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IDF 2010: Intel faces 'a new world' (roundup)

As it hosts its annual developer forum, the chipmaker is contending with a major shift among tech companies and consumers toward pervasive computing, where no single device holds sway.

CNET News staff
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As it hosts its annual developer forum, the chipmaker is contending with a major shift among tech companies and consumers toward pervasive computing, a world in which no single device holds sway. "It's a new world," acknowledges Intel Executive VP Dadi Perlmutter.

Sandy Bridge mobile chip
The mobile version of Intel's Sandy Bridge chip. Intel

Intel's Sandy Bridge graphics tech: How good is it?

Sandy Bridge is a major Intel design effort to achieve better graphics performance for mainstream laptops. Will it make the grade?
(Posted in Nanotech: The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)
September 16, 2010 12:10 PM PDT

Intel will teach gadgets to learn about you

Context-aware computing is the future of personal tech, says Intel CTO. That means your gadgets will learn about you, and not the other way around.
(Posted in Circuit Breaker by Erica Ogg)
September 15, 2010 12:10 PM PDT

Dell shows 10-inch, dual-core Atom tablet

The PC maker demonstrates an Inspiron-branded convertible device--part tablet, part laptop--that it says is a complete productivity tool.
• Photos: Dell touch-screen flips from tablet to Netbook
• Inspiron Duo's big debut: Nine months too late?
• Video: Dell unveils convertible Windows 7 tablet
(Posted in Nanotech: The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)
September 14, 2010 12:09 PM PDT

iPad rivals stuck in 'upcoming' mode

Head-turning consumer tablets using Intel processors are still in the future, leaving the iPad to rule the roost.
(Posted in Nanotech: The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)
September 14, 2010 7:54 PM PDT

Ocosmos gaming gadget stars Windows 7

There's considerable buzz at IDF 2010 over the OCS 1, a handheld device based on the Oak Trail mobile CPU and running the full Windows 7 operating system.
• Video: Intel shows new MeeGo devices
(Posted in Crave by Damian Koh)
September 14, 2010 6:57 AM PDT

Interactive slot machine bets on gambling's future

On display at the Intel Developer Forum is an interactive slot machine with a 46-inch touch screen that may illustrate the future of gambling.
(Posted in Crave by Damian Koh)
September 14, 2010 9:30 AM PDT

Intel discloses new Sandy Bridge technical details

The upcoming chip architecture will integrate Intel's best graphics chip technology to date directly onto the central processing unit.
(Posted in Nanotech: The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)
September 13, 2010 5:11 PM PDT

Intel's Perlmutter talks Sandy Bridge, tablets

Q&A Intel exec David "Dadi" Perlmutter sits down with CNET at IDF to discuss the technologies that will define the chipmaker over the next 12 months.
(Posted in Nanotech: The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)
September 13, 2010 3:40 PM PDT

Otellini's IDF talk hits on smart devices, software

At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, CEO Paul Otellini tells how the company's pending acquisitions will help it address the next wave of computing.
(Posted in Nanotech: The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)
September 13, 2010 11:29 AM PDT

IDF focuses on future of interconnected devices (photos)

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