Intel Haswell processors offer 'longer battery life' (BBC)

[eppur_se_muova]

By Leo Kelion
Technology reporter

Intel has formally launched its Haswell family of processors.

The firm says the chips offer improved battery life and a leap in graphics power over the previous generation.

Intel is the leading PC chip-maker and its product refreshes typically spur on new laptop and desktop sales. Computers using the chips have already been unveiled at the Computex tech show.
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Even so, Intel said Haswell would allow laptops and two-in-one devices - offering both a laptop and tablet experience - to become thinner and last longer between charges, increasing their appeal.

It added that one version of the new chips featured CPU (central processing unit) cores which used just six watts of scenario design power - its power usage during "regular" tasks.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22757865

[hunter]

1. ARM processors ate Intel's lunch.

I think IBM's decision to use the 8088 cpu was one of the great catastrophes of modern civilization.

[tinrobot]

3. Worse than the plague...

[jakeXT]

2. I recently discoverd this ECO Utility on my Toshiba Notebook

http://us.toshiba.com/computers/research-center/technology-guides/eco-utility/


But with an i7 my battery lasts maybe for 2 hours.