introduced its high-end Skylake-S CPUs with unlocked multiplier about half a year ago, it was not easy to get them and for a long time the...
49 by Anton Shilov on 3/29/2016
Intel’s ‘Tick-Tock’ Seemingly Dead, Becomes ‘Process-Architecture-Optimization’
As reported at The Motley Fool, Intel’s latest 10-K / annual report filing would seem to suggest that the ‘Tick-Tock’ strategy of introducing a new lithographic process note in...
98 by Ian Cutress on 3/22/2016
Andrew S. Grove, Former CEO and Chairman of Intel, Passes Away Aged 79
It is our sad news today to extend a report that Andy Grove, a Silicon Valley pioneer and the former CEO and chairman of Intel, passed away aged 79...
11 by Ian Cutress & Anton Shilov on 3/22/2016
MSI Releases Vortex: A Mac Pro-Like SLI PC for Gamers and VR, from $2199
We originally laid eyes on the final design back at CES, but now MSI has begun to sell its Vortex gaming desktops in the US. The 6.5-liter systems resembles...
31 by Anton Shilov on 3/17/2016
Why an Overclockable Core i3 Might Not Exist: The Supermicro C7H170-M and Intel Core i3-6100TE Review
When a new Intel platform hits the market, there are two primary product chains - processors and chipsets. For the most part, at least in the consumer space within...
62 by Ian Cutress on 3/17/2016
Intel's Skull Canyon NUC is Official: $650, Shipping In May
Back in January, Intel had provided us with information about the Skull Canyon NUC based on a Skylake H-Series CPU(with Iris Pro Graphics). Today, at GDC 2016, Intel made...
103 by Ganesh T S on 3/16/2016
ZOTAC to Offer Small Form-Factor PC with NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 980 GPU
Various kinds of small form-factor PCs are on a roll these days. Mini-ITX systems have been offering performance of full-size desktops for several years now and even smaller systems...
17 by Anton Shilov on 3/11/2016
The Intel NUC6i5SYK Skylake UCFF PC Review
The evolution of computing platforms has left the traditional desktop PC market in a precarious state. However, the miniaturization trend has provided some bright spots. Compact PCs have been...
95 by Ganesh T S on 3/11/2016
EUV Lithography Makes Good Progress, Still Not Ready for Prime Time
At the recent annual SPIE Advanced Lithography conference, Intel, TSMC and other leading semiconductor companies said that significant strides have been made in extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) over the...
38 by Anton Shilov on 3/10/2016
Intel Updates True Key App to Simplify Security
Intel Security, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel (and previously known as McAfee) has updated its True Key password manager application to tackle one of the most notorious issues...
23 by Anton Shilov on 3/10/2016
More on AMD’s XConnect Tech: Thunderbolt 3 for External Radeons
Last night AMD issued a driver update that brought support for a new technology, XConnect. In a nutshell, XConnect is AMD’s trade name for running external video cards via...
64 by Ryan Smith on 3/10/2016
Thecus Announces Two New Rackmount NAS Servers
Thecus has introduced two new commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) rackmount enterprise-class NAS servers with 12 and 16 bays. They both run the latest version of Thecus's Linux-based OS. The systems...
2 by Anton Shilov on 3/7/2016
Voyo V3 Review - A Fanless Intel Atom x7-Z8700 (Cherry Trail) mini-PC
Intel transitioned their Bay Trail-T Atom lineup (targeting affordable 2-in-1s, tablets and Compute Stick form factors) to 14nm with the introduction of Cherry Trail-T. The Atom x5 and x7...
69 by Ganesh T S on 3/1/2016
MWC 2016: Hands On with Alcatel’s Plus 10, A Win10 2-in-1
Ever since OLPC tried to bring cheaper portable laptops around the world, there has been a steady stream of low level devices with one primary goal – get users...
11 by Ian Cutress on 2/29/2016
MSI Rolls-Out CUBI 2 Plus SFF PCs Featuring Intel’s Mini-STX Platform
MSI this week introduced its all-new CUBI 2 Plus and CUBI 2 Plus vPro miniature personal computers based on Intel’s mini-STX motherboard form-factor. The new PCs are slightly larger...
10 by Anton Shilov on 2/25/2016
Intel Announces XMM7480 LTE Modem: 4x DL CA, 256QAM
At MWC 2016, Intel announced their latest modem, the XMM7480. While to some extent Intel’s cadence isn’t quite as aggressive as others in the modem space, Intel’s modems are...
9 by Joshua Ho on 2/25/2016
Gigabyte Announces New 17.3” Gaming Laptops with Intel Skylake Processors
GIGABYTE has introduced its new family of desktop replacement gaming notebooks with Intel’s Skylake microprocessors. The new laptops not only feature new CPUs, but also add support for technologies...
13 by Anton Shilov on 2/24/2016
Price Check: Intel’s Unlocked Skylake Processors for Desktops Are Getting More Affordable
Due to unprecedented demand, Intel’s latest Skylake processors with unlocked multiplier were significantly overpriced late last year. However, it would seem that more units are coming into retail as...
54 by Anton Shilov on 2/16/2016
Vulkan 1.0 Specification Released: Drivers & Games Inbound
Back in August of 2014, Khronos announced the Next Generation OpenGL Initiative. The industry consortium, responsible for overseeing a number of major cross-platform GPU standards such as OpenGL and...
40 by Ryan Smith on 2/16/2016
StarTech Unveils Dual-Display Thunderbolt 2 Docking Station with 12 Ports
Modern laptops are getting thinner with every generation and it becomes increasingly harder for PC makers to integrate multiple ports into them. Nonetheless, end-users still need to connect their...
25 by Anton Shilov on 2/12/2016
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