The Intel Atom CPU may be designed to provide decent performance at a low price, while using less power than similar chips. But it turns out the “low price” part of that equation is a bit muddy.

Acer plans to launch its first ultra-low-cost laptop PC armed with Intel’s Atom microprocessor at the Computex trade show in Taipei this June, the company’s chairman said Wednesday. Acer calls its low ...

A senior Intel executive said Tuesday that Intel has begun building more modularity into its laptop designs, allowing PC builders additional flexibility and consumers the ability to potentially ...

Atom-based laptops have been a rare bright spot for computer makers, but they have been primarily aimed at consumers -- until now Could computers based on Intel’s Atom processors, already popular ...