Intel officials have confirmed at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco on September 13 that “Clover Trail” - the upcoming version of the company’s low-power Atom processor would not support Linux.
The Clover Field processor, which can be seen in various nondescript laptops around IDF, is targeted at mobile devices, such as low-cost notebooks and tablets.
As Intel goes so goes Windows 8.
The chipmaker just unveiled its roadmap for Window 8 tablets. At the core will be the latest generation of Atom processors: quad-core architecture at a 22nm size. Intel calls it the Bay Trail and expects to see it within shipping hardware in late 2013 — including Android tablets.
With this latest chip, Intel is reconfirming its commitment to Windows 8.
Intel has formally announced its & Oak Trail& Atom Z670 processor, touting 35 different design wins and a three-Watt TDP, along with a Z650 version for embedded devices. The chipmaker also said its 32nm & Cedar Trail& will be released during the second half of this year, featuring improved graphics and even lower power consumption....
Intel will not support Linux in its upcoming chip for laptops and tablets. That leaves Windows 8 as the only operating system that will run on the Clover Trail Atom chip.
To be clear, Linux can run on Clover Trail because it is an x86 chip. But it’s unlikely any device maker will want to go to the trouble to do it.
Intel's new Clover Trail Z2760 Atom processors promise to bring standby battery life measured in weeks to tablets, but delays in getting the power management software approved by Microsoft could mean that tablets based on this hardware may be delayed.
Intel's new Clover Trail Z2760 Atom processors promise to bring standby battery life measured in weeks to tablets, but delays in getting the power management software approved by Microsoft could mean that tablets based on this hardware may be delayed.
Intel's new Clover Trail Z2760 Atom processors promise to bring standby battery life measured in weeks to tablets, but delays in getting the powe
Two days after officially announcing its & Oak Trail& Atom for tablets, Intel has tipped a smaller, more power-efficient successor code-named & Cloverview.& Separately, details of the chipmaker's 2012 & Ivy Bridge& Core CPUs have been leaked by a Turkish website....
HTC is planning three Android tablets under the & Flyer& moniker, starting with a tablet due in the second quarter, says a report. In other Android-related news, Acer has denied claims that it would either phase out netbooks or use & Sandy Bridge& processors in tablets -- but now confirms two Android tablets are coming -- and Google co-founder Larry Page is taking over as CEO....
The new generation of Intel's Atom platform that was codenamed Oak Trail is now shipping and will being appearing in devices next month.
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