Comments on: Intel Debuts Dual-Core Atom Processor Line at MWC, Quad-Core By This Holiday Season

By: michael arazan

michael arazan — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:29:00 +0000

With lte compatibility , which I’m sure vzw will pass on

By: Trey Mitchell

Trey Mitchell — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 06:47:00 +0000

I think it’s a heavily revised version of that same architecture and is why It keeps that name but I agree with your sentiment.

By: Drew

Drew — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 01:58:00 +0000

32nm means that the transistor’s gate length is measured at 32nm. The smaller the transistor, the less electrons required to power the circuitry.

By: Drew

Drew — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 01:50:00 +0000

14nm is the step after 22nm. For the record, most all the ARM manufacturers’ XXnm claims are fudged.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 01:40:00 +0000

I really wouldn’t say Nvidia is “hanging” with other manufacturers anymore.

By: Guest

Guest — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:31:00 +0000

Still have massive dead spots in michigan. Especially in Oakland, Macomb, and Wayne county, arguably some of the most populated counties in michgan

By: Dylan Patel

Dylan Patel — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:54:00 +0000

Intel competing is a great thing. The can bring the Atom down to 22 and 18nm structure way before ARM can and they will be able to be power efficient This will force Qualcomm to do even better in order to compete.

By: kuboo99

kuboo99 — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:26:00 +0000

But why use the “atom” name? It just makes one think of slow netbooks…

By: Moneer Alasmar

Moneer Alasmar — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:39:00 +0000

Excited for Intel, but at the same time I don’t want them to become the dominant force in mobile processors. The strive to provide the best hardware(processors in this case) drives innovation from manufacturers.

It’s similar to how disappointed I was with the iPhone 5 having no ground breaking tech to push Google, fortunately, Google is awesome and provides amazing software strides regardless.

By: JetBlue

JetBlue — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:39:00 +0000

It’s most likely just a render.

By: staticx57

staticx57 — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:26:00 +0000

With today’s manufacturing process at 28nm a quad core A15 at full speeds A LOT of power meaning for the near term they will be tablet only.

Reading material: http://www.anandtech.com/show/6787/nvidia-tegra-4-architecture-deep-dive-plus-tegra-4i-phoenix-hands-on

By: Hayden7200

Hayden7200 — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:01:00 +0000

I agree, I’ve always been a fan of Intel chips. So maybe you guys can educate me a bit on mobile processors, if you don’t mind. When processors say they are 32nm, what does that mean and why is a smaller number better? And what is the difference between A-9 and A-15 processors?

By: StDevious

StDevious — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:55:00 +0000

If anybody knows processors, it’s Intel. They are late to mobile processor game, but with their first try they proved that given enough time they are going to be a tough competitor. They had better battery life than comparable ARM designs. Now with time and process advantage (22nm), they are going to get better battery life and performance.

By: TheWenger

TheWenger — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:54:00 +0000

They’re bringing back the legacy menu button.

By: Justin Winker

Justin Winker — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:52:00 +0000

My thoughts exactly… I’m excited to see what they have to offer this holiday season, and hope more manufacturers begin to use what they have to offer.