Washington, United States | AFP | Saturday 3/25/2023 Gordon Moore, a pioneer in the microprocessor industry and a cofounder of Intel, which at one time was the world’s largest semiconductor maker, died on Friday at the age of 94, Intel said. Moore was a giant in the technological transformation of the modern age, helping companies bring ever more powerful chips to smaller and smaller computers. An engineer by training, he cofounded Intel in July 1968, […]
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Intel withdraws from 5G smartphone modem business
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — US electronics giant Intel said Tuesday it was withdrawing from the 5G smartphone modem business, hours after Apple and American microchip manufacturer Qualcomm announced they had clinched an agreement to end a battle over royalty payments. The modems that connect smartphones to telecommunications networks were at the heart of the battle between Apple and Qualcomm. Intel said it will “complete an assessment of the opportunities for 4G and 5G […]
Albayalde orders dismissal of 3 cops over alleged info leak on intel gathering on ACT members
(Eagle News)–Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde has ordered the relief of three police officers from the intelligence unit for allegedly leaking information on the alleged profiling of members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers. In a press conference, Albayalde, without giving names, said the relieved officers came from Manila’s Station 3, Quezon City’s Station 6 and a station in Zambales. “Kung ganong intel officer, hindi dapat nagli-leak ‘yung trabaho mo, if really may utos na […]
Qualcomm alleges Apple gave swiped chip secrets to Intel
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Qualcomm escalated a legal war with Apple, accusing the iPhone maker of stealing secrets and sharing them with mobile chip rival Intel, according to court documents. The California mobile chipmaker on Monday added the sizzling accusation in an amendment to a lawsuit filed against Apple last year in California state court in Qualcomm’s home city of San Diego. The modified filing contends that Apple “engaged in a years-long campaign […]
Palace shrugs off Trillanes’ remark Duterte could face impeach raps if it was true foreign country supplied him with intel on his critics
(Eagle News)– The Palace on Thursday, Sept. 13, shrugged off Senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s remark President Rodrigo Duterte could face an impeachment complaint for his revelation a foreign country supplied him with proof there was a conspiracy to oust him as president. ‘Yung kasama niya na laging nagfa-file ng impeachment complaint, wala naman nangyayari..So let him file another impeachment complaint. Wala rin namang mangyayari diyan kasi wala naman talagang saysay,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. […]
Duterte: PHL to source intel-gathering equipment from Israel only
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Sept. 4, said the Philippines will source intelligence-gathering equipment only from Israel, this despite a sales pitch from America. The President made the statement during his meeting with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin in Jerusalem. The President is on a four-day official visit to Israel. “That is my order specifically, Israel,” Duterte said, noting that the same equipment from Israel helped the Philippines win against the local terrorists who overran Marawi […]
Intel shares dive on report Apple making own Mac chips
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Intel shares dove on Monday after Bloomberg reported that Apple intends to switch to chips of its own for Mac computers in two years. Intel shares were down more than 7.5 percent to $48.12 in late afternoon trading on the Nasdaq exchange in New York. Apple declined to comment on the report, which cited unnamed sources as saying Apple is designing its own chips for Mac computers and could […]
Intel gets lift from earnings, investors look past chip flaw
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — A stronger-than expected earnings report Thursday lifted Intel shares as investors looked past a troubling computer chip flaw weighing on the US tech giant. Intel shares climbed more than four percent to $47.13 in after-market trades that followed release of its earnings figures, despite its warning of lawsuits, claims, and negative publicity from security vulnerabilities including recently disclosed Spectre and Meltdown flaws. For the fourth quarter, Intel posted a […]
Intel halts chip flaw fix due to problem with patches
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Intel on Monday called for a halt in deployment of patches for a troubling vulnerability in its computer chips because they could cause “unpredictable” problems in affected devices. Intel posted a list of chip models that could be tripped up by the patch, meant to prevent hackers from taking advantage of so-called Meltdown and Spectre flaws to steal data. The US chip giant recommended that computer makers, cloud service […]
Intel chief says chip flaw damage contained by industry
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Intel chief Brian Krzanich said Monday the impact of a recently discovered vulnerability in computer chips has been limited due to “remarkable” collaboration by the tech industry. Krzanich took the unusual step of addressing the security issue as he delivered a keynote ahead of the opening of the huge Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, an industry event expected to draw some 180,000 people from the sector. As yet, […]
Samsung overtakes Intel as world’s biggest chip maker: study
PARIS, France (AFP) — South Korea’s Samsung has overtaken US rival Intel as the world’s biggest maker of semi-conductors as sales in the sector boom, a study published by consultancy Gartner showed on Thursday. Samsung Electronics “gained the most market share and took the number one position from Intel -— the first time Intel has been toppled since 1992,” said Gartner analyst, Andrew Norwood. The total global market for semi-conductors grew by 22 percent to […]
Computer chip ‘flaw’ sparks security debate amid scramble for fix
by Rob Lever Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Technology giant Intel acknowledged a vulnerability Wednesday that could allow hackers to access stored data on most modern computer systems, but said the security risks were minimal. The computer chipmaker issued a statement amid a flurry of concerns voiced after researchers discovered what was described as a “flaw” which could allow privately-stored data in computers and networks to be leaked. Intel labelled as “incorrect” the […]





