Netbooks to get longer battery life with new Atom chips
Netbooks could offer longer battery life and better system performance when Intel launches its second generation of Atom processors, which are due to start shipping soon.
The new netbook chips, code-named Pineview, will draw less power and deliver faster performance, an Intel spokesperson said. Pineview chips are part of the Pine Trail platform, aimed at netbooks and low-cost desktops.
Intel declined to comment on the release date for Pineview processors. But company officials have said that netbooks using the chip could start shipping as early as January. Pineview chips are already being manufactured, and samples have shipped out to PC makers. Intel is integrating a graphics and memory controller into the CPU, which will enable reduced power consumption and improved performance in desktops and netbooks, said Bill Calder, an Intel spokesperson.
