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Intel crushes Computex with a 28-core chip, a 5GHz 8086K, two new architectures, and more

Intel’s demonstration of a massive, 28-core PC chip capped off a busy Computex keynote on June 5 in Taipei, complete with a special record-breaking Anniversary Edition 8086K processor, the formal announcements of the Whiskey Lake and Amber Lake processor families, one-watt panels designed to drastically improve laptop battery life, and more.

“More” included a look at mobile PCs from Asus and Lenovo with not one but two screens, of which PCWorld was allowed an exclusive sneak peek.

It’s all great news for a PC industry that’s worked hard to climb back from declining sales. “The PC industry has been improving, which is great, and a large part of that is due to the innovation we’ve been driving with our PC partners,” said Gregory Bryant, senior vice president

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