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Intel outlines its vision for the future of mobile computing with Project Athena

Intel’s Project Athena is an initiative to help ensure that upcoming mobile computers offer the kind of experience that (Intel thinks) customers demand from a thin and light notebook or 2-in-1 computer. First announced at CES in January, this week’s Computex show is a bit of a coming out party for Project Athena. Intel is […]

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Intel’s Project Athena is a platform for always-on, always-connected PCs of the future

Intel doesn’t really talk about “ultrabooks” anymore… but that’s because the company doesn’t have to. The chip maker introduced a set of specifications for thin and light laptops in 2011 and in the years since then thin-and-light has become the rule rather than the exception. Now Intel is hoping to do it again, but this […]

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This could be BlackBerry’s next phone with a keyboard (leaks)

Most modern smartphones have touchscreens and virtual keyboards. But BlackBerry (and its hardware partners including TCL) are keeping the physical keyboard dream alive. Last year the companies launched the BlackBerry KeyOne with a QWERTY keyboard below the screen and a design reminiscent of a classic BlackBerry device (but with modern Android software). Now it looks […]

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First look at Athena: Chrome OS is getting a new user interface

Google is developing a new user interface for Chrome OS. It’s code-named “Athena,” and clues about the new UI have been appearing in the source code for the browser-based operating system for a while. Now Google’s François Beaufort gives us an idea of what it will look like (and how to enable an early version yourself). […]