Motorola Mobility and Intel have sent out word that they will be taking you “to the edge” with an announcement on September 18.
The event is expected to be the launch of a major Intel-powered smartphone from Google-owned Motorola Mobility.
According to the announcement which includes the image we posted below, Motorola will be holding its event at 10 a.m. at the Victoria House in London on the specified date.

Both the companies are teasing with the line “Let us take you to the edge” in …

Intel has delivered an updated Graphics Performance Analyzers to add support for Android devices powered by Atom processors.
While the world-leading chip maker did not gain much traction on the smartphone market with the San Diego, it is still ramping up efforts to allow developers in optimizing its processors.
The Graphic Performance Analyzers (GPA) maximize performance from Intel’s integrated graphics processing units (GPUs), and now comes with support for Android smartphones that use …

Ultrabooks have failed to uplift global PC shipments as two independent research firms have revealed that their data indicate that global PC shipments have stalled during the second quarter of this year.
Research firms International Data Corporation (IDC) and Gartner have published independent reports that pegged PC shipments to be down one-tenth of a percentage point compared to the industry performance for the same quarter of 2011.
According to IDC and Gartner, Ultrabooks have not boosted …

As the overall Windows notebook market is having trouble, Ultrabooks are revealed to be driving sales in the over-$700 category of notebooks, new data from a research firm reveals.
According to the NPD Group in a new report, sales of Ultrabooks has captured nearly 11 percent of all $700+ Windows notebooks sales in the US for the first five months of the year.
In the bigger picture, however, Windows notebook PC sales declined 17 percent. This would have been bigger a decline had Ultrabooks not …

MacBook Air Receives Update To Ivy Bridge. (image via Apple)

Some time ago, Apple was asking Intel to make some special processors optimized for a thin and light ultra-portable laptop. When Intel saw the first MacBook Air, the company thought that not only Apple can produce such a laptop. Thus, the concept of ultrabook emerged, promoted by Intel among manufacturers of portable devices. The very first ultrabooks ran on the Sandy Bridge processor architecture. The next-generation Intel …

Orange has confirmed that the Intel San Diego smartphone will be released in the U.K. on June 6.
The release of the phone marks another milestone for Intel as it advances its plans in the mobile devices space.
“We’re proud to be working with such an exciting partner as Intel, and offering our customers the first Orange Intel powered smartphone on the market,” Paul Jevons, Director of Products and Devices, Orange UK, said. “The San Diego is a great addition to our own-branded device …

Wolfram Alpha, the computational knowledge engine launched by Wolfram Research in 2009, is now available as a desktop app for Windows 7, but only via purchase from Intel’s AppUp Store.  The app can be purchased for $2.99.
 
Wolfram Alpha is free on the wolfram.com website so it is not clear why Wolfram is launching a paid version on Intel’s AppUp store, and only on the AppUp store. The product page for Wolfram Alpha at the Intel AppUp store promises: “Across thousands of domains – …

Intel 2012 Quarter 1 Earnings Fall As Research and Marketing Costs Rise

The first quarter earnings of Intel, the world’s largest chip-maker, fell 13 percent contrary to expectations as the company reported flat revenues and rising research and marketing costs.
The Associated Press, reporting from New York today said Intel’s 1st quarter net income was $2.74 billion, down from $3.16 billion during the same period last year. This translated to earnings of 53 cents per share during the …

Early Release Seen For Intel’s Powerful Ivy Bridge Processors

The need for greater energy efficiency may push Intel to release as early as April 23 its much-anticipated Ivy Bridge processors that combine efficient energy use with the giant chip-maker’s signature power.
The Washington Post quoting Digitimes Monday said Intel has apparently decided on a staggered rollout schedule that starts as early as next week until June, when it is likely to be available worldwide.
VentureBeat’s Sean …

Meet Intel’s Rugged Studybook Tablet PC / image via Scientific American

Giant chipmaker Intel has a new baby born from the One Laptop Per Child project called the Studybook, a rugged tablet PC meant for use by students of all ages in developing countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
Scientific American Wednesday reported that computer makers in participating countries will make the Intel Studybook, and students at the nearest schools will use the tablets, a manufacturing system that …