September 25, 2009
Nvidia's Tegra chip will run Google's Chrome OS JkontheRun received confirmation from NVIDIA that it’s jupcoming Tegra smartbook platform will be able to run Google’s new, upcoming and eagerly awaited Chome operating system which we may see as soon as later this year . Tegra is an ARM-based processor and Google announced that its Chrome OS will be compatible with both ARM and x86 systems ranging in size from netbooks to full-size desktops. JkontheRun provides some interesting insight and states, Nvidia sees the devices as “dehydrated laptops.” Consumers still want support for x86 and Windows, but why? It’s all in the application support these days, but with the rise of the web as “the ultimate app store,” Nvidia is poised for the shift. Share and Enjoy:
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September 25, 2009
The Intel Atom Roadmap Intel has finally revealed that it will be providing it’s next generation of Atom chips to netbook manufacturers this year, putting a lot of speculation to rest . But actually, it’s not quite that straight forward and we probably still won’t see netbooks with the new Atom processor until early 2010. That’s because it will take that long for the manufacturers to bring the new netbooks to market. The new processors offer little in speed increases, but do have significant gains in power consumption in size. Replacing the current ubiquitious Atom N270 and N280s, these new Atom processors are part of Intel’s ‘System on a chip’ design, combining the CPU and graphics processor on one chip. Looking ahead, Intel has unveiled that aim to decrease the manufacturing process size by threefold again, bringing the current 45nm process used in the new Atom down to just 15nm. Share and Enjoy:
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