Intel has announced that "Atom" will be the name given to its new family of low-powered processors designed for ultra mobile PCs and Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs).
With plans for the near-future already well under control, Intel is looking further ahead to a low-powered chipset design.
Researchers at the University of Michigan have designed chips that use 30,000 times less power in sleep mode and 10 per cent less in active mode than comparable processors, putting an end to overweight battery syndrome.
Nvidia has announced a line-up of low-powered chipsets that will compete in the same arena as Intel's Atom and Via's Nano processors.
Ubuntu backer Canonical has pinned down some broad feature lists for its upcoming version of Linux for smaller mobile devices.
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