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Intel profits drop in Q3 on weak PC market, alleviated by higher chip prices, server & IoT markets

Intel profits dropped 6.3 percent year-over-year in the third quarter, impacted by a diminished market for desktop and laptop PCs — though the company was buoyed somewhat by things like higher selling prices for chips, and rising sales in the server market.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 27

Intel announces Skylake processor lineup with new Core M subfamilies, speed & graphics boosts

After months of waiting, Intel on Tuesday officially revealed a bulk of its 6th generation Core processor lineup, with special attention paid to laptops, offering a look at what Apple will likely use in forthcoming MacBook updates.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 69

Intel's Skylake chips can power three 4K monitors simultaneously, launch details in 'couple of weeks'

A launch date for Intel's next-generation Skylake processors should be announced in a "couple of weeks," a senior principal engineer recently revealed at an Intel Developer Forum presentation.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 24

Leaked Intel Skylake info reveals future MacBooks will gain graphics boosts, better battery life

Newly-leaked Intel presentation slides suggest that the company's upcoming Skylake processors could bring important performance and power consumption improvements to future Macs.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 32

Apple fixes 2015 MacBook Pro flash storage issue in firmware update

Apple on Wednesday pushed out a MacBook Pro firmware update to address issues users of 2015 models were seeing with corrupted data.

Mikey Campbell 10 years ago 6

Retina MacBook Pro owners plagued by supposed screen coating damage, call on Apple to take action

A small cadre of Retina MacBook Pro owners are calling for Apple to replace or repair their laptops after discovering what appears to be irreparable damage to an antireflective screen coating layer, a problem the group has dubbed "staingate."

Mikey Campbell 10 years ago 70

Thunderbolt 3 spec announced with support for USB-C connector, transfer speeds of up to 40Gbps

The next generation of the high-speed Thunderbolt specification was announced on Tuesday, ditching the legacy Mini DisplayPort connector for the new smaller, reversible USB-C standard, and offering transfer speeds of up to 40Gbps with high-end cables.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 98

Apple adds 5K support to MacBook Pro as target display mode remains absent for Retina iMac

The new 15-inch MacBook Pro has become the third Apple computer to ship with the ability to drive high-resolution 5K displays, but Apple's flagship 5K device — the iMac with Retina 5K display — continues to lack the popular target display mode feature.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 19

This week on AppleInsider: New Macs, Apple Watch update, TV plans & more

Perhaps the most significant Apple-related event this week was the launch of a refreshed 15-inch MacBook Pro, but the company also released its first firmware update for the Apple Watch, and saw its takeover of GPS firm Coherent Navigation made public.

Roger Fingas 11 years ago 8

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