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We all know what educational computers are: PCs specially designed for the learning sector or for under developer countries. We've covered a little bit the subject here and at CES 2012 there were some new models launched by CTL and Lenovo, a newly interested manufacturer in this segment.CTL had two 2go Classmate PC models, the convertible tablet NL3 and the more 'classic' laptop design E12. Both are rugged computers meant to withstand some punishment from the kids that'll use them. Power com...

Intel has promised a long time ago it's going to enter the CPU market for mobile devices like tables and smartphones, and at CES 2012 it delivered the working prototype of Lenovo K2110, a 10 inch Android 4.0 ICS tablet powered by the Atom Z2460 single-core 1.6 GHz processor, together with the GMA600 graphics chip. Battery life under normal conditions is said to be around 10 hours, so Intel might have reached the sweet spot here with the new silicone (as always, we'll have to put these claims to ...

After yesterday's Window 8 developer demo it's time for Intel to showcase it's Honeycomb tablet prototype based on the Medfield platform at IDF 2011 (Intel Developer Forum). Since Microsoft is opening the window for ARM chips it's normal for Intel to try and get into the traditional ARM territory, which are tablets and smartphones.We don't know too much about the reference Medfield Honeycomb tablet, except it seems roughly the same size and thickness (8.9 mm) as the slimmest Android tablets ...

Traditionally desktop operating systems use x86 architecture and mobile devices like tablets and smartphones are reserved for ARM chips. That's going to change next year once Windows 8 debuts, an operating system that's going to work together with x86 and ARM platforms. Apparently Android will make this step sooner, in January 2012, when the Gingerbread 2.3 version is supposed to arrive for Intel's Atom E6xx series CPU.We know this because Intel made an official announcement past days. This ...

Currently the tablet market is dominated by ARM chips produced by Qualcomm, Texas Instruments and Nvidia. It's clear that the two major players in the desktop market, AMD and Intel, are interested in the overgrowing tablet niche, so finally we have word from them about future chipse plans that will materialize starting next year. Some of the info in this post was confirmed officially, some was leaked in various presentations, so things can change in time, not that it will affect you too much. ...

Since Nokia announced its partnership with Microsoft earlier this year the new battle map has pushed Intel out of the tablet race. Why? Because now Intel has no partners to help with the software development of MeeGo, a Linux based US that was meant to be used in devices like tablets and netbooks with Intel chips inside. And since Windows 8 won't make an appearance officially until next year (and there's no info about Microsoft's interface for tablets) so for Intel this means acting fast and do ...

I still remember the Atom  netbooks from 2-3 years ago breaking battery life records that were unthinkable for laptops before. It's not unusual today to buy a netbook that lasts you at least 8 hours of real 'work', but there's one problem: an Atom CPU is so slow that you won't be able to work so efficiently like you would on a normal laptop. Intel is aware of this problem and tries to make things right (or better, if you will) by introducing the Atom Z670 CPU from the new Oak Trail platform whi...

Let's do a little recap before jumping into the demo of MeeGo user interface, as it was presented by Intel at MWC. MeeGo is a special OS for mobile devices based on Linux developed by Intel and Nokia. That was until last week, when Nokia bailed out of this agreement and embraced Windows Phone 7 from Microsoft. Despite this shortcoming, Intel is dedicated to bring MeeGo to market, as it has demonstrated the latest user interface version (v1.2) on several devices at MWC 2011.I have to say that...

Intel is definitely one of the biggest chip manufacturers in the world and they have plans like all big companies to cake over the world in each possible segment where chips can be sold. We know Intel targeted the smartphone race with its Atom chips on Moorestown platform, but till today they didn't have success in launching a phone with their own chips inside. That doesn't mean that Intel is retreating from the race, which company's CEO Paul Otellini said it's more like a marathon than a sprint...

Even if Intel's Atom CPUs are not really designed for more than netbooks, there were quite a few slate tablets in 2010 that have used the Atom CPU for their daily run, even if that meant slow performance and low battery life compared to Android slates of the iPad. Intel is definitely in the tablet game and doesn't show like it's going to quite anytime soon, as sources just confirmed the next gen Atom platform, called Oak Trail, will be available to consumers as early as Q1 2011 in tablets from m...