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March 2008
- Intel Pushes 'Atom' Chips
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Mar 3, 08 12:20 PM CST
  
  Intel will push its tinest new chips behind the brand name Atom in an effort to create demand for two emerging types of computing devices. The Atom line includes chips already announced by the company, reports the Wall Street Journal . One, formerly known as Silverthorne, is aimed at cellphone-sized devices that Intel calls “MIDs”—mobile mobile Internet devices. More »
  
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  Intel • computer chip • microprocessors • mobile Internet • Silverthorne • Diamondville • low-end computers • Atom
February 2008
- Intel Makes Smaller, Cheaper Chip
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Feb 22, 08 1:10 PM CST
  
  Intel is working on a tiny, inexpensive microprocessor aimed at very low-end computers. Code-named Diamondville, the chip is for computers priced under $250, especially portable ones that Intel calls Netbooks. Manufacturers are creating such machines for emerging markets, as well as for industrialized countries, where they’re often bought as additional family computers, reports the Wall Street Journal . More »
  
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  Intel • computer chip • microprocessors • emerging markets • Netbooks • low-end computers • Silverthorne • Diamondville

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