Science

First-Ever Images Of Atoms Moving Inside Molecule

Ohio State University researchers have captured the first-ever images of atoms moving within a molecule using a novel technique that turns one of the molecules own electrons into a kind of flash bulb. The technique has yielded a new way of imaging molecules, but could one day help scientists to intimately control chemical reactions at the atomic scale.


September 14, 2011
Mobile

Android On Intel Goes Official

We already knew that there were versions of Honeycomb being written for Intel’s Atom hardware. Google and Intel are taking the relationship to the next step; all future versions of Android will run on and be optimised for Intel chips. Intel processors in Android phones. Intel processors in Android tablets. This is big.


May 31, 2011
Computing

Intel Thinks 40% Of Consumer Laptops Will Be ‘Ultrabooks’ By The End Of 2012

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Intel took the opportunity at Computex in Taipei to unveil its most recent processor roadmap today. The big news? It’s created a new category of thin, lightweight computers which it’s dubbed “Ultrabooks”, which it claims will account for 40 per cent of personal laptops by the end of 2012. Big call.


Computing

Intel Will Thin Out, Shrink In Size And Defy Moore’s Law

Intel officially let loose with a processor roadmap that’s filled with all sorts of goodies for hardware-loving geeks.


April 13, 2011
Computing

Whole New MeeGo Surfaces In Fancy Oak Trail Tablet

MeeGo sure has changed a lot since when we first got a good look at it, and regardless of how you feel about the changes, lets hope that the adjustments indicate a broad release is near. And in the meantime, let’s sit back and appreciate our first look at the Oak Trail (Atom Z670 1.5GHz processor) reference tablet that the MeeGo’s running on.


April 12, 2011
Computing

Intel’s Tablet Answer: Atom, Evolved

Intel’s inability to crack the mobile market has been a growing blemish on their record, an increasingly sore spot that’s seen the processor giant sit out the biggest new product category since the laptop. Sure, there have been tablets with Intel inside, but they’ve been solidly second-rate battery suckers. So how will intel catch up? By throwing Moore’s law out the window, and upgrading its Atom processor at unprecedented speeds.


January 6, 2011
Computing

Samsung Sliding PC 7 Series Is The Only Windows Tablet Worth Looking At

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Windows on a tablet is crap. But the Samsung Sliding PC 7 Series is the exception that proves the rule. Mostly because it has a slide out qwerty keyboard, transforming it from tablet to laptop in seconds.


August 24, 2010
Computing

Dual-Core Atom Processors Now Adding A Little Pep To Netbooks

Intel’s promised dual-core Atom processors are finally coming to a netbook near you. The N550 will help battery life a bit and may improve 720p video playback, but by all accounts it’s not going to magically turn netbooks into fully functional PCs. Still, you’re getting DDR3 memory and easier Hulu watching – two things I certainly wouldn’t turn down.


July 20, 2010
Cars

Intel Atom Joins The Bloodhound Gang

Another piece of the rocket-powered Bloodhound 1609km/h car jigsaw has popped into place, with chip-maker Intel announcing it’ll be providing the car’s brain. But rather than using the company’s top-spec chips, Bloodhound will be powered using cheap Intel Atoms.


May 5, 2010

Intel’s Atom Z6 Moorestown Chips Will Run Android And MeeGo

Intel’s new Z6XX chips under the Moorestown banner will be used in devices running Android or MeeGo, Intel and Nokia’s new OS that’s sprung from Moblin and Maemo’s loins.