The Atom processor, and it cousins, have made it possible for PCs to hit prices below $200. But doing so results in a frustrating experience.

We often hear talk about the most powerful servers and supercomputers, but the most power-efficient are just as important. On that latter front, Intel has today announced what it claims is the ...

Folks hoping for an Atom-powered Android smartphone have reason to rejoice, as Intel’s GM of software and services announced that not only has the chipmaking … ...

Netbook computers are cheap and popular, thanks in part to Intel's Atom chip. But the Atom isn't up to the job. Netbook computers are cheap and popular, ...

Carlyle-controlled Japanese handy-phone firm Willcom Inc . rolled out the world's first phones featuring Intel Corp's Centrino Atom microprocessors, as it fights for new users in a saturated market.

Intel on Monday released details about their upcoming Atom processor redesign, code-named Silvermont. The 22-nanometer SoC, said to deliver three times the performance while consuming five times ...

Intel could be on the verge of exiting the market for smartphones and standalone tablets. As it cuts its Atom product line, the company is flushing billions it spent trying to expand in those markets.

Intel executives have conceded that they still haven’t caught up with Qualcomm in designing processors for smartphones and tablets. But with new “SoFIA” Atom X3 systems-on-a-chip (SoCs ...

Intel has unveiled an Atom processor-based platform designed with network-attached storage (NAS) devices in mind. It's called Milstead and uses existing Atom D2500 and D2550 chips to ...

Based on Intel’s “Silvermont” core architecture, the older Atom chips include a Gen8 Low Power graphics component, support for LPDDR3 and DDR3L memory at 1,600MHz, display resolutions up to ...