Neowin News Feed for: Centrino

Intel's Wi-Fi adapters connectivity issues plague users

Byron Hinson — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:09:17 +0000

Many Intel Centrino 6230/6235 Wi-Fi adapter users have been suffering from disconnection and general poor performance issues for nearly a year now with no fix on the horizon. Read more...

Intel's Centrino Duo Could Boost Custom Systems

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 10 May 2007 10:05:17 +0000

System builders take heed: Intel's latest generation of the Centrino mobile architecture includes several developments designed with the custom-systems integration channel in mind. The technologies include an interface that lets solution providers optimize the way... Read more...

Intel Phases Out Old-Generation Centrino Platforms

Tue, 09 Aug 2005 15:37:46 +0000

After announcing plans to discontinue mobile processors with previous-generation processor system bus speed-bin, Intel reminded its customers that the company's 852- and 855-series of mobile core-logic sets are also scheduled for phasing out. ... Read more...

Intel's New Centrino Aims to 'Get Rid of Bottlenecks'

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 19 Jan 2005 11:03:07 +0000

Intel on Wednesday will announce a significant evolutionary update to its successful Centrino mobile computing platform. The new platform, currently code-named "Sonoma," will provide a wealth of new features to home and corporate users, including... Read more...

Intel to announce 'Napa' Centrino 3 at IDF?

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 26 Aug 2004 10:13:49 +0000

Intel hasn't even shipped 'Sonoma', the second generation of its Centrino mobile platform yet, but it may well announce the third-generation at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) next month. So claim unnamed sources cited by DigiTimes.... Read more...

HP offers Linux-based Centrino laptop

Tue, 03 Aug 2004 15:41:36 +0000

HP is once again announcing another Linux partnership, this time with the Linux distribution SuSE. With this new partnership HP's Compaq Business Notebook nx5000 will be running SuSE Linux and OpenOffice. It's pretty... Read more...

Intel® Centrino™ Mobile Technology Test Utility

Steven Parker — Sun, 11 Jul 2004 12:54:12 +0000

Thanks again to xStainDx for his post a couple of days ago in Back Page News regarding this test tool to check if your Intel® Centrino™ Mobile configuration is working according to specs. A better... Read more...

Intel 'delays' Centrino 2 chipset

Wed, 16 Jun 2004 15:44:41 +0000

The Register is reporting that Intel has pushed the release of Centrino 2 back to 2005. The Centrino 2 'Sonoma' was previously reported to ship in autumn. Why Intel is pushing back "Sonoma"... Read more...

Centrino laptop gets official Linux support

Mon, 14 Jun 2004 01:25:15 +0000

Thanks crusher. Manufacturer support is what Linux desperately need. Without them disclosing details on drivers, there isn't so much that the programmer can do to develop drivers for Linux users. On top of that, seamless... Read more...

Linux Drivers for Intel's Centrino Due This Year

Thu, 03 Jun 2004 14:33:47 +0000

Linux drivers for Intel's mobile Centrino chipset are due in the second half of 2004, Intel officials said Wednesday. Intel Corp. posted the version 0.1 "pre-beta" Linux driver code for its 802.11b/g Wi-Fi on SourceForge... Read more...

Intel Releases Linux Driver For Centrino WLAN

Wed, 10 Mar 2004 21:12:51 +0000

The folks over at Slashdot are reporting that Intel has released a Linux Driver for Centrino! Finally Intel has made their different announcements about Linux support for the WLAN part of the... Read more...

Intel mulls Linux Centrino support

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 22 Jan 2004 11:24:53 +0000

NEW YORK--Intel likely will take a two-phase approach to providing software that Linux needs to take advantage of the processor maker's Centrino chips, an Intel executive said Wednesday. The chipmaker likely will... Read more...

Centrino Gains 802.11g Support

Fri, 16 Jan 2004 01:54:20 +0000

Intel announced its first 802.11g wireless chip for notebooks bearing the Centrino banner, the company says in a release on Thursday. The Intel Pro/Wireless 2200BG chip allows users to connect to either 802.11b or 802.11g... Read more...

Intel to push Centrino in 2004

Mon, 15 Dec 2003 17:57:28 +0000

Intel is making a resolution to convince consumers that Centrino notebooks will be the thing to have in 2004. The chipmaker, which began advertising the notebook-chip bundle to consumers earlier this year,... Read more...

Intel Revises Centrino Plans: Adjust CPU Schedules

Thu, 13 Nov 2003 05:07:55 +0000

Sources close to mighty Intel Corporation continue to indicate further changes in plans of the Santa Clara, California-based semiconductor giant in addition to already unveiled adjustments in desktop and server roadmaps. It now transpires that... Read more...

Intel confirms 1.70GHz Centrino speed rise

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 02 Jun 2003 15:25:28 +0000

CHIP GIANT Intel confirmed today that it has introduced a Pentium M for the Centrino family which operates at 1.70GHz. We first revealed the launch of a 1.70GHz Pentium nearly a year ago, in July... Read more...

Intel Squashes Centrino Bug

Sat, 31 May 2003 13:08:19 +0000

Intel said today that it has turned off software in its family of mobile processors that could cause some Centrino-powered notebooks to crash when used with a virtual private network under the Windows or Windows... Read more...

Centrino, VPN Ground Some PCs

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 29 May 2003 13:48:37 +0000

Some laptop computer owners have discovered an annoying quirk with their machines: Whenever users install certain Nortel security software, their computers' screens turn blue and the laptops cease to work. The problem is caused by... Read more...

Samsung unveils Centrino memory

Michael Stanclift — Fri, 02 May 2003 13:32:44 +0000

Samsung on Wednesday announced it has started mass production of a notebook memory module about half the size of a conventional notebook module, a design change intended to appeal to manufacturers of Centrino notebooks. ... Read more...

Intel plans Linux support for Centrino

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 25 Mar 2003 10:43:53 +0000

Intel is working on Linux support for Centrino, its package of chips for mobile computers with wireless networking abilities, but the company hasn't yet decided how or when to release it. Although the Linux support... Read more...

News on the Centrino

Thu, 23 Jan 2003 15:32:13 +0000

Thanks to ooo for the link. This german site has information on reviews of the new intel chip, the Centrino, and has managed to grab a few bench marks. Amazingly, it does... Read more...

Intel's Centrino 'a serious threat to WLAN chip makers'

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 14 Jan 2003 13:09:46 +0000

Wireless guru Nick Hunn has predicted the death of several silicon suppliers who make wireless LAN (WiFi) components, following the decision of both Intel and AMD to provide the bulk of the circuitry needed, on... Read more...