Intel has been working on a next-generation chipset which they're hoping to release when Microsoft releases their Windows 8 operating system. The Atom chip is designed to work in tablets, netbooks and other low-end devices - Windows 8 OS is also designed to run on touchscreen tablets as well as laptops and desktops. Fancy that. The new-generation chip dubbed Cloverview is meant to take over Inte's Atom Oak Trail chip and is the first Atom processor to be built with a 32nm design. Read more after the break.
Seeing as Intel will want Cloverview to compete with the current low-power ARM-based chips, we can safely assume that it will generate less heat and use less power whilst running higher performance graphics than its Atom predecessors. Cloverview won't be taking over all things Atom
The Computex 2011 event in Taiwan is where computers and tablets and everything within strut their stuff, which is ample ground for struggling companies to show off any new development in order to stay afloat within today's market. That's exactly what Intel is trying to do with their new Intel Oak Trail tablets with Android 3.0.1 Honeycomb, which they showcased at the event. The slates are currently 10-inch prototypes and a few already have names: Intel green Ridge, Foxconn F150, Quanta QXZI, Intel Marco Polo 2, Intel Carrot and one nameless mystery Compal tab. There's also no word on who the ODMs are of the prototypes yet, but what we do know is that all but one sported Honeycomb, with the Foxconn F150 tab being Gingerbread. So how have Intel done with their Oak Trail chips running Andr
Intel's CEO, Paul Otellini has confirmed that Intel is working on getting Android 3.0 Honeycomb onto tablets with x86 hardware which may help close the gap between Intel and their ARM-based competitors. We all know that Google has yet to release the Honeycomb source code to the public, but has apparently done so for select partners and according the Otellini, Intel is one of them. The Intel CEO also doesn't promise that we'll be seeing any Atom-based tablets this year but claims he'll be 'disappointed' if they don't achieve that within 12 months.
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It apparently took half a years worth of negotiations for Intel to finally get a Google Android tablet sorted. Intel now have an Android tablet that will run Android 3.0 Honeycomb called the PRC Plus. The tablet is also to use an Intel platform that enhances the user interface and overall user experience. Intel are also planning on paying a subsidiary of USD$10 for every other tablet that uses their platform in order to attract notebook vendors. There's nothing else on the actual PRC Plus tablet as of yet, but major announcements about the tablet is supposedly to come in Q3 of this year.
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The tablet craze that has all but completely infected the mobile computing world seems to have left Intel a little behind. Mostly powered by low-power (and in some cases high-performance) ARM-based chips, you don't see many Intel offerings, the only ones coming from Windows 7 tablets that, in all fairness, don't offer to the masses what the Android tablets do - that is, light-weight, thin and touch-friendly. DigiTimes reports that Intel plans to change this - or, at least, sneak back into relevance, as they will be showcasing a number of tablet devices at the Intel Developer Forum in Beijing next month. The company is also supposedly working with Taiwanese manufacturers Inventec and Compal. Intel chips can run a variety of tablet OSes, MeeGo Linxux to Google Android (a version for x86)
We are slightly late reporting this, but Acer have announced Sandy Bridge powered tablets! Sandy Bridge is Intel's newest generation of processor for desktops and laptops, but we certainly didn't expect to see the new tech in tablets! It seems like overkill, with such tremendous computing ability squashed into a device with limited potential to fully utilise that ability, but onwards goes the forward march of progress, something we can't argue with. The Sandy Acer tablets will be coming in 7-inch and 10-inch sizes and, according to Taiwan sales manager Lu Bing-hsian, the Sandy Bridge Acer tablets will aimed at "phasing out netbooks." Why? Because “that’s the direction of the market.” Quite the stance. According to ComputerWorld, the tablets will run Android - we would have though
You all remember this awesome-looking UMPC, don't you? It's got some very impressive specs, not least of which is the Intel Oaktrail-based platform that drives this 5-inch UMPC. It's screen resolution is 1024x600 - high enough to seem slightly redundant on the small 5-inch capacitive touchscreen but in today's world, more is better. The UMPC will run on Windows 7, making it one of the smallest Windows 7 MIDs / tablets to hit the market, with, of course, the exception of the Saycool M5A which is likely leagues away from what the OCS1 can be. Of course, we can't foget about the full sliding QWERTY keyboard which will speed up typing considerably, making this device a viable option for business power-users who need the flexibility of the Windows 7 platform. The internal SSD should also ke
This tablet, running on MeeGo (Midinux 3.0), called the NPad was showcased at a software trade show in Dalian city. This marks the first Chinese tablet to be powered by MeeGo, and marks a sharp distinction in the midst of the Android-powered tablet craze. The tablet is based on the Intel Moorestown platform, packing a nice 10.1-inch screen, WiFi, 3G, GPS with a battery life that is supposedly meant to last up to 8 hours. This device pictured is still in the prototype stages though, and is planned to hit shelves some time in the third quarter of this year. Price is not yet known other than it is guaranteed by the manufacturer to be cheaper than the Apple iPad.
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The N5 MID, which has been eagerly awaited from recognised Korean maker Viliv, was reported as being delayed to some point in June and, surely enough, the MID has showed up at Computex and, quoting from the video, is supposed to be hitting shelves in around "2 weeks" with full pricing information to be unvilived unveiled then. The video above doesn't show the Viliv N5 in action, but you get a sense of scale of its UMPC form factor and a quick glimpse at the Windows XP Home OS. Apparently the Viliv N5 might also be coming in two flavours - one with 3G and one without, so expect pricing to differ on those fronts if that speculation proves true.
To refresh your memory, rumours of specs - and now seemingly all but confirmed - the sleek device will be powered by the Atom Z520 processor c
Though not yet confirmed, the mere speculation that Asus is in the midst of developing a tablet that will use a Core i5 or i7 processor is causing quite a stir. Also known about the specs is that the tablet will sport Windows 7 as its OS - something the powerful Intel processor will definitely be able to handle.
Of course, one does worry about heat and battery life with something so gigantically powerful for what could amount to very exciting application possibilities. Apparently it will look similar to the Neofonie WePad which is what is pictured above.
Also, with such a powerful device, we can expect a price of around $750 USD. Not exactly pocket change.
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