Intel’s First AI PC Core Ultra Desktop Processors Use Way Less Power
Intel announced its new Intel Core Ultra 200S series processor family that promises to improve efficiency and power while ushering in a new generation of AI-powered desktop PCs.
Intel announced its new Intel Core Ultra 200S series processor family that promises to improve efficiency and power while ushering in a new generation of AI-powered desktop PCs.
It has been a tumultuous year for Intel. Beyond the company's dire financial performance and the resulting slashing of 15,000 jobs, the company has been mired in a controversy with its 13th and 14th gen CPUs, which are irreparably damaged in some cases.
After reports arose yesterday that Intel would slash jobs in an attempt to cut costs and recoup overall value, the company made these anticipated moves today alongside releasing horrible second-quarter financial results.
Intel's rough times have gotten worse. Intel is cutting thousands of jobs to reduce its costs in hopes of instigating a market share value rebound.
Shortly after Intel said it had isolated the issues causing CPU instability on 13th and 14th Gen CPUs, the company has offered more details, including explaining that any damage related to the voltage control issue is permanent.
Intel, one of the world's largest chip makers, has been dealing with instability issues with some of its CPUs since 2022. The company believes it has finally found the root cause and will be able to address the issue through a patch next month.
The Razer Blade 16 is a big laptop in size and capability, though it also comes with some compromises. However, Razer frames its Blade laptops, and they cater to gamers first, a subset of consumers notoriously fickle about performance. Creators aren't far behind with their demanding needs, which Razer knows. They've told me, "We believe gamers are creators, and creators are gamers."
Maingear has been a big name in custom PCs for over 20 years and has earned a sterling reputation for its high-end PCs, especially for gaming, and strong customer support. While its flagship MG-1 line, ranging from just over $1,100 to the $4,000 machine I tested, has plenty of features for hardcore gamers to drool over, the MG-1 can also be an outstanding option for creatives.
The Blackjet RX-4 Raiden might sound like the name of a sci-fi giant fighting robot, but it's in fact a beefy Thunderbolt 4 docking station that adds a whopping 17 ports to your desktop setup.
Intel announced Thunderbolt Share, a new software feature that leverages the speed of a Thunderbolt connection to enable two PCs to share files, screen, storage, and inputs like mice and keyboards through a Thunderbolt 4 or 5 connection.
MainGear partnered with MSI to produce a high-performance pre-built desktop PC that features a redesigned and patented Rear Connection (MG-RC) technology that promises to mark a "paradigm shift" in PC design and performance.
When Asus launched the updated ProArt Station PD5 earlier this fall, it looked poised to deliver a powerful, accessible machine to creative professionals. Unfortunately, despite lofty and worthwhile goals, the ProArt Station PD5 is not quite the impressive machine I had hoped for.
Intel's new Core Ultra chips -- which are part of the Meteor Lake line and drop the "i" nomenclature -- have dedicated silicon to power AI, run cooler, have better power efficiency, and are coming to a host of mobile computers starting today.
MainGear, a pre-built PC supplier, now offers a line of Pro Workstation desktop PCs that can be configured with the industry's most powerful components and are designed to supercharge photo and video workflows.
Ensuring you have chosen the right tools for the job can be a daunting task and selecting the right computer to handle your photo editing is no exception to this rule. You'll want to be sure the machine is as high performing as possible but also consider the price, ease of use, serviceability, and even connectivity to be sure you've selected the right computer for your photography workflow.
Intel's next-generation CPUs are coming to stores tomorrow and the highest-end i9 promises 6GHz "right out of the box."
Espresso Displays' new 17-inch, billion color, Espresso 17 Pro promises to support photographers and graphic designers wherever they are thanks to its take-anywhere, lightweight design.
The Khadas Mind is a new workstation solution that aims to be a computer that travels with a user but is just as comfortable in a permanent location. Designed to fit into an ecosystem of accessories, it blurs the line between desktop and portable PCs.
Intel and Asus have come to a mutual agreement that will see the two continue to manufacture, sell, and support the Next Unit of Compute (NUC) line of compact desktop PCs.
Intel will stop manufacturing its excellent NUC PCs, instead choosing to produce them with partners. It confirmed to Engadget that it will cease "direct investment" in the hardware.
Pen display tablets have been getting better and more affordable, so it makes sense that all-in-one devices like the Huion Kamvas Studio 16 would follow the same path. But what makes this device a little different is it's a pro pen tablet made for designers, illustrators, and photographers to help them get their art created quickly and easily while also being a fully functional Windows PC.
Profoto has announced the Control Desktop App for macOS that gives Apple computers Bluetooth control of up to 100 Air 2 compatible light and trigger channels.
HP’s Envy laptop line is getting an overhaul worthy of the big screen, claiming the title of the first IMAX-enhanced PC.
Intel recently announced new Xeon W-3400 and W-2400 processors for professional workstations. At the same time, NVIDIA announced its latest RTX 6000 Ada-generation GPUs. It's the first time in years that Intel and NVIDIA, longtime partners, announced new flagship products simultaneously.
The fantasy-themed photography game Alekon that released on Steam in 2021 is coming to Nintendo Switch.
Why do we raise a camera? Hit the shutter, look down at the image? What drives us to be recorders of memory? Do these memories matter? Who will see them? What will they think?
Apple's Mac mini and Mac Studio have set new standards for the kind of power and performance that can be expected from a small chassis. While Intel's new NUC isn't quite as small, it does show that PCs can get almost as svelte and still perform outstandingly well.
Intel has announced the new NUC 13 Extreme Kit and NUC 13 Extreme Compute Element, which it says combine to make the most powerful NUC ever built thanks to its 13th-gen desktop processors and space for triple-slot, 12-inch graphics cards.
Today Microsoft announced a new Surface Studio -- the third in the lineup and first since 2018 -- and while it’s great to see the company continuing this product line, creative professionals are still waiting for the powerhouse Apple-killer we were promised in 2016.
Microsoft has announced the Surface Studio 2+ which takes most of the successes of the innovative desktop computer originally launched in 2016 and gives it a performance lift via an 11th-generation Intel chip and an NVIDIA 3060 GPU.