Intel's second wave of Ivy Bridge chips for ultrabooks are due by early June, when Computex gets under way, quoted Asus Zenfone Blog from AndroidCourt.com
In the first week of June, consumers can expect to see a new wave of
ultrabooks based on Intel's just-announced Ivy Bridge processor,
according to the source, who is familiar with the plans of Intel and PC
makers.
That's the time frame in which Intel is expected to roll out
power-efficient versions of Ivy Bridge. Last week, Intel announced only
high-performance, quad-core versions of the processor that typically
goes into larger laptops
Ivy Bridge is closely linked with Windows 8 -- due sometime in the
second half of this year -- because that operating system is expected to
create a category of so-called hybrid designs that combine laptop and
tablet features.
"When you see them, they're going to be stunning. You can be typing
in clamshell mode, and then open it and have the full touch capability
of a tablet," Kirk Skaugen, Intel's new PC business chief, said last
month in a press conference.
Intel CEO Paul Otellini said there are 100-plus designs for ultrabooks on the way.