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Why Intel's work on quantum computing is in a spin
Intel always likes to reveal details of the bleeding edge stuff it works on and we’re now seeing the glimpse of some quantum computing tech that a research program embarked on back in 2015.Quantum computing is the ultimate in parallel computing; the... Read more
Intel shows off its Vaunt smart glasses that might one day use Alexa
It turns out Intel really is serious about smart glasses.A week after Bloomberg claimed Intel wants to sell its majority stake in an augmented reality firm, with the ultimate hope of launching a pair of consumer smart glasses, The Verge has posted photos... Read more
Intel's new RealSense cameras add 3D depth-perception to virtually any device
Intel has announced a couple of new RealSense cameras as part of its D400 product family. The D415 and D435 are available to order now in the US and are fully plug 'n' play, meaning you simply need to connect them to all manner of devices via USB and... Read more
Intel 8th Gen processors launch: Here's how to watch the livestream
Intel is ready to announce its latest series of laptop PC chipsets today, Monday 21 August, at 8am PDT (11am EDT, 4pm BST). And you can watch the unveiling online.The first chips in the 8th Gen processor family will be revealed via a livestream held by Gregory... Read more
Intel pulls out of wearables, smartwatch and fitness tracker plans ditched
Intel was full of beans when it acquired wearables company Basis a few years ago, even telling Pocket-lint that the Basis Peak smartwatch "worked the best" and development on new products would continue apace.However, it has now decided to shut down... Read more
Intel will present "the future of cricket" at the ICC Trophy. Drones, bat sensors, VR and more
Intel has announced a few new technological additions to the International Cricket Champions (ICC) Trophy, which starts Thursday 1 June. Chief among the technological advancements Intel will be taking to the tournament, include using the company's Falcon... Read more
Intel Core i9 X-Series is a hardcore gamer's delight, with 18-core option
During its Computex keynote, Intel announced a new series of CPUs that sit at the very top of the Skylake family.The Intel Core i9 X-Series is for power users and seriously hardcore PC gamers as it starts at around $1,000 and goes up to a mighty $2,000... Read more
What’s new for Intel Core 7th Gen? Kaby Lake processors explained, 4K media focus
Year on year Intel is committed to updating its Intel Core processors, with the latest seventh-generation chip even bearing a "7th Gen" badge its visual marketing and on-shelf positioning.Perhaps that's no surprise when you hear people talking about the... Read more
What is Intel Project Alloy? The wire-free VR headset explained
Virtual reality is a big deal, but delving into the virtual world typically requires a tethered-to-PC solution. That's where Intel Project Alloy does things differently: this all-in-one VR headset is designed without wires, with all its computational... Read more
Intel 7th gen Kaby Lake and Apollo Lake processors are coming this year
Intel has officially announced its next generation of advanced processors that it's calling Kaby Lake.The Intel 7th gen Kaby Lake processors will go into production in the next few months and begin to ship before the end of the year. They will appear... Read more
Intel augmented reality headset to merge worlds, real and virtual
Intel is reportedly working on its own augmented reality headset that could be the biggest jump forward yet. The lines between the virtual and real worlds are about to blur.According to sources of the Wall Street Journal, Intel is working on an AR headset... Read more
Intel Skylake processors explained: Why they'll make your next PC or tablet faster
Intel has announced a new range of processors at European technology trade show IFA in German.Dubbed Skylake, the new Intel Core processors, which will include a line aimed at mobile 2-in-1 devices promise to be the company's "best ever" and allow manufacturers... Read more
How Intel wants to change BMX and action sports: Accurate trick-tracking could come to pro competitions by 2016
At a developer forum you don't expect to watch BMX pros front-flipping over a ramp. But that's exactly what we were treated to on the third floor of the Moscone Centre in San Francisco at the Intel Developer Conference (IDF) 2015.And not just "because... Read more
Using the Intel RealSense depth-sensing smartphone: Does it raise the bar for phones?
Imagine a smartphone with a slew of cameras capable of detecting depth and distance to generate on-screen augmented reality experiences relative to the world around you, not just linear on-screen applications and game experiences.No need to imagine it... Read more
Cortana is always listening with new Wake-On-Voice tech, even when Windows 10 is sleeping
"Hey Cortana". Windows 10's built-in assistant is the go-to voice-controlled interface in Microsoft's operating system. And she's just about to get a whole lot smarter.Shown at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2015 in San Francisco, Intel demonstrated... Read more
Intel 3D XPoint memory 1,000 times faster than flash due this year, 8K gaming incoming
For the first time in 25 years a new memory category has been created by Intel, and it's 1,000 times faster than NAND.Intel says its new 3D XPoint memory has already started going into production. A leaked roadmap has revealed that the company plans to... Read more
Intel reveals tech of the future: Skin data transfers, autonomous drones and more
Intel shows off what it's working on for the not-too distant future at its yearly event: Intel Future Showcase. We went along to see what it is we can expect in the future of tech.Intel had plenty on display from its own brand of wireless charging, that... Read more
MacBook Air refresh imminent: Intel Broadwell chips likely but not 12-inch Retina display
Apple is said to be refreshing its MacBook Air range on 24 February but previous rumours that it will be introducing a 12-inch model with a Retina display could prove to be unfounded.Instead, the new models will feature improved Intel Broadwell processors... Read more
What comes next after we're done with the Internet of Things? Intel gives us some clues
What's going to be the next big thing after the Internet of Things? It might be a massive trend right now, but once the standards have been cracked and every device and appliance you own is connected to the cloud and each other, eyes will be looking... Read more
Intel Smart Spider Dress is not only scary but it intelligently defends its wearer
Well if this isn't the scariest wearable smart clothing you've seen we can't imagine what is. The Smart Spider Dress is a collaboration between Intel, using the Edison system, and experimental designer Anouk Wipprecht.The Smart Spider Dress isn't simply... Read more
Paddington: The tech behind the much-loved bear's big screen debut
Whatever age you are, there's something undeniably lovable about Paddington Bear. First brought to life in the 1958 book, he's since appeared on screen in almost every decade since the 1970s, from stop-motion animation to the hand-drawn Hanna-Barbera... Read more
New Google Glass rumoured to arrive in 2015 with Intel innards
All has been quiet on the Google Glass front for some time, until now. A new hardware version of Glass is reportedly on its way next year, and it should have Intel brains.According to sources of The Wall Street Journal, Google is planning to launch... Read more
Intel MICA is a fashionable smart cuff just for women, launches in US for $495
Intel has a new wearable that sort of looks like Will.i.am's Puls but targeted toward women.The wearable is called MICA, and that stands for My Intelligent Communication Accessory. The whole thing was designed by Opening Ceremony and engineered by Intel,... Read more
What is Intel's Make it Wearable contest and which wearables won?
Intel's Make it Wearable contest has just concluded, after doling out $800,000 in award money to three teams behind wearable devices that are not only innovative but also creative.With Qualcomm spearheading technology in recent years, mostly due to Intel's... Read more
Up close with the Intel Make It Wearable UK finalists: Robotic hands, modular smartwatch, and a smart vibrating pendant
Intel launched its Make It Wearable competition which will see one lucky winner receive $500,000. At the moment 7 of 10 finalists are from Europe with 3 from the UK. We caught up with the UK finalists to see their amazing robot hands, modular smartwatch... Read more
Nixie is the future of selfies, a wearable drone camera that flies off your wrist
Selfie is now a word in the dictionary. Front facing cameras on phones are getting higher in quality and wider in lens angles. But now selfies are going to reach a new level with Nixie, a drone quadcopter that folds to be worn on your wrist.Nixie is a... Read more
The big interview: Wearables aren't 'just something for computer people', says Intel new devices boss
Are wearables the next big thing in the tech world? Do we really need them and will they make our lives better? Big questions at a potential turning point in the industry.There are few people better to sit down with than Mike Bell, corporate vice president... Read more
Hands-on: Opening Ceremony and Intel MICA is the $1,000 wearable like no other
Wearables are all the rage at the moment, but few existing products have truly captivated an enthusiastic audience. That's where Intel, in collaboration with Opening Ceremony, has come up with something entirely different: a smart fashion bracelet called... Read more
Intel claims Basis 'Peak' smartwatch will deliver more advanced optical heart rate monitor
At the Intel Developer Forum 2014, Mike Bell, corporate vice president and general manager of the new devices group at Intel, took to the stage during the opening keynote and unveiled a sneak peek of a forthcoming smartwatch by Basis. But details of... Read more
Meet Jimmy, Intel’s joke-telling, app controlled and customisable 3D-printed robot
In our job we meet a lot of different people throughout the industry. But at the Intel Developers Forum 2014 we “met” a robot for the first time: Jimmy, the customisable, programmable and 3D-printed creation from Intel and Trossen Robotics.And the... Read more
The war on passwords: Intel wants biometrics to replace the traditional password
Passwords are a brilliant and useful aspect of security, but they're also a pain in the ass. Forgetting one, having another phished or hacked, needing to use a different new one when trying to reset an account. Multiple sighs ensue when that replacement... Read more
Intel envisions a wireless future: WiGig and wireless charging to 'eliminate all cables by end of 2015'
Intel outlined its vision for a wire-free future at its Intel Developers Forum in San Francisco. But rather than this being a distant concept, the technology is just around the corner and, the company believes, will be in place by the end of 2015. On... Read more
Intel MICA high-fashion wearable has sapphire glass touchscreen and wireless charging
Intel has teamed up with fashion company, Opening Ceremony to create a luxury wearable aimed at fashionable women. They came up with My Intelligent Communication Accessory, or MICA.At the moment the capabilities of the jewelry are being kept secret but... Read more
3D print your own ‘Jimmy’ walking, face recognising bot from Intel, the Rasberry Pi of robots
The day has come where 3D printer owners can now print their own robot slaves to do their bidding. Intel has released the details for its "Jimmy" robot which is due out this September.The 45cm tall robot will cost $1,500 which is a smaller version of... Read more
Hands-on: Intel Core M Llama Mountain shows the future of skinny tablets
Much of the buzz around Computex 2014 has been based on the advent of Intel's Core M architecture which heralds the arrival of wafer-thin fanless devices as early as late 2014.Pocket-lint was lucky enough to get a quick hands-on with on Intel's reference... Read more
Touch control holograms, 3D scanning, auto green screens: We try the Intel RealSense future
Intel showed us its RealSense 3D camera today at an event in London. With it was the best floating, touch controlled "hologram" we've seen in real life. Tony Stark would have been impressed.The RealSense 3D camera is going to start appearing in computers... Read more
Intel is planning conversational voice recognition that works offline
Intel's always-listening Jarvis headset unveiled at CES 2014 is similar to Apple's Siri, Google Now, and even Google Glass without the display. It's a personal assistant meant to be by your side all the time, able to have a conversation. But to differentiate... Read more
Intel sells off failed OnCue pay-TV service to Verizon
Intel has announced that it's selling off Intel Media - the company behind its failed OnCue pay-TV service - to Verizon. The cost of the deal wasn't disclosed, but Bloomberg reported in November 2013 that Intel wanted $500 million for the service. Verizon's purchase... Read more
Intel debuts SD card-sized computer called Edison (video)
A research team at Intel has developed an SD card-sized computer that has a long-ranging list of use cases, including with computers, phones, coffee makers, coffee cups. Dubbed the Edison, the tiny computer was shown on stage at CES 2014 ahead of its... Read more
Mimo lets you connect your baby to the internet, anxious parents worry no more (video)
Are you a worried parent? Do you wish you could monitor your baby's every movement all from your smartphone? Do you love technology? Good now that we've got all those boxes ticked you'll be wanting the Mimo baby monitor, a technologically advanced baby... Read more
Intel claims that by 2026 processors will have as many transistors as there are neurons in a brain
During Intel's CES 2014 keynote, senior vice-president Mooly Eden said it would take only12 years for the company to make a processor that features as many transistors as there are neurons in a human brain. The fourth-generation Intel Core processor already... Read more
Intel RealSense 3D cameras to 3D scan the world, and you, from your laptop
Intel has unveiled its RealSense 3D cameras that are small enough to fit in a laptop lid and smart enough to scan with depth awareness. It could potentially recognise facial expressions and even scan objects for 3D printing.The 3D camera essentially... Read more
Intel wants $500M for failed OnCue pay-TV service, and Verizon's interested
Intel wants $500 million for an online pay-TV service that nobody got to use.Called OnCue, the service provides pay-TV programming over an internet connection. Intel dreamed up OnCue during a time when it reportedly wanted to explore new spaces. Such... Read more
Intel has come up with a processor powered by wine
Yes you read that right, there is a chip in existence that is juiced by the fermented juice of grapes. Or, more accurately, the reaction of the wine's acid content on the copper and zinc terminals in the glass.The Intel chip was unveiled at the Intel... Read more
Intel demoes 20-point touch on Windows 8, we go (lots of) hands-on
Don't worry, you're not looking at an image of hands on virtual fire in some kind of geekoid game. Instead this is Intel demonstrating 20-point touch technology on a test Windows 8 unit at the Intel Developers Forum in San Francisco.Even though Intel... Read more
New Chromebooks: 50 per cent battery life boost in upcoming Intel Haswell models
Chromebooks are set to get a big kick up the rear when it comes to battery life. Intel Haswell-based Chromebooks were announced today at the Intel Developers Forum 2013, promising 50 per cent battery life improvement over current-generation models. That's... Read more
Intel's Z3000 Bay Trail chips promise better CPU and GPU performance in tablets for lower price
Intel has launched its first Silvermont processors, and they're called the Atom Z3000 "Bay Trail" series. The important thing about these chips is that Intel promises twice the CPU performance and three-times the GPU performance.Bay Trail is the codename... Read more
Intel CEO unveils Quark chip, the future of wearable tech, shown off in a bracelet concept
Intel's new CEO, Brian Krzanich, announced Quark - not to be confused with the Star Trek character - a new chip with a core one fifth the size of Intel's current Atom. It's teeny tiny, and it could well be the future.So why should you care? The Quark... Read more
Intel president: wearable tech to 'transform every area of our lives', demoes silicon-on-skin concept
Wearable tech is the buzz word in 2013. And Intel is right behind, adding to that buzz as it shows off smaller and smaller technologies able to realise new potential.As the company's president Renee James took to the stage at the opening keynote at the... Read more
Intel roadmap reportedly leaks - plans to launch new tablet platforms, smartphone SoC?
A portion of Intel's roadmap for the next three years has leaked, asserting the company plans to bolster its mobile platform performance lineup, according to a new report.Citing unnamed Taiwan-based manufacturer sources, Digitimes reported on Wednesday... Read more