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MIDs to bring Linux to Asia-Pacific
News Mobile Internet devices are expected to gain popularity in Asia, and will help bring Linux to mainstream consumers in the region, says analyst.
Tags: Processors, Development/design, Linux desktop OS, ARM, Intel Corp., Mobile, Asia-Pacific, Ubuntu, MIDs, Intel Atom
Intel talks Linux, netbooks and rivalry with ARM
Insight newsmaker Intel's Imad Sousou discusses the evolution of the Moblin Linux distribution at recent Open Source in Mobile conference.
Tags: Mobile processors, Development/design, Mobile platforms, Open Source, ARM, Google Inc., Intel Corp., Operating System, Experience, Moblin
Ultra-mobile devices to reach 200M by 2013
News Shipments of machines such as Netbooks and mobile Internet devices, will jump 20-fold over five years to generate US$27 billion in revenues, new report shows.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Development/design, Mobile, Market, ABI Research, Notebook, research analyst, handset, principal analyst, notebook computer
Nvidia talks up Tegra for Android
News Nvidia now supports the Android operating system on its Tegra computer-on-a-chip processors, the manufacturer announced at Mobile World Congress.
Tags: Mobile processors, Open source, Qualcomm Inc., NVidia Corp., Internet Device, Video, SDK, operating system, 1080p, Tegra
Intel partners with LG on mobile Internet devices
News Intel and LG will team up to build the first mobile Internet devices using a new chip made by Intel.
Tags: Handhelds, Mobile/Wireless, Processors, Mobile processors, Open source, Intel Corp., Mobile, Smart Phone, Device, Mobile Internet Device
War of 300M devices will be won on software
News Software and content--not hardware--are key smartphone battlegrounds in the years ahead, as these devices become Web-centric and highly personalized mobile PCs, says report.
Tags: Handhelds, Smart phones, Web 2.0, Mobile, Smart Phone, ABI Research, Juniper Networks Inc., Mobile Internet Device, Internet Device, software
Hardware vendors unveil Atom-based mobile devices
News update Ten hardware makers unveil mobile Internet devices based on Intel's new ultra-small Atom chip. Products expected to launch by third-quarter 2008.
Tags: Development/design, Mobile processors, Mobile/Wireless
Wallem sails the high seas
Insight Maritime industry is undergoing a makeover, with more changes expected in mobile broadband communications, says Wallem CIO Patrick Slesinger.
Tags: IT Management, Mobile/Wireless, Web services, Outsourcing, IT outsourcing, IT budgeting
Intel: Streamlined mobile Internet will 'disappear'
News Browsing the Web from a mobile phone is not a viable long-term option for users as it is too unsatisfactory an experience, says Intel exec.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Browser, Web sites, Mobile platforms
Atom-based iPhone reportedly confirmed
News An Intel executive from its German operation has confirmed that Apple plans to introduce an iPhone featuring the Atom processor, a ZDNet Asia sister site reports.
Tags: Development/design, Mobile processors, Intel Corp., Mobile, Smart Phone, Intel Atom, processor, Munich, career, managing director
Intel to focus on low power
News CEO of the world's largest chipmaker wants hardware developers thinking about graphics and low-power applications.
Tags: Mobile processors, Processors, Multiprocessor servers
Intel makes new mobile moves
News Chip giant will ship its WiMax-enabled mobile platform next month; unveils plans for new ultramobile processor dubbed "Silverthorne".
Tags: Processors, Mobile/Wireless, Mobile processors
Mobile minitablets still grounded despite new tech
News Whether you call it a UMPC, an MID or a minitablet, it's way too early--and far from certain--that you'll ever call it a success.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Handhelds, Mobile/Wireless, Mobile platforms
Room for other devices alongside mobiles
News Even though mobile phones are getting more sophisticated, other portable devices will continue to reach parts of the market that phones cannot, says IDC.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Development/design, Web sites, SMB, Mobile, India, International Data Corp., Chip, phone, hard drive
Mature markets embrace low-cost PCs
News The devices, though targeted at education in emerging markets, are expected to see demand picking up in mature economies across a broader audience.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, SMB, Processors, Sales strategy
