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Intel’s CEO talks up smartphones and thin laptops – msnbc.com

Intel is also heavily promoting a PC category it has dubbed ultrabooks, similar to Apple Inc’s Macbook Air and offering some of the technological chic the iPad and other tablets epitomize. Major manufacturers like Asus and Hewlett Packard are launching … Continue reading

Apple to launch cheaper MacBook Air this year – ARNnet

Apple will launch a cheaper MacBook Air in the third quarter … “Although Acer has recently reduced its ultrabook shipment target, Intel continues to aggressively push ultrabooks and is aiming to have the devices prices at $US699 in the second … Continue reading

Intel’s CEO talks up smartphones and thin laptops – Reuters

Intel is also heavily promoting a PC category it has dubbed ultrabooks, similar to Apple Inc’s Macbook Air and offering some of the technological chic the iPad and other tablets epitomize. Some investors are concerned that the expensive …

Intel Positioning Itself For ‘Golden Age,’ CEO Says; Rivals Face ‘Big Uphill Fight’ In Tablets – Forbes

where Intel remains an underdog. “We’re just getting started here,” Otellini said of the market for tablet computers, now dominated by Apple‘s iPad, which relies on a processor design licensed from the UK’s ARM Holdings. While the next …

Intel: Windows ARM Tablets Will Face A ‘Big Uphill Fight’ – Forbes

where Intel remains an underdog. “We’re just getting started here,” Otellini said of the market for tablet computers, now dominated by Apple’s iPad, which relies on a processor design licensed from the UK’s ARM Holdings. While the next …

Is Apple’s OS X Mountain Lion on Early-Release Track? – PC World

Most experts assume Apple will unveil new iMac desktops and MacBook Pro and MacBook Air laptops this quarter and next with Intel’s Ivy Bridge architecture. Ivy Bridge is Intel’s third-generation design of the Core clan, and the first to use … Continue reading

Do robots need a Linux or a Mac OS to thrive? – CNET News

Open-source is OK for research but Apple has done very well with an integrated hardware-software model, he notes. “Linux did much less well than Apple did,” he said. Where’s the IBM of robots? With ROS, developers have access to low-level … Continue reading

Intel: The Biggest Software Company You’ve Never Heard Of – Forbes

Intel’s tools helped Apple’s engineers move its Macintosh computers to Intel processors. A few years later, Intel helped Google move into the smartphone business. Maybe the company’s biggest software triumph has been its push into high …

Intel Is The Biggest Software Company You’ve Never Heard Of – Forbes

Intel’s tools helped Apple’s engineers move its Macintosh computers to Intel processors. A few years later, Intel helped Google move into the smartphone business. Maybe the company’s biggest software triumph has been its push into high …