New chips like Intel's Atom and Nvidia's Tegra are shaping the development of PCs from the Eee Box desktop to the emerging category of mobile Internet devices.
But despite AMD's existing Geode product line, VP Pat Moorehead isn't exactly head over heels about small-notebook designs.
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Nanotech: The Circuits by Brooke Crothers)
June 5, 2008 11:20 a.m. PDT
What looks like a clamshell laptop with dual LCDs is actually a showcase of how motion sensing can work with context-based displays. Plus: a new way to watch your DVDs.
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Crave by Darius Chang)
• Asus's all-in-one PC: the Eee Monitor
June 5, 2008 9:24 a.m. PDT
The field of tiny laptops is already starting to look crowded, but FIC is notable for its choice of chips.
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Crave by Michelle Thatcher)
June 4, 2008 5:40 p.m. PDT
To compete with Nvidia's just-announced GeForce 9M series of laptop GPUs, Advanced Micro Devices now has the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3800 series.
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Crave by Dan Ackerman)
June 4, 2008 9:04 a.m. PDT
The new designs for small portable PCs pose this pesky question: why are subnotebooks so expensive?
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Nanotech: The Circuits by Brooke Crothers)
June 3, 2008 11:10 p.m. PDT
Chipmaker's latest mobile processor design is arriving on schedule and at just the right time to take advantage of a rare Intel slip.
(Posted in
One More Thing by Tom Krazit)
June 3, 2008 9:00 p.m. PDT
At Computex 2008, the spotlight is on tiny, new notebooks and the tiny, powerful chips that run them.
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Image Galleries by Andy Smith)
June 3, 2008 9:13 a.m. PDT
The release, expected later this year, will be based on the standard Ubuntu Desktop Edition and reworked for Atom-based mobile devices.
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News Blog by Mike Ricciuti)
June 3, 2008 8:00 a.m. PDT
Here's one difference: Nvidia's Tegra 600 family is aimed at a market segment that isn't ready to develop, whereas Via's Nano has a big market ready and waiting for it.
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Speeds and Feeds by Peter Glaskowsky)
• Nvidia bumps up laptop graphics to GForce 9M series
June 3, 2008 5:01 a.m. PDT
The most significant part of this announcement is probably the new integrated graphics chip in the G45 and G43. The company is also pointing to increased 3D game performance.
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Crave by Rich Brown)
June 3, 2008 12:01 a.m. PDT
Two new Atom processors are ready for prime time, adding low-cost desktops and notebooks to the mix after tackling mobile Internet devices earlier in the year.
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One More Thing by Tom Krazit)
June 3, 2008 12:00 a.m. PDT
The Acer Aspire One is the PC maker's long-rumored entry into low-cost computing market.
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News Blog by Erica Ogg)
June 2, 2008 9:30 p.m. PDT
If there was any doubt about the state of solid-state drives, Computex seems to be putting it to rest.
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Nanotech: The Circuits by Brooke Crothers)
June 2, 2008 10:10 p.m. PDT
The small, Wii-looking PC will hit the U.S. via online retailers (and perhaps a few specialty brick-and-mortar shops) later this year.
(Posted in
Crave by Rich Brown)
June 2, 2008 11:53 a.m. PDT
At WiMax Expo, Sony is spotted as the manufacturer of a low-cost prototype using a Via processor and chipset.
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News Blog by Erica Ogg)
June 2, 2008 11:43 a.m. PDT
GCT says the F8 series and Eee PC will be demonstrated with WiMax at the WiMax Expo Taipei.
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Nanotech: The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)
June 2, 2008 12:15 a.m. PDT
Five months after announcing its first smartphone processor, Nvidia plans to demonstrate a new Tegra processor for Mobile Internet Devices.
(Posted in
One More Thing by Tom Krazit)
June 1, 2008 9:00 p.m. PDT
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A rumored licensing disagreement between Intel and Nvidia appears to be true, and it could have implications for high-end gaming PCs.
(Posted in
Crave by Rich Brown)
May 30, 2008 3:45 p.m. PDT
Chipmaker delays first customer shipment of Montevina. What could be behind the move and what could this mean for the future of Intel's graphics technology?
(Posted in
Speeds and feeds by Peter N. Glaskowsky)
May 29, 2008 5:01 a.m. PDT
Via Technologies is launching a processor that will compete with Intel's Atom processor.
(Posted in
Nanotech: The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)
May 28, 2008 11:05 p.m. PDT
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