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Intel Skylake chips: Up to 50-percent better graphics

Intel’s 6th-gen Core processors are set to launch later this year, and while the new “Skylake” processors will be 14nm chips just like the current 5th-gen “Broadwell” processors, Intel is introducing a new microarchitecture which should offer reduced power consumption, better performance, and a big boost in graphics performance. In fact, Skylake chips could offer […]

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Giada i80 will be a Skylake-powered mini PC

Giada is showing off a small form-factor desktop computer featuring a 6th-gen Intel Core “Skylake” processor. Intel won’t actually release those chips until later this year, which means the Giada i80 probably won’t be available until September or later. Still, it gives us an idea of what to expect from mini-desktops featuring Skylake chips… they’ll look […]

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Toshiba unveils Astrea 2-in-1 PC with Intel Skylake CPU, 4K display

The Toshiba Astrea is a convertible laptop with a high-resolution touchscreen display and a 360 degree hinge which lets you fold the screen all the way back and use the computer in tablet mode. Microsoft unveiled the Astrea during a keynote at the Computex show this week, but it probably won’t be available for purchase […]

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Specs for upcoming Intel NUC mini PC with Skylake chips leaked

Intel is set to launch its next-gen series of Core family processors later this year. Code-named Skylake, the new 6th-gen Core chips should offer improved performance and efficiency over the Broadwell chips that are currently on the market. While Intel typically sells chips and not full-fledged computers, the company as offered a line of small […]

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Lilbits (4-09-2015): Firefox for Android surpasses 100 million downloads

Google’s Android operating system may come with a web browser (or two) pre-loaded, depending on the device and software version. But that hasn’t stopped developers from offering third-party browsers such as Dolphin, Opera, and Firefox. In fact, Mozilla says it’s Firefox web browser for Android has been downloaded over 100 million times. A few years […]

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Report: Intel Iris graphics coming to 15 watt Skylake chips

Intel’s 5th-gen Core “Broadwell” processors may just be hitting the market, but the company plans to launch its 6th-gen chips code-named “Skylake” later this year, starting with a series of 15 watt chips aimed at laptops, tablets, and 2-in-1 systems like the reference design the folks at Mobile Geeks spotted at the Intel Developer Forum […]

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Intel’s Braswell, Broadwell, and Skylake chips coming in 2015

Intel is outlining its plans for the next year or two, and as expected we’re going to see new chips aimed at a wide range of devices including smartphones, tablets, low-cost computers, and high-end devices. The company introduced its first chips based on 5th-gen Core “Broadwell” architecture this fall, but those chips are aimed at […]

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Lilbits (10-10-2014): Intel Skylake cometh (after Broadwell)

The first computers with Intel Broadwell (5th-generation Core) processors are just starting to arrive, and most Broadwell chips won’t be ready until early 2015. But Intel is already working on the processors that will replace Broadwell. Skylake processors will use as little as 4 watts (for the next-gen Core M processor), but most laptop chips in […]