IDF is Intel’s main forum for new releases and updates on the older products and as such is key to understanding the company’s direction. Here's what impressed us.

The battle between portable devices is heating up.

Intel has delivered a sneak preview of the innovations and products expected at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco next week..

AMD’s next generation of CPUs brings 45nm technology and higher clock speeds - but is that enough to compete with Intel’s latest and greatest?

This first of a new generation is only a little faster than the old, but its potential is clearly huge

Intel’s new range of desktop processors has been a long time coming, but at last it’s arrived - and it leaves all others in the dust

Incredibly fast and silent, too, but solid-state is still far too expensive for the mainstream.

A diverse family including some stellar CPUs and numerous also-rans.

A diverse family including some stellar CPUs and numerous also-rans

An HDMI-equipped board ideal for small media-centre systems

Meet a new player in the local motherboard market, with great features and solid performance

Can Intel steal Phenom's performance thunder with this top-end quad core chip?

A range of cut-down Core 2 Duo processors that are fine for everyday tasks.

Big, brash and versatile, but for top-end PCs only. Enthusiasts will love it.

A high-quality Core i7 motherboard with great expansion potential and premium features.

This motherboard is a promising appetiser – although the real meal is yet to come.

All the options you could want, although it’s pricey

Plenty of connectors, but not much pizzazz

A simple board that struggles to justify its price