Intel has confirmed that it has canceled plans to release its SoFIA and Broxton chips that were being made primarily for smartphones. This means that Intel currently has no chips that will be used in future smartphones.
Intel's shift away from the smartphone market was first announced by analyst Patrick Moorhead, via Forbes, and later confirmed by Intel itself in a statement from a spokesperson to AnandTech:
I can confirm that the changes included canceling the Broxton platform as well as SoFIA 3GX, SoFIA LTE and SoFIA LTE2 commercial platforms to enable us to move resources to products that deliver higher returns and advance our strategy. These changes are effective immediately.
The move follows Intel's announcement last week it was laying off 12,000 of its employees, or about 11% of its workforce, by mid-2017. While the company did have chips inside a few Android-based smartphones in the past several years, including the ASUS ZenFone 2, Intel's share of the phone market was just a fraction of the amount claimed by ARM-based processors made by Qualcomm and others.
Right-to-repair is coming, despite critics' claim of "consumer harm"
The right-to-repair your cellphones is getting closer, but still, no country has figured it out. The CEO of iFixit says that despite that, the U.S. is in a good position to establish legislation to help consumers.
Sony's PS5 SSD storage expansions suck... for now
Beta testing has come for adding internal SSD drives in the PS5. Sony's route for expanding the PS5 SSD storage sucks, but it'll get better with time.
Facebook wants to reel you into the 'metaverse' with Ray-Ban smart glasses
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talked up the company's upcoming smart glasses, which are part of a collaboration with Ray-Ban, and appear to be part of the company's larger "metaverse" strategy.
Here are 9 cheap office desks to complete your home office
Working from home? Whatever your reasons may be, these cheap office desks will ensure you have the best experience possible.