ColumnsMIDs: PDA 3.0? OMG!
Posted 07/17/08 at 05:34:53 PM by Tom Halfhill
Intel’s strategy for Atom processors and WiMAX hinges partly on a new class of handheld computers called mobile Internet devices (MIDs). Larger than cellphones but smaller than subnotebook PCs, MIDs are supposed to make the Internet available anytime, anywhere.
Actually, MIDs aren’t new. They’re the third major attempt to establish the nebulous product category of personal digital assistants (PDAs). Hit the jump for a history lesson, and read what challenges need to be overcome.
ColumnsAnother One Bites the Dust
Posted 06/30/08 at 02:10:48 PM by Tom Halfhill
Will they never learn? Another start-up hoping to compete with mighty Intel has crashed, sending some 200 engineers to the unemployment line and squandering about $74 million from disgruntled investors. Montalvo Systems, originally named MemoryLogix, is now just another smoking crater in Silicon Valley.
Hit the jump for the full scoop on another chip maker who coulda been a contendah.
ColumnsFast Forward: Intel's Atom: the Smallest x86
Posted 05/14/08 at 04:42:06 PM by Tom Halfhill
Intel's Atom has low power consumption, full x86 compatibility, and good performance.
FROM THE ARCHIVEFast Forward: Transmeta's Rebirth
Posted 01/30/08 at 03:18:04 PM by Tom Halfhill
A new lease on life working with its former competitors.
FROM THE ARCHIVEFast Forward: AMD's Odd Phenom
Posted 12/23/07 at 12:43:05 PM by Tom Halfhill
What's so weird about
FROM THE ARCHIVEFast Forward: The Future of CPU Integration
Posted 12/05/07 at 04:07:26 PM by Tom Halfhill
Code-named Niagara, Sun's new server processor boasts 8 64-bit processor cores and a slew of other features. This is where the future's headed.
FROM THE ARCHIVEFast Forward: Is AMD Running out of Gas?
Posted 11/16/07 at 12:58:34 PM by Tom Halfhill
AMD needs to recover, for the sake of the industry's future.
FROM THE ARCHIVEFast Forward: Out-of-the-Box Experience
Posted 10/29/07 at 07:28:43 PM by Tom Halfhill
Since when is setting up an off-the-shelf system trickier than building your own? Since now, apparently.
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