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PCs with Intel Clover Trail chips can’t run latest Windows 10 builds

It’s been about 5 years since Intel launched a line of Atom chips code-named “Clover Trail,” which were designed for tablets, convertibles, and netbooks. Intel ended support for those chips, a while back, and earlier this year some folks noticed that the Windows 10 Creators Update wouldn’t install on machines with Clover Trail chips. Now […]

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Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 3 10 inch tablet has Intel inside

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (10.1) is an Android tablet with a 10.1 inch, 1280 x 800 pixel display, WiFi, Bluetooth, front and rear cameras, and up to 32GB of storage. It’s also the first Android tablet from Samsung to feature an Intel processor. Reuters had reported that Samsung’s new tablet had an Intel chip […]

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Asus introduces MeMO Pad 10 FHD tablet with Intel CPU, full HD screen

Earlier this year Asus released a 10 inch Android tablet called the MeMO Pad Smart ME301T which offered more bang for the buck than almost any other 10 inch tablet on the market. You could thank the speedy NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core CPU and low starting price of $299 for that. Now Asus is getting […]

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Asus unveils 6 inch Fonepad Note with Atom CPU, 1080p screen

Asus is adding a new 6 inch Android tablet to its Fonepad lineup. While the original Asus Fonepad was an inexpensive smartphone with modest specs and a 7 inch screen that seemed a little more tablet-like than phone-like, I suspect the 6 inch Asus Fonepad Note will cost a bit more. It has more memory, […]

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ZTE Geek smartphone has a 5 inch screen, an Intel Clover Trail+ CPU

Chinese phone maker ZTE has unveiled its first handset to feature an Intel Atom Z2580 Clover Trail+ processor. It’s called the ZTE GEEK, and presumably the company is hoping it appeals to Geeks… or something. It certainly looks good on paper, thanks to a 2 GHz Intel 32nm processor, a 2300mAh battery, and a 5 […]

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Intel unveils Clover Trail+ dual core chips for smartphones

Intel is fleshing out its plans for a line of low-power, dual-core processors for smartphones. Last year the company introduces its first 32nm single core chips, code-named Medfield. This year Intel will be adding dual-core Clover Trail+ chips to the lineup. We first heard about Clover Trail+ at CES in January, but at the time […]

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Intel’s Clover Trail tested: It beats most ARM-based chips… most of the time

Windows 8 tablets with low-power Intel Atom Z2760 Clover Trail processors are starting to hit the streets. You can pick up an Acer Iconia Tab W510 for $550 or a Samsung Ativ Smart PC for $600, and HP and Lenovo plan to launch Clover Trail-based tablets in the coming weeks. Unlike Windows RT tablets with ARM-based […]