Intel Aiming for tablet & ultra-thin netbooks

Intel has promised that his alternative to the IPAD and other ARM-based tablets at Computex 2010 will be delivered to point Mooly Eden – Vice President of the company’s PC Client Group – under the stage at the Intel Investor Meeting, a new ultra-thin dual-core reference design along with a tablet netbook. According to Eden, Intel will “to design silicon for the tablet segment, and” active “on the market.

“People ask me, you are a serious attempt to participate in the tablet market? The answer is yes, we will have the tablet … stay tuned for Computex. We will design silicon for this category and we will actively participate in this category . Mooly Eden, vice president of PC Client Group, Intel

Exact details about the hardware Eden flourished briefly were in short supply, although he confirmed that the Netbook reference design a dual-core processor Pineview ran. As for the tablet, which was not shown on, but the exec did throw a slide indicating that Intel not only support for Windows operating systems for such devices but Meego, Linux, Android and Chrome.

An important distinguishing feature is Intel have taken to native multi-tasking skills, and Eden was quick to point out the parallel processing capabilities of Intel silicon. “] [Users want it to multi-tasking," he said, "So, we provide Dual-Core to be able to do several things simultaneously ... We believe that power is [also in this category because of the need to multitask ] relevant. ” You may Eden’s keynote video here Watch, meanwhile Computex begins in early June 2010.

Bump in Chip Sales Lifts Intel

It is annouced by the Intel Corporation that the net profit of the chip manufacturer almost quadrupled in the first quarter the figure of last year.
Intel’s latest results were lifted by the sale of new chips for computer servers and a comprehensive dent in technology spending. And in the same period in 2009, the company took a large charge to write down the value of an investment.
Intel is the first major technology company to report profit for the first quarter.
The company raised its forecast for a key performance measurement. It is now expecting a gross profit margin of 62-66% of sales in 2010 from its previous forecast of 58% to 64% of sales.
Shares of the company rose 1.45% in after-hours trading.