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Qualcomm Snapdragon To Snap At Intel Atom
Techtree News Staff, Dec 08, 2008 1647 hrs ISTWill try to capture the MID and netbook market
Qualcomm recently revealed their Snapdragon chipset, a worthy competitor to Intel's Atom processor that currently powers most of the netbooks in the market. Snapdragon is based on the ARM architecture that has 3G, graphics, and the processor built onto the chipset resulting in low power consumption and instant switch-on of the device.
Going by the pictures, it looks like Qualcomm will try to capture the MID as well as the netbook market. As the chipset supports both Windows and Linux, there is a possibility that small MIDs will go with the Windows Mobile version while the netbook will boast Linux as the operating system.
The netbook displayed has a swiveling screen, which transforms it into a tablet PC, and a full-sized keyboard. Qualcomm says that twelve companies are developing Snapdragon-powered devices, and they are expected in the next year.
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Via Nano Processor for Netbooks
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Going by the pictures, it looks like Qualcomm will try to capture the MID as well as the netbook market. As the chipset supports both Windows and Linux, there is a possibility that small MIDs will go with the Windows Mobile version while the netbook will boast Linux as the operating system.
The netbook displayed has a swiveling screen, which transforms it into a tablet PC, and a full-sized keyboard. Qualcomm says that twelve companies are developing Snapdragon-powered devices, and they are expected in the next year.
Related Links:
Via Nano Processor for Netbooks
AMD Unveils Processor Roadmap
Intel's Core i7 processor
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