Intel wants to have conflict-free processors by the end of 2013

Intel had already promised that it would avoid using conflict minerals , and now it’s giving itself a more concrete timetable for that to happen.

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Intel launches youth-focused iQ webzine, tells its brand story through aggregation

It’s like Highlights for kids, but with a decidedly techno-centric spin. The company known more for what it’s put inside our gadgetry has just unveiled a new digital magazine, iQ , intended for the youthful, über-connected masses

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Intel brings Ivy Bridge to third-gen Core vPro business platform

Now that Ivy Bridge has established its presence in notebooks from Acer to Samsung , Intel is unveiling the third generation of its Core vPro processor platform. In its announcement today, the chip maker said this technology will be available on Ultrabooks, laptops, desktops, workstation and all-in-ones

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Haswell-based Windows 8 Ultrabook shown off at IDF 2012 in Brazil (updated)

Intel’s been playing the slow tease with its Haswell microarchitecture as far back as 2008. But today, we finally have a glimpse at what devices running that 22nm core might look like. Shown off at IDF 2012 down in Sao Paolo, the company’s Brazilian prexy, Fernando Martins, was photographed brandishing a Windows 8 Ultrabook powered by that next-gen CPU, replete with touchscreen functionality

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Ivy Bridge-based Windows 8 Ultrabook reference design shown off at IDF 2012 in Brazil (update)

Intel’s been playing the slow tease with its Haswell microarchitecture as far back as 2008. But today, we finally have a glimpse at what devices running that 22nm core might look like. Shown off at IDF 2012 down in Sao Paulo, the company’s Brazilian prexy, Fernando Martins, was photographed brandishing an Ivy Bridge-loaded Windows 8 Ultrabook powered by that next-gen CPU , replete with touchscreen functionality

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Intel sets sights on 5nm chip; already gearing up fabs for 14nm production

Ivy Bridge, Intel’s first generation of chips to use the 22nm fabrication process, is hardly out of the gate, and yet talk has already turned to the company’s next manufacturing technologies.

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MacBook Pro and iMac with next-gen Ivy Bridge processors crop up on benchmarks (update)

Yup, Apples are bound to flow beneath the Ivy Bridge at some point, but how much of a performance boost will they deliver? If you’re happy to hold onto a little skepticism, then two unexpected appearances on the Geekbench site could offer some early answers

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MacBook Pro and iMac with next-gen Ivy Bridge processors crop up on benchmarks

Yup, Apples are bound to flow beneath the Ivy Bridge at some point, but how much of a performance boost will they deliver? If you’re happy to hold onto a little skepticism, then two unexpected appearances on the Geekbench site could offer some early answers.

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J&W announces M001 Cedar Trail nettop, to keep desks and ears happy

If you like your computing to be neither seen, nor heard (or less seen and less heard), J&W has announced another bantam slab of nettop for your consideration. On the inside there’s a choice of Cedar Trail D2550, N2800 and N2600 dual-core options, with support for up to 4GB of DDR3 RAM. Diminutive machines don’t mean lack of I/O, and in this case you’ll be getting three USB ports, a multicard reader, LAN, HDMI, VGA and RS232

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Intel knocks ARM’s legacy app dilemma in Windows 8, says it has a ‘big uphill fight’ ahead

Intel has typically kept its cool in responding to Windows 8 on ARM , but that war of words (and chips) just got a little more heated at an investor meeting. CEO Paul Otellini saw his more mobile-oriented competition facing a “big uphill fight” without the presence of legacy Windows app support. That’s a big drawback for corporate buyers that have legions of traditional apps they want to keep running, the executive said.

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