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Intel to keep users mobile in 2006 and beyond

Daniel Fleshbourne   on 03 March 2005 - 09:46 · 2 comments & 623 views

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Fresh off the launch of its Sonoma platform in January, Intel (Profile, Products, Articles) is pushing ahead with new mobile technologies designed to improve the performance and manageability of notebook PCs, executives said Wednesday.

About one-third of all transistors produced today at Intel are dedicated to mobile devices, said Sean Maloney, executive vice president and general manager of the Intel Mobility Group, during a keynote address. Over time, that percentage will grow in concert with the growing demand for mobile computing technology in notebooks, personal digital assistants, and smart phones, he said.

Many of those transistors will be targeted for Yonah, the dual-core version of Intel's Pentium M processor. Yonah will dramatically boost the performance of notebooks with the company's Centrino mobile technology, but merely hold the line on battery life, said Mooly Eden, vice president and general manager of the Mobile Platforms Group, part of Maloney's Intel Mobility Group

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#1 enzo on 03 Mar 2005 - 23:49
how long before the line begins to blur between what we consider mobile and what we consider desktop/stationary?
#2 imtoomuch on 04 Mar 2005 - 06:05
I think it will be quite a while. Laptops keep getting faster, but so do desktops. The laptop is fast enough for most users and taks as of now, but they still aren't as powerful as desktop computers. Plus, laptop battery life is suffering and I think that part of a laptop must be upgraded before laptops will really be able to fully compete with desktops.

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