4 posts and columns on Centrino

Ultrabooks, the Ultra-Fancy New Name for Laptops

in News on January 4 at 10:49 am PT

Much is being made of the new ultra-thin computers, and with some good reason. But this is just the latest step in the continuing evolution of the laptop.
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Intel: AmTech Reports Trouble With Centrino FCC Certification; Graphics Issues With Montevina Chipset

in News on May 23, 2008 at 1:30 pm PT

Intel has developed a pair of technical issues, American Technology Research analyst Doug Freedman asserts today. One, Freedman says the company had a “misstep in the completion of FCC certification” for the next-generation Centrino processor with support for the 802.11n Wi-Fi standard. Meanwhile, he also says that issues have cropped up with the integrated graphics in the Montevina platform. He says failures are occurring at notebook OEMs.

Centrino: High Performance, Great Battery Life and AMD Can't Drive a Truck Through Gaps in Our Product Line Anymore

in News on May 10, 2007 at 6:08 am PT

It was a nice try, but AMD’s Better by Design event last week seems not to have rained out Intel’s Centrino parade so much as give it a bit of a sun shower.

Centrino: High Performance, Great Battery Life and AMD Can’t Drive a Truck Through Gaps in Our Product Line Anymore

in News on May 10, 2007 at 6:08 am PT

It was a nice try, but AMD’s Better by Design event last week seems not to have rained out Intel’s Centrino parade so much as give it a bit of a sun shower.