January 30, 2009 – 6:51 pm
Intel has made the alpha version of its Linux-based Moblin operating system available for download for the first time. The idea of this OS, which is largely based on Fedora, is to optimize it for netbooks that use the Atom processor. This release is confirmed to be good for Dell’s Mini 9, the Acer Aspire [...]
January 14, 2009 – 7:01 pm
Engadget has posted some juicy details on the upcoming Intel Atom N280 processor that will soon power netbooks.
The processor won’t offer any massive upgrades on its predecessor, the N270, but will give machines a slight performance boost. The chip will run at a 1.66GHz speed in comparison to the N270’s 1.6GHz, as well as a [...]
January 9, 2009 – 10:57 pm
Aww, now isn’t this cute? Intel showed off the new convertible version of its “kid-friendly” netbook, the Classmate PC, at CES 2009 today.
Along with a new touchscreen, the 8.9-inch netbook for students has a 180-degree swivel design and rotational camera. This funky little netbook, which will be sold alongside the existing Classmate PC, can fold [...]
January 1, 2009 – 6:32 pm
Here come the giants. The DigiTimes is reporting that HP is in negotiations with Intel in an attempt to get the Atom platform restrictions eased. What this means is that, if passed, HP will go ahead with plans to release an 11.2-inch netbook in the second quarter of 2009.
Current Atom platform restrictions limit netbook panel [...]
December 10, 2008 – 2:42 pm
According to the DigiTimes, NVIDIA and Intel are teaming up and its good news for netbook fans. Their union will enable NVIDIA chipset support to Intel’s Atom platform, which would enhance graphic performance. As you all know, virtually all netbooks of note use the Atom processor, so this could lead to a significant upgrade in [...]
December 8, 2008 – 4:26 pm
CNet has word that Intel has released a netbook processor roadmap that reveals the next version of the Atom processor is on its way. Codenamed “Medfield”, the CPU will differ from most existing products by using 32-nanometer process technologuy, and the chip will integrate the processor, memory controller, multimedia functions, and I/O (Input/Output).
The “Medfield” chips, [...]
November 28, 2008 – 6:37 pm
Intel, who as you probably know develop the dominant Atom processor in the netbook scene, are apparently having doubts about the usefulness of netbooks. Stu Pann, vice president in the sales and marketing group at Intel, said some pretty revealing things at a recent conference. He firstly commented that Intel originally thought netbooks, with their [...]
November 13, 2008 – 2:39 pm
As if Intel didn’t already have enough to worry about with AMD’s expected announcement of the Bobcat tomorrow, another potential competitor has emerged. Laptop Magazine has a new story that ARM, a manufacturer of low-power consumption processors (the things found in smart phones and personal media players), has announced that it plans a full scale [...]
November 13, 2008 – 2:28 pm
With all the excitement surrounding AMD’s “Atom-killing” processor that is so strongly rumoured to be announced tomorrow at the company’s analyst conference, the expectation is that it will be the “Bobcat”, AMD’s UMPC-oriented processor. Intel is likely to be shaking in its boots ahead of this press conference, as the low-power CPU, should it be [...]
November 11, 2008 – 3:15 pm
CrunchGear via APC Magazine has the potentially big story of Intel’s dominance of the netbook CPU market being under threat from AMD, with the company set to announce its own netbook-specific processor as quickly as this week.
Battery life, ever an important feature among netbook users, is one of the main things that AMD plan to [...]
