Intel has unveiled its 7th generation Intel Core family of processors today. The company is launching three Kaby Lake-Y parts on the 14nm+ process technology for high-end tablets, notebooks and 2-in-1 devices. With desktop CPUs coming in January, the focus today is on the new mobile processors that, according to Intel, deliver “richer experiences, incredible performance and responsiveness, and true ultra HD 4K.”
7th Generation Intel Core is the newest family of processors for 2 in 1s and laptops. 7th Gen Intel Core extends the benefits of Intel’s industry leading 14nm process technology, delivering even more performance. It also introduces a new media engine that opens up a new world of premium 4K UHD content – for viewing, streaming, creating and sharing. The result is new PCs that have incredible performance and responsiveness, richer visuals with better integrated graphics, more refined and expanded user experiences, longer battery life, and the ability to take full advantage of the immersive internet.
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Monthly Archives: August 2016
Pegatron Exploiting Apple iPhone Workers In China
It’s that time of year again where we all act like we care that Apple works people to death for pennies but, as long as we get a new iPhone, we totally ignore that people are working 80 hours of overtime per week making those shiny iDevices. That’s 80 hours of overtime per week, not an 80 hour week.
Media coverage led to pay rises and improved working conditions at Foxconn. Apple responded by moving some manufacturing to Pegatron, which offered Apple lower prices based on lower wages. It’s not as though Apple really needs to screw its Chinese workers, since the company has more than $200 billion in cash. According to China Labor Watch, in 2105, Apple made twice as much profit in China ($13.4 billion) as it paid its 1.6 million Chinese workers ($6.2 billion).
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Source: [H]ardOCP – Pegatron Exploiting Apple iPhone Workers In China
Intel's 7th generation Core CPUs will devour 4K video
4K video is finally gaining a foothold in home theaters this year, but for most PCs it’s practically kryptonite. Even if you’re lucky enough to have a powerful computer, dealing with such high-resolution video is a surefire way to spike your CPU usag…
Source: Engadget – Intel’s 7th generation Core CPUs will devour 4K video
The wireless FIIL Diva headphones are gorgeous but flaky
In a world where everything is increasingly wireless, most of us are still tethered by our headphones. Manufacturers have produced wireless headsets of all types, but they’re still limited by issues like their control schemes and battery life. The FI…
Source: Engadget – The wireless FIIL Diva headphones are gorgeous but flaky
Intel unveils Kaby Lake, its first post-“tick-tock” CPU architecture
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Intel’s Kaby Lake CPUs are starting to come out now.
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Intel’s tick-tock model may be dead, but the PC industry still demands new hardware every year. Many PC models are refreshed once a year or so, and that means that the PC makers need new stuff to put into those computers whether or not the laws of physics want to comply.
Enter “Kaby Lake,” the first of Intel’s post-tick-tock processor architectures. Kaby (rhymes with baby, named for a lake in Canada) first appeared on Intel’s public roadmaps in mid-2015 when the company realized that Cannonlake and its attendant 10nm manufacturing process wouldn’t be ready in time. No major architecture has changed, and Intel is still using a tweaked version of its 14nm manufacturing process, so most changes are relatively minor and built to serve a particular market niche.
| Know your codenames | |||
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| Codename and year | Process | Prominent consumer CPU branding | Tick/tock |
| Westmere (2010) | 32nm | Core i3/i5/i7 | Tick (new process) |
| Sandy Bridge (2011) | 32nm | Second-generation Core i3/i5/i7 | Tock (new architecture) |
| Ivy Bridge (2012) | 22nm | Third-generation Core i3/i5/i7 | Tick |
| Haswell (2013) | 22nm | Fourth-generation Core i3/i5/i7 | Tock |
| Broadwell (2014-15) | 14nm | Fifth-generation Core i3/i5/i7, Core M | Tick/”Process“ |
| Skylake (2015-16) | 14nm | Sixth-generation Core i3/i5/i7, Core m3/m5/m7 | Tock/”Architecture” |
| Kaby Lake (2016-17) | “14nm+” | Seventh-generation Core i3/i5/i7, Core m3 | “Optimization” |
| Cannonlake (2017?) | 10nm | TBA | “Process” |
As usual, Intel is releasing the Kaby Lake processors in waves. Today, we’re getting dual-core low-voltage processors, the kind you’d find in thin-and-light consumer laptops. The first Kaby systems are slated to ship in September, and you’ll see lots of new laptops at IFA next week. Desktop CPUs and other higher-performance chips, including those with Intel Iris GPUs, will be announced in January around CES.
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Source: Ars Technica – Intel unveils Kaby Lake, its first post-“tick-tock” CPU architecture
Intel's New Kaby Lake Processors: What You Need to Know
Kaby Lake, Intel’s latest processor family, wasn’t supposed to exist. Earlier this year Intel announced the end of its well-known tick-tock release schedule, whereby it trots out a new processor every September. The tick is the shrinking and improvements of the current microarchitecture, while the tock is a whole new architecture. Instead last year’s “tock,” Skylake, was going to hang around a while, with no new “tick” in sight.
Source: Gizmodo – Intel’s New Kaby Lake Processors: What You Need to Know
Fresh Rumors About Who Will Play Deathstroke In the DC Extended Universe
Transformers: The Last Knight casts a king. There are more rumors for the Flash movie’s villains. Noah Hawley talks Legion. Plus, casting for Outlander and The Handmaid’s Tale, and new footage from Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. To me, my Spoilers!
Source: Gizmodo – Fresh Rumors About Who Will Play Deathstroke In the DC Extended Universe
Uber gives you ride discounts for shopping with a Visa card
Source: Engadget – Uber gives you ride discounts for shopping with a Visa card
Intel Announces 7th Gen Kaby Lake: 14nm PLUS, Six Notebook SKUs, Desktop coming in January
When Intel first announced the shift from the dual-stage ‘Tick-Tock’ methodology that had driven their core CPU design teams for over a decade into the three-way ‘Process, Architecture, Optimization’ paradigm, there were questions as to how much of the final stage, the Optimization, would actually change the way CPUs were presented or offer upgrades in performance. At the time, ‘Kaby Lake’ as the name for Intel’s third crack at their 14nm process was well known, but users wondered if it was just another Devil’s Canyon (better overclocking) or a full on CPU launch. Well the answer is the latter, and the launch is staggered between today and January. Roll on Kaby Lake. Is that Kah-bee Lake, or Kay-bee Lake?
Source: AnandTech – Intel Announces 7th Gen Kaby Lake: 14nm PLUS, Six Notebook SKUs, Desktop coming in January
What Are Those Giant Tires in Gyms?
No one questions dumbbells, barbells, bands, and battle ropes
being at the gym, but that lone tractor tire? Seems like an odd waste of space. In truth, it can be used for unique and extremely challenging workouts. This video shows you a bunch you can do with that tire for a total-body workout.
Source: LifeHacker – What Are Those Giant Tires in Gyms?
When humans stopped living in trees, or how did Lucy die?
Our most famous ancestor, Lucy, may have still lived in trees – and paid for it with her life
Source: TreeHugger – When humans stopped living in trees, or how did Lucy die?
Anker's Newest Bluetooth Headphones Won't Fall Out of Your Ears, and We've Got the First Discount
Anker’s original SoundBuds still hold the title of your favorite affordable Bluetooth headphones
, but if you can’t get them to sit correctly in your ears, the new SoundBuds NB10s were designed just for you.
Source: LifeHacker – Anker’s Newest Bluetooth Headphones Won’t Fall Out of Your Ears, and We’ve Got the First Discount
GCN 1.0 / Southern Islands On AMDGPU Takes Another Step Forward
Many Phoronix readers appear excited about the forthcoming GCN 1.0 “Southern Islands” support for the AMDGPU DRM driver as an alternative to the Radeon DRM. With the newer AMDGPU DRM support will eventually mean Vulkan and AMDGPU-PRO support for these original Radeon HD 7000 series GPUs. This GCN 1.0 / SI support has taken another step forward with now having “workable” dynamic power management…
Source: Phoronix – GCN 1.0 / Southern Islands On AMDGPU Takes Another Step Forward
Kwikset's second-gen Kevo is ready to lock up your smart home
When it launched in 2013, Kwikset’s Kevo smart lock was the first to allow users to unlock their front door with just a tap on the deadbolt. Today, Kwikset is launching the second generation Kevo with the same touch-to-open feature that made it The W…
Source: Engadget – Kwikset’s second-gen Kevo is ready to lock up your smart home
ExplainToMe Summarizes Lengthy Online Articles
It’s not always easy to judge an article by its headline. Sometimes articles, especially length articles, can touch on additional points you wouldn’t expect, making them well worth the read. If you want to get the gist of a lengthy online article, ExplainToMe sums it up for you.
Source: LifeHacker – ExplainToMe Summarizes Lengthy Online Articles
Travel Smarter With This Top-Selling Belkin Mini Surge Protector, On Sale Today Only
Belkin’s mini 3-outlet surge protector is a perfect for bedsides and backpacks, and if you somehow don’t already own one, it’s a no-brainer at $14.
Source: LifeHacker – Travel Smarter With This Top-Selling Belkin Mini Surge Protector, On Sale Today Only
The English Have Done It, a ‘Flying Car’
Pal-V One switches from flying to driving mode in just 10 minutes.
Source: TG Daily – The English Have Done It, a ‘Flying Car’
Deadspin Twitter User Puts Tony Stewart In His Rear-View Mirror | The Muse To Understand Kanye West’
Deadspin Twitter User Puts Tony Stewart In His Rear-View Mirror
| The Muse To Understand Kanye West’s ‘Fade’ Video, Teyana Taylor Recommends Watching It 20-40 Times
| Gizmodo Russian Man Volunteers For First Human Head Transplant
| Jezebel The Gun-Control Movement Gains a Few Hard Inches at UT-Austin
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Source: LifeHacker – Deadspin Twitter User Puts Tony Stewart In His Rear-View Mirror | The Muse To Understand Kanye West’
Twitter's promoted stickers invade UK feeds
Source: Engadget – Twitter’s promoted stickers invade UK feeds
OpenShot 2.1 Open-Source Video Editor Released
OpenShot 2.1 is the latest feature release of this promising open-source video editing solution…
Source: Phoronix – OpenShot 2.1 Open-Source Video Editor Released