Blogs: Intel

Eight years since Apple announced the move to Intel processors, Mac users are asking: 'Does Apple even care about pro users any more?' It has been years since the company did anything for them and its vapourware promises of something exciting this year are wearing thin. What's going on?

Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs, once advised students to "join the dots", but it seems Apple's future plans include making dots seem to disappear as it focuses on delivering the highest possible resolution across its product range.

Microsoft, Apple, Google, and other tech giants rarely agree on anything. But they all agree on this: The Supreme Court should rule that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which for federal purposes defines marriage as only being between a man and a woman, is unconstitutional.

Poor, beleaguered Apple -- nothing's going right: on the one hand it must try to make its business out of a minority (20 percent) share of the PC industry; on the other, Macs manufactured six or more years ago are still in active use. Life really does suck, sometimes…

CES 2013: Apple [AAPL] isn't at the show, but there's a selection of new solutions in discussion at or around the show that may get picked up by Cupertino's I/O execs who have been seen prowling the exhibition floor. These include better wireless, more responsive displays, and much more.

Intel Ivy Bridge Core CPUs down to 7W today. Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) surprised everyone at CES 2013 by announcing it's way ahead of schedule in reducing power requirements for its Core i3/i5/i7 range. Rather than wait for the fourth generation "Haswell" chips to reach 10W, it's touting a current generation part that goes as low as 7W. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers see bigger competitive pressures for ARM and AMD.

Microserver chips with ECC, HT and VT FTW! Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) unveils its latest Atom S1200 system-on-a-chip range, but it's not for netbooks; it's for low-powered microservers. Going as low as 6.1W TDP, the parts run cool and fast (ish). In IT Blogwatch, bloggers see Intel spoiling for a fight with ARM and AMD.

I don’t think Apple isn’t looking to migrate the Mac to ARM processors. I’d argue that what Apple’s Technology teamis looking at isn’t the ARM-based Mac, but the evolution of the iPad Pro.

It would be foolish to underestimate the importance of Apple's iPhone 5's Siri or any other voice-activated intelligent assistant. These solutions are big steps toward new user interfaces: one day your iPhone may be controlled by your mind. 

Intel's CEO Paul Otellini told his employees in Taiwan that Windows 8 isn't truly fully ready to be shipped, but he still thinks Microsoft is making the right move to release it in late October. So reports Bloomberg. If true, it's a stunning admission.