Posts tagged with ' Intel Atom '

More power for netbooks with Dual Core Atom processors?

More power for netbooks with Dual Core Atom processors?

Well, that would be a great news. It doesn’t really matter that the new netbooks can offer HD video playing and offer HD ready displays and 15+ hours of battery life like the MSI Wind U160 if they canR...
New Intel N470 Atom is officialy here

New Intel N470 Atom is officialy here

Rumors of an imminent N470 appeared last week, but now the new Atom processor is finally official. In fact, this is a somewhat faster version of the N450, as it runs at 1,83 GHz, when compared to only 1.66 GHz ...
Intel joins forces with Broadcom to bring HD on netbooks

Intel joins forces with Broadcom to bring HD on netbooks

We already know that none of the existing Atoms can play HD content decently, nor self-hosted or streamed from online sources (flash clips). The best are the older Zxx, with H.264 decoding on their GMA 500 grap...
What’s the difference between a laptop and a netbook?

What’s the difference between a laptop and a netbook?

I told you folks in a recent post what a netbook is and what you should expect from a netbook. But, it seems that most people are not really interested in what netbooks are but more in the difference between ne...
New Atoms from Intel: Oak Trail series?

New Atoms from Intel: Oak Trail series?

Intel’s Atoms dominated the netbooks market during msot of 2008 and 2009 with their two series, the standard N270/N280 and the low-consumption Zxx series. This year, we’ve seen the new Pine Trail li...
More details on Nvidia’s Optimus

More details on Nvidia’s Optimus

I already wrote yesterday about Nvidia’s Optimus, a technology that allows seamless graphics switching between integrated and dedicated graphics on different types of mobile devices. Hybrid netbooks and l...
Intel could add WiMax to netbooks this year

Intel could add WiMax to netbooks this year

Having a netbook without wireless internet connectivity seems such a waste. Having a mobile connection is even better, so you can easily use your mini laptop while on the go. Such connectivity can be achieved v...
New ULV processors on their way

New ULV processors on their way

The entire Intel Atom platform is designed to provide decent performance for a good price and with low energy consumption. However, that “decent” performance is not that much. In most cases, you won...
Intel Atom N455 and N475 processors to bring DDR3 support

Intel Atom N455 and N475 processors to bring DDR3 support

When i say that Intel’s new Pine Trail platform was a bit of a disappointment for many, I’m not exaggerating. We expected somehow better performance levels from the new processors, but that wasnR...
Intel: “PineTrail processors aren’t any faster, because they don’t need to”

Intel: “PineTrail processors aren’t any faster, because they don’t need to”

After recently testing the first PineTrail powered netbook i got on my desk, the Asus 1008P-KR , I’ve told you how disappointed i was with performance levels. Although i knew Intel was planning on improvi...