The code name for one of the chips in Intel's Atom family. See Atom.
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- Unlike the vendors at Computex, I just can't get excited about Netbooks. Sure, the Intel Atom processor (code-name Silverthorne) is an excellent CPU, but at the $500+ mark, Netbooks are too little, too late, and way too expensive. Here's the problem with Netbooks as I see it...
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- Intel on Wednesday unveiled its Atom processors and the refrain is familiar: These chips will power a bevy of mobile Internet devices MIDs. The larger question: What kind of future will MIDs have? Let's face it--MID is an acronym largely cooked up by Intel to sell more...
- Blog posts 2008-04-02
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- Blog posts 2008-04-02
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- Blog posts 2008-03-31
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- Discussion threads 2008-03-03
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- Blog posts 2008-03-03
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