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Intel plays smartphone, tablet catch-up at CES 2012

Intel president and chief executive Paul Otellini talks about the company's smartphone and tablet plans at CES 2012. Intel made the case tonight that it didn't miss a step in the smartphone and  tablet  game, instead offering that computing has become device-agnostic. Nonetheless, Intel spent the majority of its focus on smartphones and tablets, announcing deals that should spur more Atom-powered mobile devices in the near future. On the smartphone front, that amounts to a reference design for a phone with a 4.03-inch LCD, two cameras (including one at 8 megapixels), and one of Intel's low-power Z2460 processors. The company hopes it will cut down the time and money it takes OEMs to get new phones out the door. Intel's Otellini shows off phones, computers... and will.i.am 1-2  of  9 Scroll Left Scroll Right                           Such phone running an Intel mobile chip is  Leno...

Carbon-fiber fetishists, InHon's got an ultrabook for you

There's not much that we know about  new Taiwanese laptop maker InHon , but what we do know should get those who crave a lightweight carbon-fiber ultrabook reaching for their wallets. The company debuted its first laptops, the InBook 11.6 and InBook 13.3, at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show today. Both are carbon-fiber deals that look like MacBook Airs stuck too long in the dryer. The keyboard layout is nearly identical to the Air, the back of the lid has an empty black circle where the Apple logo is, and even the feet on the underside are in the same place as the Air. As you can see in the First Look video above, the 11.6 is light enough to comfortably toss in the air. A prototype of InHon's first laptop, the InBook 11.6, is on the right. To the left, Apple's MacBook. It's got some other similarities to Apple's best-selling ultrathin laptop, most notably its lack of heft and ports. The 11.6 weighs in at 0.9 kg (1.98 pounds), it's got two USB ports, a SIM...