Tencent was able to use the power of its massively popular messaging and social networking services to dominate China’s video game market while it was still in its infancy. From there, the company used this position of power to make itself the go-to partner for foreign companies looking to bring their games to the $24.36 billion Chinese video game… Continue reading Intel and Tencent have created their own video game console
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Intel might be developing its own augmented reality headset
Intel hasn’t found much success in the mobile industry, which is why the company has turned to emerging industries like drones and wearables in an effort to expand its business beyond personal computing, and those aren’t the only emerging industries that it’s interested in. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, Intel… Continue reading Intel might be developing its own augmented reality headset
Intel and New Balance are working on a smartwatch together
Fitness tracking is one of the very few areas in which smartwatches are actually useful, and even then, smart bands can do the same thing for a much lower price. Regardless, people are still willing to spend money on smartwatches, which is why companies are willing to make them, even those that don’t usually release… Continue reading Intel and New Balance are working on a smartwatch together
It looks like the Intel of Drones might end up being… Intel
Qualcomm has been called the Intel of Smartphones due to its dominance over the mobile processor market, and it’s been trying to achieve the same level of dominance over the drone processor market. However, with its recent acquisition of a German startup by the name of Ascending Technologies, it looks like the Intel of Drones might end up being…… Continue reading It looks like the Intel of Drones might end up being… Intel
Intel has a small army working on the chips for the next iPhone
It’s easy to forget that Intel actually makes hardware for mobile devices, because there aren’t very many smartphones or tablets that are actually Intel-powered. The company has been making some significant improvements to its technology in order to compete with the likes of Qualcomm, but it still needs to secure contracts from smartphone makers in… Continue reading Intel has a small army working on the chips for the next iPhone
This unprecedented collaborative PC ad campaign reeks of desperation
In a move that reeks of desperation, some of the biggest names in the PC market have joined forces to launch an ad campaign that’s supposed to drive more people to buy PCs. Dell, HP, Intel, Lenovo, and Microsoft have come together for the first time ever in order to highlight how important PCs are,… Continue reading This unprecedented collaborative PC ad campaign reeks of desperation
Microsoft just acquired Havok from Intel
Gaming has never been Microsoft’s primary focus with Windows 10, but it’s certainly receiving a lot more focus than previous versions of the operating system. The company promised as much earlier this year, and it’s clear that it intends to deliver on that promise. Microsoft announced this morning that it has acquired Havok, the maker of the world’s most popular… Continue reading Microsoft just acquired Havok from Intel
Intel is working to make smart cars safe from hackers
Alongside the plethora of useful features that smart cars offer is the ever-present threat of hackers. Security experts have been worrying about the threat that hackers pose to smart cars for years, but it wasn’t until just recently that consumers really started to understand how vulnerable these cars actually are. As it stands, smart cars have next to… Continue reading Intel is working to make smart cars safe from hackers
Intel’s new processors are always on and always listening
There’s a new feature for Intel’s next-generation Skylake processors that’s definitely going to have privacy activists up in arms. In order for voice-activated Cortana commands to work for Windows 10 devices while they’re in a low power state, these new processors are equipped with secret hardware that allows them to always be listening. Technically this… Continue reading Intel’s new processors are always on and always listening
This vulnerability has been hidden inside Intel processors for 18 years
The scariest software vulnerabilities are the ones that have been around for years without us knowing, which is what makes this 18-year-old vulnerability that was recently discovered in the x86 processor architecture so frightening. First disclosed by Christopher Domas, a Battelle Memorial Institute security researcher, at the Black Hat security conference yesterday, this vulnerability could enable hackers to install a rootkit… Continue reading This vulnerability has been hidden inside Intel processors for 18 years