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It seems Moore's Law doesn't apply to the next generation of Intel's Atom chips. The low-cost, power-sipping chips, codenamed "Pineview," will greatly improve upon both of those traits, but at the expense of any significant speed boost, according to authentic-looking specs leaked this month.
Report: Next-gen Intel Atoms tinier, cooler - but only modestly
The next generation of Intel Corp.'s Atom family of processors will eschew a faster CPU in favor of an architectural overhaul that Intel and at least one analyst say will result in better performance over today's Atom-based netbooks and net-top PCs.
Intel aims to shape netbook evolution
Intel has definite ideas about how it wants small laptops based on its Atom processors to evolve and believes longer battery life is more important than larger screens or better graphics.
Intel targets all-day battery life for netbooks
The ability to run a netbook all day on a single battery charge is one of the goals Intel has set for itself as it develops the Atom platform.
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In a pre-emptive strike against the expected onslaught of ARM-based netbooks running Google's Android operating system, HP on Tuesday announced a new Intel Atom netbook that will run HP's custom version of Linux and cost just $279.
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