The Z500 series of Intel Atom processors were never too popular, originally designed for MID devices, a platform which never really took off, the Z500 series was rarely seen with its purpose remaining unknown many. Intel, in their attempts to keep the platform alive, saw that their processor made it into other devices such as the...
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Apple have always been typically slow to adopt new technology for connectivity, it was a long time before we saw the first Apple devices receiving the upgrade from USB 1.1 to USB 2.0. With the release of USB 3.0 Apple is yet again late to the party and apparently have no intention of ever supporting the...
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The Intel Atom N550 dual core processor is changing the face of netbooks so naturally it deserves its own review. One of the more common netbook processors we’re seeing popping up all over the place is the Intel Atom N550 and it seems to be the obvious choice for most situations. This new chip has it...
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Sure I’m a little late on the uptake here, but by no means is this no longer impressive. This year’s Computex (2010) displayed a netbook just 0.5 inches thick. The netbook based on Intel’s Canoe Lake platform sets a new bar for netbook manufacturers to compete with; this super slim device is capable of 720p HD...
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Intel’s Atom processor is extremely small and so aptly named, but Intel have goals on making the low powered CPUs even smaller. The current generation of Atom processors are built using a 45nm architecture, which is the current standard for today’s technology with only a few chips such as the Arrandale based Core I series...
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Intel’s AppUp store is set to be a hugely popular solution to downloading and installing applications for your x86 compatible device. Intel hope to have this scheme spread over all Intel and AMD based PCs including laptops and desktop PCs but for now they are aiming at just the netbook market due to its similarity...
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Smartphones are becoming an almost essential part of day to day life; I rarely leave the house without my HTC Hero. Intel have come up with yet another piece of technology that could change the way we think about our mobile devices, or rather how they think about us. The CTO of Intel, Justin Rattner, has...
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MeeGo is hardly the most popular OS ever; in fact I’d dare say that most people have never heard of it. A fusion of Intel’s Moblin and Nokia’s Maemo projects, the Linux based OS is designed to be one of the most advanced solutions for mobile use, such as smartphones, in car, smart TV, media...
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App stores for mobile devices have been a huge success, there’s no doubt about that. Apple’s App store for the iPhone and other iOS devices is constantly increasing with a huge number of apps. Intel has caught on to the idea of the app store and has decided to make their own that is specifically designed...
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Intel has only recently unleashed Pine Trail architecture Atom processors into the market, a highly efficient 40nm dual core Atom. But as we know, companies like Intel know exactly what they're going to be doing next before they've even finished what they're doing now, so what comes after Pine Trail? The follow up architecture to Pine...
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