Sep 26
Intel’s CEO Paul Otellini is creating a bit of a stir for Microsoft. Bloomberg reports that he’s been telling employees in Taiwan that Windows 8 is being released before it’s fully ready. More »
Sep 25
If you’ve been waiting anxiously for the release of Windows 8 come late October, it might not be as great as you dreamed it would be. Intel CEO Paul Otellini told fellow employees that Windows 8 is being released before it’s ready for the masses. Otellini said that improvements still need to be made before Microsoft officially releases it to consumers.
Intel has been working closely with Microsoft on its development of Windows 8, so Otellini has a little bit of authority when it comes to the subject, but while he said that the new OS is being released before it’s ready, he clarified that it’s a good move for Microsoft to make improvements to Windows 8 after it ships.
We’re not really sure what improvements this entails, nor do we know how these updates will make its way to the OS exactly or even when they’ll arrive. However, they’ll most likely deliver any bug fixes through their Windows Update service, and may even release update packs similar to Service Packs that we saw in Windows XP and Windows 7.
We can’t say we’re surprised at Otellini’s comments. It’s usually common for company’s to release software that technically still has bugs in it, whether they’re known or unknown. However, if you’ve played around with the latest Windows 8 Preview, then you’ll know that Microsoft will most likely be okay to launch Windows 8 in October without any major problems.
[via The Verge]
Intel CEO claims Windows 8 is being released with bugs is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Sep 24
Intel’s first LTE-capable Medfield smartphone chips are in the pipeline, along with multicore versions of the processor, with the first examples due before the end of 2012. Intel will be “shipping some LTE products later this year and ramping into 2013″ director of product marketing Sumeet Syal told TechCrunch, and in the meantime the company is working on fettling more Android apps to suit the x86 architecture.
That software hiccup could be a headache to Intel and its manufacturer partners, with devices like the freshly announced Motorola RAZR i unable to run certain software available through Google’s Play store. Google’s own Chrome browser, for instance, currently won’t work on the RAZR i, though Motorola has confirmed it should be functional by the time the midrange smartphone actually reaches the market.
“We’re not quoting any numbers” Syal says, “but the majority of all the apps we’ve tested work just fine.” The company’s team responsible for software has been working “constantly round the clock to make sure that all these apps work” and the number of compatible titles increases every day.
As for multicore, initially that will mean dualcore Medfield, with Intel not ready to talk about quadcore Atom processors for phones as yet. Intel, though, is in no great rush Syal insists, content with its hyper threading system that milks two threads out of a single core.
“You have to take a look at how many instructions per clock can the architecture handle — our belief is that others are throwing cores at the issue in terms of getting more performance. We make that determination based on our architecture so we felt very comfortable coming out with a single core dual-threaded for our first product, and as we’re able to get more and more performance in the right implementation of the architecture we believe putting in dual-core would be the right thing for our next generation product” Sumeet Syal, Intel
Timelines for the dualcore Medfield versions have not been revealed yet, and nor has Intel disclosed when the first Atom-based smartphones might arrive in the US.
Intel: LTE Medfield by end of 2012 plus dualcore incoming is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Sep 24
Intel’s curious decision to shun the US and release Medfield-powered smartphones in India, China, Russia and the UK might be because of those countries’ underdeveloped levels of LTE. Marketing chief Sumeet Syal told TechCrunch that its current-generation x86 system-on-chip won’t support the standard, but a modem solution will arrive at the end of the year — with production ramping up in 2013. He also let slip to the site that a replacement dual-core platform will arrive shortly, claiming they’ll benefit from Intel’s hyper threading know-how. Syal said that Santa Clara is “comfortable” with its progress just months after entering the smartphone space but declined to discuss numbers — for which we’ll have to wait for the Q3 earnings call in October to find out how well (or not) Intel’s mobile ambitions are going.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile
Intel reveals Quad-Core, LTE-capable mobile chips are on the way originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 Sep 2012 07:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Sep 21
UK pricing begins to filter out for Motorola’s Intel-powered RAZR i smartphone
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Soon after it’s unveiling, the Intel-based RAZR i showed up in Clove‘s listings with a SIM-free price of £342, and now it looks as if a few more outlets are pushing pricing details to the world. Expected to storm the UK in October, the phone should ship to Virgin Media customers for around £23 per month on its Premiere Tariff, while T-Mobilers will be able to score one for £0 to £31 per month depending on the contract. All told, not too shabby for the world’s first 2GHz Atom-backed Android phone, and if you’re eager to push all of this iPhone 5 stuff aside, at least you know precisely how many quid to save up between now and next month.
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UK pricing begins to filter out for Motorola’s Intel-powered RAZR i smartphone originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sep 20
Linux Foundation forms Automotive Grade Workgroup, aims to open-source your ride with Tizen
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It doesn’t take much driving to notice that many in-car infotainment systems are custom-built and locked down tight. The Linux Foundation sees it differently and wants our cars to embrace the same notions of common roots and open code that we’d find in an Ubuntu box. Its newly-formed Automotive Grade Linux Workgroup is transforming Tizen into a reference platform that car designers can use for the center stack, or even the instrument cluster. The promise is to both optimize a Linux variant for cars and provide the same kind of years-long support that we’d expect for the drivetrain. Technology heavy-hitters like Intel, Harman, NVIDIA, Samsung and TI form the core of the group, although there are already automakers who’ve signaled their intentions: Jaguar Land Rover, Nissan and Toyota are all part of the initial membership. We don’t know how soon we’ll be booting into Tizen on the morning commute, but we’d expect in-car systems to take a step forward — just as long as we don’t have to recompile our car’s OS kernel.
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Linux Foundation forms Automotive Grade Workgroup, aims to open-source your ride with Tizen originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Sep 20
HP isn’t all about new notebooks today; the company also has a meaty new ENVY desktop along with a super-skinny Full HD LCD display. The HP ENVY Phoenix h9 offers a choice of Intel Ivy Bridge processors and either AMD or NVIDIA graphics, with a choice of regular hard-drive or SSD storage, and an illuminated case which the company claims looks “armor-plated” but which we reckon has a touch of the fish gills about it.
Still, you get internal space for three drives, with tool-free bays and re-configured cable routing for boosted airflow around the chassis. Liquid cooling is an option, as is an ExpressCache SSD for curtailed boot times and app loading, and there’s Beats Audio branding too.
As for the HP x2401 display, that comes in at 24-inches with Full HD resolution, but its real appeal is its thickness – or lack of. It measures a mere 11mm deep, and can be stripped of its easel desk-stand for wall mounting.
Ports include DisplayPort and HDMI, and HP sensibly quotes both a proper contrast ratio (5,000:1) along with the near-meaningless 10,000,000:1 dynamic ratio, something rival firms could definitely learn from. There’ll also be a business version, the HP L2401x.
The HP ENVY Phoenix m9 will go on sale October 26, priced from $899. Meanwhile, the HP x2401 will arrive November 7, priced at $249, while its commercial counterpart will be $10 more but land two days earlier.
HP ENVY Phoenix m9 PC gets super-slim 11mm x2401 Full HD display pairing is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Sep 20
HP has outed a new range of lightweight notbeooks, kicking off with the metal-clad HP ENVY m4 thin-and-light, and including the Sleekbook 14 and 15 for the mainstream. The ENVY m4 slots a choice of Intel Core i3/i5 processors inside its aluminum casing, paired with up to 8GB of RAM and a 1,366 x 768 display; HP tells us we can expect up to eight hours.
There’s also a choice of SSD or HDD storage, the option of a backlit keyboard, and integrated optical drive, and an HD webcam. Intel WiDi wireless display streaming is supported, and there’s both stereo speakers and a subwoofer squeezed inside, with Beats Audio branding. A fingerprint scanner in the palmrest closes out security.
The HP ENVY m4 will go on sale from October 26, priced from $899.99.
As for the Sleekbook 14 and 15 – offering, unsurprisingly, 14-inch and 15.6-inch display options, both running at HD resolution – with Intel doing processor duty on the larger model and AMD’s chips running the smaller version. HDMI, USB 3.0, and USB 2.0 connectivity, along with HD webcams and optional discrete NVIDIA graphics make up the bulk of the specs, and the larger Sleekbook 15 gets a numeric keypad too.
The HP Sleekbook 14 kicks off at $499.99, while the Sleekbook 15 starts at $559.99; both will go on sale from October 26.
HP ENVY m4 and Sleekbook 14 and 15 ultraportables revealed is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Sep 19
Intel Windows 8 tablet event on Sept 27 sees HP, Samsung and ZTE on the agenda
Posted in: Today's ChiliIntel has announced a pre-Microsoft Windows 8 tablet event later in September, gathering together a clutch of manufacturers to discuss new hardware and its upcoming Atom chips. Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Samsung and ZTE are all among the attendees, with ZTE being particularly notable as the only company of the group yet to officially announce Windows 8 intentions.
The most obvious plan for the company, which is so far better known for its phones, might be a Windows RT tablet. That would slot more readily into ZTE’s line-up, alongside its rumored Windows Phone 8 device which was teased earlier this week. However, it would also fail to fit with Intel’s CPU strategy, which will be powering full Windows 8 machines.
As for Intel’s new Atom Clover Trail, that’s part of Intel’s increased focus on mobility computing as it struggles to catch up with ARM-based chipsets. The company unveiled a 2GHz smartphone with Motorola yesterday, the RAZR i, though previous Intel-based handsets have yet to make a significant impact on the market.
We’ll know more on September 27, when Intel gathers together press and manufacturers together in the warm, loving huddle of a new technology showcase. Microsoft itself is expected to officially launch Windows 8 on October 25.
Intel Windows 8 tablet event on Sept 27 sees HP, Samsung and ZTE on the agenda is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Sep 19
Intel hosts Windows 8 tablet event next week: Dell, HP, Samsung and more in attendance
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Ahead of Microsoft’s big reveal next month, Intel’s hosting an event on September 27th, bringing together Windows 8 tablets from ASUS, Acer, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Samsung and even ZTE — a manufacturer that hasn’t yet officially revealed any plans for Windows 8. The chipmaker also promises to offer up more details on its next-generation Atom processors. We’ll be there, reporting live from the event next week.
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Intel hosts Windows 8 tablet event next week: Dell, HP, Samsung and more in attendance originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 Sep 2012 03:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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