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  • Toshiba is done with netbooks (in the US)

    Toshiba is done with netbooks (in the US)

    Earlier this year Toshiba introduced its first netbook with an Intel Atom N2600 Cedar Trail processor. But if ...

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  • VIA APC: A $49 Android computer with an ARM11 CPU

    VIA APC: A $49 Android computer with an ARM11 CPU

    VIA Technologies is entering Raspberry Pi territory with its latest product -- the APC. It's a $49 barebones ...

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  • $74 PC on a stick features Allwinner A10 CPU, Android 4.0

    $74 PC on a stick features Allwinner A10 CPU, Android 4.0

    The FXI Cotton Candy is getting a lot of attention as a PC on a stick that will ...

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  • AMD launches Trinity processors with an eye on “ultrathin” laptops

    AMD launches Trinity processors with an eye on ultrathin laptops

    AMD has launched its second-generation A-series line of processors aimed at a wide range of computers from desktops ...

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  • 10 Ultrabook deals for under $800

    10 Ultrabook deals for under $800

    Ultrabooks are thin and light laptops that use Intel processors and solid state disks (or solid state cache) ...

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  • How to root a Kindle Fire with Software Version 6.3.1

    How to root a Kindle Fire with Software Version 6.3.1

    Amazon released a minor software update for the Kindle Fire this week. It gives users a little more ...

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  • New kernel brings Netflix to Android 4.0 Kindle Fire

    New kernel brings Netflix to Android 4.0 Kindle Fire

    Kindle Fire owners have been hacking Amazon's $199 Android 2.3 tablet to install unofficial versions of Android 4.0 ...

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  • CyanogenMod 9 Alpha 0.1 for the NOOK Tablet kills (some) bugs dead

    CyanogenMod 9 Alpha 0.1 for the NOOK Tablet kills (some) bugs dead

    Just over a week after releasing the first build of Android 4.0 for the Barnes & Noble NOOK ...

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Samsung NC110 netbook gets a Cedar Trail update… but not in the US

Samsung NC110

The Samsung NC110 is a netbook with a 10 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display and Windows 7 operating system. Last year I reviewed a model with an Intel Atom N455 single core processor and was reasonably impressed with the value it offered as an entry-level netbook. Now Samsung is offering a model with a more powerful Atom N2600 dual core…

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April 20th, 2012, 1:54 pm by Brad Linder | 12 Comments

Intel introduces 6W Atom processor for servers

Intel Atom logo

A handful of companies have been offering low power servers based on Intel Atom chips for a few years. But now Intel is embracing the idea of using low-power processors in servers with the introduction of its first Atom chip designed specifically for servers. The Intel Centerton platform is a system-on-a-chip based around Atom architecture. The processors have a TDP…

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April 13th, 2012, 8:00 am by Brad Linder | No Comments »

Intel pushes Atom chip for Android devices

Intel Atom Android

Intel is pushing its low power Atom processor line for Android-powered devices at the Intel Developer Forum in Beijing this week. The company delivered a presentation called “Developing and Optimizing Android for Intel Atom Processor-based Mobile Devices.” There aren’t a lot of surprises in the presentation, but Intel has been working with Google to optimize Android to run on x86…

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April 11th, 2012, 12:43 pm by Brad Linder | 4 Comments

Intel Atom Valley View chips to feature Ivy Bridge graphics

Intel Atom Valley View

Intel may be preparing to launch a low power Atom processor with the same graphics architecture found in the company’s upcoming Ivy Bridge chips. That would enable much better support for HD video and 3D graphics in future Atom processors, as well as better support for Linux-based operating systems. Phoronix reports that Intel has released open source drivers for the…

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March 23rd, 2012, 8:24 am by Brad Linder | 10 Comments

Intel launches Atom CE5300 media processor

Intel Atom CE5300 Berryville

Over the last few years Intel Atom chips have shown up in dozens of netbooks, a handful of tablets, and a few prototype smartphones. But Intel doesn’t just reserve the Atom name for low power computing devices. There are also Intel chips designed for televisions, set-top-boxes, and similar devices. In 2009 Intel released the Atom CE4100, a 45nm, 1.2 GHz…

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March 20th, 2012, 9:00 am by Brad Linder | No Comments »

Intel unveils Atom Z2580 dual-core chip for phones, tablets

Intel Atom smartphone roadmap

Just as Intel’s first smartphone chips are starting to gain traction, the company is preparing to launch its next x86 processor designed for smartphones and tablets. The Intel Atom Z2580 is a dual-core processor that Intel says offers twice the performance of the Atom Z2460 single core chip found in the Orange Santa Clara and similar devices. The new dual…

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February 27th, 2012, 12:03 pm by Brad Linder | 3 Comments

Intel Atom D2550 low power desktop CPU coming soon

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Intel is adding a new processor to its line of Cedar Trail chips for low power desktop computers. The 1.86 Ghz Intel Atom D2550 will be a lot like the Atom D2500, but with a few important tweaks. First, the D2500 doesn’t support hyperthreading, while the D2550 does. That means that some software task managers will show the new chip…

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February 24th, 2012, 2:00 pm by Brad Linder | 6 Comments

First Cedar Trail netbooks now available for pre-order

Acer Aspire One AOD270

Some of the first netbooks with Intel Atom Cedar Trail processors are now available for pre-order. While Cedar Trail chips won’t offer huge performance gains over earlier Atom processors, there are a few advantages. The Intel Atom N2600 and N2800 processors, for instance, have more powerful graphics processors than their predecessors and can handle 1080p HD video playback. Many of…

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January 17th, 2012, 7:31 am by Brad Linder | 5 Comments

Intel Atom Clover Trail chips for tablets due in second half of 2012

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Intel has announced that it’s on track to release its Clover Trail processor platform in the second half of 2012… right around the time that Microsoft plans to release Windows 8. The low power x86 processors will succeed the Atom Z670 Oak Trail chips that have been out since last year. Clover Trail processors are 32nm chips. We won’t see…

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January 11th, 2012, 8:00 pm by Brad Linder | 2 Comments

Intel Atom Cedar Trail products on track for early 2012

Intel Atom Cedar Trail performance

Intel has started shipping its third-generation Atom chips for low-power mobile computers such as netbooks. The company says products with Cedar Trail chips will debut in early 2012, with some of the first devices coming from Acer, Asus, HP, Lenovo, Samsung, and Toshiba. Noticeably absent from that list? Dell. The company recently announced that it’s pulling the plug on its…

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December 28th, 2011, 12:37 pm by Brad Linder | 2 Comments

Intel Atom Medfield chip specs leaked

Intel Atom logo

Intel is preparing to launch its first Atom chips aimed at smartphones and tablets. The new processors are based on the Medfield platform, and while Intel has been teasing the low-power system-on-a-chip platform for years, the company has been pretty quiet about hte actual specifications. Now the folks at VR Zone have published some of the first specs and benchmark…

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December 27th, 2011, 12:40 pm by Brad Linder | 3 Comments

Intel Atom Cedar Trail chips start shipping

Intel Atom logo

Intel has started to supply Cedar Trail chips to computer makers, which means that we could start to see netbook and desktop computers with the new Intel Atom processors by the end of the year. The Cedar Trail platform covers a range of new chips including the Atom N2600 and N2800 notebook chips and D2500 and D2700 desktop chips. The…

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September 27th, 2011, 2:15 pm by Brad Linder | No Comments »
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