Evidence suggests that the shortage of low-cost Atom processors that system makers faced earlier this year is over. The low-cost Atom processor is primarily used in low-cost laptops, called netbooks.

Hackers have bypassed Apple’s desire to remove support for Intel’s Atom processor from Mac OS X 10.6.2, allowing the increasingly popular netbooks to run Cupertino’s latest operating system. The ...

Have you noticed Atom-based laptops seem to be getting nicer? The latest models sport bigger screens, more RAM, and slimmer and lighter designs than anything that’s come before. They are also using ...

Apple appears to have frozen-out fans tired of waiting for an official Cupertino netbook, dropping support for Intel’s Atom processor from the latest build of Snow Leopard 10.6.2, according to reports ...

Intel Corp. desperately wants the hit Atom netbook processor inside smartphones, cars — even factory robots. Intel Corp. desperately wants the hit Atom netbook processor inside smartphones, cars — ...

The move marks the first time Intel will allow another company to manufacture one of its core processor products. Under the new alliance, Intel and TSMC will combine the circuitry of the ultra ...

Intel has released a number of versions of its low power Intel Atom processor over least year or so. But so far I haven’t seen one called the Intel Atom Z630. But in a product listing for a new ...

The chip giant unveiled the long awaited Atom Wednesday at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in Shanghai China. Solution providers said Atom could pave the way for a flood of handhelds similar to ...

PC makers including Dell and Fujitsu have introduced netbooks based on Intel’s latest Atom processor that are smaller and offer battery lives in excess of seven hours, the companies said on Monday.