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Intel expands its affordable processor range with Pentium Silver CPUs

Intel expands its affordable processor range with Pentium Silver CPUs

[ad_1] Intel has revealed new Pentium Silver processors and budget-friendly Intel Celeron chips. As the first CPUs based on the firm’s ‘Gemini Lake’ architecture (following up on existing ‘Apollo Lake’ offerings) these are new cheap and power-efficient processors for desktop PCs and laptops.  On the desktop side, the chip maker has introduced the Intel PentiumRead more about Intel expands its affordable processor range with Pentium Silver CPUs[…]

On-chip metal-to-metal tunnelling makes light without lasers

On-chip metal-to-metal tunnelling makes light without lasers

[ad_1] The technique involves constructing a ~1nm gap between two metal electrodes (see diagram), and then using a potential difference to promote electron tunnelling across the gap. This tunnelling occurs in two forms: elastic and inelastic, King’s physicist Dr Pan Wang told Electronics Weekly. In-elastic tunnelling In-elastic tunnelling (across top gap in diagram) is lossy, loosingRead more about On-chip metal-to-metal tunnelling makes light without lasers[…]

Blue Planet 2 is iPlayer's most popular show of the year – and now it's in 4K

Blue Planet 2 is iPlayer's most popular show of the year – and now it's in 4K

[ad_1] The BBC has revealed that the first episode of Blue Planet 2 has become the most-streamed program on iPlayer in 2017, beating out Taboo by over 100,000 requests. This number of streams is likely to now increase after the BBC made the entire series available to stream in 4K HDR after the conclusion ofRead more about Blue Planet 2 is iPlayer's most popular show of the year – and now it's in 4K[…]

Ghost of Tsushima: release date, trailers and news

Ghost of Tsushima: release date, trailers and news

[ad_1] First announced at 2017’s Paris Games Week, Ghost of Tsushima is a brand new IP from Sucker Punch which will be exclusive to PlayStation 4.  Though Sucker Punch is largely known for the inFamous games, the developer is departing quite significantly from the inFamous formula with this new game. Saying so-long to high-rise citiesRead more about Ghost of Tsushima: release date, trailers and news[…]

LETI makes 4T SRAM with 6T functionality

LETI makes 4T SRAM with 6T functionality

[ad_1] With SRAM taking up to 90% of some SoCs, this is a major innovation. “In the longer term, Leti’s CoolCube technology will be able to deliver very high-density SRAM,” researcher Bastien Giraud said. “Enabling TFET-based DRAM and integrating TFET standard cells into CMOS designs will allow circuit designers to take advantage of the bestRead more about LETI makes 4T SRAM with 6T functionality[…]

BlackBerry and Qualcomm to work together on connected cars

BlackBerry and Qualcomm to work together on connected cars

[ad_1] BlackBerry and  Qualcomm are to extend their co-operation in connected car technologies. Qualcomm hardware will be used with  BlackBerry’s QNX software to enable virtual cockpit controllers, telematics, including eCall and Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything technology, electronic control gateways, digital instrument clusters and infotainment systems. BlackBerry and Qualcomm will optimise BlackBerry over-the-air software and BlackBerry Secure Credential Management ServicesRead more about BlackBerry and Qualcomm to work together on connected cars[…]

Downloads advent calendar: get Ashampoo Snap 2018 free today

Downloads advent calendar: get Ashampoo Snap 2018 free today

[ad_1] The holidays are an expensive time, so we’re bringing you a special treat: a full, free Windows program to download every day until Christmas. Take a look behind the 10th door on our free downloads advent calendar to find Ashampoo Snap 2018 – the ultimate screen capture software. There are lots of screen captureRead more about Downloads advent calendar: get Ashampoo Snap 2018 free today[…]

Toshiba launches 14TB HDD

Toshiba launches 14TB HDD

[ad_1] Using a 9-disk, helium-sealed design, the  MG07ACA Series provides the power-efficient capacity and storage density needed by cloud-scale and enterprise storage solution providers to achieve their TCO objectives. “We have raised the bar with the new MG07ACA Series 9-disk helium-sealed design,” says Toshiba’s  Akitoshi Iwata. The MG07ACA Series features both 14TB 9-disk and 12TBRead more about Toshiba launches 14TB HDD[…]