There are two ways PC makers can offer low-cost computers. One is to use newer components that are designed to be cheap. Another is to select older components that used to cost a ...

It's generally understood that at independent foundries like TSMC , which service a wide range of customers and applications, manufacturing technologies stay in production for a long time. If you look ...

If your CPU is on the list, I have bad news for you.

Intel is moving its processors to a new foundation to try to keep up with exploding demand for new computing horsepower. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Ever wanted to run Windows XP on old hardware? Well, you might have done a couple of decades ago, when Windows XP was released - but probably not now, ...

On the outgoing Windows 10, it was recently found that Intel's newer 13th Gen is less snappy than 10th Gen CPUs. Interestingly, it looks like modern Ryzen is also falling behind the older Intel chip.

The name Intel has long been associated with microprocessors powering PCs, and more recently has been associated with a struggling semiconductor supplier trying to regain its footing in the AI era.