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Intel CEO Paul Otellini said a number of interesting things while explaining away $11.1 billion dollars, as did Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in a post–Windows Phone 7 launch interview with CNET, but the pair individually touched on a common theme — both desire to beat down the iPad, and both believe that Intel’s Oak Trail chip might make a suitable club. Though Ballmer said that Microsoft partners would have tablets this holiday season, before Oak Trail is done, he called out the “enhancement” the new chips would bring to the Windows tablet experience, calling Oak Trail specifically “an important part of our roadmap.” Meanwhile, Intel’s Otellini explained just how much Chipzilla will bank on the touchscreen slates to come, saying that Intel will “utilize all of the assets at our disposal to win this segment” and calling the tablet market a viable third business alongside PCs and netbooks. “You will see Intel solutions that run on Windows, Android and MeeGo operating systems across a variety of form factors and price points,” he said, and suggested that Oak Trail silicon would lead the charge.

You can read the other interesting things both men said at our source links, but there is one more we’ll call out now: Otellini said that Intel intends to integrate the recently-acquired Infineon’s 3G and LTE wireless capabilities directly into Atom processors for tablets and phones, starting in about three years.

Intel and Microsoft CEOs give iPad a nod, plan to kill it dead with Oak Trail next year originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 13 Oct 2010 02:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Ready for another Atom-powered, Windows 7 tablet? Of course you are! Australia-based Tegatech has just announced the October 12 global launch of its 10.1-inch Tega v2. So, what is it exactly? With a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N455 CPU, 1GB of RAM and 16/32/64GB SSD options, it sounds like your run-of-the-mill Win 7 tablet, though it does have a capacitive touchscreen and accelerometer — facts that make it superior to the Nav 9 we just reviewed. It’ll also ship with Windows 7 Home Premium, but interestingly there are Android 1.6 drivers on the company’s site as well as a dual-boot manual. That, along with a dedicated Ctrl+Alt+Del button, certainly makes it a bit different than the others. No word on international pricing just yet, but those details ought to be flowing from the Land Down Under soon.

Tegatech announces global launch of Tega v2, alerts us to its existence originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 04 Oct 2010 13:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’ll freely admit how smitten we are with Dell‘s concept, the Inspiron Duo. While it’s supposedly coming to retail by the end of the year, it’s so special that every time we spy new photos or video footage of it, we watch joyfully. Of course, Intel doesn’t need to watch from afar, as demonstrated in a new video — they simply asked Dell’s Inspiron Product Marketer, Dave Zavelson to show it off on film. The Duo, in case you’ve been hiding under a rock since before IDF, is a 10-inch netbook with a swivel screen which enables you to use it as a sort of tablet… you know, those things that everybody’s cranking out these days. It also boasts a dual-core Atom N550 CPU and Windows 7 Home Premium. Regardless, we still haven’t heard any pricing or definite availability info yet, but the video is below.

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Dell Inspiron Duo hybrid netbook / tablet stars in another film originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 18 Sep 2010 19:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Don’t blink — you might just mistake ViewSonic‘s new G Tablet for the ViewPad that we handled back at IFA. This guy, however, packs a very different list of internal specifications in a 10-inch tablet form factor that’s beginning to look all too familiar. Showcased for the first time last night in New York City, this guy dumps Intel’s Atom in favor of NVIDIA’s Tegra 2, and rather than booting a pair of operating systems, it relies solely on Android 2.2 — a mobile OS that Google has specifically said isn’t tailored for use on slates. At any rate, there’s also 1GB of RAM, a 1024 x 600 resolution panel, USB / HDMI, 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, 16GB of storage, a 1.3 megapixel camera and a chassis that measures 9.96- x 6.5- x 0.5-inches. We’re told that it handled 1080p media without any trouble, and while the capacitive touchpanel was deemed “beautiful,” the ultra glossy coating will certainly turn off those who plan to visit the great outdoors. It’s expected to hit shelves in October with a lofty $529 retail price, and with that, we’ll simply wish it the best of luck and point you to the video past the break.

Continue reading ViewSonic outs 10-inch G Tablet: Android 2.2, NVIDIA Tegra 2 on the inside

ViewSonic outs 10-inch G Tablet: Android 2.2, NVIDIA Tegra 2 on the inside originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You may not expect a company like Ericsson to be making ways at Intel’s Developer Forum, but that’s exactly what’s going down today in the City by the Bay. First up is the second generation F3307 mobile broadband module, which was designed to bring the goodness of 3G to upcoming Oak Trail tablets. It’ll come pre-certified with the planet’s largest HSPA networks, and we’re told that it’s engineered to sip (read: not gulp) energy while regaining connections just moments after a device snaps out of sleep mode. More interesting, however, is the October-bound F5521gw, which is hailed as the world’s first embedded mobile broadband module “specifically designed for notebooks and other consumer electronics to support 21Mbps HSPA Evolution networks.” The real kicker, however, is that it’s interoperable with Intel Anti-Theft Technology, which enables an encrypted SMS to remotely disable the host machine… even when the OS isn’t running. Hit the source links for all the nitty-gritty, or hop on past the break for the highlights.

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Ericsson’s new mobile broadband modules: one for Oak Trail tablets, one supports remote kill originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Sep 2010 13:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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