Intel's new Haswell Core processors may currently be in the spotlight, but its well-worn Pentium and Celeron brands may also be getting a boost — at Atom's expense. According to a report from CNET , some versions of Intel's new Silvermont Atom processors, low-power ARM competitors destined for Windows PCs and Android systems, will ditch the Atom alias for Pentium and Celeron branding. CNET says the Atom chips headed to tablets will probably not be switched to Pentium or Celeron, but the move indicates that Intel could be interested in shedding the Atom name after the chips have suffered a bad reputation from being paired with underpowered netbooks.
It wouldn't be the first time Intel has used a name swap to disassociate its chips with...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/2/4388488/intel-atom-pentium-celeron-swap
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