Laptop Futures: Mobiles on Steroids or Notebooks on Atkins

The South China Morning Post reports:
Intel said the market for smaller, low-cost personal computers, some of which can fit in a pocket, could be as big as US$10 billion, driven by demand from emerging and matured markets.
The world’s largest semiconductor maker has launched its smallest ever processors - the Atom range - to power what [...]

上Fi Squeaks into the Inner Ring Road

Shanghai Daily reports:
Shanghai Mobile and Shanghai Telecom both signed with Putuo District yesterday to expand wireless coverage for the first time within the region of Inner Ring Road, the central part of the city.
Previously, carriers signed with governments in suburban areas on the “wireless city” initiative, including Baoshao, Minhang and Nanhui districts and the Chongming [...]

Intel: There’s More to Mobility Than a Mobile

Electronista reports:
Intel at the spring version of its Intel Developer Forum today revealed more details of its Atom ultra-mobile processor line, uncovering both the full launch lineup as well as detailing the Controller Hub that forms the backbone of the Centrino Atom platform.
…Two very low-power processors will be part of the introduction, Intel says. Clocked [...]

Intel Inside Baidu’s Big Iron

Marbridge Daily, quoting China Securities Journal:
According to a source at Baidu, the search engine giant is secretly cooperating with Intel to build a lab to develop leading domestic web servers. Reportedly, the lab has already begun operations. Testing and engineering staff for the facility will be comprised of employees from both Intel and Baidu; hardware [...]

H3C: Chinese Networking Firm Seeks Partners for NSA Relationships

3Com’s H3C has found some new partners for its open architecture initiative. Shanghai Daily reports:
H3C launched a platform called OAA (open application architecture) with Intel, Beijing Rising and Beijing DHC Digital Technology in Shanghai yesterday, which provides IP storage, enterprise-level security, data network and video monitor functions.
H3C , which provides core-technologies of the platform, [...]

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