Atom looms large at IDF Shanghai

The low-power, low-cost Atom chip is a central figure at Intel's developer event, but it's by no means the only processor on the agenda. Plus: Mobile Internet devices.

Thin Intel Netbook to vie with MacBook Air?

IDF Shanghai was the showplace for Netbook portable PCs. Some of the upcoming designs look intriguing--and extremely thin.
(Posted in Nanotech: The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)
April 6, 2008 2:30 PM PDT

Atom chip breeds wee gadgets

photos Intel shows off its tiny new processor and some mobile Internet devices designed to use it, from the likes of Asus and LG.
(Posted in CNET News.com Image Galleries)
April 4, 2008 7:56 AM PDT

Intel MID shuns Microsoft, taps Linux

The chipmaker's software initiative for mobile Internet devices is all about Linux. Microsoft is given little more than lip service.
(Posted in Nanotech: The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)
April 4, 2008 5:00 AM PDT

Mysteries solved--new Intel Classmate PC unveiled

Intel reveals designs for its Netbook, one of several updates to the Classmate PC that have been floating around online for weeks.
(Posted in News Blog by Erica Ogg)
• Review: Intel Classmate PC (9-inch)
April 3, 2008 10:30 AM PDT

A peek at the upcoming MIDs

Ten hardware vendors, from Panasonic to Lenovo, show off their upcoming mobile Internet devices at IDF Shanghai.
(From ZDNet Asia)
April 2, 2008 7:18 PM PDT

Intel tempts with pre-production solid-state drives

Chipmaker shows off solid-state drives that will ship later this year, while an Intel fellow describes his "addiction" to the drives.
(Posted in Nanotech: The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)
April 2, 2008 5:10 PM PDT

Details emerge on Lenovo's Atom-based handheld

At the Intel Developer Forum in Shanghai, the device first seen at CES is outed as the IdeaPad U8 mobile Internet device.
(Posted in News Blog by Erica Ogg)
April 2, 2008 10:39 AM PDT

Apple unlikely to get up and Atom

Intel's latest chip is a big step forward, but Apple has enough on its plate without designing around Atom's low-power-but-not-low-enough specs.
(Posted in One More Thing by Tom Krazit)
April 2, 2008 10:56 AM PDT

Intel's Live Large vision for mobile phones

The Carry Small Live Large plan focuses on sensors and is one of the company's "four or five big bets" for upcoming tech trends.
(From ZDNet Australia)
April 2, 2008 8:28 AM PDT

Intel trots out wireless chips, discusses eight cores

Company unveils the Atom at developer forum in Shanghai. First chips based around Nehalem, a new chip architecture for desktops, notebooks, and servers, will come out this year.
(Posted in News Blog by Carl-Gustav Linden)
April 1, 2008 10:39 PM PDT

Intel cracks open Atom-based MID

An Intel mobile guy does a superficial teardown of an Atom-processor-based mobile Internet device. Plus: Atom specs.
(Posted in Nanotech: The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)
April 1, 2008 11:55 PM PDT

At IDF Shanghai, Intel's vision of chips

In addition to processor-centric topics, Intel will use its developer forum in China to push its notion of a connection nirvana.
(Posted in Nanotech: The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)
April 1, 2008 1:45 PM PDT

Intel says we're close to a very cool future for mobile devices

In Shanghai this week, Intel will share news about its research into extending the intelligence of mobile devices. It's still a work in progress, but things are getting interesting.
(Posted in Coop's Corner by Charles Cooper)
March 31, 2008 5:00 PM PDT

Shanghai IDF: That difficult first day...

Rupert Goodwins of ZDNet UK gets acquainted with his new surroundings, from the construction sites to the action on the streets.
(From ZDNet UK)
March 30, 2008 11:54 AM PDT

Updated: 10:13 AM PDT