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Intel outs Performance Tuning Protection Plan

Shane McGlaun, Jan 19th 2012 Discuss [1]

If you know a geek that is into overclocking with Intel processors, take the time and check on them now. It's highly likely that upon hearing about Intel's new insurance plans they could have nerdgasm and pass out. Historically, if you overclocked the processor you picked up at retail for a roll your own gaming rig you were on your own if the processor died due to your tweaking. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Windows 8 Tablet hardware requirements posted in full

Chris Burns, Jan 18th 2012 Discuss [3]

It's time to get powerful with your Windows 8 tablet, developers, as manufacturers are today having the hardware requirements laid out for them for the tablets they're all starting to make for the seasons of love inside 2012. While we've seen a few Windows 8 tablets already, none of them have been consumer ready, so as Microsoft lays down the law here for future devices wanting to run Windows 8 officially, the races have begun. Five buttons, for starters, will need to physically appear on the device for it to be a true Windows 8 device. Read The Full Story

Samsung Series 7 Gaming Laptop packs 3D in eye-watering case

Chris Davies, Jan 17th 2012 Discuss [0]

All eyes were on Samsung's ultrabook drive at CES last week, so attention-grabbing we managed to miss a canary-yellow gaming notebook. The Samsung Series 7 Gaming Laptop wears its abilities on its (brightly colored) sleeve, the lurid shell hiding an Intel Core i7 quadcore processor paired with up to 2TB of storage space and up to 16GB of memory. Read The Full Story

AMD Trinity ultrathins to undercut ultrabook by $200

Chris Davies, Jan 17th 2012 Discuss [0]

AMD's challenge to Intel's Ultrabook push, the AMD Trinity series of APUs, will drop in June and undercut its rival by as much as 20-percent, according to information from notebook manufacturers. The new models - of which around 20 AMD-based ultrabook-equivalents are expected this year, claim DigiTimes' sources - will be $100-$200 cheaper than comparable Ivy Bridge notebooks. Read The Full Story

Windows 8 tablet drawbacks mount: ARM locked-down, x86 overpriced

Chris Davies, Jan 16th 2012 Discuss [39]

Windows 8 is shaping up to be the best OS Microsoft has had in years, but limitations around ARM-based tablets and concerns over x86-based model pricing could sour the platform's launch later this year. Microsoft has mandated that ARM Windows 8 machines - expected to be the bulk of low-cost Windows 8 tablets - must have their Secure Boot system locked down, ComputerWorld reports, or in order words users must not be allowed to load non-Windows platforms onto ARM hardware. Read The Full Story

Samsung merging bada with Tizen for smartphone push

Chris Davies, Jan 16th 2012 Discuss [5]

Samsung has announced plans to merge its homegrown bada smartphone platform with open-source Tizen, a collaborative OS integrating Nokia-reject MeeGo, with the first Samsung Tizen devices tipped for release this year. "We have an effort that will merge bada and Tizen" Tae-Jin Kang, Senior Vice President of Samsung's Contents Planning Team told Forbes at CES 2012 last week. Tizen will show up on "at least one to two" Samsung phones in 2012, Kang confirmed; earlier this month, details leaked on the Samsung I9500, believed to run the new platform. Read The Full Story

CES Live

Intel sticks with Netbooks, touts full package mobile proposition

Chris Burns, Jan 12th 2012 Discuss [1]

At our meeting this week with Intel's Mark Miller and John Wallace, we spoke primarily about mobile, and as the conversation moved beyond smartphones and tablets and laptops came up, it was the word Netbook that got our attention. What Miller had to say about the Netbook as it stands today is not that it's time to be done with that classification of device even though more powerful mobile devices are on the rise. Instead the task, he said, was to show consumers what the difference between the types of devices are so that they can make an informed decision. Read The Full Story

Intel dedicates itself a more diverse mobile future

Chris Burns, Jan 12th 2012 Discuss [0]

Late in the week on the fourth full day of CES 2012, we got the opportunity to sit down with Intel's Mark Miller to speak about Medfield, Clover Trail, and the future of mobile computing in the Intel environment. What Intel intends on bringing to the market is not just powerful devices such as tablets, but these devices with elements of differentiation in the silicon itself rather than in the device's specifications. With both Medfield and Clover Trail in the works for Android and Windows 8, Intel is aiming to take on the mobile world with a vengeance. Read The Full Story

Intel considers iPhone and Windows Phones for Medfield chips

Rue Liu, Jan 12th 2012 Discuss [1]

Intel has already struck a deal with Lenovo and Motorola for its smartphone chips, focusing the first batch on Android devices. Although Apple is unlikely to pick up Intel in lieu of its own proprietary A series processors, Intel isn't ruling out iOS for its Medfield chips and says it's been "talking to everybody." Intel also considers Windows Phones, but says its a conscious decision at the moment to focus on Android. Read The Full Story

Intel smartphone chip only “roughly good enough” says ARM

Chris Davies, Jan 12th 2012 Discuss [4]

Intel's Atom Z2460 should get the company "a few smartphone design wins" chipset stalwart ARM has conceded, but insists that the Medfield processors set to show up in Motorola and Lenovo handsets are only "roughly good enough for mobile phones." ARM regards the company as "a serious competitor" CEO Warren East told Reuters at CES this week, but pointed to the fact that Intel's underwhelming track record in power-efficient processors is likely to undermine its success. Read The Full Story

Columns

The Real Ultrabook Challenge: Forgetting the MacBook Air

Chris Davies, Jan 12th 2012 Discuss [26]

Ultrabooks have undoubtedly been the star of CES 2012 this week – heck, we counted up the top contenders and found almost a dozen – but the slimline notebooks’ challenge is more than just shedding pounds and squeezing in as big a display as possible. For all Intel’s hard work pushing the trademark, and its manufacturer partners’ efforts coming up with their own slimline machines, the biggest threat to ultrabook success wasn’t even shown at CES. Apple’s MacBook Air.

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Featured

CES 2012 Smartphone Round-Up

Chris Davies, Jan 11th 2012 Discuss [11]

If Ultrabooks have been one of the key themes at CES 2012 this week, then smartphones have to be close behind: Motorola, Samsung, Sony and more have all rolled out new handsets to whet our cellular appetites. AT&T has pushed ahead with its eight-strong LTE range, including Nokia’s first 4G Windows Phone, while Intel has also staged its long-awaited push into smartphones. It’s enough to give anyone a headache, so read on for the SlashGear CES 2012 smartphone round-up.