Dual Core processors for mobile phones?
Mobile processor manufacturer ARM has said that they are aiming to start manufacturing dual core chips for mobile devices next year.
A company representative said: “You’ll definitely see handsets shipping with a dual-core A9 in 2010.”
Palm Pre comes powered with a processor based on the ARM Cortex A8 processor.
Apple is also [...]

AMD to skip Netbooks for larger ultraportable notebooks
Microprocessor maker AMD has said that they are not going to cater to the growing netbooks market.
The company is instead focusing their attention on the larger ultraportable notebook segment which is slight larger and more powerful than netbooks.
AMD Yukon platform is targeted at this segment of the market. [...]

Intel launches five new Atom microprocessors
Microprocessor industry giant Intel has announced the launch of five new Atom microprocessors.
These chips are now available in speeds of up to 1.86 gigahertz. The company said that this makes them the fastest chips available in the market which consumes 3 watts of electricity or less.
These processors are designed for [...]