By Stevie Smith Sep 21, 2007, 13:42 GMT
Leading chipmaker Intel Corp. has this week revealed that the combination of WiMAX technology and the innovation of its mobile Centrino Duo processors, when married together with a whole new category of Internet-connected portable devices "will usher in a new era of reliable broadband-connected wireless computing."
Starting in 2008, Intel claims that the appearance of "smaller, faster and more energy-efficient computing" will lead to more and more consumers shifting towards combined technologies in order to have access to on-the-go Net connections for entertainment, business, and content-heavy personalization.
"Intel is the undisputed market leader today with notebook PCs by providing consumers with what they want in performance, battery life and a fully loaded internet experience," said David Perlmutter, senior VP and GM of Intel’s Mobility Group during the Intel Developer Forum.
"Mobile users have an insatiable appetite for and want even more mobility, connectivity and a full Internet on their smaller devices," he added. "Intel will satisfy those needs by delivering our latest 45nm processors and WiMAX to notebooks, as well as Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) in 2008, and also using some of these technologies to bring an affordable computing and Internet experience to emerging communities and economies around the world."
Intel’s new Montevina processing technology, which is due to arrive next year and is based on the chipmaker’s Penryn platform, will cover the California-based company’s complete line of notebook hardware, ranging from mini-notes through to full size. Montevina will also include integrated Wi-Fi and WiMAX wireless technology for "greater wireless broadband access" as well as Blu-ray and HD-DVD high-definition support in order to give business users next-gen data manageability and security features.
"Mobile users are demanding to take the full Internet experience anytime, anywhere – in essence these users want the full Internet to be delivered to them wirelessly and in their pocket," outlined Anand Chandrasekher, senior VP and GM of Intel’s Ultra Mobility Group, regarding the advancing energy efficiency attitude being adopted by Intel.
"In the first half of 2008, Intel will take a major step to deliver what these users are looking for with our first platform designed from the ground up for MIDs and UMPCs – codenamed Menlow, which will deliver 10x lower power compared to the first UMPCs in the market," continued Chandrasekher. "After Menlow our next-generation platform – codenamed Moorestown, will increase battery life an order of magnitude by reducing idle power by 10x compared to Menlow."
Menlow is built on Intel’s existing 45nm Hi-k low-power Silverthorne micro-architecture-based processor and the next-gen (codenamed) Poulsbo chipset. Menlow should also arrive including optional communications capabilities such as Wi-Fi, 3G, and WiMAX for a more all-encompassing and reliable spread of constant Net access.
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