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New Atlas
February 19, 2018
Israel's CompuLab packed a lot of computer power into a compact frame when it released the first Airtop fanless computer back in 2016. Now the company has unveiled the second generation, the Airtop2, that can be had with Intel's latest Xeon processor, powerful discrete graphics and up to 64 GB ofÃÂ ...
PC Gamer
February 17, 2018
Sometimes the best products aren't the most cutting-edge parts, or even the fastest parts. The best computer processor for example is the one that fits your needs, at a price you can afford. AMD has frequently been the darling of budget PC builders, and while it often requires sacrificing some performance,ÃÂ ...
Gizmodo
February 12, 2018
In the past year, graphics cards have gone from the reasonably priced computer part you pick up on Amazon or Newegg to something bordering on as precious as gold. If you happen to find one being sold at its MSRP, you can easily snatch it up and sell it on Amazon for twice the price. The market hasÃÂ ...
Digital Trends
February 9, 2018
By today's standards, an 8-bit CPU isn't all that impressive considering all of our devices use 64-bit architectures. What is impressive, however, is when someone builds their own 8-bit computer using a plethora of wires and what is known in the do-it-yourself hardware programming community as aÃÂ ...
PCWorld
February 8, 2018
Is your computer's CPU too hot? If your PC starts spontaneously shutting down, locking up, or acting sluggish during intense tasks, overheating could be the issue. Keeping tabs on your CPU temperatures is crucial when you're overclocking your PC's processor, too—you don't want to accidentally push theÃÂ ...
WRDW-TV
February 5, 2018
According to Columbia County Sheriff's Office, the two men entered the store on Friday, Feb. 2 around 5 a.m. and stole two HP Pavilion computers, an Intel Core processor, and a Vizio Smart TV. After taking the items, they reportedly ran and exited through the back of the store, loading the stolen electronicsÃÂ ...
Business Insider
January 30, 2018
You'll also want to think about how powerful you need the computer to be. Most of the computers on this list feature Intel Core i chips, which come in a range of models. At the most basic level, the entry-level chip is the i3, the mid-range the i5, and the high-powered option is the i7. Apart from the processor, there's RAM,ÃÂ ...
Motherboard
January 30, 2018
The Spectre and Meltdown CPU exploits, which allow data to leak from highly secure parts of a computer to really wherever, are bad because they have to do with something pretty fundamental in how modern computer processors work. This is a feature called branch prediction, which basically means thatÃÂ ...
ZDNet
January 30, 2018
Pine64 has released a budget-friendly single-board computer with the high-powered Rockchip RK3399 system on chip (SoC). Available from around $60, the RockPro64 board comes in two flavors, either with the hexa-core RK3399 SoC or the RK3399Pro, Rockchip's first "artificial-intelligence processor".
Mashable
January 29, 2018
Most computers come with a single processor (also called CPU) made by either Intel or AMD. The processor is the brain that controls all of the other parts of the computer and handles all of its instructions. The more powerful the processor, the more computing power you have. In a nutshell: You want a reallyÃÂ ...
Motley Fool
January 22, 2018
While most 8700K chips can be user-adjusted to run all six cores at 5GHz or higher (Silicon Lottery, which sells 8700K chips that are pre-certified to run at better-than factory specifications says that 72% of 8700K chips can run reliably at 5GHz or higher), many computer builders don't like to mess with theÃÂ ...
Yahoo Finance
January 15, 2018
Indeed, AMD's consistent aggressive pricing, performance improvements and renewed focus on computer processors and graphics chips explain why the company's stock has climbed nearly 14% over the past 12 months and a staggering 415% since Su took the reins in June 2015. AMD also managed aÃÂ ...
HEXUS
January 15, 2018
There's a new frontier in computer processor development giving the minnows a chance to compete with the likes of Intel, Nvidia and Qualcomm. According to an article this weekend in the New York Times this computer processor market segment targets artificial intelligence. NYT contributor Cade MetzÃÂ ...
AZCentral.com
January 12, 2018
Microsoft says it suspended Meltdown and Spectre security patches for computers running AMD chips after complaints that the software updates froze some machines. Elly Park reports. Video provided by Reuters Newslook. Meltdown and Spectre processor flaw. Virtually every computer made since 1995ÃÂ ...
Popular Science
January 12, 2018
... and the good news is that the only thing that you, a typical smartphone and computer user, need to do is make sure the software running on your devices is up-to-date. These vulnerabilities concern security experts because they have their roots in the very design of the processor that powers your gadget.
TechCrunch
January 11, 2018
Intel's Navin Shenoy released the results of several benchmarks done internally, and the performance hit from the deeply rooted processor problem disclosed by ... So if you notice your computer going slower in the next couple weeks, it's not just you, and it isn't a conspiracy by Apple — unfortunately, it's aÃÂ ...
Kansas City Star
January 6, 2018
Technology companies are scrambling to fix serious security flaws affecting computer processors built by Intel and other chipmakers and found in many of the world's personal computers and smartphones. The two hardware bugs discovered can be exploited to allow the memory content of a computer to beÃÂ ...
The Independent
January 4, 2018
Companies including Amazon said they were in the process of issuing fixes for their web services and devices. "This is a vulnerability that has existed for more than 20 years in modern processor architectures like Intel, AMD, and ARM across servers, desktops, and mobile devices," it wrote, noting that mostÃÂ ...
ConsumerReports.org
January 4, 2018
It has been widely reported that the software patches that fix the problem could dramatically slow the performance of computer processors. However, researchers involved in the issue say that's only a significant concern for big computer systems, not consumer devices—regardless of what applicationsÃÂ ...
Chicago Tribune
January 4, 2018
Technology companies are working to protect their customers after researchers revealed that major security flaws affecting nearly every modern computer processor could allow hackers to steal stored data - including passwords and other sensitive information - on desktops, laptops, mobile phones andÃÂ ...
BBC News
December 31, 1999
For Schrodinger's feline friend - the simultaneous states were dead and alive. Superposition is what makes quantum computing so potentially powerful. Standard computer processors rely on packets or bits of information, each one representing a single yes or no answer. Quantum processors are different. They don't work inÃÂ ...
PCWorld
December 31, 1999
The news sounds bad at first blush: Researchers from Nvidia and Princeton University have discovered fresh ways to exploit the Meltdown and Spectre CPU vulnerabilities present in every modern computer processor. But while the new MeltdownPrime and SpectrePrime attacks prove that the initialÃÂ ...
GCN.com
December 31, 1999
The recent news of major vulnerabilities in computer processors -- dubbed Meltdown and Spectre -- that allow hackers to directly access data regardless of operating system protections was no surprise to researchers at Galois, a computer science research company based in Portland, Ore. ComputerÃÂ ...
AZCentral.com
December 31, 1999
In other cases, you'll have to go to the support website for the specific manufacturer of your computer keeping in mind that this flaw is not limited to only Intel's processors. Older systems may never get a patch while many with obscure systems could be waiting for months or even a year before they'll see anÃÂ ...
Motley Fool
December 24, 2017
In recent years, chip giant Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) has taken significant steps to diversify away from the personal computer processor market. This isn't because such processors aren't highly lucrative for the company -- they are. But the reality is that demand for personal computers, and therefore theÃÂ ...
Madison.com
December 22, 2017
I think it's far more likely that Intel will be able to, through aggressive product segmentation and through the introduction of targeted products for high-value areas (e.g., processors aimed specifically at the gaming market), drive up its processor average selling prices rather than necessarily drive unit volumesÃÂ ...
Singularity Hub
December 22, 2017
The problem for the computer's owner is that this takes up processor power, making other operations take much longer. Pirate Bay users have complained that their processors have been using up to 85% of their capacity compared with less than 10% for normal operations. This can be accompanied by aÃÂ ...
Slate Magazine
December 21, 2017
The breakthrough came in the form of an analysis by Geekbench, a tool for measuring the performance of computer processors. In a blog post on Monday, Primate Labs co-founder John Poole showed that Geekbench scores for older iPhones tended to deteriorate on newer operating systems. So, forÃÂ ...
CNET
December 21, 2017
Intel and AMD, CPU-making rivals, are working on a hybrid processor package that combines hardware from both companies. That's because while both Intel and AMD make CPUs, the brains that run your computer, only AMD makes high-end graphics hardware (in that space, AMD's graphics rival isÃÂ ...
ScienceAlert
December 15, 2017
BREAKING: Engineers Just Unveiled The First-Ever Design of a Complete Quantum Computer Chip ... from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have come up with a new kind of architecture that uses standard semiconductors common to modern processors to perform quantum calculations.
Neowin
December 15, 2017
Nowadays, several architectures are being tested around the world in the race for building the first quantum computer processor with millions of qubits instead of just a few of them. Those include silicon spin qubits, ion traps, superconducting loops, diamond vacancies and topological qubits. UnfortunatelyÃÂ ...
Motley Fool
December 7, 2017
Intel has said that it aims to update its personal computer processor families at an annual clip. ... the following question: Assuming that an eight-core Coffee Lake chip isn't in the works for 2018, how, if at all, can Intel refresh its desktop processor lineup for gamers and other performance-hungry customers?
eWeek
December 6, 2017
This is a stand-alone single core 32-bit processor that's embedded within the larger Intel processor chip. The Management Engine runs a version of MINIX, which is a derivation of Unix. That software is embedded within the processor's firmware and it starts running when the computer starts up and it keepsÃÂ ...
BleepingComputer
November 28, 2017
CPU Virtualization is a hardware feature found in all current AMD & Intel CPUs that allows a single processor to act as if it was multiple individual CPUs. This allows an operating system to more effectively & efficiently utilize the CPU power in the computer so that it runs faster. This feature is also aÃÂ ...
Fstoppers
November 26, 2017
In the previous article, we analyzed processor and motherboard options along with power supply and computer cases. Next, let's talk about graphic cards, memory, and heat management issues. On the storage front, the introduction of affordable NMVe drives allows one to go past the bandwidth limitation ofÃÂ ...
Edgy Labs (blog)
November 17, 2017
It's a mind-boggling reality we live in, and if the quantum computer ... stored in bits converted by your computer's processor into text and images.
Engadget
November 10, 2017
"We are really proud of this, it's a big frickin' deal," IBM AI and quantum computer director Dario Gil told MIT Technology Review. Other players ...
Motley Fool
November 9, 2017
It's not hard to imagine a next-generation low-cost personal-computer processor that comes with an XMM 7560-derived modem integrated ...
TNW
November 9, 2017
Think of it as a CPU on top of a CPU; it does tasks separate from the main operating system while the computer is in use. Intel argues that it can ...
Tech Advisor
November 8, 2017
We explain how to check what is the CPU, RAM, operating system ... You may be looking to buy or sell a laptop, or see if your computer is up to ...
ZDNet
November 6, 2017
The processor market is heating up once again, with AMD and Intel back ... If your computer is "off" but still plugged in, MINIX can still potentially ...
The Verge
October 26, 2017
But now AMD is setting its sights even higher, toward laptops — arguably the most important segment of the computer category, and one where ...
Ars Technica
October 26, 2017
That has inspired some computer scientists to try to figure out if we could do the same. Resistance-based memory, like memristors and ...
TechRadar
October 21, 2017
... an Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 graphics chip integrated into the processor. ... You know, one that holds all of the computer's guts and ports?
New Scientist
October 21, 2017
It used to be widely accepted that a classical computer cannot ... said they were on track to build a working 49-qubit processor by the end of ...
Futurism
October 20, 2017
Intel is releasing a new microprocessor before the year ends, and it's designed to run artificial neural networks better than today's computer ...
ExtremeTech
October 19, 2017
... that killed its plans for a separate ARM-derived computer market. ... Similarly, an ARM CPU almost certainly won't be intrinsically faster than ...
New York Times
October 12, 2017
If your computer's processor or other components are too old to receive these updates or the manufacturer has ceased official support, you may ...
Columbia Daily Tribune
September 30, 2017
Purchasing a laptop or desktop computer is a significant investment for any individual or company. Selecting the proper computer hardware ...
The Verge
September 26, 2017
In the race to build better hardware for artificial intelligence, Intel is turning to an old, but unproven, type of computer processor. Neuromorphic ...
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An educational program for undergraduate computer science students. Simulates a Von Neumann computer and demonstrates the interaction between its components(with animation).
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