The Intel Atom CPU may be designed to provide decent performance at a low price, while using less power than similar chips. But it turns out the “low price” part of that equation is a bit muddy.

Acer plans to launch its first ultra-low-cost laptop PC armed with Intel’s Atom microprocessor at the Computex trade show in Taipei this June, the company’s chairman said Wednesday. Acer calls its low ...

Intel announced today it has designed a faster and more power-efficient version of its Atom microprocessor, which in the past year has revolutionized computing in the netbook market. The netbook ...

You know that Chinese all-in-one desktop with an Intel Atom D510 processor I mentioned this morning? It turns out it’s not the only machine with a next-gen Atom CPU from that company. Kenade ...

Intel’s Atom processors designed for netbooks could be on their last leg, with analysts saying that the chip maker could be tweaking its product road map as PC sales tumble and tablet adoption widens.

The branding strategy means Intel will aggressively develop and promote silicon for small devices. But this isn't the PC industry. Brooke Crothers writes about mobile computer systems, including ...