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Intel breaks its own record with Super Bowl drone show
Drones

Intel breaks its own record with Super Bowl drone show

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.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 6th Feb 2019
Education IoT market to be valued at US$11.3 billion by 2023
EduTech

Education IoT market to be valued at US$11.3 billion by 2023

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.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 4th Feb 2019
How AR/VR can be used in enterprise businesses
AR, VR & Metaverse

How AR/VR can be used in enterprise businesses

Intel's new RealSense T265 camera leverages AR/VR tech for enterprise, enhancing autonomous navigation in sectors like robotics, drones, and agriculture.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 28th Jan 2019
SUSE partners with Intel and SAP to accelerate IT transformation
Hyperscale

SUSE partners with Intel and SAP to accelerate IT transformation

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.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 17th Jan 2019
Acer's new top tech gaming notebooks
Gaming

Acer's new top tech gaming notebooks

Predator Triton 900 features a convertible 4K display and the new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 GPU, and the 500 is just 18mm thick.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Mon, 14th Jan 2019
US-China trade war sees Huawei launch unique data centre chipset
Semiconductors

US-China trade war sees Huawei launch unique data centre chipset

Huawei launches Kunpeng 920 chipset for data centres, boasting 25% better performance and 30% less power usage, amid US-China trade tensions.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 8th Jan 2019
AWS provides a shot in the Arm with new servers
DataCentre infrastructure

AWS provides a shot in the Arm with new servers

While it can't claim to be the first one to deploy them, it does win the race of the cloud giants in offering the architecture as a cloud service.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 29th Nov 2018
Intel aims to bring AI to the masses with the Neural Compute Stick 2
Endpoint Protection

Intel aims to bring AI to the masses with the Neural Compute Stick 2

Intel has launched the Neural Compute Stick 2, a USB thumb drive that enables developers to build smarter AI algorithms.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 21st Nov 2018
Hands-on Review: Intel Core i7 8086K Limited Edition
Gaming

Hands-on Review: Intel Core i7 8086K Limited Edition

Whilst I've seen commemorative coins and stamps, I've never seen a commemorative CPU. Intel's Core i7 8086K is exactly that.

By Darren Price • 3 min read • Mon, 19th Nov 2018
Intel drafts model legislation to spur data privacy discussion
Artificial Intelligence

Intel drafts model legislation to spur data privacy discussion

In a white paper published last month, Intel's Global Privacy team laid out six policy principles for safety and privacy in the age of AI.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 9th Nov 2018
Hands-on Intel Optane performance test: HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop
Gaming

Hands-on Intel Optane performance test: HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop

Testing Intel's Optane memory on an HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop revealed read speeds double those of SSDs, showcasing impressive performance gains.

By Darren Price • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Nov 2018
Dell launches rugged range of notebooks down under
Network Infrastructure

Dell launches rugged range of notebooks down under

Dell launches new range of rugged notebooks designed to withstand the harshest of conditions in challenging work environments.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 24th Oct 2018
Rolls Royce and Intel partner for floating data centres
Hyperscale

Rolls Royce and Intel partner for floating data centres

The two companies are collaborating to have data centres onboard commercial ships to automate the process and make it safer.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 18th Oct 2018
Gartner - APAC PC shipments showing growth
Network Infrastructure

Gartner - APAC PC shipments showing growth

Amid global stability, Asia Pacific and Japan PC shipments rose in Q3 2018, driven by corporate demand for Windows 10 upgrades, reports Gartner.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Oct 2018
Intel introduces 'world's best gaming processor'
Semiconductors

Intel introduces 'world's best gaming processor'

Improvement can be seen in the FPS it delivers during demanding games, video editing, as well as general system improvements.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 9th Oct 2018
Wi-Fi is getting a new name and numbering system
Unified Communications

Wi-Fi is getting a new name and numbering system

The Wi-Fi Alliance introduces a new naming system, renaming current Wi-Fi technology to Wi-Fi 5 and future tech to Wi-Fi 6, making it user-friendly.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Oct 2018
HP's new line of workstations detailed
Endpoint Protection

HP's new line of workstations detailed

The four new workstations in HP's Z lineup are building on the need for greater compute, graphics, mobility and security.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 4th Oct 2018
Hands-on Review: Intel Core i7-8700K
Gaming

Hands-on Review: Intel Core i7-8700K

Is upgrading to Intel's 8th generation of CPUs a worthwhile investment? FutureFive's Darren Price takes a look at the Intel Core i7-8700K.

By Darren Price • 5 min read • Tue, 25th Sep 2018
Intel and Alibaba Cloud look to the edge with new partnership
Edge Computing

Intel and Alibaba Cloud look to the edge with new partnership

The two companies have released an aptly named 'Joint Edge Computing Platform' in the hopes to encourage the concept among enterprises.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 21st Sep 2018