Intel revenues top $3bn; Google TVs unveiled

US chip giant Intel reported Wednesday that third quarter revenue exceeded $11bn for the first time, up 18 per cent year on year. The company reported net income of $3bn, up from $1.8bn a year ago.

Paul Otellini, Intel president and CEO, said: “We continue to see healthy worldwide demand for computing products of all types and are particularly excited about our next-generation processor, codenamed Sandy Bridge, and the many new designs around our Intel Atom processors in everything from the new Google TV products to a wide array of tablets based on Windows, Android and MeeGo operating systems.”

Saying that, the Intel Atom microprocessor and chipset division generated revenues of $396m for the quarter, down 4 per cent sequentially.

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The Google Tv Remote

In related news, Sony has unveiled its line of Google TV products, which will go on sale this weekend. But with all the added newfangled functionality, the user interface mechanism has a retro look to it.