Source : DigitimesThere is currently no doubt that Intel is currently offering the best mobile computer platform associating dedicated motherboard, chipsets and CPUs. However, good components have a cost, and Intel lets other founder to take care of the entry level mobile CPU market (such as Via).
However, this might change in a near future as Intel announced its goal to release a new platform entitled Shelton. It will be based on a single core CPU clocked at 1.6GHz, on a 533MHz bus, with a graphical chipset similar to the GMA950 and using DDR2 RAM modules. It will also include Wi-Fi 802.11g, as well as SATA and PATA interfaces. Power consumption of display-free architecture should be around 8W.
This platform should quickly be adopted by manufacturers of ultra portable and/or subnotebooks (Q3 2008) featuring 7-8" display while offering hours of battery lifetime for a price varying from US$300 to US$500. So, Apple could h
