Trade Shows
As Intel looks to streamline its business operations and get back to profitability in the face of weak revenues and other business struggles, nothing is off the table as the company looks to cut costs into 2025 – not even Intel’s trade shows. In an unexpected announcement this afternoon, Intel has begun informing attendees of its fall Innovation 2024 trade show that the event has been postponed. Previously scheduled for September of this year, Innovation is now slated to take place at some point in 2025. Innovation is Intel’s regular technical showcase for developers, customers, and the public, and is the successor to the company’s legendary IDF show. In recent years the show has been used to deliver status updates on Intel’s fabs, introduce new...
WWDC 2011: OS X 10.7 Lion
Apple kicked of its Worldwide Developers conference this year with a keynote meant to showcase three of its biggest software undertakings at the moment: Mac OS X, iOS, and...
50 by Andrew Cunningham on 6/6/2011Computex 2011: The ROG Releases
This week at Computex, along with the ASUS announcement of the Padfone, the UX series, and the $199 MeeGo netbook, we also have had a glimpse into what the...
17 by Ian Cutress on 6/3/2011Computex 2011: Danshui Bay Concept Motherboard
ASUS have been coming to Computex to sensationalize and dazzle the press with concepts for years, and this year is no different, regardless of whether something is technically feasible...
53 by Ian Cutress on 6/3/2011Computex 2011: SuperTalent Introduces SandForce Powered USB3 Stick
The very first enthusiast SSDs had their roots in USB drives. Memory vendors that were making USB sticks thought to put a bunch of NAND in parallel behind a...
21 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/3/2011Windows 8: IE10, Touchscreen Keyboards and File System Access
Microsoft showed us IE10 on Windows 8, which honestly has a very iOS-like feel to it. You get smooth scrolling and panning, with a PlayBook style support for tabs...
52 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/2/2011Windows 8 Running on ARM, NVIDIA Kal-El Notebook Demoed
Microsoft just showed Windows 8 running on three different ARM platforms: a single-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon, a dual-core TI OMAP 4430 and a quad-core NVIDIA Kal-El notebook. The same interface...
20 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/1/2011This is the Windows 8 Tablet & PC Interface
Here's a quick look at the new start screen for Windows 8 running on a Dell XPS Development Tablet. The tablet supports both touch and external keyboard interfaces. The...
36 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/1/2011Windows 8 on AMD, Intel, NVIDIA, Qualcomm & TI: Let the Race Begin
I'm in the audience of Microsoft's Partner Preview for Computex 2011, basically an event to give a sneak peak of the future of Windows to press and MS partners...
32 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/1/2011Kingston's HyperX SandForce SSD
Kingston is a pretty big player in the SSD space but mostly on the mainstream/value end of the spectrum. With a fairly conservative strategy we haven't seen Kingston be...
6 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/1/2011Kingston Wi-Drive Offers Wireless iPad Storage Expansion
Dozens of companies have built entire businesses supplying accessories to the iPod and iPhone. With the iPad, storage vendors are trying to get a piece of the pie by...
7 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/1/2011The Brazos Update: AMD's E-450
At Computex there are a few systems floating around with an updated version of AMD's Brazos platform. The E-350 we reviewed not too long ago featured two Bobcat cores...
33 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/1/2011Correction: Ivy Bridge and Thunderbolt - Featured, not Integrated
Intel just emailed me to clarify a point from its Ivy Bridge presentation on Tuesday. While USB 3.0 will finally be integrated into the chipset, Thunderbolt will not. Intel...
20 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/1/2011Qualcomm Uplinq 2011 Day One Keynote - Mobile is King
Today marks the first day of our coverage of Qualcomm's annual Uplinq conference in San Diego, California. It's our first time coming to Uplinq, a conference whose roots trace...
4 by Brian Klug on 6/1/2011Computex 2011: Twelve X79 Motherboards
Almost all the major motherboard manufacturers have had some form of X79 on display – Anand has already shown you the MSI and ECS offerings, but I stopped by...
30 by Ian Cutress on 6/1/2011Patriot Box Office Alpine: Android Based Media Streamer
Patriot's Box Office helped the memory company diversify and now it's giving Android a try with the PBO Alpine. Patriot showed me a very early concept of the Alpine...
5 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/1/2011Patriot: 16GB is the new 8GB for Sandy Bridge-E
Patriot gave me a preview of their new Viper Xtreme Division4 DDR3 memory due out later this year. Patriot is targeting this new line at Sandy Bridge E systems...
52 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/1/2011Computex 2011: Some Time with Promise's Thunderbolt Devices
Yesterday Intel told us that Ivy Bridge would feature both USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt on its Ivy Bridge platform (USB 3.0 will be integrated into the chipset, Thunderbolt...
8 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/1/2011Computex 2011: Antec Implements Seagate GoFlex Standard
At this year's CES Seagate announced its intentions to open the GoFlex connector standard, enabling devices and other drivemakers to build products around its GoFlex removable drive standard. We've...
6 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/1/2011Computex 2011: Antec's Solo II for $119
Antec also showed us its Solo II case at the show. A pretty standard looking chassis the Solo II is designed to be a good balance of functionality and...
14 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/1/2011Computex 2011: This is the Antec P280
Antec was eager to share with us its upcoming P280 chassis. The case we were shown is still a prototype but it's going to be Antec's flagship when it...
18 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/1/2011