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At CES 2012, Lenovo was the first to announce a Medfield-powered smartphone: the K800. And while it was the first to be unveiled, it couldn't beat the Lava Xolo X900 to market. Lenovo's not too worried about that, however, as the K800 has arrived in China right on schedule, having originally aimed for a Q2 launch and later refining the timeframe to the end of May. The fruits of Intel's labor can be had for the grand 'ol retail price of RMB 3,299 ($524), which gets you a 1.6GHz CPU, 1GB of RAM, Android 2.3, a 4.5-inch 720p display, an 8MP rear camera and 16GB of internal storage. We haven't heard any news of the phone reaching across the Pacific, but we're sure that won't stop the most insistent of you from grabbing a unit through alternative methods, right?

Lenovo LePhone K800 launches, officially brings Medfield to China originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 May 2012 13:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidandroid 2.3android gingerbreadAndroid2.3AndroidGingerbreadchinachina unicomChinaUnicomgingerbreadgoogleintelintel medfieldIntelMedfieldk800lenovolenovo k800lenovo lephone k800lenovo medfieldLenovoK800LenovoLephoneK800LenovoMedfieldmedfieldmobilepostcrossWed, 30 May 2012 13:58:00 EST<![CDATA[Intel posts x86-friendly Android 4.0 image, lets you feel the need for speed]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/24/intel-posts-x86-friendly-android-4-0-image/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/24/intel-posts-x86-friendly-android-4-0-image/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/24/intel-posts-x86-friendly-android-4-0-image/#comments Image

Android developers are all too familiar with not-so-hot emulator performance, so it's a relief that there's now an system image in a native x86 for testing. While you'll still likely want to test on ARM, the x86 image will both help ferret out bugs specific to Intel's architecture as well as provide a much faster experience debugging apps now that the ARM-to-Intel translation isn't needed on top of running a whole second operating system. It's not perfectly up to date, running on Android 4.0.3, but it's close enough that the environment will mimic much of what users see -- and a big help if you're jumping into writing specifically for Intel devices. If speed is of the essence, or you're not keen on importing a Lava Xolo X900, you just need to update the SDK Manager to start testing with an Intel-flavored green robot.

Intel posts x86-friendly Android 4.0 image, lets you feel the need for speed originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 24 May 2012 17:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidandroid sdkAndroidSdkarmatomcellphonecellphonesemulatorimageintellavalava xolo x900LavaXoloX900medfieldmobilepostcrosssdksoftware developer kitSoftwareDeveloperKitsystem imageSystemImagetablettablet pctablet pcsTabletPcTabletPcstabletsx86x900xoloxolo x900XoloX900Thu, 24 May 2012 17:08:00 EST<![CDATA[Huawei partners with Intel to test TD-LTE interoperability in China]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/01/huawei-partners-with-intel-for-td-lte-tests/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/01/huawei-partners-with-intel-for-td-lte-tests/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/01/huawei-partners-with-intel-for-td-lte-tests/#comments Huawei partners with Intel to test TD-LTE interoperability in China

In a classic case of east meets west, Huawei and Intel have joined forces to create an interoperability test lab that will focus on China's homegrown time-division LTE (TD-LTE) network. While the technology runs contrary to the more common frequency-division LTE (FD-LTE), the Chinese brand of 4G is situated to take root in the US under Clearwire's banner. Through its partnership with Huawei, Chipzilla -- a newbie in the smartphone arena -- will be able to engage in end-to-end testing of its mobile equipment and verify its readiness for TD-LTE. For Huawei's part, it plans to use the test lab as a means to court other handset and chipset manufacturers, and hence drive the adoption of TD-LTE. Naturally, we're left wondering the obvious: whether this unique collaboration will bring about Huawei smartphones with Intel Inside. Mum's the word on that one... for now.

Huawei partners with Intel to test TD-LTE interoperability in China originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 01 May 2012 07:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We briefly got our hands on the Medfield-based Xolo X900 back in February, and have seen some benchmarks from Lenovo's K800 (based on the same reference design), but AnandTech has now provided a typically thorough review of the device that's ushering in Intel's new push into smartphones. In short, the phone is a solid first step, but not something that AnandTech sees as a flagship device. Battery life is respectable and performance is even better (scoring among the top of the heap in most benchmarks), and both the screen and camera manage to impress, but AnandTech didn't find anything that pulled the device ahead of the competition. In its own words, "on the one hand it's a good thing that you can't tell an Intel smartphone apart from one running an ARM based SoC, on the other hand it does nothing to actually sell the Intel experience." Hit the source link below for the full review and benchmarks.

Lava's Medfield-based Xolo X900 smartphone gets reviewed by AnandTech originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Intel's first Atom smartphone is now available, and it's Lava's Xolo X900. It has managed to outpace both Lenovo's K800 and Orange's Santa Clara, arriving on the Indian carrier next Monday. When we handled the Xolo X900 in Barcelona a few months ago, the 1.6 GHz Atom Z2460 processor seemed pleasantly responsive, although we were less enamoured with the phone's middling build quality. The four-inch 1024 x 600 display is accompanied by a one-megapixel camera on the front, plus a primary 8-megapixel shooter on the back capable of burst-shot photography. Despite its plastic build, Intel's new mobile offering won't come all that cheap; the Xolo X900 by Lava is priced off-contract at around 22,000 INR ($420). At the moment, we're still waiting to hear how Orange and Lenovo will price up their own Medfield-powered offerings -- both are expected to emerge in the next few months.

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Intel's first smartphone coming soon: Xolo X900 gets April 24 release date originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Apr 2012 06:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Update: Our sources indicated that the launch will be towards the end of May, but yeah, still exclusive to China.

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Intel Medfield-packing Lenovo K800 to land next month, has an avatar in tow originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>avataravatar technologyAvatarTechnologychinaintelintel avatarintel avatar technologyintel medfieldIntelAvatarIntelAvatarTechnologyIntelMedfieldk800lenovolenovo k800LenovoK800medfieldsean maloneySeanMaloneyweiboWed, 11 Apr 2012 05:20:00 EST<![CDATA[Lenovo K800's initial benchmark scores look promising, but not ambitious]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/06/lenovo-k800-benchmark/http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/06/lenovo-k800-benchmark/http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/06/lenovo-k800-benchmark/#comments Lenovo K800's initial benchmark scores look promising, but not the ambitious kindIf Lenovo's sticking to its promise, it should only be another two months maximum before its Intel Medfield-powered K800 smartphone debuts in China. Until then, we won't know the full potential of the 1.6GHz Atom Z2460 powering Ice Cream Sandwich, but we do have the next best thing for now: what we've just obtained are some benchmark results from a K800 prototype with Android 2.3.7, and while the graphics performance wasn't top notch this time round, the general score performance came close to that of the Galaxy Note (powered by a 1.4GHz dual-core Exynos chipset).

However, the K800 did beat pretty much everyone -- including the brand-spanking-new One X and One S from HTC -- in the SunSpider 0.91 Javascript test, where it only took 1,270ms to complete! What remains to be seen is whether Medfield will really deliver a better battery performance than its competitors; so until we find the answer (along with improved scores) on a final unit, you'll just have to make do with our list of scores after the break.

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Lenovo K800's initial benchmark scores look promising, but not ambitious originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>1.6ghzandroidandroid 2.3.7Android2.3.7atomatom z2460AtomZ2460benchmarkcellphoneexclusivegingerbreadintelk800lenovolenovo k800LenovoK800medfieldmobile phoneMobilePhonemobilepostcrossphonesmartphonez2460Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:31:00 EST<![CDATA[Orange's Santa Clara Medfield phone gets benchmarked, well, the browser does]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/09/oranges-santa-clara-medfield-phone-gets-benchmarked/http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/09/oranges-santa-clara-medfield-phone-gets-benchmarked/http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/09/oranges-santa-clara-medfield-phone-gets-benchmarked/#comments Santa Clara VellamoWondering how those Medfield handsets stack up to their ARM-powered competition? Well, we can't promise a full suite of benchmarks just yet, but we do have a peek at a pair of browser-centric tests. The German Caschys Blog managed to get a hold of Orange's upcoming Santa Clara device at CeBit and ran Qualcomm's Vellamo and Rightware's BrowserMark on the Atom handset. In both metrics the Z2460 more than holds its own, scoring an 89,180 on the web-based BrowserMark -- putting it just ahead of the iPhone 4S which clocks in at 87,801, but well behind the Galaxy Nexus' 98,272. Things look just as promising on the slightly more hardware-intensive Vellamo where it trounced the latest Nexus and was hot on the heels of the Xiaomi Mi-One Plus and Transformer Prime. Of course, neither of these tests really tax the CPU or measure 3D graphics performance. We're not even sure what the clock speed on chip inside the handset is. We were originally led to believe 1.6GHz, though, Caschy is reporting the model he manhandled was running at just 1.4GHz. Then, there's perhaps the biggest question of all -- battery life. For that, we'll just have to wait and see.

Orange's Santa Clara Medfield phone gets benchmarked, well, the browser does originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Mar 2012 09:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mobile World Congress 2012 was a massively exciting show and true to form brought us so much new kit to be excited about in early 2012. From Intel's Medfield launch, a 41-megapixel smartphone, a new generation of personal hotspots and even engineered metals using micro arc oxidation, there was never a dull moment. Highlighting what was best, most innovative, or interesting is a tough nut but we've done our best to point out the highlights using our impressions -- and the occasional arm-wrestling match -- to chose the finalists amongst the products and our Editor's more notable achievements. Fly through to the next page and have a look at our takeaways from this, the most intense mobile tech show of the year.

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Mobile World Congress 2012: best of show originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 03 Mar 2012 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>808aceratombest ofBestOfelugagalaxy noteGalaxyNotehtcintelmay smytheMaySmythemedfieldmobilepostcrossmwcmwc 2012Mwc2012nokianote 10.1Note10.1One SOne XOneSOneXOptionpadphonepanasonicpureviewpureview 808Pureview808round upround-upRoundUpsamsungxyfiSat, 03 Mar 2012 19:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Intel's Xolo X900 by Lava hands-on (video)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/27/intels-xolo-x900-by-lava-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/27/intels-xolo-x900-by-lava-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/27/intels-xolo-x900-by-lava-hands-on/#comments Intel's Medfield-based Android smartphones have been buzzed about for sometime now, but until this past CES, we hadn't actually seen one of these unicorns en vivo. No longer, as the chip manufacturer outed a trio of those very handsets today at its MWC event. Of particular note is the Xolo by Lava, a 4.03-inch, single-core unit running a mostly stock build of Gingerbread and destined for the Indian market. We spent time getting to know the device, so follow on past the break as we parse through its finer qualities.

Gallery: Intel's Xolo X900 by Lava hands-on

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Intel's Xolo X900 by Lava hands-on (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Intel has already announced a partnership with Orange to bring the first Intel-based smartphone to Europe, and it's now also announced a deal with Lava International to bring a similar phone to India. Like the Orange phone, this new XOLO X900 is based on Intel's reference design, and packs a 1.6GHz Atom Z2460 processor, a high-res 4-inch display (presumably the same 600 x 1024), front and rear-facing cameras, support for HSPA+ networks, built-in NFC, and HDMI connectivity -- plus what appears to be stock Android 2.3 for an OS, with no mention of a possible ICS upgrade just yet. Still no firm word on launch details for the phone either, but Intel says it's expected to be available early in the second quarter of this year.

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Lava brings Intel-based smartphones to India with the XOLO X900 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Intel details Medfield plans, announces a trio of phone-friendly Atoms originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Visa certifies Intel's Smartphone Reference Device, payWave hits Medfield originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>atomintelmedfieldmwcmwc 2012Mwc2012paywavesmartphonevisaZ2460Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:26:00 EST<![CDATA[Desktop apps may run on Win8 for ARM after all... maybe]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/07/desktop-apps-may-run-on-win8-for-arm-after-all-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/07/desktop-apps-may-run-on-win8-for-arm-after-all-maybe/http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/07/desktop-apps-may-run-on-win8-for-arm-after-all-maybe/#comments Windows 8The issue of whether or not the ARM edition of Windows 8 will support both desktop and Metro-style apps has been pretty hazy. Some have claimed it would, others that it wont and, even when they've issued denials of the nay-sayers, Microsoft has stopped short of saying that ARM hardware would offer a desktop mode for non-Metro apps. Well, buried in a post about improving power efficiency over at MSDN blogs was a passing reference to "both desktop and Metro style apps" running on "System on Chip (SoC) architectures." Some, including the well regarded Mary Jo Foley, have read this to mean that desktop apps will indeed work on ARM-powered Windows tablets. Now, this seems to make sense since all of the SoC coverage has been focused on the powerful new RISC chips getting crammed in new slates and smartphones, and we've heard that Win8 and Windows Phone 8 will share the same kernel. But, there is one tiny wrinkle in this narrative -- Intel will have its own SoC solutions soon enough thanks to Medfield, so the passage could simply be a reference to those x86 chips. You'll find the relevant excerpt at the via link.

Desktop apps may run on Win8 for ARM after all... maybe originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>armmary jo foleyMaryJoFoleymedfieldmicrosoftsocsystem on a chipsystem on chipsystem-on-chipSystemOnAChipSystemOnChiptablettabletswindows 8windows 8 armwindows on armWindows8Windows8ArmWindowsOnArmx86Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:24:00 EST<![CDATA[Motorola and Intel hold hands for multi-year, multi-device partnership, shipments start 2H 2012]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/10/motorola-intel-android-smartphone-partnership/http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/10/motorola-intel-android-smartphone-partnership/http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/10/motorola-intel-android-smartphone-partnership/#comments Well, look who just showed up at Intel's CES 2012 keynote? Motorola Mobility's own Sanjay Jha just grabbed a bit of the limelight -- long enough to announce a multi-year, multi-device agreement that should see Intel's Medfield chips powering Moto's hardware (the second announced behind Lenovo) in the not-too-distant future. Naturally, we're guessing Android will be the OS of choice here, but we can only guess what Motorola's going to do when all of its other chip partners come knocking with new questions.

Update: We've learned that product shipments from the partnership will start in the second half of this year.

Follow along at our Intel liveblog here!

Continue reading Motorola and Intel hold hands for multi-year, multi-device partnership, shipments start 2H 2012

Motorola and Intel hold hands for multi-year, multi-device partnership, shipments start 2H 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Intel's smartphone reference design wasn't the only Medfield-based device on display here at CES. Wandering around Chipzilla's sprawling demo area, we also spotted an unnamed, 10-inch tablet made by Lenovo. And unlike that handset, this is a product that will ship in more or less the form we're seeing it today. Unfortunately, though, we were strictly forbidden from actually touching the thing. For now, at least, we know what lies beneath that 1366 x 768 display. In addition to a 32nm low-power Atom processor, it has NFC, WiFi (natch) and a battery rated for 10 hours of active use and 30 days of standby.

As with the smartphone, Intel is really keen on talking up Medfield's graphics muscle, and we were once again treated to a series of gaming and application demonstrations. Watch the video for yourself, but we couldn't for the life of us see any stutter in that app walk-through: both 3D rendering and gestures like pinch to zoom seemed silky smooth from where we were sitting. So, what say you? Impressed?

Gallery: Lenovo Medfield tablet at CES 2012

Continue reading Intel demos Lenovo-made Medfield IdeaPad K2110 tablet running Ice Cream Sandwich (eyes-on)

Intel demos Lenovo-made Medfield IdeaPad K2110 tablet running Ice Cream Sandwich (eyes-on) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There we go! Head past all the months-old Ultrabooks in Intel's CES booth, and you'll stumble across something less pedestrian: a reference smartphone, based on the chipmaker's Medfield platform. How it looks is irrelevant, really -- that chintzy, fingerprint-prone slab of plastic offers no hints as to what the Samsungs and HTCs of the smartphone world are going to create. What matters here is what's inside: this 4-inch handset packs a single-core 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z2460 chip, XXM 6260 modem and Intel GMA graphics, along with your requisite WiFi radio, accelerometer, etc. (Intel had Gingerbread installed, though that'll hardly be current by the time Medfield starts shipping.)

Though battery life will naturally vary by manufacturer, this particular device houses a 1,460mAh juicepack promising 45 hours of audio playback, eight hours of 3G voice calls, five hours of 3G browsing or 14 days of standby. At the same time, Intel was demoing Modern Combat 2, as you can see in that lead shot, and playing HD video playing through the phone's micro-HDMI slot. Look closely at those videos below, and you'll see the output is mostly smooth with some slight stuttering, though trust us when we say video playback and gaming were more fluid on the device itself. Have a peek below and judge for yourselves, and hopefully one day in the not-too-distant future we'll be able to size up the battery life situation too.

Gallery: Intel smartphone reference design at CES 2012

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Intel demos Medfield-based smartphone reference design at CES (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Intel's 32nm Medfield SoC specs and benchmarks leak originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Intel merges four mobile units into one, argument over parking spaces forthcoming originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ARMCPUsHermann EulHermannEulIntelIntel Mobile and CommunicationsIntelMobileAndCommunicationsMedfieldMike BellMikeBellMobile and CommunicationsMobileAndCommunicationsmobilepostminiNVIDIAQualcommSmartphoneTabletsThu, 15 Dec 2011 09:23:00 EST<![CDATA[Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2011 wrap-up]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/20/intel-developer-forum-idf-2011-wrap-up/http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/20/intel-developer-forum-idf-2011-wrap-up/http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/20/intel-developer-forum-idf-2011-wrap-up/#comments We came, we saw, we conquered -- and just like that, Intel's Developer Forum was over. Much like years past, Chipzilla was proudly beating its own drum: we saw demos of Ivy Bridge and Haswell, a healthy helping of Ultrabooks and of course its high speed interconnect du jour, Thunderbolt. But that doesn't mean we didn't see a lot of other random, mind-stimulating otherness. Did you catch all the treasures we found lurking deep within the halls of this year's show? Unfortunately, we can't tell from here, so you better hop past the break for the full listing and find out.

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Google's Andy Rubin just came up on stage here at the IDF keynote, joining Intel CEO Paul Otellini who was holding a bona fide Medfield-powered smartphone running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)! Hard to be sure, but the device looks eerily like the Aava Mobile handset we've seen before. The cameo was part of a much larger initiative, which will see Intel working concurrently with Google in order to optimize future processors for use with Android. We were actually tipped off on this a few days back, but at the time, it was difficult to tell how much of a consumer impact it'd have. Given Andy's showing, though, it's looking better and better in that regard. The most impressive tidbit, however, is the promise that all future Android builds will be "optimized" for Intel's low-power Atom clan. We've compiled a gallery for you below, and hopefully we'll have a hands-on later today.

Gallery: Intel's Medfield based Android smartphone


Dante Cesa contributed to this report.

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Medfield-based Android phone shown at IDF 2011, future Android builds to be 'optimized' for Atom originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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My, how times have changed over the last eight months. At CES 2011, we ecstatically witnessed the introduction of mobile devices with dual-core CPUs and drooled over the possibilities we'd soon have at our fingertips. Now, we look down at anything that doesn't have more than one core -- regardless of its performance. Not only are these new chips quickly becoming mainstream, Moore's Law is in full effect with our handheld devices since tri-core and quad-core systems are just over the horizon. We can't even fathom what's in the pipeline for the year 2015 and beyond (we don't think we're too far away from that 3D shark seen in Back to the Future 2).

Let's not get too far ahead of ourselves here, however. After all, we first need to wrap our puny human minds around the idea of what this newfound power can do, and why it's changing the entire landscape of smartphones and tablets. In this edition of Primed, we'll focus on why multicore technology makes such a difference in the way we use our handheld devices, whether we should even consider purchasing a handset with a single-core chip inside, and why one-core tech is so 2010. Check out the whole enchilada after the break.

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Engadget Primed: are multi-core chips worth the investment? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Maloney also confirmed that, going forward, the Atom line would be getting a die shrink every year, as opposed to every two. The upcoming, 32nm Cedar Trail will usher in the new Moore's Law-smashing era with promises of a 10 hour battery life and weeks of standby, and will be succeeded by 22nm and 14nm models. Intel even talked up Medfield, it's Atom variant designed specifically for smartphones and tablets, and showed off more than 10 tablets based on the Oak Trail-flavored Z670. With AMD merely a fading blip in the company's rearview mirror it looks like Chipzilla is gunning for all those ARM-touting manufacturers. Check out the full PR after the break.

Gallery: Intel's Computex 2011 keynote

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Why all the delays? Intel blamed its partnership with Nokia, calling it a mistake. "In hindsight, Nokia was the wrong partner to have picked," said Otellini, but told attendees that the time both companies spent working together won't be wasted entirely: Intel is currently shopping around their co-developed handset as a reference design.

Intel promises smartphones in 'first part of next year,' we put fingers in our ears originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 May 2011 13:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>32nmIntelMedfieldNokiaPaul OtelliniPaulOtelliniphonereference designReferenceDesignsmartphoneTue, 17 May 2011 13:46:00 EST<![CDATA[Intel porting Honeycomb to its tablets, Medfield smartphones on the way]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/20/intel-porting-honeycomb-to-tablets-laments-loss-of-nokia/http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/20/intel-porting-honeycomb-to-tablets-laments-loss-of-nokia/http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/20/intel-porting-honeycomb-to-tablets-laments-loss-of-nokia/#comments Corporate earnings calls can be tedious affairs. But sometimes, if you listen closely enough, you'll be treated to a nugget of product strategy in between those bursts of mind-numbing financial data. Intel's call was just such an affair, with chief Paul S. Otellini providing a quick update on Intel's tablet and smartphone plans. Regarding the emerging tablet market, Otellini said that Intel will have "quite a bit of tablet demonstrations" at Computex running MeeGo, Windows, and Android operating systems. "We're heads down on a number of designs on tablets on all three of those operating systems," he added. Regarding Android, Intel's fifth CEO said, "We've received Android code - the Honeycomb version of Android source code - from Google, and we're actively doing the port on that, and expect to be able to ramp those machines over the course of this year for a number of customers." Yes, we're looking at you right now Acer -- wink, wink.

Regarding smarpthones, Otellini told reporters and analysts, "In terms of phones, obviously, we lost Nokia, which took a lot of the wind out of the sails for phones this year. We've redirected those resources onto a number of other major accounts focusing on carriers who want their own devices and also own handset manufacturers. They are all based on Medfield." With regards to timing, Otellini observed, "The limit in terms of them getting to market is going to be the interoperability testing of the networks at this point in time. I would be very disappointed if we didn't see Intel-based phones for sale 12 months from now." Us too Paul, us too... ARM's not exactly standing still.

Intel porting Honeycomb to its tablets, Medfield smartphones on the way originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 Apr 2011 05:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidandroid 3.0Android3.0googlehoneycombintelmedfieldmeegopaul otelliniPaulOtellinisandy bridgeSandyBridgesmartphonestrategytabletwindowsWed, 20 Apr 2011 05:24:00 EST<![CDATA[Intel's first Medfield-based smartphone to be a ZTE?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/12/intels-first-medfield-based-smartphone-to-be-a-zte/http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/12/intels-first-medfield-based-smartphone-to-be-a-zte/http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/12/intels-first-medfield-based-smartphone-to-be-a-zte/#commentsIntel's first Medfield-based smartphone to be a ZTE? It wasn't that long ago that Intel pulled a Dell, Anand Chandrasekher showing off a fancy new thing then quickly hiding it away out of sight. That was a Medfield-based smartphone, an Atom-powered mobile that the company pledges is built on "the most efficient architecture on the planet." Whether that's the case remains to be seen, as we're still waiting on any sort of details on that mystery phone, but according to Businessweek one question has been answered: the manufacturer. Intel is said to be working to design the handset for ZTE, the 32nm processor expected to provide decent performance and high efficiency for a mid-range smartphone. Now, ZTE has certainly been trying to make waves on the US market of late, but we can't help thinking Intel's going to need a somewhat higher profile partner before it really starts hitting ARM where it hurts.

Intel's first Medfield-based smartphone to be a ZTE? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>atomchinaintelmedfieldprocessorsmartphonezteTue, 12 Apr 2011 12:01:00 EST<![CDATA[Editorial: Intel keeps pushing MeeGo, but why?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/14/editorial-intel-keeps-pushing-meego-but-why/http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/14/editorial-intel-keeps-pushing-meego-but-why/http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/14/editorial-intel-keeps-pushing-meego-but-why/#comments If you hadn't noticed, Intel's running huge MeeGo ads all over the place today, including here on Engadget. That's got our attention for a few reasons: first, our editorial staff wants the hair-trigger audio playback and content-obscuring animation disabled as badly as you do, and second, we're sort of wondering what Intel is trying to accomplish by pushing MeeGo now that Nokia has strongly backed away from the OS in favor of Windows Phone 7. It's hard to understand, especially since Intel's directing these ads at developers -- who's going to develop apps for a platform that has zero shipping mass-market devices? And even if there were a groundswell of MeeGo development action, why is Intel leading the charge, when it has yet to ship any chips suitable for a phone or tablet, and MeeGo tablet development appears to have completely stalled out? It's very curious.

Now, we have great faith in Intel -- the company is smart, capable, and big enough to succeed at anything it wants to, and it's made it very clear at MWC that devices with Medfield mobile processors will ship sometime this year and be competitive with the best of what ARM can offer. That will be an enormous and noteworthy accomplishment when it happens -- Intel's been promising a serious mobile chip for years now, and it'll be exciting to see the company finally join the race. But let's be honest: any viable Medfield device will be running Android, not MeeGo. To quote Nokia's Stephen Elop, the battle of devices has become a war of ecosystems, and MeeGo simply doesn't offer an ecosystem that's competitive with iOS, Android, or what Nokia and Microsoft are planning to build with Windows Phone 7. It's a harsh truth, but it's inescapable. Sure, maybe Intel can convince a second-tier manufacturer to ship a Medfield / MeeGo device -- it's using the Atom-based ExoPC Slate to demo the MeeGo tablet UI, for example -- but it's simply not going to entice the Samsungs and HTCs of the world to invest the serious capital required to make MeeGo a success without some sort of major industry disruption.

Now, that disruption isn't impossible to imagine -- let's say one of the various IP lawsuits aimed at Android is successful, or something -- but unless and until that happens, we'd say Intel's far better off investing its resources into working with a vendor on a top-tier Android handset that can run with something like the Motorola Atrix 4G or the HTC Thunderbolt. That's a sure way to get back into the conversation -- and after years of empty promises around Moorestown, Medfield, Moblin, and now MeeGo, getting back in the mobile conversation is something Intel desperately needs to do.

Oh, and figuring out how to make ads that don't autoplay audio wouldn't hurt, either.

Editorial: Intel keeps pushing MeeGo, but why? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>adadvertisingeditorialintelmaemomedfieldmeegomoblinossmartphonetabletMon, 14 Feb 2011 19:08:00 EST<![CDATA[Intel talks Medfield: will ship in a phone and have the longest usage time]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/14/intel-talks-medfield-will-ship-in-a-phone-will-have-longest-us/http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/14/intel-talks-medfield-will-ship-in-a-phone-will-have-longest-us/http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/14/intel-talks-medfield-will-ship-in-a-phone-will-have-longest-us/#comments We had a feeling we'd be hearing about Intel's Atom for smartphones here at Mobile World Congress, and Intel did in fact take the stage today to talk about its forthcoming Medfield processor. The company has announced that it's starting to sample or test its 32nm Medfield processor for mobile devices with its customers (obviously, it's not telling us which ones) and more importantly that it will ship in a phone. Yep, Intel's Senior Vice President Anand Chandrasekher spoke quite firmly about how the platform will in fact ship in smartphones and that it will also support Android. He pulled out the phone above just as a proof point, and while he didn't say who made it, we have a sneaking suspicion it's that Aava Mobile phone we've heard about.

Chandraskher also took direct aim at ARM (he even called out ARM's CEO Warren East), and hammered home Intel's focus on battery life. He didn't quote an exact run time, but he did say that "on active power we are the most efficient architecture on the planet." We actually believe he repeated that it will have the "longest usage time" at least three times -- we're thinking he's serious. What about standby? He was a bit more vague on that, but did say it would be competitive there as well. We'll be doing our best to track down that Medfield-powered handset up there, so stay tuned.

Update: Our friend Chippy from CarryPad caught a bit of Anand's talk on video. Hit the break for that.

Update 2: We asked Anand for clarification on the time frame of these Medfield handsets -- he wouldn't detail that exactly, but he did say that the platform will go into production this year.

Gallery: Intel at MWC - Medfield preview

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Aava Mobile reportedly set to reveal Medfield-based Android / MeeGo phone at MWC originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Intel promised way back in 2009 that we'd be seeing Medfield-based smartphones in 2011, and it looks like those have now gotten one step closer to reality. While there's unfortunately few details to be had, that's apparently a Medfield-based smartphone of some sort in the hand of Intel's Anand Chandrasekher above, who apparently showed off the phone (possibly a prototype) ever so briefly at the company's sales and marketing conference last week. Could it be a sign of things to come at MWC next month? Maybe, maybe not, but we'll be there to find out.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Anand ChandrasekherAnandChandrasekheratomintelmaemomedfieldprototypesmartphoneMon, 31 Jan 2011 11:39:00 EST<![CDATA[Nokia N9 to bust loose with MeeGo on Intel Atom power?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/20/nokia-n9-to-bust-loose-with-meego-on-moorestown-power/http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/20/nokia-n9-to-bust-loose-with-meego-on-moorestown-power/http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/20/nokia-n9-to-bust-loose-with-meego-on-moorestown-power/#comments Nokia has to do something big if it wants to crack the US smartphone market. We can agree on that, right? And believe us, Nokia wants this -- nothing will make the mighty Finns (and the company's global investors) prouder than to gain some traction in the home of Apple pie and Google desserts. So how will the company do it? With Symbian? Oh, hell no. By introducing another MeToo handset? Nope, with MeeGo on a rockin' platform like the rumored N9 slider pictured above.

Nokia announced its hardware plans for Maemo 6 a long time ago. At that time, the company was clear that it would continue using TI OMAP processors. Much has changed since then, however. In addition to several key leadership changes including a new Canadian-born CEO who spent much of his time working in the US, Nokia has joined Intel to roll up Maemo 6 and Moblin into MeeGo with Nokia's first Maemo 6 MeeGo/Harmattan handset pushed into 2011. Simultaneously, Intel has also been doing its best to show its new Moorestown platform as a powerful ARM alternative, even showing off MeeGo handsets exploiting a Lincroft SoC and Atom processor core. And Intel has said that Medfield-based smartphones (Moorestown's successor) would arrive in the middle of 2011.

So why the build-up? Well, we've just been tipped to a claim by Prosessori, a respected Finnish technology magazine, that the Nokia N9 will launch with a 1.2GHz Atom processor. Better yet, it could be unveiled as soon as Mobile World Congress in February, presumably during Stephen Elop's keynote. Do we believe it? Not entirely, but it is possible given the chain of events that have taken place. And you can bet that the first commercially available Intel smartphone with a brand new Nokia user experience would certainly grab headlines in the US and around the world. Something that should translate into high-end market share (and profits) if it's as "exciting" as Elop claims.

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Nokia N9 to bust loose with MeeGo on Intel Atom power? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Jan 2011 07:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>atomharmattanintellincroftmaemomaemo 6Maemo6medfieldmeegomoorestownmwcmwc 2011Mwc2011n9nokiaomapProsessorirumorspeculationtiThu, 20 Jan 2011 07:52:00 EST<![CDATA[Intel's Otellini says 35 Atom-based tablets coming in 2011, but smartphones get pushed back (again)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/08/intels-otellini-says-35-atom-based-tablets-coming-in-2011-but/http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/08/intels-otellini-says-35-atom-based-tablets-coming-in-2011-but/http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/08/intels-otellini-says-35-atom-based-tablets-coming-in-2011-but/#comments It's been a long, hard road for Intel in the mobile space, but it looks like things are about to get brighter: speaking at the Barclay's Capital Global Technology Conference today, CEO Paul Otellini said that some 35 Moorestown tablets running a mix of Windows, Android, and MeeGo would arrive in 2011. (No wonder the company just formed a tablet and netbook division.) What's more, he provided a handy chart showing the OS breakdown by vendor: Toshiba, Dell, Fujitsu are going Windows-only, while Asus and Lenovo are building both Windows and Android products, and Acer's going straight MeeGo. (Remember, Acer's using AMD in its Windows tablet.) That's pretty much right on schedule, and we'd expect to see several of these at CES, but not all the news is so rosy: Otellini also said that Medfield-based smartphones won't arrive until "mid-2011," which is a bit of a delay from the "first half of 2011" we'd been told in June. Sure, it doesn't sound like the end of the world, but ARM-based competitors like Qualcomm, TI, and NVIDIA continue to push ever farther ahead with multicore designs, and Intel can't very well catch up with delayed parts. Then again, if Intel can really deliver the performance and efficiency it's been promising it might not matter -- we'll see what CES has in store.

Intel's Otellini says 35 Atom-based tablets coming in 2011, but smartphones get pushed back (again) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Dec 2010 20:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>atomdelayintelmedfieldmoorestownpaul otelliniPaulOtellinismartphonesmartphonestabletsWed, 08 Dec 2010 20:58:00 EST<![CDATA[Intel making 'important announcement' today -- a Nokia netbook / MID?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/23/intel-making-important-announcement-today-a-nokia-netbook/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/23/intel-making-important-announcement-today-a-nokia-netbook/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/23/intel-making-important-announcement-today-a-nokia-netbook/#comments Possible big news on the way later today. According to Bloomberg, Intel's very own Mr. MID, Anand Chandrasekher, will announce Nokia as a new customer of its mobile processors. This is important because Nokia is a long time friend of ARM and Intel by its own admission can't currently compete with ARM when it comes to the ultra-low power consumption requirements of smartphones. So whatever Nokia's got cooking will presumably be running on Intel's upcoming Moorestown MID platform or its ultra-low power Medfield silicon targeting mainstream smartphones in 2011. On the other hand, Nokia's CEO already expressed interest in entering the laptop race with Intel or the ARM-based Snapdragon rumored to be at the core. But if this announcement results in yet another Atom-based netbook, well, good luck with that Nokia.

[Via IntoMobile]

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Intel making 'important announcement' today -- a Nokia netbook / MID? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We've been hearing about Intel's Medfield processor for some time now, but much of the talk so far has been about it being an Atom-replacement for netbooks and MIDs. A seemingly recent Intel presentation obtained by the folks at UMPC Portal is now shedding a bit more light on the matter, however, and it's looking like smartphones could actually be at the heart of Intel's long-term plans. As you can see above, and in the complete presentation at the link below, Intel sees its base of devices getting larger and larger as its processors get smaller and more power-efficient, and it looks like "mainstream smartphones" could become a reality as soon as 2011. That's due largely to the 32nm manufacturing process used for the smaller Medfield processor, which also makes uses a smaller board size that leaves more room for keypads, batteries and whatnot. Of course, we are still talking about Intel predicting the state of devices two years out, so who knows how things will shake out in the interim.

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Intel presentation promises Medfield-based smartphones by 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 17 May 2009 19:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We've been hearing about Intel's Medfield processor for some time now, but much of the talk so far has been about it being an Atom-replacement for netbooks and MIDs. A seemingly recent Intel presentation obtained by the folks at UMPC Portal is now shedding a bit more light on the matter, however, and it's looking like smartphones could actually be at the heart of Intel's long-term plans. As you can see above, and in the complete presentation at the link below, Intel sees its base of devices getting larger and larger as its processors get smaller and more power-efficient, and it looks like "mainstream smartphones" could become a reality as soon as 2011. That's due largely to the 32nm manufacturing process used for the smaller Medfield processor, which also makes uses a smaller board size that leaves more room for keypads, batteries and whatnot. Of course, we are still talking about Intel predicting the state of devices two years out, so who knows how things will shake out in the interim.

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Intel presentation promises Medfield-based smartphones by 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 17 May 2009 19:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>32nmintelintel medfieldIntelMedfieldmedfieldprocessorroadmapsmartphonesSun, 17 May 2009 19:21:00 EST<![CDATA[Intel's 32nm chips ready for MIDs and netbooks in 2009]]>http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/10/intels-development-of-32nm-chips-complete-ready-for-mids-and-n/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/10/intels-development-of-32nm-chips-complete-ready-for-mids-and-n/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/10/intels-development-of-32nm-chips-complete-ready-for-mids-and-n/#commentsIn 2005 Intel revealed its 65-nm manufacturing process, then 45-nm in 2007. Today, in keeping with its "tick-tock" strategy, Intel is announcing a further shrinkage to its manufacturing process as it ends the development phase for 32-nm chip circuitry. That puts the chips on a production schedule for Q4 2009 -- interesting as Intel's rumored 32-nm Medfield chip wasn't expected until the first half of 2010. According to Intel, the new chips incorporate second-generation high-k + metal gate technology with transistors that switch 22% faster than its current 45-nm Penryn chips. Why should you care? Well, the smaller chips are cheaper to manufacture which should translate to consumer savings. They also require less power than Intel's notoriously power-friendly Atom-class chips. As an interesting side note, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Intel has also disclosed a variant of its 45-nm process (the Lincroft-based Pineview we presume) "that is tailored to create chips for portable computing devices that require low power consumption." Uh, those wouldn't be targeting ARM by any chance would they Intel? Wink wink, nudge nudge.

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Intel's 32nm chips ready for MIDs and netbooks in 2009 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Rumors are swirling about Intel's roadmap of forthcoming netbook and handheld processors, which apparently showed up in a recent report by UBS. The roadmap seems to confirm the previously seen Pineview, and codenames its successor "Medfield," which is to be built on 32-nanometer process technology. Pineview, after some speculation, seems to have been nailed down as a 45-nanometer chip, and will be released in 2009, while Medfield, a complete system-on-chip, will follow in 2010. Medfield will have two variants, one for netbooks rumored to use the current integrated GPU, and one for MIDs, which is said to carry a PowerVR graphics core like the one used in the iPhone. Intel has apparently confirmed the codename "Medfield," but, when questioned, wouldn't answer to allegations that the person who'd come up with the moniker had been fired on grounds of being the least creative namer in the history of naming.

[Via Tech Digest]

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Rumored Intel roadmap names next Atom "Medfield" originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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