Intel CEO Paul Otellini earlier this week highlighted the chip giant's plan to move upstream from its Atom netbook chips to focus on "consumer ultra low voltage products" to power thin and light notebooks. For Intel, Otellini's detour into product foreshadowing was a change of pace on the company's earnings call.
Intel on Tuesday launched its Centrino 2 processor with integrated graphics for notebooks. This chip platform, formerly known as Montevina, was delayed by a few weeks due to technical and certification problems.
Intel said Monday that it will consolidate its product divisions into one unit run by executive vice presidents Sean Maloney and Dadi Perlmutter.
Intel's open-source Moblin operating system is a work in progress, but looks like it's coming together well.At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, Intel product manager Claire Alexander shows Intel CEO Paul Otellini a demo Moblin, which will include next-generation mobile features such as a touch-screen interface.
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EMC is reportedly going to hire Intel executive Pat Gelsinger to run its storage product and software units, according to the Wall Street Journal.
AMD on Wednesday unveiled its notebook microprocessor platform, formerly known as Puma, and notched a small win over rival Intel. AMD's notebook platform (AMD Turion-X2 Ultra), which aims to integrate graphics capabilities with its processors, stays off Intel's ultra mobile PC turf, but has hit the market ahead of Intel's version, which was delayed late last month.
Brian Krzanich will stay the course at Intel and possible double down on manufacturing. There's a continuity benefit today, but if the chip giant needs to make a more radical move it may have to pay up later.
The European Union ombudsman reportedly criticized antitrust regulators over its evidence collection against Intel.According to the Wall Street Journal, EU ombudsman P.