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Intel: Say hello to the Atom family…
News Intel refers to the low-cost notebook design as "netbook" and estimates the pricing for these devices will go as low as $250. Intel has announced it has chosen the name "Atom" for a new family of ultra-small chips. [03 Mar 2008]
Minority Report: MacBook Air - slim chance of success?
Comment A new Apple sub-notebook was the product the expectant public most wanted to see. Before last month's 2008 Macworld, a sub-notebook was the product most eagerly awaited by the expectant masses. And with justification: the market was ripe for a sub... [06 Feb 2008]
Intel super skinny chip in demand
News The chip fits into a package that's significantly smaller than the garden-variety package Intel uses with its notebook chips, and it uses less power than the standard Core 2 Duo. The PC industry is wasting little time getting in line behind Apple... [01 Feb 2008]
AMD to buy ATI for $5.4bn
News Moorhead said: "ATI is a leader in notebook graphics and.notebook chipsets, as well as a leader in notebook-discrete graphics. ATI will add graphics chips and chipsets to AMD's offerings. The company plans to develop these chips for use in media... [24 Jul 2006]
Jobs delivers Mactels "a little ahead of schedule"
News Jobs said: "The MacBook Pro is the fastest Mac notebook ever, obviously. The iMac will come in the same sizes and sell for the same prices as the current models but the Intel chips make it two to three times faster, Jobs said. [11 Jan 2006]
Intel profits creep up on back of laptop demand
News In the first quarter of this year, notebook chips accounted for 30 per cent of Intel's output. Otellini pointed to a boost from processors that power notebooks and highlighted the launch of the company's new dual-core Xeon processors ahead of... [19 Oct 2005]
Intel shuns three low-end chipsets
News More than half of the mobile processors shipped by Intel are based on its new notebook PC platform, formerly code-named Sonoma, even though it is only three months old, the company said during its earnings call last month. [04 Aug 2005]
Intel focuses on caring for corporate PCs
News Centrino, a notebook platform that includes a Pentium M processor, a chipset and a Wi-Fi chip, was one of Intel's first official attempts at selling chips in a platform. At the time, Intel had no market share in Wi-Fi and many believed that it... [18 May 2005]
Mobile chips help Intel profits beat expectations
News Intel attributed the growth in part to sales of mobile parts, which include notebook processors and flash memory for mobile phones. The 65-nanometer manufacturing process, which will be used to produce chips for sale later this year, will result in... [20 Apr 2005]
Apple faces weighty PowerBook decision
News Kevin Krewell, editor in chief of Microprocessor Report, said: "It'd be this really thick, heavy notebook, and it would be loud as all get-out. David Moody, VP of worldwide Mac product marketing at Apple, told silicon.com's sister site CNET News... [02 Feb 2005]
Intel re-orders itself for the future
News The Mobility Group will develop platforms for notebook PCs and handheld computing and communications devices, and is aimed at making the growing numbers of different mobile devices work together better and easier to use. [18 Jan 2005]
Intel in the money
News Intel reported record sales of server and notebook processors and other PC parts to deliver higher-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday. In developed markets, US shipments grew by 14 per cent from the third quarter, when Intel saw... [12 Jan 2005]
AMD unveils Centrino challenge
News Currently, AMD mostly sells notebook chips for "performance" notebooks, which provide desktop-like computing power but can sap batteries and generate heat. The company's Athlon 64 notebook chips come with thermal ceilings ranging from 25 watts to... [07 Jan 2005]
Apple cuts prices for Christmas
News He went on to note: "We're certainly happy if they choose any Apple notebook. As part of the launch, it cut the price of its entry-level iBook G4 notebook computer and boosted chip speed across the line. [20 Oct 2004]
Intel CEO to employees: 'Improve our track record'
News Intel also delayed the launch of Dothan, its latest Pentium M notebook processor, from January or February until May. The delay, which will keep Alviso notebooks from hitting the market until early next year, is the second major notebook product... [28 Jul 2004]
