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September 11, 2013 08:00 pm GMT

Can Intel's 'Bay Trail' Chip Save Windows Tablets?

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Windows has had a tough time in the tablet arena. The iPad is far and away still the most popular tablet in the world, even though Windows 8, which was supposed to make the platform a serious contender, has had a year to gain traction.

It didn't help that the first full-featured Windows tablets, such as the Microsoft Surface RT, were powered by ARM-based chips that couldn't run older Windows apps. Other tablets based on Intel's mobile Atom processors were available, which could still run Windows 7 and XP apps, but few hardware manufacturers emphasized them — and they couldn't compete with ARM devices on battery life. Read more...

More about Intel, Atom, Tablets, Windows 8, and Microprocessors

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