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Articles tagged with: Intel and Netbooks
Will Netbook Boom End When Economy Recovers?
As consumers' disposable incomes dwindle, they are flocking to buy low-cost netbook PCs, driving global shipments up by 68.5 percent in 2009 and by a whopping 2,424 percent in 2008, according to iSuppli. However, as economic conditions improve in 2010 and beyond, shipment growth inevitably will fall from these stratospheric levels. more
Related Tags: netbook, isuppli, driving, chipset, display, nvidia
Intel Unleashes Atom Bomb on the Competition in 2008
intel gained share in the global microprocessor during every quarter of 2008, partly due to the success of its Atom chip in the emerging netbook sector, according to iSuppli Corp. more
Related Tags: advanced-micro-devices, amd, isuppli, tim, netbook, notebook, micro-devices
Strong Mini-Note PC Demand Expected to Buoy Notebook Market in 2009
Despite what is looking to be a rather dismal year for the PC industry as a whole, mini-note PCs, or netbooks, are forecast to grow at more than 65% Y/Y in 2009, while the "traditional" notebook PC market is forecast to grow at just 3% in 2009, according to a DisplaySearch report. more
Related Tags: apple, lte, ovi, netbook, displaysearch, acer, notebook, display
Android based Netbooks to Emerge in 2009
Opinion by Laurent Lachal, Ovum Open Source Research Director
Upwards view: Linux is losing ground
The upwards view of netbooks starts with netbooks and looks up to laptops. It
leads to two conclusions. First, the laptop market is becoming increasingly
complex, with market segments catered for by a growing variety of low-cost
netbooks and laptops. Second, after a strong start, Linux netbooks have now been
overtaken by Windows netbooks and Linux is lagging increasingly behind in terms
of sales - although Linux's performance in the netbook segment is still
outstanding compared to its overall performance in the desktop market.
more
Related Tags: android, google, windows-mobile, semiconductor, smartphone, apple, ipod, smartphones, wind, ovum, netbook, mobile-internet, freescale-semiconductor, asus, open-source, operating-system, windows, freescale, linux, laptop, os
LG Electronics, Intel Collaborate on Future Mobile Internet Device
LG Electronics and intel have announced a collaboration around mobile Internet devices (MIDs) based on intel's MID hardware platform, codenamed "Moorestown," and Linux-based Moblin v2.0 software platform. The LG device is expected to be one of the first Moorestown designs to market. more
Related Tags: 3g, edge, ericsson, mobile-broadband, lg, lg-electronics, battery, memory, smart, linux, moblin, os, 3g-network, cell-phone
Industry Big Guns with no Bullets to Fire
After a devastating end to 2008, the future is looking bleak. At the start of 2009 the mobile industry is starting to implement strategic job cuts and closing of overseas offices. This is just the beginning. The New Year started with Nortel Networks filing for Chapter 11. Many companies are not far behind. The question remains: how will some of the largest blue chip companies fare this year? Based on recent findings, Frost & Sullivan expects several firms to have a tough time fighting this year's projected internal and external challenges. more
Related Tags: android, google, sony-ericsson, 3g, microsoft, nokia, iphone, samsung, wimax, mobile-wimax, motorola, eu, apple, ict, edge, wind, ericsson, nortel, ovi, compete, sony, touch-screen, wimax,, operating-system, windows, 700mhz, chipset, ces, target, razr
Qualcomm Aiming at Intel's Market
Qualcomm is aiming to move into the territory dominated by the likes of intel with its Snapdragon chipset platform which is aimed at the mini-laptops more commonly known as netbooks. However, intel itself is also increasingly moving into the mobile device market, so Qualcomm faces both an opportunity and a risk. more
Related Tags: android, google, microsoft, smartphone, qualcomm, wind, snapdragon, asus, smart, windows, linux, chipset
Ultra-Mobile Device Market Becoming Processor Battleground
The processor vendors supplying chips for UMDs (ultra-mobile devices) are playing a pivotal role in how this market is shaping up. X86-based processors are well entrenched in the PC world and ARM-based processors are well entrenched in the handset world. more
Related Tags: abi-research, compete, mobile-internet
Intel and the WiMAX Forum Working on Affordable WiMAX Devices for India
At a recent conference, Sriram Viswanathan, intel vice president and general manager of the WiMAX Program Office, announced that the company is working with Indian service providers and device manufacturers to help bring WiMAX-ready notebooks and netbooks to the India market segment mid-2009. Additional information on specific OEM systems and devices will be announced in the coming months. more
Related Tags: wimax, wimax-forum, bsnl, oem, open-patent-alliance, wireless-broadband, testing, interoperability, patent, digital-divide, auction
Multi-Mode WiMAX-LTE Chips to Hit Markets in 2009
2009 will see the introduction of a new class of wireless communications chip that features dual-mode support for both WiMAX and LTE, according to ABI Research. The thrust of demand for such chips comes from those wireless device makers seeking to reduce the number of their SKUs; they will welcome the economies of scale that come from creating devices that support both 4G standards. more
Related Tags: wimax, vodafone, abi-research, lte, kddi, 4g, usb, dual-mode
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