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Intel is planning to prepare our computers for the upcoming telecommunication breakthrough, 5G. The company has partnered with Microsoft, Dell, HP, and Lenovo to bring Windows laptops with 5G connectivity through their XMM 8000 series commercial 5G modems. These laptops are expected to release sometime in the second of 2019. The news came just a day after Qualcomm announced the list of carriers for the ARM-powered Windows 10 Always Connected PCs. At the MWC 2018 which is just around the corner, Intel will give a glimpse of the first 5G-connected Windows PC. But their 2-in-1 detachable concept, featuring an early 5G modem, would source its power from 8th Gen Intel Core i5 CPUs. The 5G standard is designed to take our wireless connectivity experience to another level, exploring possibilities that are unheard in the current scenario. For instance, it could be used to provide an untethered VR experience on the go or let users download a 250MB file in seconds in a pa...

Over the past couple of years, Intel’s lineup and the naming convention have become pretty confusing. Earlier, a new architecture coincided with a new generation. However, that doesn’t seem to be the case anymore. The first 10nm Cannonlake CPUs are still a part of 8th generation; the generation bump to 9th Gen will take place with Ice Lake CPUs. Whatever might be the naming conventions, we’ve started getting some hints regarding the expected feature set of Intel Ice Lake CPUs. As per a listing on SiSoftware ranking website,  spotted by TechPowerUp , Ice Lake will arrive with a significantly faster integrated graphics. This news comes in the wake of the recent release of new graphics drivers by Intel, which promise automatic performance management of games. If SiSoftware’s database entry turns out to be true, it means that Intel’s looking to boost their the power of their GPUs in a big way. While it might not be good enough to compete with the likes of...

While a dedicated graphics card is recommended to play the most recent and memory intensive games, there are tons of people who rely on their processor’s built-in graphics to play some games. However, this effort asks for heavily tweaking the settings and quality to make sure that it’s playable. In order to make this task less cumbersome, Intel has released its  latest set of drivers . Available for Windows, these drivers introduce a new feature with the ability to automatically configure game settings for Intel Graphics on 6th Gen Core CPUs or higher. This new feature will arrive on the upcoming machines with 8th Gen Core CPUs with Radeon RX Vega M cards as well. In case you’re having the above-mentioned CPUs and you’ve downloaded the latest drivers, you’ll find the ‘Gaming icon’ in Graphics Control Panel. Supported Games by new Intel drivers Talking about the supported games, on all supported Intel hardware, you can play Battlefield 1, Battlefie...