Intel stories - Page 14

Sydney hosts the Intel Extreme Masters 2019 esports competition
Tue, 7th May 2019
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The ESL Intel Extreme Masters Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament took place in Sydney, with Team Liquid taking home the trophy.

Lenovo outlines new range of Legion mobile gaming devices
Thu, 25th Apr 2019
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gaming
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endpoint protection
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digital entertainment
Lenovo has expanded its Legion lineup with five upgraded gaming laptops and two new additions, all featuring 9th Gen Intel Core processors and NVIDIA GPUs.

Intel announces “most powerful mobile processors ever”
Thu, 25th Apr 2019
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gaming
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endpoint protection
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digital entertainment
Improvements in performance, responsiveness and Wi-Fi connectivity will be rolling out for gamers and creators alike.

Intel releases 8th gen vPro mobile processors
Wed, 24th Apr 2019
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endpoint protection
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edr
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personal computing devices
This generation promises longer battery life, better performance, and comes with a built-in hardware security solution, Intel Hardware Shield.

Developers use Intel AI to solve some of the world’s biggest challenges
Wed, 24th Apr 2019
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Risab Biswas developed a computer vision application to help farmers more easily detect pathological disease in their plants.

Intel and Netflix to deliver an AV1 scalable codec
Tue, 9th Apr 2019
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digital entertainment
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open source
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netflix
Intel and Netflix announced a new high-performance video codec that is available as open source to content creators.

QNAP to leverage 2nd Gen Intel Xeon processors for data-centric workflows
Wed, 3rd Apr 2019
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storage
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data analytics
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hyperscale
The new processors are supposedly designed to support an expanding range of existing and emerging data centre and network workloads.

Intel building US’s first exascale supercomputer
Tue, 19th Mar 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Intel and the Department of Energy are building potentially the world’s first exascale supercomputer, capable of a quintillion calculations per second.

NVIDIA confirms $6.9b acquisition of Mellanox
Tue, 12th Mar 2019
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microsoft
The announcement of NVIDIA's largest ever acquisition follows months of speculation involving other potential bids from the likes of Microsoft and Intel.

Intel announces 58Gbps FPGA transceiver
Wed, 6th Mar 2019
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5g & beyond
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wireless networks
Intel Stratix 10 FPGA 58Gbs transceivers are interoperable with 400G Ethernet FPGAs, using only eight channels to support new high-bandwidth requirements.

Cryo experts create quantum computing testing device
Tue, 5th Mar 2019
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quantum computing
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bluefors
Intel, Bluefors and Afore have created the ‘Cryogenic Wafer Prober’ for collecting data about qubits to speed the development of quantum computing.

Acer’s new laptops for business and education
Mon, 4th Mar 2019
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edutech
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personal computing devices
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acer
The TravelMate X514 is designed for business and commercial use, while the Chromebook Spin 13 aims for the growing classroom device market.

Pliops raises US$30m to ‘transform’ data centre infrastructure
Mon, 18th Feb 2019
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public cloud
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cloud services
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With backing including the likes of Intel and SoftBank Ventures Asia, the company intends to expand its operations in the US, China, and Israel.

Intel and Rakuten partner to address 5G network gap
Mon, 18th Feb 2019
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5g & beyond
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wireless networks
Intel to provide technology for Rakuten's new cloud-native network, offering end-to-end automation and scalability.

Intel breaks its own record with Super Bowl drone show
Wed, 6th Feb 2019
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drones
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Intel smashed its own record at Super Bowl LIII, dazzling viewers with a live drone light show featuring 150 drones, enhancing Maroon 5's performance.

Education IoT market to be valued at US$11.3 billion by 2023
Mon, 4th Feb 2019
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edutech
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hyperscale
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public cloud
The IoT in education market is set to soar to USD $11.3 billion by 2023, driven by eLearning adoption and connected devices, despite security concerns.

How AR/VR can be used in enterprise businesses
Mon, 28th Jan 2019
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ar, vr & metaverse
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ar
Intel's new RealSense T265 camera leverages AR/VR tech for enterprise, enhancing autonomous navigation in sectors like robotics, drones, and agriculture.

SUSE partners with Intel and SAP to accelerate IT transformation
Thu, 17th Jan 2019
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suse
SUSE teams up with Intel and SAP to unlock new IT transformation by supporting Intel Optane DC persistent memory with SAP HANA on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.

Acer’s new top tech gaming notebooks
Mon, 14th Jan 2019
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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personal computing devices
Predator Triton 900 features a convertible 4K display and the new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 GPU, and the 500 is just 18mm thick.

US-China trade war sees Huawei launch unique data centre chipset
Tue, 8th Jan 2019
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dc
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intel
Huawei launches Kunpeng 920 chipset for data centres, boasting 25% better performance and 30% less power usage, amid US-China trade tensions.