Comments on: Netbooks and the Death of x86 Computing

By: Smooth-Stone Bets ARM Will Invade the Data Center

Smooth-Stone Bets ARM Will Invade the Data Center — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:01:44 +0000

[...] written about how x86 may be on the verge of losing its hegemony as mobile computing turns to ARM-based architectures and graphics processors from AMD and Nvidia [...]

By: Intel Goes to the Super Bowl: We Are All Nerds Now – GigaOM

Intel Goes to the Super Bowl: We Are All Nerds Now – GigaOM — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:53:48 +0000

[...] From our growing obsession with high-end phones, to ever more networked homes and 3-D television, the average consumer is buying more silicon embedded in their everyday products, and Intel aims to make sure its name is associated with our digital consumption. During the Super Bowl Intel will debut two new commercials over three purchased 30-second spots, the first airing during the fourth quarter of the big game on Feb. 7. Intel drove extensive consumer branding of a geeky component with its bunny-suited fab workers stormed the advertising world in the last 90s, so we’ll see if a similar approach keeps it relevant as a wider variety of computing challenges its x86 hegemony. [...]

By: Analyst Firm Thinks ARM Will Beat Intel on UltraMobile Devices – GigaOM

Analyst Firm Thinks ARM Will Beat Intel on UltraMobile Devices – GigaOM — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:01:12 +0000

[...] By Stacey Higginbotham Jan. 21, 2010, 12:01pm No Comments 0 0 0 0 Intel isn’t going to beat the likes of Qualcomm, Texas Instruments and others when it comes to providing the brains behind smartphones, netbooks and even ultra mobile [...]

By: Interesting Reading… – The Blogs at HowStuffWorks

Interesting Reading… – The Blogs at HowStuffWorks — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:26:51 +0000

[...] Netbooks and the Death of x86 Computing – “Freescale said Monday it would offer an ARM-based chip that could lead to a $200 Linux-based netbook, offering about twice the amount of usage on a single battery charge as Intel’s Atom processor allows. Freescale’s efforts are nothing new (only AMD has so far stayed above the netbook fray), but it did get me thinking about how Intel’s endless pushing of netbooks has, ironically, helped destroy the hegemony of x86 machines for personal computing….” [...]

By: 2 Years of Chips, Broadband and You! – GigaOM

2 Years of Chips, Broadband and You! – GigaOM — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:04:31 +0000

[...] the last two years I have covered the growing importance of multimedia, the disruption of the semiconductor industry, the expansion of super-fast broadband to many areas of the country, the emergence of cloud [...]

By: Has Intel Reached the Limits of x86? – GigaOM

Has Intel Reached the Limits of x86? – GigaOM — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:01:13 +0000

[...] Intel, the question becomes, how far can the x86 architecture stretch? Its Larrabee delay suggests that using x86 to develop a decent graphics processor may work, but it [...]

By: mario n

mario n — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:08:42 +0000

“an ARM-based chip that could lead to a $200 Linux-based netbook”
how much cost atom and their motherboard? i bet is less than $100
so if the only difference between a netbook and a smartbook is the processor and motherboard, cause the screen, memory, hard disk, etc will be the same how a smartbook could cost $100 less if atom platform cost less than that and ARM platform certainly wont be free.

By: riot

riot — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:50:33 +0000

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Linux-based Netbooks (and that would include ARM-based netbooks) really need the equivalent of an iTunes application store to succeed with mainstream consumers.
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-begin sarcasm-
Yeah if only Linux Operating systems had some kind of program built into them to help you manage installing and uninstalling software. It could even update the software for you. Some kind of of um . . . package manager. Oh wait they do.

Maybe we could just rename it the software store. You know just to make windows and mac people feel at home. Go ahead & charge them money for the software. Alright I’m making my own distro. I’m calling it “Gimmie O$”
-end sarcasm-

By: ARM Winning the Fight to Be the Brains Inside the Digital Home

ARM Winning the Fight to Be the Brains Inside the Digital Home — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:20:04 +0000

[...] As for the companies making the most money selling chips inside the home, Broadcom was estimated as the market leader, with IBM, NXP, Samsung and Toshiba rounding out the rest of the top five, according to Semicast. Those vendors accounted for over 50 percent of processor revenues in the home market. Given that the number of connected devices inside the home that will require more and more processing power is in the billions, the opportunity here is much greater than the two-way battle between ARM and Intel’s low-power x86 Atom chips that’s occurring in netbooks. [...]

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:35:10 +0000

Well, if netbooks don’t make the web open up, cell phones surely will. I will party hard when I no long have to download the security nightmare of adobe flash to every OS I install so people can visit Youtube….

By: SiCortex Co-Founder on Intel and Shutting Down

SiCortex Co-Founder on Intel and Shutting Down — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:11:21 +0000

[...] chip for cell phones. What he didn’t point out was how that argument also involves a pretty narrow definition of computing. Since I write about netbooks with ARM-based chips, using DSPs to build things like a low-power [...]

By: As Devices Converge, Chip Vendors Girding For a Fight — GigaOM Pro

As Devices Converge, Chip Vendors Girding For a Fight — GigaOM Pro — Thu, 28 May 2009 10:44:32 +0000

[...] battle for the brains of these highly portable devices is a battle between these vendors, but it’s also a battle of different chip architectures: [...]

By: Long View: As Devices Converge, Chip Vendors Girding For a Fight

Long View: As Devices Converge, Chip Vendors Girding For a Fight — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:19:10 +0000

[...] battle for the brains of these highly portable devices is a battle between these vendors, but it’s also a battle of different chip architectures: [...]

By: Can Intel Thrive in a Post x86 World?

Can Intel Thrive in a Post x86 World? — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:06:58 +0000

[...] makers and users emphasize mobility and incredible graphics. I’ve argued that these trends signal the end of x86 computing, but what I’ve ignored is Intel’s drive to bring its brand of x86 computing to these [...]

By: TI Wants to Use DSPs for Low-power Computing

TI Wants to Use DSPs for Low-power Computing — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:30:00 +0000

[...] processor architecture if the job is big enough to merit the efforts on the software side. So, heterogeneous computing may become more mainstream. [...]

By: The End of x86 Domination: AMD Is Cool With That

The End of x86 Domination: AMD Is Cool With That — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:29:42 +0000

[...] split is a reaction to how people use their computers. I think it signals the end of the hegemony of the x86 architecture and the end of clock speed as a significant indicator of what a device can do. But I was surprised [...]