MURMER GADGET

Intel does not stop at the mobile unit and decides to remove the veils also the new family of processors imminent arrival in the desktop: we are talking about the new models Intel Skylake-S. These represent the sixth generation of the chip with Intel Core i and in all likelihood will be presented to the public during the upcoming Intel Developer Forum 2015 in San Francisco.  The news comes from the pages of Chinese portal VR ZONE, which tells us that the new models produced by the giant North American could make its debut in a period between the 15th of August and 15 October. In any case, by the end of the year we will be able to get their hands new models for Intel. In step with today’s solutions, the new Intel Skylake-S will figure solutions dual or quad-core, combined with an integrated GPU. The specimens of high-end GPU GT2 will figure and will feature a TDP of 95 watts, with variations from 65 Watt and 35 Watt operating at lower frequencies. As for the solutions with dual-core arc...

  M icrosoft makes $2 billion a year from patents used by Android. The figure was revealed in a new investment note on Microsoft. It was written by Nomura analyst Rick Sherlund.   In the note, he estimates that the $2 billion (£1.25 billion) of revenue Microsoft makes from its Android patents has a margin of 95 per cent. He says that the huge profit is hiding the fact that Microsoft’s mobile and Xbox divisions are costing the company large amounts of money. The last couple of years has seen Microsoft report its Entertainment and Devices division as profitable. Xbox, Windows Phone Mobile, Surface and its Android patents are all part of that group. However according to Sherlund, only Android has been making serious profits and has helped to hide serious problems within the division. He estimates removing the revenue from Microsoft’s Android profits would see the division making a loss of $2.5 billion – $2 billion of which is due to its Xbox division. While the figures are ...