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Intel Atom to be used in new, larger iPhone

apple_newton_iphone.jpgAt a birthday party for chipmaker Intel held in Munich, Hannes Schwaderer, CEO of Intel Germany, confirmed that Apple will be using the company's new Atom processor in a future version of the iPhone. Iit won't be the iPhone that we've come to know and love, or the 3G model expected soon, but a new, larger version — possibly a rumored mini-tablet. Less pocketable than an iPhone, less useful than the MacBook Air. Let the Apple Newton jokes commence! Update: Intel has written in to say everyone's wrong! No larger iPhone with or with Intel Inside™.(Photo by Windell Oskay)

3:40 PM on Wed May 14 2008
By Jackson West
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  • Image of sample032 sample032 at 04:05 PM on 05/14/08
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    It seems Owen was right about PA Semi not being bought simply to supply iPhone chips. [valleywag.com]

  • Image of isights isights at 10:25 PM on 05/14/08
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    "Less pocketable than an iPhone, less useful than the MacBook Air."

    Can you say Kindle-killer? Portable DVD player killer? Dedicated game-gadget killer? Whole-house remote control?

    I can think of quite a few niches such a device could slide into quite nicely. Especially with a nice base of application developers eager to take it for a spin...

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