SAN FRANCISCO -- Intel Corp. is handing over the secrets of its Atom processor to an Asian manufacturer in a gambit to sell more of the tiny chips that go into smart phones, set-top boxes and ...

Intel’s Atom was mostly known as a low-end chip for mobile devices that underperformed. That may not be the case anymore. The latest Atom C3000 chips announced on Tuesday have up to 16 cores and ...

Any system based on one of Intel's Atom processors is going to be a little slow, but flaky wireless, inconsistent performance, and a clunky setup process all made it less appealing than it could ...

The front does an ok job of indicating what is inside. There is a small Intel Atom sticker in the upper right hand corner and an extended warranty label, but not much else in the way of ornamentation.

Intel may have officially announced the Atom N470 processor today – well, actually they pulled the trigger early on Saturday – but that isn't the only new CPU at CeBIT 2010 this week.

After a few false starts, Intel is making yet another attempt to get inside smartphones by launching a new Atom processor designed specifically for mobile devices. The chip, codenamed "Moorestown ...