Author Archives: ken kaplan

Intelligent Performance Inside Intel’s Core i7

I first met Stephen Gunther at an “Eco-Nehalem” briefing in San Francisco in October. He and his team are redefining what it means to be “power-wise” with the new processor design codenamed Nehalem, which will hit the market starting November … Read more >

Through the Eyes of an Energy-Wise Intel Core i7 Architect

I got to meet Sr. Principal Engineer Ronak Singhal and Steve Gunther on the day they shared their “eco-wise” insights about the new Nehalem microprocessor architecture before a gathering of technical press in San Francisco last month. With the IT … Read more >

Seeing WiMAX Unleash Possibilites

Roman aqueducts brought life sustaining water to major cities and areas vital to the Empire. Many consider the aqueducts one of the most important engineering feats in the past 2,000 years. I wonder what they’ll say about WiMAX? I’ve been … Read more >

Intel Insider Takes WiMAX for a Ride

When you invite Intel Insider Somewhat Frank to a party, meeting or even to speak on a panel, this is what you can count on: he’s livin’ in the moment he’s asking and answering great questions, totally engaged * he’s … Read more >

Intel Insider Somewhat Frank Goes to Baltimore

Last week I was invited to be on a panel at InterAct 2008 in Washington DC. There are lots of great social media pioneers in DC — some at the event included: NewMediaJim on Twitter Somewhat Frank from AOL and … Read more >

California Uber Alles — State Picked as CeBIT 2009 Partner

A famous punk anthem jostled through my mind today after seeing California Governor Arnold Schwarzeneger at Intel headquarters celebrating California as the first state ever to be named “official partner” of the enormous and enormously successful tech trade show CeBIT, … Read more >

Tiny Mobile Internet Devices Hitting the Bigtime

When in Rome, do as the Romans do…with MIDs! Imagine strolling through the Colosseum wirelessly connected to the Internet and sharing the experience with the world using the video camera on you mobile Internet device! BenQ booted up its Intel … Read more >

Competitive Advantage Brings Innovation with Every Tick and Tock

One of Intel’s key competitive advantages is the “Tick-Tock” chip design and manufacturing method. To help Intel shareholders — like me, my family and many friends — better understand how this Tick-Tock method really works, my pals inside Intel’s Investor … Read more >