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Mobile
Internet
Devices
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On April 2,
2008
California-based
chip maker
Intel
unveiled a
range of
wireless
internet
devices to
fill a gap
between
smart phones
and laptops,
and to cash
in on the
success of
iPhone of
Apple.
The company
introduced
five new
Atom
processors
and
processor
technology
for what it
is calling
Mobile
Internet
Devices (MIDs),
and embedded
computing
solutions at
a developer
event in
Shanghai.
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The first
generation
of Intel's
MID
technology
is aimed at
data, not
voice
communications,
leaving the
company out
of the
market for
smart phones
such as
iPhone.
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Companies
introducing
products
at the
Intel
event in
Shanghai
include
Fujitsu,
Lenovo,
Panasonic,
Samsung,
and
Toshiba.
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1990 -
Intel
releases
the
80386SL
processor
which uses
low power
and found
in many
portable
computers.
1991 -
Intel
introduces
the Intel
486SX chip
in efforts
to help
bring a
lower-cost
processor
to the PC
market
selling
for
$258.00
1993 -
Intel
releases
the
Pentium
Processor.
The
processor
is a 60
MHz
processor,
incorporates
3.2
million
transistors
and sells
for
$878.00.
1995 -
Intel
releases
the new
motherboard
form
factor ATX.
1998 -
Intel
releases
the
Celeron
processor
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