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Intel will be closing the doors to its motherboard division after 20 years of producing motherboard for desktops that use their processors. In a recent article, Dan Snyder (Intel spokesman) told PCWorld that they will be exiting the motherboard business once the new-generation Haswell CPU starts shipping (est. June 2013) and will do so in the span of three years. The article points out that the reason for this move is that Intel is responding to market pressures, citing there is no need for many desktop board makers and that demand…

We’ve been scratching our heads over here down at Back2Gaming on when we’ll be getting our hands on an Ivy Bridge chip for the desktop but while that was going down we recently got an invite to Intel’s formal launching of the Ivy Bridge platform. [singlepic id=6718 w=600 h=300 float=center] The launch event, held last June 15 at the Manansala Loft in Rockwell, Makati went on to stress the numerous advancements and improvements found on the new platform. Leighton Phillips, Asia-Pacific Director of Product Management Pricing, also proceeded to present…

From Spielberg to Scorsese, right down to today’s new crop of film directors, each one of them had to start somewhere. Now, this is your chance to tap into your inner filmmaker with Intel’s Digital Showdown, a Facebook-based digital short film making contest. It’s all so simple: go to Intel Philippines’ Facebook page and hit ‘Like’, after which you may proceed to let the cameras start rolling. Just remember to tie it to the theme of how PCs help channel Filipino creativity and skill… and yes, you may find a…

Last saturday I headed out to Cyberzone, SM Manila to take part in the media SFIV tournament. This was held in conjunction with the World Gamemaster Tournament finals for both SFIV and COD: Modern Warfare for gamers. The event not only hosted the tournament but also showcased products for Intel and of course Asus. I was able to meet up with GameOps peeps Glenn, Rocky, Lalaine, Mark and Jepoy and Tim Villasor of The Crusader’s Realm. Me, Glen, Rocky, Jepoy and Tim were participants of the Media tournament. It was…