Intel 'Ultrabook' reference designs released to OEMs

Intel’s reference designs for its new ‘Ultrabook’ systems will price them cheaper than Apple’s MacBook Air systems.

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is making its latest Ultrabook pitch to Tech Data (NASDAQ: TECD) channel partners during a conference today in Orlando. “The entire ecosystem is rallying around Ultrabook to deliver solutions,” asserted David Allen, director, distribution and DMR sales, North America, Intel.

Apple is reportedly looking into ways to replace its Intel processors in Macs with new chips based on the designs it uses for its iOS-based devices.

Apple has patented the design of the MacBook Air. Consider how much difference there is between Apple’s portable and any other Ultrabook? The answer is very little.

Intel has used Computex as the opportunity to introduce to the world a whole new class of PC - the ‘Ultrabookâ¢.’

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) has cut its full-year profit outlook, the latest indication that Windows 8, Ultrabooks and other innovations won’t fully lift the PC industry out of an economic funk.

Intel's & Ultrabook& format for portable computers is faltering, with pioneering vendor Asus failing to meet desired price points, and others choosing to wait it out, according to Taiwanese sources. DigiTimes reports claim that selling the devices for under $1,000 will be & practically infeasible.& ...

Operating systems are like wine: They hopefully increase in quality as they age, and — unless you’re a Beaujolais nouveau fan — you often don’t want to drink one that hasn’t yet had at least a little time to mature.

Acer, Asus, and Leonvo will roll out & Ultrabook& portable computers for under $1000 in the fourth quarter of this year, according to a DigiTimes report. Resembling Windows versions of the successful Apple MacBook Air, the devices will be less than 0.8 inches thick, use Intel Core processors, and employ SSD (solid state disk) storage....