John Spooner is reporting from the Intel Developer Forum about their plans for a new chip, Menlow, that will bring new power to devices. Here’s what John had to say:
To be clear, Menlow is not a device. It’s a collection of chips that make it possible for a manufacturer to build a device. This new platform contains Silverthorne processor, a sub-1-watt chip that is smaller than the size of a penny, yet still powerful enough to run Windows Vista. Not that it will in every case. Silverthorne will power next year’s UMPCs, based on Windows Vista. But Intel thinks that Menlow will also spawn a range of handheld, network-connected MIDs or mobile Internet devices.
JD picked up on this and actually got a quote from PCMag which talked about Al Ramadan coming on stage and talking about AIR on mobile devices. Mobile AIR is something we’re really excited about, but device requirements obviously play a huge part in both Flash Lite capability and eventually AIR on devices. I’m glad to see we’re working with partners like Intel to both drive increased capability as well as better experiences.
[tags]AIR, Mobile, Intel, Flash Lite[/tags]
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