INTEL UNVEILS A NEW LEAP FOR MOBILE WORK AND PLAY!

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Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 9, 2006 –Intel Corporation today unveiled the Intel® Centrino® Duo mobile technology for a new generation of laptops. The new platform is aimed at advancing the emerging digital lifestyle at home, work, and on the go. It delivers breakthrough capabilities to make entertainment truly mobile for people on the go and improves responsiveness and efficiency of mobile workers.

“Intel is focused on creating an innovative mobile computing platform that ushers in a new era of working, playing and living,” Chris Tan, country manager, sales & marketing, Intel Malaysia. “The Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology platform creates a new leap in how people work and play, taking advantage of a new generation of uses and experiences.”

The Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology is powered by the Intel® Core™ Duo processor (formerly codenamed “Yonah”), Intel’s new, mobile dual-core processor manufactured using the company’s leading 65nm process technology. It boasts a unique design with two processors in a package roughly the size of a large postage stamp, coupling new levels of performance with breakthrough energy-efficiency to inspire innovative laptop and PC designs.

Intel Platform On the Go

Whether for the family taking movies, music and games on vacation, or a business traveler always on the move, Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology delivers dramatic performance improvements (more than 70 percent1), while also reducing component power up to 28 percent1 over previous generations. The result enables increased system responsiveness and improved battery life in a wide variety of innovative laptop designs.

As an ultimate on-the-go, all-in-one entertainment device, Centrino Duo mobile technology features enhanced three-dimensional graphics (up to two times previous generations), and the option to view high-definition (HD) TV. When enabled with Intel® High Definition Audio, it also features up to 7.1 surround sound with support for Dolby* Digital. Using laptops based on Centrino Duo mobile technology, people can immerse themselves more completely in music, games and HD movies and TV, whether in the car, a coffee shop or on the plane.

The performance of the Centrino Duo mobile technology platform helps businesses to be more responsive and productive as a result of better multitasking performance and collaboration capabilities, including enabling voice and video over IP, and improved battery life. The platform supports Intel® Active Management technology and Intel® Virtualization technology, innovative silicon-based features for enhanced manageability and bolstered security.

The small size of the platform components of Centrino Duo mobile technology enables a wide variety of laptop sizes and innovative designs. The components also enable a 1.2 watt-average platform power savings relative to previous generations, making it more energy efficient.

The Centrino Duo mobile technology platform is comprised of the Intel Core Duo Processor with dual-core processing and the mobile Intel® 945 Express Chipset family. The

platform also includes the Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection, Intel’s next- generation wireless network connection advancing WLAN performance of standard Wi-Fi networks, and supports enhanced features that make applications more aware, connected, and responsive, ultimately delivering a better mobile experience.

Platform Component Pricing

The Intel Core Duo processors T2300, T2400, T2500 and T2600 are priced at US$241, US$294, US$423 and US$637 respectively, in 1,000-unit quantities. For information on platform component pricing and availability, visit ww.intel.com/intel/finance/pricelist/.

Intel has recently announced another computing platform – Intel® Viiv™ technology. Entertainment PCs based on Intel Viiv (rhymes with “five”) technology2 make it easier for people to view, manage and share digital entertainment and information in the home. With Intel Viiv technology, families interact with their PC similar to the way they operate a television by using a single remote control3.

Intel, the world leader in silicon innovation, develops technologies, products, and initiatives to continually advance how people work and live. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom.

Source: http://www.intel.com/pressroom