Latest Intel Atom Stories
A spokesman said on Tuesday that Intel Corp. is planning to produce a more powerful version of its Xeon multiprocessor chip for servers.The new chip will go on sale in the first quarter of next year. There have been no prices attached to the chip, but the chip is succeeding the Xeon 7400 which is priced from $1,100 to $2,700.The Nehalem Ex, which is the code-name for the new chip, will provide improvements by increasing the number of cores inside a single chip from six to eight. It...
NVIDIA ION Graphics Provide Advanced Capabilities in Small Laptop from Lenovo SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NVIDIA Corporation and Lenovo advanced mobile computing today by introducing a low-cost, small laptop that delivers up to 10 times faster graphics performance than today's small laptops.(1) Featuring the NVIDIA(R) ION(TM) graphics processor, the Lenovo IdeaPad S12 offers improved application support while still providing long battery life thanks to its energy...
CHICAGO, May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of digital map data for vehicle navigation and location-based solutions (LBS), announces that Intel has joined the partner zone program on the NAVTEQ Network for Developers (NN4D.com) web portal. Intel's micro-site on NN4D (www.nn4d.com/intel) is an online destination designed for LBS developers to learn more about the application development opportunities available in the fast-growing Mobile Internet Devices (MID) arena....
CONYERS, Ga., May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. (Pink Sheets: GCKO) announced today that they have entered into substantive and confidential discussions with three of the top five personal computer manufacturers regarding usage and high volume purchase of their low cost, low power netbook computers using Intel's Atom CPU in their "Mobile Robot Solutions for Safety, Security and Service(tm)." "Because of the very favorable results in our evaluation of Intel's Atom...
Wall Street's bleak predictions of Intel Corp.'s first-quarter profit report went out the window on Tuesday when the California-based company's CEO announced that although computer sales had "bottomed out," they were on a fast track to recovery. Being the only technology company to report profit gain for the first three months of 2009, Intel's achievement is especially significant. But Intel did not offer explicit revenue direction. It is unclear whether the company's gains are based...
Intel's 'Navy Pier' platform combines with on-board ISA bridge and serial ports to extend the viability of the EBX form factor for 7-10 more years SAN JOSE, Calif., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- ADLINK Technology Inc., a leading global provider of trusted embedded products, announced the LittleBoard(TM) 735 EBX SBC based on the ultra low power Intel(R) Atom(TM) N270 processor at 1.6 GHz, code name "Diamondville". ADLINK combined the advanced low-power "Navy Pier" platform, Atom N270 with 945GSE...
MILPITAS, Calif., March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Phoenix Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: PTEC), the global leader in core systems software and embedded technologies, today announced that its Embedded BIOS(R) supports the latest options for the Intel(R) Atom(TM) processor Z5xx series and the Intel(R) System Controller Hub (SCH) US15W, including an industrial temperature range and larger footprint versions with 1.0 mm ball pitch. (Logo:...
Researchers at Microsoft are working to create a "Jetsons-like future" with the creation of a virtual personal assistant designed to help those of us unable to afford a real-world helper.Named Laura, the virtual assistant appears as a talking head on a screen, to which users can speak and ask for help with everything from setting appointments to scheduling travel.Even more alluring, however, is Laura's ability to make complex decisions about those in front of her, according to...
Intel Corp and TSMC are partnering to develop and manufacture the low-cost Atom processor with the goal of expanding sales of the tiny chip into new markets beyond their use in netbooks.The alliance between Santa Clara, Calif.-based Intel and Hsinchu, Taiwan-based TSMC represents the partnership of the world's largest foundry with the world's No. 1 semiconductor company, with Intel supplying the majority of the world's microprocessors.Although Intel has previously worked with Taiwan...
Extended Temperature Range, Low Power and High Performance in Popular and Proven PC/104 Form Factor for Industrial Control, Military, and In-Vehicle Applications NUREMBERG, Germany, March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Eurotech, a leading Group for Embedded Products and Technologies, today announces the launch of the ISIS XL, a rugged PC/104 Plus Board based on the Intel(R) Atom(TM) processor Z5xx series platform. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090226/PH75840LOGO ) The ISIS XL is a high...
