Intel has confirmed that the company plans to launch the next-generation Intel Atom “Pine Trail” platform before the end of the year. Whether PC makers will rush to adopt the platform before 2010 remains to be seen. But either way, it’s likely that the Atom N270/N280’s days are numbered. And that could be bad news […]
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New Intel Atom chips could be delayed until 2010
Update: Intel says Pine Trail chips are still on track to ship later this year. Whether PC makers will adopt the platform right away remains to be seen. Atom N450 chips will be more expensive at launch than Atom N270 processors Intel had been expected to launch its next-generation Intel Atom chips, code-named Pine Trail […]
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Intel Atom Pineview platform to last through 2010
Intel is expected to launch its next-generation Atom processor lineup starting in the 4th quarter of 2009. The lineup will include a dual core desktop chip as well as a line of mobile chips aimed at netbooks which will use less power while providing slightly better performance than today’s Atom N270/N280 chips. Now Fudzilla reports […]
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Next-gen Atom chips will be cooler, offer better graphics
More details are emerging about Intel’s next-generation Atom processors, codenamed Pineview. Fudzilla has a series of reports on the upcoming Atom chips. First, the site reports that both the new chips will dissipate heat better than today’s Atom chips, which will allow nettop computers using the new Atom processors to be passively cooled. In other […]
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Intel Atom Pineview roadmap leaked?
Intel still hasn’t gone into detail about its upcoming Intel Atom processors, codenamed “pineview.” But hot on the heels of a rumor that a new Pinetrail-based Intel Atom N450 chip later this year, comes a report of leaked product roadmap. According to HKEPC’s “industry sources,” Intel is planning three different chips as part of the […]
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Intel to launch Atom N450 “Pine Trail” around October
Intel’s next generation Atom processor will be out in October at the earliest, according to DigTimes. The site attributes this time frame to “industry sources,” but DigiTimes has a pretty good track record of finding honest to goodness industry sources that know what they’re talking about, so there’s a decent chance this is real. According […]
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Intel Atom Pineview may not be validated for Windows 7 Home Premium
Microsoft has made a big point of letting the world now that every version of Windows 7 will run smoothly on low powered computers like netbooks. That means you can run Windows 7 Starter, Home Premium, Ultimate, or Enterprise on a netbook if you want. You’ll just have to pony up a bit more cash […]
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Next gen Intel Atom chips could feature better HD video performance
The Intel Atom N270 and N280 processors found in most netbooks can handle 720p HD video playback reasonably well. But they tend to choke on higher resolution 1080p videos. DigiTimes reports that Intel is working with Broadcom to address that for the launch of the new Pine Trail platform later this year. Notice I said […]
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Intel to launch next gen “Pineview” Atom processors this year
 Intel unveiled a few details about the company’s next generation Atom processor, codenamed “Pineview.” Somewhat confusingly, Pineview chips will use a new technology Intel is calling “Pine Trail,” which basically combines the graphics, memory controller and CPU onto a single chip. Today’s Atom chips are just CPUs. The graphics and memory controller functions are […]
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Is Intel phasing out the Atom N280/GN40 chipset?
Intel could begin phasing out the Atom N280 chip and GN40 graphics chipset. Digitimes reports the move is  due to low demand. The Intel Atom N280 CPU runs at 1.66GHz, which is only moderately faster than the 1.6GHz clock speed of the older Atom N270 CPU. The N280 also has faster bus speed and the GN40 […]