OQO UMPC Getting Intel Atom Processor
It's been some time since OQO updated their eponymous UMPC, but a change in processor looks to be on the cards. UMPCPortal's Steve is at the IDF conference, and spotted an OQO device on stage as part of an Intel Atom presentation.
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Currently the OQO Model 02 offers a choice of VIA processors, the 1.2, 1.5 and 1.6GHz C7-M. That CPU itself has been superseded by VIA's Nano processor, but there was no word from OQO on whether their next-generation of UMPCs would use the update or switch sides to Intel's popular Atom CPU.
As there has been no announcement or even rumor of an Atom-based OQO, it could be that the company is waiting for the dual-core N330 Atom to arrive before updating the UMPC. That chip has been delayed until Q4 2008.