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Goodbye Wintel, Hello Gootel: Android Phones Expand To Use Intel Chips

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September 14, 2011
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Goodbye Wintel, Hello Gootel: Android Phones Expand To Use Intel Chips If the partnership between Google and Intel works, you could see cheaper phones. But similar deals for Intel have fallen flat.
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Windows 8 Features for Laptop Users The tablet-centric Windows 8 has nifty features for laptop users, too.
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CIA's Next Mission is to Keep Prying Eyes Off Your Screen The spy agency has invested in Oculis Labs, a company that uses facial recognition software to blur your computer screen when you walk away or someone approaches you.
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Windows 8 Will Natively Support USB 3.0 and Mobile Broadband Modems In addition to adding new drivers, the new OS changes the way they look and behave.
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Windows 8 App Store: What We Know So Far It's early in the Windows app store game, but it appears that Microsoft's store will have a Metro look and, unlike Apple's store, will allow free listings for established programs.
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Facebook Takes Lesson from Google+, Revamps Friends Lists Facebook's new tool makes it easier to group friends into categories such as close friends, acquaintances, or work colleagues.
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Will This Month's Reported MacBook Pro Speed Bump Be Worth Buying? The reported speed bumps for the MacBook Pro line seem minimal. Here's some advice on whether to jump on them.
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Jobs' Departure Hasn't Quelled Demand for Apple Products Only 4 percent of nearly 2,300 consumers said Steve Jobs' resignation makes them less likely to buy Apple products in the future.
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Cloud Computing for Consumers: The Downsides If you read much about tech, you've undoubtedly been told by some snarky writer that if you're not headed for the cloud, you're hopelessly unhip.
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Intel, Google Team to Optimize Android for Smartphones Intel and Google announced on Tuesday that they would partner to optimize future versions of the Android OS for smartphones and other mobile devices using Intel chips.
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Five Cool Services Unveiled at the TechCrunch Disrupt 2011 Conference After the dust settled from the announcement of the conference founder's departure, promising startups like Bitcasa, Everpix, and Spool strutted their stuff at Disrupt 2011. Here's the scoop.
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Windows 8 Will Run from USB Thumb Drive The feature is aimed at enterprises that want to equip employees with 'complete managed Windows images' that they can use to turn a PC into a doppelganger of a secured in-house machine.
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Facebook Updates Android App with More Privacy Controls The app lets users add privacy controls on posts, matching features available on Facebooks website.
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HTC Chief: iPhone Suffers From 'Your Dad Uses It' Syndrome The acting president of HTC America claims that iPhones are "not that cool anymore."
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Financial Analyst Expects 'Unprecedented' iPhone 5 Demand Anticipating that Apple will launch the iPhone 5 in October, a financial analyst firm has predicted unprecedented demand for the new phone.
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Intel Shows Off Tablets Using New Low-Power Atom Chip and Android 3.0 OS Intel also announces it will partner with Google on future Android tablets and smartphones.
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Acer, Asus to Bring Intel's Thunderbolt Speed Technology to Windows PCs Intel's Thunderbolt high-speed interconnect technology is currently only available on Apple products.
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Fashionistas Crash Target's Website Target's Web site is still struggling after it crashed earlier Tuesday when online shoppers flooded the site to get in on a low-priced line of high-fashion clothes and accessories.
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Senator to Businesses: Protect Data or Pay Senator Richard Blumenthal says his data breach legislation will deter data breaches. IT security experts have their doubts.
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Getting the Most out of Flash Storage Over the past few years mainstream enterprises have been turning to NAND flash storage to boost speed and decrease latency, but some vendors still produce products that inhibit customers from achieving flash's full potential.
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Goodbye Wintel, Hello Gootel: Android Phones Expand To Use Intel Chips If the partnership between Google and Intel works, you could see cheaper phones. But similar deals for Intel have fallen flat.
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