Intel dual-core Celeron mobile CPUs

Intel won't make a big deal about it, the first dual-core Celeron mobile processors have now been released. Made on 65nm process technology, the T1700 and T1600 are clocked at 1.83GHz and 1.66GHz respectively, have 1MB of L2 cache, a FSB of 667 MHz and a TDP of 35W. Not set on breaking any speed records, the fresh Celeron T1700 and T1600 are priced at $86 and $80 respectively (in 1000-unit tray quantities).

Intel's Clarksfield to begin production in second half of 2009

Penryn-based Monteniva just hit the streets a few months ago, but hardware geeks are fickle fellows, so Intel said today that Clarksfield, its Nehalem-based mobile CPU, will go into production in the second half of next year; sadly, there was no word on when the chips will actually be available to consumers in the Calpella platform, which (rumor has it) will have built-in WiMAX. Clarksfield will include an onboard memory controller and a bunch of other new techs like its desktop brethren, so the promise of performance gains comparable to what we've seen in the desktop benchmarks is there -- we'll just have to wait at least a year to enjoy them, so get comfy.