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Closer look at Acer Aspire Switch 10 V Cherry Trail 2-in-1 tablet

As expected, Acer is showing off a new version of its Switch 10 tablet which features an Intel Atom Cherry Trail processor. Mobile Geeks got a little hands-on time with the new tablet at the Computex show in Taiwan this week. The new Acer Aspire Switch 10 V is a 2-in-1 Windows tablet with a detachable […]

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Asus Transformer Book T100HA: 2-in-1 Windows tablet with Intel Atom x5

Asus is updating its Transformer Book line of 2-in-1 Windows tablets with a new model sporting an Intel Atom Cherry Trail processor, a USB Type-C port, and a promise of up to 14 hours of battery life. Asus says the Transformer Book T100HA will also be available with up to 4GB of RAM, when it launches […]

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Acer Aspire Switch 10 2-in-1 tablet with Atom x5 coming this year

The Acer Aspire Switch 10 is a Windows tablet with a 10 inch display and a detachable keyboard dock which lets you use the machine like a laptop. Acer first launched the Switch 10 in 2014, but this summer the company plans to launch a few new models this summer, including a more affordable model with […]

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Acer GT-810 tablet with Intel Atom x7 coming soon?

The tablets with Intel Atom Cherry Trail chips are starting to arrive. The Microsoft Surface 3 was the first tablet to ship with an Intel Atom X7 processor. But it won’t be the only model available for long. Lenovo has just unveiled a new ThinkPad 10 tablet which features a choice of an Atom X5 […]

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Lenovo’s new ThinkPad 10 tablet powered by Intel Atom Cherry Trail chips

Lenovo is updating its ThinkPad 10 Windows tablet with a new model sporting a choice of an Intel Atom X5 (Z8500) or X7 (Z8700) Cherry Trail processor. Like last year’s model, the new ThinkPad 10 features a 10.1 inch, 1920 x 1200 pixel display, support for a range of accessories, and support for features you usually […]

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Intel pushes Atom, Braswell, and Core M chips for tablets and 2-in-1 laptops

Intel is taking low-power computing seriously these days. In fact, the company now offers 3 different lines of chips aimed at low-power tablets and 2-in-1 notebooks: the Intel Atom x5 and x7 “Cherry Trail” family, the Intel Celeron and Pentium “Braswell” family, and the Intel Core M “Broadwell Y” family. All of these chips use 6 […]

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What Intel’s new Atom x5, x7 “Cherry Trail” chips can do

Intel’s latest Atom processors for tablets, notebooks, and other low power devices are here. The Microsoft Surface 3 is one of the first products to ship with an Intel Atom x7 chip based on Intel’s “Cherry Trail” design, but we should see more devices with Atom x5 and x7 processors in the coming months. So what […]