Intel's Liquid C1. Their 9th Smartphone.

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Published 31st January 2013 |
Read latest comment - 25th February 2013

(In nine months).

Reuters has a rather in depth post about Intel trying to break into the mobile market, complete with a little history on how, or why they have been slow to access the mobile market.

Intel has little choice but to get into mobile. It saw revenue fall 3 percent in the last quarter on weak sales of PCs, part of a steady decline in revenue growth since 2009.It has also watched as devices like Apple Inc's iPad cannibalize sales of PCs.

So, Intel joined Acer in releasing the liquid C1 in Bangkok, and the phone is set to be released throughout Asia first.

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Dreamraven
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The majority of mobile processors are ARM. It's interesting that these RISC processors were designed for the Acorn Archimedes which was a british computer that had some success in the educational market.

The ARM CPUs had low power and heat which made them ideal for mobiles. ARM's marketshare is massive so Intel will have a hard job cracking it.

neil@camisonline

Everyone seems to think so, but Bell thinks they can do it. with RIM slipping, nokia following suit, looks like they will only have serious competition from Apple and Samsung. Still, don't think they're going to have an easy task of it. Their previous attempts weren't really big sellers at all.

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Dreamraven

What you think of the Nokia/MS partnership? I think iPhones are great, but you can get a phone with equivalent features for far less of a cost.

neil@camisonline

What you think of the Nokia/MS partnership? I think iPhones are great, but you can get a phone with equivalent features for far less of a cost.

Havent really formed an opinion as all the nokias I've owned werent really wot you'd call a smartphone my iPhone was my first one.

I guess you could, but it wont be the branded iphone. Theres a lot of hype that goes with owning one as many think its the best smartphone on the market.

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Dreamraven

I like my Windows mobile Lumia. I mean the only apps you ever need are Flashlight and PocketWhip!

neil@camisonline

I think it's a bit late for Intel to be entering the market, especially when players like Microsoft have been struggling to make waves against the likes of Microsoft and Samsung..

I would have thought Intel would be looking to seek hardware deals with a more established manufacturer.

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