Intel Classmate PC is not forgotten, gets Pine Trail and WiMAX overhaul

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/19jan10ouwbt.jpg (http://www.pcworld.com/article/187137/intel_adding_new_atom_processors_to_classmate_netb ooks.html?tk=rss_news)We probably pour far too much time into dissecting the latest ThinkPad model (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/03/lenovo-thinkpad-edge-13-review/) or superphone (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/the-engadget-interview-erick-tseng-senior-product-manager-of-a/), so to balance things out here's some positive news coming out of Intel regarding its laptop distribution programme for the developing world. Still a for-profit venture, the Classmate PC project seems to have been developing rather well, which has led the chipmaker to announce it'll be overhauling the case designs (http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/22/intels-convertible-classmate-pc-barely-makes-it-to-fcc-class/) and internals of the machines it has on offer. Coming later this year, the new netbook models will offer Atom N450 and N470 Pineview CPUs as well as integrated 3G and WiMAX connectivity. Yeah, that's pretty decent gear by anyone's standards, so it's no surprise that Argentina, Brazil and Turkey have signed up for a total of 426,000 units between them, adding to the two million devices already shipped (http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/30/portugal-signs-up-for-500-000-intel-classmate-laptops/) globally. Maybe someone should tell the UK government about this netbook craze before it's too late (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/12/free-laptops-and-broadband-promised-for-270-000-poor-uk-families/).Intel Classmate PC is not forgotten, gets Pine Trail and WiMAX overhaul (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/intel-classmate-pc-is-not-forgotten-gets-pine-trail-and-wimax-o/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).


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