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Intel working with Google to support Android on smartphones and tablets

Posted September 14, 2011 - 12:05 pm

Intel lost the mobile market to ARM processors, the choice for mobile operating systems. Various Intel efforts to increase mobile use of their Atom processor (the netbook CPU) have not succeeded. So now Intel is working directly with Google to power Android tablets and smartphones.
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Intel working with Google to support Android on smartphones and tablets

Posted September 14, 2011 - 12:05 pm

Intel lost the mobile market to ARM processors, the choice for mobile operating systems. Various Intel efforts to increase mobile use of their Atom processor (the netbook CPU) have not succeeded. So now Intel is working directly with Google to power Android tablets and smartphones.
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Intel wants piece of tablet, netbook action

Posted December 8, 2010 - 12:51 pm

Rather than accept the prognosis that the emergence of low-cost, underpowered computing devices spelled doom for its business, chip maker Intel is moving to capitalize on the emergence of netbooks and tablets.
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Report: Next-gen Intel Atoms tinier, cooler - but only modestly

Posted June 11, 2009 - 12:12 pm

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.
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Intel aims to shape netbook evolution

Posted June 5, 2009 - 12:21 pm

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.
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Intel targets all-day battery life for netbooks

Posted June 3, 2009 - 9:42 am

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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HP snubs Moblin, rolls out Mi Linux-Atom netbook

Posted May 27, 2009 - 1:26 pm

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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Asus EeeNAS 1TB backup device joins Atom family

Posted May 27, 2009 - 9:23 am

Asustek Computer joined other NAS (network attached storage) device makers such as QNAP and Acer by showing off a new NAS that uses Intel's low-power, inexpensive Atom N270 microprocessor.
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New Atom platform will cut off graphics players says Intel

Posted May 26, 2009 - 10:52 am

Intel's next generation Atom platform, code-named Pine Trail, will ease out graphics chip makers like Nvidia from designing graphic chips around the Atom processor, the company said Tuesday.
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Intel aims to add speed to Atom with new platform

Posted May 19, 2009 - 8:22 pm

Intel on Tuesday revealed further details surrounding its next-generation Atom netbook platform that should provide improved system performance and power savings to low-cost laptops.
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Intel's Atom chip finding its way into servers

Posted May 6, 2009 - 4:59 pm

Intel's Atom processor is starting to find its way into some types of servers, bringing a new low-power option for end-users but raising a potential business challenge for Intel.
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Intel's Atom revenue fell more than other processors

Posted April 15, 2009 - 10:14 am

Intel's revenue from its line of low-end Atom microprocessors fell more during the first quarter than other products.
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Intel tweaks Atom netbook designs for China

Posted April 14, 2009 - 11:20 am

Intel is expanding is cooperation with small Chinese PC makers as it offers partners netbook designs tweaked for niche customers.
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Intel's Atom chips to support Windows 7 this year

Posted April 8, 2009 - 4:04 pm

Intel plans to make sure all of its popular Atom chips support at least two versions of Microsoft’s new OS, Windows 7, in the second half of this year.
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Coming Soon: Lightweight Laptops That Pack More of a Punch

Posted April 8, 2009 - 3:41 pm

How much full-blown laptop power can be packed into a small, lightweight chassis--and at a budget-minded cost, no less?
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Intel announces 2GHz Atom microprocessor

Posted April 8, 2009 - 10:03 am

Intel celebrated the one-year anniversary of its popular Atom family of microprocessors on Wednesday by announcing a new 2GHz version of the chip.
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Atom netbook chip propels Intel to top of market

Posted April 2, 2009 - 9:54 am

Intel's Atom microprocessor helped it increase market share against rival AMD last year.
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Intel introduces Atom chips for new devices

Posted March 2, 2009 - 9:03 pm

Intel on Monday detailed plans to push its Atom processors into devices beyond just netbooks and mobile Internet devices.
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Intel opens up the Atom processor to TSMC

Posted March 2, 2009 - 3:44 pm

Intel on Monday announced a partnership that could provide access to the chip design of its low-cost Atom processor to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.
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Intel now shipping Atom N280 processor

Posted February 6, 2009 - 10:19 am

Intel confirmed on Thursday that it's shipping the Atom N280 processor to PC makers, which should bring more performance and improved graphics capabilities to netbooks.
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Intel's Atom grows up, moves out of netbooks

Posted January 9, 2009 - 12:02 pm

An increasing number of Atom-based laptops are hitting the market, but these devices aren't netbooks.
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Intel's Atom processor no longer in short supply

Posted November 12, 2008 - 10:55 am

Evidence suggests that the shortage of low-cost Atom processors that system makers faced earlier this year is over.
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Atom could challenge Intel's higher-end processors

Posted November 4, 2008 - 9:43 pm

Fujitsu's new laptop is challenging traditional usage of the Atom processor and could bite into sales of higher-end processors.
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Intel makes the dual-core Atom 330 official

Posted September 22, 2008 - 9:35 am

Intel officially started selling its dual-core Atom 300 processor on Monday, charging $43 for the chip.
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Atom demand still stymied by testing bottleneck

Posted August 29, 2008 - 9:33 am

Demand for Intel's Atom processor is strong, with computer makers clamoring for more chips to plug into the small, portable laptops called netbooks, but the chips remain in short supply. The problem isn't that Intel can't make enough of the silicon chips -- the company can, and it is -- but availability remains stymied by a testing bottleneck that prevents the chip maker from meeting demand.
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