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A new netbook from Samsung has been spotted featuring Intel’s latest netbook processor, the Atom N450.

The 10.1″ netbooks will feature a 1.66GHz Atom N450, Intel’s GMA 3150 graphics, 1GB DDR2 RAM and a 160GB HDD. The resolution will be 1024 x 600 and it comes pre-loaded with the rather limited Starter Edition of Windows 7. It will have an integrated webcam, 802.11b/g/n, 3 USB ports and a card reader.

The netbook will be able to manage up to 7 hours in battery life, no doubt in part due to the power efficient N450 that powers it. It weighs 2.73lbs and will be available, at least from Neobits, for $373.95, but there is no info on availability. Read more…

Intel announced the Atom processor in 2008. That same year we were introduced to the first two members of the family: Diamondville and Silverthorne. The chips were both called Atom, but they differed in their application. Diamondville was used in desktops, nettops and netbooks, while Silverthorne was almost exclusively for MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices).

Atom continues its split personality. Silverthorne begets Moorestown, the next-generation Atom for MIDs and smartphones. Diamondville, on the other hand, leads us to Pine Trail – the next-generation Atom for desktops, nettops and netbooks.

Pine Trail is the platform codename.

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The next generation of Intel’s netbook-friendly Atom CPUs has been officially announced. These chips are set to be more compact while still reducing power usage, and could represent a real shift for netbooks.

Intel’s Pine Trail Atom N450, D410 and D510 CPUs have just been announced. The 1.66GHz processors will integrate the memory controller and Intel graphics directly onto the CPU die, which should increase overall efficiency. Read more…

Just as we feared, the latest update to Snow Leopard, version 10.6.2, drops support for the Intel Atom processor. This means that anyone with a “hackintosh” who tries to update to the latest operating system version will see their computer die, going no further than the gray Apple logo on startup.

The reports are lighting up the various hackintosh forums, and OSx86 co-author Stellarolla sums it up thusly:

Well, looks like I was right, again. The netbook forums are now blowing up with problems of 10.6.2 instant rebooting their Atom based netbooks. My

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