Intel and VIA have been duking it out in the netbook processor space for over a year now. Some of the first consumer oriented netbooks had Intel Celeron or VIA C7-M chips. And while VIA has a new Nano CPU line to offer netbook and laptop makers, Intel’s Atom processor is king… for now. The […]
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Intel confirms new Atom lineup with speeds up to 2GHz
A year after launching the first Atom 1.6GHz Intel Atom 230 and N270 processors, Intel is unveiling its next generation Atom chips: The Z550 which tops out at 2GHz, and the Z515 which normally runs at 800MHz, but which features Intel Burst Performance Technology which boosts the speed up to 1.2GHz when extra power is […]
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Intel: Netbooks are limited, please keep buying pricier laptops
Intel is in a funny position when it comes to netbooks. The company’s low power Atom processors have proven hugely popular. They show up in mini-laptops from Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, MSI, Lenovo, Toshiba, Sony and other major computer makers. And netbooks and Intel Atom processors represent growth areas for computer companies at a time […]
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Intel could raise the price of Intel Atom processors
The Intel Atom N270 CPU has become pretty popular since it launched in mid-2008. Nearly every major computer manufacturer has put out a netbook powered by this 1.6GHz chip in the last half year or so. And it looks like an increase in the number of white-box computer makers in China placing orders could lead […]
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Intel could be working on a 2GHz Atom chip
Right now Intel’s Atom CPU line tops out at 1.66GHz with the Atom N280 chip. But rumor has it that the company is working on a few new chips in the Z5xx series that will have clock speeds of up to 2GHz. According to HKEPC, Intel’s new Atom Z550 CPU will run at up to […]
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IBASE IB888 Atom-based motherboard is just 3.5 inches
If you thought the motherboards used for netbooks were tiny, you ain’t seen nothing. IBASE just announced its latest 3.5 inch system board, the IB888. That’s right, it’s a complete mainboard that’s small enough to fit in a 3.5 inch drive bay. The IB888 is designed to use the low power Intel Atom Poulsboro series […]
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Intel Atom news: Launching new chips, outsourcing some production
Intel announced two bits of news  its Atom line of low power, low cost processors this week. First, the company has entered an agreement with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. to help produce some of Intel’s Atom chips. This is the first time Intel has outsourced production of a CPU core. The deal will help Intel […]
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CPU shipments are down overall, but Intel Atom sales are up
There’s good news and bad news for computer chipmakers. Research firm IDC reports that overall microprocessor shipments were down 11.4% in the fourth quarter of 2008 when compared with the same period in 2007. In case you couldn’t guess, that’s the bad news. The good news is that Intel Atom processors are shipping like there’s […]
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VIA Nano clocks Intel Atom in kinda unfair test
The Intel Atom processor has become the defacto standard for netbooks in the developed world. Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, MSI, Toshiba, and other computer makers are all equipping mini-laptops with the low power CPU. But it’s not the only game in town. VIA’s Nano processor also uses less power than most traditional laptop processors, […]
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Intel Atom N280 CPU now shipping to manufacturers
Intel is confirming that the new Intel Atom N280 processor with the GN40 chipset is now shipping. The news shouldn’t come as a huge surprise, since the Asus Eee PC 1000HE which uses the new chipset is already available for preorder. The new CPU has a top clock speed of 1.66GHz, which makes it a […]