After about 4 years with my old NUC (used mainly as a Kodi media player, plus some Steam InHome Streaming), it was time for an upgrade. The CPU in it seemed to be struggling with some emulation (slight input delays), despite being an i5 (albeit a low powered unit limited to 15W power consumption). In…
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Intel and the 10nm Process… what a mess
In recent years I couldn’t help come to the conclusion that Intel has very much been resting on their laurels thanks to AMD not putting up much of a fight for a while now, pre-Zen. At least to me that would be the most obvious explanation why Intel has had so much trouble with getting…
Market Change – Compact Cameras
While planning my next smartphone choice, comparing models and especially looking at the camera components, I was reminded again how much things have changed since I bought my first digital camera, back in 2004 (a neat little Canon Powershot A400, very decent cam especially considering its low price). At that time, compact digital cameras were…