You may have heard that Intel is shipping the first dual core version of its low power Atom CPU. But there’s something you should know: it’s designed for lower power desktops or “nettops,” not low power laptops or “netbooks.” In other words, don’t expect Asus, Acer, Dell, or anyone else to go putting an Intel […]
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Everun Note to start shipping Sept 19th
As you may have guessed from my last post on the Everun Note, I’m a bit reluctant to call an $879 subnotebook a liliputer, netbook, or anything else that seems to imply cheap. But the upcoming laptop from Raon Digital is certainly sexy, what with its dual core AMD CPU and it’s diminutive size. If […]
Intel to unveil dual-core Atom chip today
Intel will offer up details on its upcoming dual-core Atom processor today at the IDF conference in San Francisco. You can tune into the event live via a webcast at 11:00am PST. But there’s something to keep in mind: while the dual-core Atom will be a low power CPU that offers higher performance than the […]
Raon announces first netbook with a dual core CPU
Raon Digital, a company best known (if known at all) for making keyboard-less UMPCs has announced its first entry into the netbook market. AVING USA reports that the Raon Digital Everun Note sports a tiny 7 inch screen, but it has a 1024 x 600 pixel display which is much sharper than the 800 x […]
10 inch, dual-core Gigabyte M912 coming soon?
Engadget Chinese is reporting that Gigabyte plans to follow up its too-recently-launched-to-be-called-successful M912 8.9 inch netbook tablet with a 10 inch version. Makes sense, since everybody and his kid brother are releasing 9 and 10 inch versions of their netbooks these days. But wait, there’s more. Engadget says “reliable sources” are telling them that the […]
Intel to launch dual-core Atom chip in September
Looking to get a low cost, ultraportable laptop, but don’t want to settle for a single core processor? There’ve been rumors for a while that Intel would be releasing a dual-core version of its popular Atom CPU. Now Fudzilla is reporting that Intell will launch the low-cost, low-power, dual core chip on September 21st. According […]