samedi 28 décembre 2013

Intel Salt Bay Android phone prototype benched





Over the past year or so Intel shipped around quite a few phone prototypes to its R&D centres around the globe, including Salt Bay and Red Hook Bay devices. Red Hook Bay benchmarks appeared a year ago and the device was Medfield based, but nothing became of it.



Source Intel Salt Bay Android phone prototype benched

vendredi 20 décembre 2013

Geeksphone Revolution Specs Revealed





Last month Spanish smartphone maker Geeksphone teased an upcoming device called the Geeksphone Revolution that is reportedly capable of running Android or Firefox OS. Back then little information was revealed regarding it with only the teaser message “The revolution is coming.



Source Geeksphone Revolution Specs Revealed

Geeksphone makes the Intel switch with Revolution phone





Yup, the upcoming Geeksphone Revolution, a handset that'll run either Google's Android or Mozilla's Firefox OS, uses an Intel processor. Specifically Geeksphone Revolution will employ a 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z2560 processor when it ships in the first quarter of 2014, the Spanish company said Friday.



Source Geeksphone makes the Intel switch with Revolution phone

mardi 17 décembre 2013

D3, S0ix, and other Bay Trail tricks Intel's using to be a device player again





Summary: A worldwide effort, led in part by Intel Israel, helped developed a long-life, high performance processor that is now in dozens of devices. It's no secret, say Intel officials, that the company missed the boat when it came to tablets, which are now outselling laptops.



Source D3, S0ix, and other Bay Trail tricks Intel's using to be a device player again

jeudi 5 décembre 2013

Before Apple's iPad, there was the Intel IPAD. Seriously.





The iPad is universally known as one of the most coveted consumer electronics devices on the market. But have you heard of the IPAD? That would be Intel's botched attempt at building a tablet -- which nearly came out roughly a decade before Apple unveiled its first iPad.



Source Before Apple's iPad, there was the Intel IPAD. Seriously.

HP's Low-Cost 7-Inch Android Tablet Back at Walmart for $99





Walmart introduced HP’s Mesquite tablet last week on Black Friday, offering the Intel-powered slate for just $89 in a one-day-only promotion. Now, the device is back and retailing for just $100, though that’s with a $30 discount down from its full price of $129.



Source HP's Low-Cost 7-Inch Android Tablet Back at Walmart for $99

mardi 3 décembre 2013

Intel expected to ship 30 million tablet processors in 2014





Intel's tablet processor shipments for 2014 are expected to reach only 30 million units, accounting for about 10% of total tablet processor shipments and lower than the company's forecasted 40 million units as demand for Windows 8.



Source Intel expected to ship 30 million tablet processors in 2014