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• Ming Dynasty vase with Intel Atom, anyone?

  One Taiwanese computer maker has come up with a novel way to camouflage a computer made for your living room: give it the shape and color of a Ming Dynasty vase.

• Experts: 'Predatory pricing' for Intel's Atom legal

  Intel Corp. may very well bundle its Atom CPU and graphics chipset to netbook PC makers for a lower price than Atom alone, as rival Nvidia Inc. CEO Jen-Hsun Huang charged last week.

• Asus EeeNAS 1TB backup device joins Atom family

  Asustek Computer joined other NAS (network attached storage) device makers such as QNAP and Acer by showing off a new NAS that uses Intel's low-power, inexpensive Atom N270 microprocessor.

• New Atom platform will cut off graphics players says Intel

  Intel's next generation Atom platform, code-named Pine Trail, will ease out graphics chip makers like Nvidia from designing graphic chips around the Atom processor, the company said Tuesday.

• Intel aims to add speed to Atom with new platform

  Intel on Tuesday revealed further details surrounding its next-generation Atom netbook platform that should provide improved system performance and power savings to low-cost laptops.

• Novell throws support behind Moblin Linux for Intel Atom netbooks, devices

  Eschewing its own SUSE Linux, Novell Inc. said today that it will back Intel Corp.'s Moblin Linux in the fast-growing market for netbooks and smartphones.

• Intel's Atom chip finding its way into servers

  Intel's Atom processor is starting to find its way into some types of servers, bringing a new low-power option for end-users but raising a potential business challenge for Intel.

• Intel's Atom revenue fell more than other processors

  Intel's revenue from its line of low-end Atom microprocessors fell more during the first quarter than other products, according to the chip maker's first-quarter results.

• Intel's Atom chips to support Windows 7 this year

  Intel plans to make sure all of its popular Atom microprocessors support at least two versions of Microsoft's new operating system (OS), Windows 7, in the second half of this year.

• Intel announces 2GHz Atom microprocessor

  Intel celebrated the one-year anniversary of its popular Atom family of microprocessors on Wednesday by announcing a new 2GHz version of the chip.

• Kogan launches 10-inch, Linux-powered netbook

  Marketing success story Kogan Technologies has announced what it claims is Australia’s cheapest 10-inch netbook computer powered by the Linux-based gOS operating system.

• New online community launches for embedded Linux developers

  It probably won't be "Facebook for Linux" but a Web site launching Tuesday is intended to create an online community specifically for Linux programmers who focus on embedded applications such as mobile devices, set-top boxes, industrial controls and everything apart from servers and PCs.

• Intel introduces Atom chips for new devices

  Intel on Monday detailed plans to push its Atom processors into devices beyond just netbooks and mobile Internet devices.

• Intel opens up the Atom processor to TSMC

  Intel on Monday announced a partnership that could provide access to the chip design of its low-cost Atom processor to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.

• Intel joins Giga-byte, Chunghwa to launch Linux MID

  Intel joined Taiwanese mobile phone service provider Chunghwa Telecom to launch Giga-byte Technology's M528 mobile Internet device on Monday in Taipei.