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Intel announces support for Android 2.3 on Atom E6xx series

Intel announces support for Android 2.3 on Atom E6xx series
  • Posted September 13, 2011, 12:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware With Video
  • Intel's next generation of Intel Atom CPUs, the E6xx series, will finally support Android come January 2012. The company confirmed this in a promo video released yesterday outlining the low-power chip's features, where it particularly mentioned support for Gingerbread 2.3.…

Benchmarks for Intel's Cedar Trail netbook platform leaked

Benchmarks for Intel
  • Posted August 29, 2011, 10:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • Earlier this month we heard that Intel would be delaying the launch of its next-generation netbook platform until November due to a graphics driver issues. Nevertheless those looking forward to Intel's upcoming 32nm Cedar Trail Atoms can now have a…

Sandy Bridge price cuts coming in September, next-gen Atom delayed

Sandy Bridge price cuts coming in September, next-gen Atom delayed
  • Posted August 18, 2011, 8:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware Breaking News
  • Intel reportedly plans to drop prices on select Sandy Bridge processors in September and again in October. The planned cuts come as the chip giant is preparing to refresh budget and mid-range Sandy Bridge CPUs, according to CPU World, citing…

Intel's 22nm "Silvermont" Atom has 3D transistors, coming in 2013

Intel
  • Posted May 12, 2011, 3:18 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Industry News
  • Speaking with anonymous industry sources, CNET has received fresh details about Intel's upcoming Atom processors. The chipmaker is reportedly developing a brand new system-on-a-chip architecture infused with its recently announced 3D transistors. Codenamed "Silvermont," the chip will fully capitalize on…

Report: Intel to push Atom-based tablets with subsidies

Report: Intel to push Atom-based tablets with subsidies
  • Posted April 15, 2011, 9:00 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing, Hardware
  • Breaking into the tablet market has become one of Intel's top priorities. They just recently launched the Oak Trail platform and said that over 35 tablet and hybrid designs were coming from the likes of Samsung, Lenovo and others. According…

Intel officially launches dual-core Atom N570 processor

Intel officially launches dual-core Atom N570 processor
  • Posted March 2, 2011, 10:19 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • Intel has announced the release of its second dual-core Atom chip for netbooks. The Atom N570 is a slight variation of the N550 dual core chip offering higher clock speeds without any major change in power consumption. Specifically, the dual-core…

Microsoft pushes Intel for 16-core Atom processor

Microsoft pushes Intel for 16-core Atom processor
  • Posted January 28, 2011, 4:31 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Industry News
  • Microsoft has reportedly asked Intel to create a 16-core Atom processor that would be used in the company's servers. Speaking at The Linley Group Data Center Conference, Microsoft engineer Dileep Bhandarkar suggests that Intel's Xeon chips require too much power…

Intel's Atom to ship in over 35 tablets next year

Intel
  • Posted December 9, 2010, 6:19 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • Intel has been trying to cut itself a slice of the mobile market for years, and it seems the company is finally making some headway. During a conference yesterday, Intel CEO Paul Otellini revealed that the company's Atom platform will…

MSI announces fanless Atom-based SFF motherboard

MSI announces fanless Atom-based SFF motherboard
  • Posted December 1, 2010, 3:26 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
  • MSI has unveiled a new Atom-based small form factor motherboard that touts a fanless design. The I3-945GSE-D requires absolutely no fans to operate comfortably, making it an ideal solution for use in custom enclosures and embedded applications. Since the board…

Intel unveils configurable Atom chip for embedded systems

Intel unveils configurable Atom chip for embedded systems
  • Posted November 23, 2010, 9:00 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Industry News
  • Intel has announced the launch of its first configurable Atom-based processors, known as the E600C series, which combine an Intel Atom Tunnel Creek chip with an Altera Field Programmable Gate Array into the same package. The company says that this…

Habey launches HTPC with dual-core Atom, Ion 2

Habey launches HTPC with dual-core Atom, Ion 2
  • Posted October 12, 2010, 7:24 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
  • Folks dying to pull the trigger on a new HTPC have another candidate to ponder: Habey's ENT-6564. The company's latest compact desktop wants a seat in your living room, packing Intel's 1.66GHz dual-core D510 processor along with Nvidia's Ion 2…

Acer readies Aspire One D255 with dual-core N550 Atom

Acer readies Aspire One D255 with dual-core N550 Atom
  • Posted October 4, 2010, 3:46 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • Acer is preparing to ship its $330 Aspire One D255, putting it among the first netbooks available with Intel's new Atom N550. The 1.5GHz chip is the first dual-core Atom specifically aimed at portable devices, and along with an additional…

Intel offers new Atom processors, opens AppUp store

  • Posted September 14, 2010, 5:30 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Hardware, Software
  • In addition to the second generation of Core processors and the next-generation Xeon architecture announced yesterday, Intel has introduced a pair of new Atom processors and announced the full launch of an application store for Atom devices.

Boxee Box drops Tegra 2 for Atom, preorders open

  • Posted September 13, 2010, 4:03 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
  • In a last minute decision, Boxee has decided to power its upcoming set-top device with an Intel chip instead of Nvidia's second-generation Tegra SoC. Apparently, the Tegra 2 just couldn't cut it in the lab. "The major problem we had…

Acer intros Revo 3700 nettop with dual-core Atom, Nvidia Ion

  • Posted September 8, 2010, 5:44 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
  • Acer has introduced a new ultra-compact PC suitable for both home media and general purpose uses. The Apsire Revo 3700 packs some respectable horsepower into a one-liter chassis, including a dual-core 1.8GHz Intel Atom D525 processor and an Nvidia Ion…

HP readies dual-core Atom netbook, the HP Mini 5103

  • Posted August 27, 2010, 12:22 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • HP is one of the many companies getting ready to upgrade their netbook line with Intel's new dual-core Atom processor. Although no official announcement has been made, the folks over at NetbookNews.de have spotted a service manual for the Mini…

Dual-core Atom netbooks by Asus, Gigabyte, Lenovo surface

  • Posted August 25, 2010, 5:56 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • The race is on for netbook manufacturers to ship systems with Intel's new dual-core Atom N550 processor, and it seems Asus, Gigabyte, Lenovo, LG, MSI, Samsung and Toshiba are barreling toward the finish line. Asus' Eee PC 1015PEM is expected…

Intel releases first dual-core Atom for netbooks, the N550

  • Posted August 23, 2010, 12:19 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • Intel's first dual-core Atom processor for netbooks, the N550, is about to hit store shelves inside a number of netbooks. The new chip brings a much needed breath of fresh air to a market that has seen impressive growth over…

Asus intros feature-packed Atom board for HTPC builders

  • Posted July 22, 2010, 11:51 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware
  • Looking to build a small HTPC without breaking the bank? Take a look at Asus' feature-packed AT5IONT-I. This mini-ITX form factor motherboard comes bundled with the recently introduced dual-core Atom D525 processor clocked at 1.8GHz, running alongside Intel's NM10 Express…

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