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News.blog: Classmate PC ready for EU retailers

News Intel plans on expanding the distribution of its inexpensive, school children-friendly Classmate PC to US and European retail outlets, according to a Reuters report on Wednesday. The Classmate will sell for $250-350 (£125-175), Lila Ibrahim...

Tags: intel, consumers, laptops, laptop

20 March 2008, 7:00

Intel deal signals end of 'Classic' Mac OS support

News Apple's move to Intel chips appears to spell the eventual end of support for older, pre-Mac OS X programs. Rosetta was announced by CEO Steve Jobs on Monday as the translation software technology that will help ease Apple's planned transition to...

7 June 2005, 10:28

Intel to invest $150m in wireless start-ups

News Intel plans to invest $150m in wireless start-ups to help accelerate the worldwide acceptance of Wi-Fi. In the last six months all of the carriers have dramatically increased their interest" in developing Wi-Fi services, said Mark Christensen, vice...

22 October 2002, 7:55

Intel dumps 3G for WiMax on Centrino

News Intel has confirmed that it has pulled the plug on all plans to add 3G technology to its Centrino laptop platform. At a media briefing prior to the opening of this week's Intel Developer Forum in Beijing, Mooly Eden, general manager of Intel's...

19 April 2007, 10:20

News.blog: Intel to give flush gamers eight cores

News Intel's taking a cue from AMD and Apple with a gaming platform scheduled for later this year. It's scheduled to arrive later this year, said Intel Digital Home Group chief Eric Kim, and it's likely to cost a bundle.

18 April 2007, 10:49

Intel's chips taking on new roles

News Intel has new chips in the works that it hopes will power the next generation of consumer electronics devices and telecommunications servers. Company executives are expected to unveil the plans this morning in Beijing, where Intel followers are...

17 April 2007, 10:32

Intel developing Linux mini-tablet

News Intel is developing its own take on the mini-tablet, with a new ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) platform to be announced at this week's Intel Developer Forum in Beijing. This is tipped to be an extension of the successful Centrino mobile brand, in the same...

17 April 2007, 9:47

Intel pushes for 300Mbps Wi-Fi standard

News Intel, Broadcom, Marvel and Atheros have side-stepped the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers' process to work on a draft of the new 802.11n standard, which the vendors plan to submit to the IEEE's working group for consideration...

10 October 2005, 11:17

Intel shows off Origami-like device

News Intel on Tuesday showed off the minitablet device at the centre of Microsoft's Origami project. In a preview of Tuesday afternoon's demonstration, Intel marketing director Brad Graff showed CNET.co.uk's sister site News.com several of the Ultra...

8 March 2006, 11:26

Intel: UK needs more 'silver surfers'

News Older people need to improve their IT skills if they are going to succeed in the job market and access public services in the future, according to chip giant Intel. Intel said it is working with UK charity Age Concern to reduce the barriers...

10 March 2006, 9:40

Intel gain sends AMD downwards

News Intel took its largest share of the chip market for four years during the third quarter - leaving rival AMD travelling backwards. Intel accounted for 86.8 per cent of the PC processors shipped worldwide in the third quarter, a 7.6 per cent leap...

31 October 2002, 7:35

Intel adds mileage to Wi-Fi

News Intel has come up with a form of Wi-Fi that would let a laptop in San Francisco connect to the Internet from a base station in San Jose, California (about 50 miles), and there would still be about 10 miles of wiggle room to spare.

28 March 2007, 11:29

Intel's mobile phone plans still on hold

News Intel's latest attempt at the mobile phone market has found its way into only two devices thus far: a BlackBerry phone and a networked vending machine. Hermon, Intel's second product to combine an applications processor and a mobile phone modem...

10 March 2006, 10:10

Intel still hoping for local loop unbundling

News Intel still believes local loop unbundling (LLU) is essential for consumer broadband, despite a recognition among most of the industry that it can never be made to pay. Gordon Graylish, director of the Intel's EMEA communications group, said: "It's...

28 May 2002, 17:30

Intel strives to improve Linux for gadgets

News The iPhone doesn't run Linux, but Intel has begun work to help improve the operating system for future devices of its ilk. The chipmaker on Monday is launching its Mobile and Internet Linux Project Web site, which consolidates a number of new and...

Tags: programming, linux, intel, projects

17 July 2007, 10:44