UK Netbook Review

Lenovo introduced IdeaPad S100 netbook, and the company promised it would be available with up to an Intel Atom N570 processor. At the time, Intel hadn’t yet made the new chipavailable, and we didn’t have any information about what makes the N570 different from existing Atom chips. Today, DigiTimes reports that the N570 chip should launch at the end of February. According to the report, Lenovo, Asus, and Samsung will all introduce computers with the new chip in March.

Intel has reportedly started mass production of its new Oak Trail chips. These low power chips combine Intel Atom Z670 processors and SM35 chipsets.

The next-generation of Atom chips is slated to shrink to 32nm, but the company is also planning on building 22nm and even 15nm Atom processors down the road. The current chips use 45nm technology, so the it’s quite an optimistic charge for Intel and will likely take a few years at least. The reduction in process size should see chips which are more efficient – using less power and producing less heat as a result. Ideal for small, cramped spaces in netbooks and other hand held devices.

There’s a  new Intel Clasmate PC design. Designed for children, and featuring ruggedized cases, this latest model goes a bit further with improved water resistance and anti-microbial protection.  The design features a rubber cage around the hard drive to minimize damage from a fall, and rubber protection around the LCD as well. The new design also [...]

Intel may be on top for the ‘traditional’ processors used in desktops, laptops, servers, but the huge, up and coming market in smartphones and tablets primarily used chips from a  company called ARM. Of course, Intel is not going to take that lying down, and they have plans to change that. Intel is pushing forward [...]