Tag Archives: Medfield

ASUS Fonepad gets a spec boost: 1.6GHz Intel processor, 32GB storage

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ASUS’ Fonepad has been making its way around the world with a 1.2GHz Intel Atom Z2420 processor and 16GB of built-in storage, but apparently there’s a need for covering one’s face with a beefier version. Announced in Taiwan earlier today, the 7-in…


New power-efficient Intel PC chips could boost battery life for Windows 8 tablets

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Intel (INTC) is reportedly planning to make significant changes to its Ivy Bridge processors that could see a new wave of powerful and battery-efficient Windows 8 tablets launch in the near future, according to a report from CNET. By lowering power consumption, PC makers could build tablets or even PC/tablet hybrids that will have batteries that last all-day as opposed to just a few hours. CNET’s report says it’s not clear when Intel plans to push out the more efficient Ivy Bridge processors and that they won’t be available this year. Intel has been criticized in the last several years for its failure to make Medfield-powered smartphones that compete with ARM’s mobile processors. It’s believed Intel’s inability to build capable chips for the mobile market is one


UK pricing begins to filter out for Motorola’s Intel-powered RAZR i smartphone

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Soon after it’s unveiling, the Intel-based RAZR i showed up in Clove’s listings with a SIM-free price of £342, and now it looks as if a few more outlets are pushing pricing details to the world. Expected to storm the UK in October, the phone sh…


Motorola XT890 approved by FCC, may be next week’s 2GHz Intel phone

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As one major event wraps, we look forward to what’s coming up next: Motorola’s Intel announcement. We have a hard time believing we’d see anything besides a smartphone with an Intel chip inside, but the biggest mystery is in what type of phone. Are w…


Intel wraps up Jelly Bean port for Atom smartphones, can’t say when devices get it

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Intel was fast to promise a port of Jelly Bean to Atom-based smartphones. We were left in the dark as to when that port would be ready, but mobile group general manager Mike Bell has put that to rest for PCWorld with news that the Medfield-native And…


Is Motorola announcing a Intel Medfield-powered phone on September 18th?

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Our calendar in September is starting to fill up rather rapidly, with Motorola asking us to come to its second announcement in a month on September 18th. Intel’s co-signed the ticket, with the partnership offering to “take us to the edge” for an exci…


Intel brings Medfield to Russia with the MegaFon Mint

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The Intel-powered mobile machine has been slowly picking up pace this year. Now, the chip-maker has signed up a new partner in the form of Russian operator MegaFon. So, it looks like we might see another (and we must say familiar looking) network-bra…


Intel’s first smartphone coming soon: Xolo X900 gets 24 April release date

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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 and arrives on the Indian carrier next Monday. Packing a 1.6 GHz Atom Z2460 processor, we handled one in …


Intel Medfield-packing Lenovo K800 to land next month, has an avatar in tow

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Wondering when the Lenovo K800 will finally land? Or perhaps you’re curious about how those Medfield processors will perform in real life? The answer to both those questions should be with us towards the end of next month — according to Intel’s man i…


Lenovo K800′s initial benchmark scores look promising, but not ambitious

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If 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…