Speaking at the International Consumer Electronics Show, Intel chief executive Craig Barrett said the Centrino microprocessor, chip set and networking technology would be released in the first half of the year. Barrett said Intel will announce by March which laptop makers will build the Centrino technology into their machines. Intel developed the technology under the code name Banias. Thinner, lighter machines coming Intel said the Centrino components are based on a new microprocessor architecture aimed at mobile computing, designed to enable computer makers to build thinner, lighter machines that use less power and thus don't require frequent battery charges. Speaking at the International Consumer Electronics Show, Intel chief executive Craig Barrett said the Centrino microprocessor, chip set and networking technology would be released in the first half of the year. Barrett said Intel will announce by March which laptop makers will build the Centrino technology into their machines. Intel developed the technology under the code name Banias.
-- In a break with its tradition of making ever faster computer processors, Intel's newest chip, dubbed Centrino, will be slower than current processors, while giving future laptops longer battery life and built-in wireless networking capabilities. Speaking at the International Consumer Electronics Show
