Mac OS 10.6.2 now working on Atom processors

After all the fuss created by Hackintosher Stell's claim that the new Mac OS 10.6.2 beta builds were killing support for Atom chips 9to5Mac has reported that fears of the loss of Atom's support were unfounded since the latest developer build (10C535) re-enables support for Atom.

Asus blames lack of Linux Eee PC 901s on Atom hold-ups

From Register Hardware UK -

Asus blames Intel and not Microsoft for the apparent absence of the Atom-based Eee PC 901 from UK suppliers' shelves. Windows XP-loaded 901s are widely available from British resellers. It seems all manufacturers are experiencing delays in shipments of Atom CPUs from Intel, impacting orders both large and small, no matter what volumes were previously promised.

Asus claims to produce Linux and XP Eees in equal numbers and will continue to do so but says the Linux Eees are the better selling models.

Source Article here.

Intel Atom is Half the Performance of Celeron?

Asus to add more features to Atom-based Eee PC

Per Digitimes Asus will launch the Eee PC 901 on June 3 at a price below NT$20,000 (USD650) and the machine will have several obvious differences from the Eee PC 900, though their hardware specifications will be the same. In addition to a Bluetooth module, Asus will also add metal alloy parts to the keyboard and hinge, while its touchpad will also have a metallic border.

Moreover the Eee PC 901 will replace the Asus logo with an Eee logo at the bottom of the display and on the top of the lid, while the Linux version of the Eee PC 901 will have more software applications added to it.

Intel Faces Atom Shortages

From Extremetech -

According to The Wall Street Journal, Intel has acknowledged that its customers are facing shortages of its Atom processor, due to higher-than-expected demand. In addition, ASUS CEO Jerry Shen said Intel likely won't be able to satisfy demand for Atom processors until the third quarter.

Intel Atom Crystalmark Benchmarks and VIA Isaiah comparsion

From our good friend Sascha -

I just published the first Intel Atom benchmarks and I compared them to the Celeron-M, VIA Isaiah and VIA C7. You might be interested in this cause these Atom benchmarks are exclusive (did it on an Intel Mini-ITX board).

You can check out the benchmarks at Sascha's EeePCNews (German) site. English translation is available here.

Thanks, Sascha.

Atom-powered Eee PC to Hit UK

ubergizmo has reported that Asus will release an Intel Atom-powered Eee PC by the end of this June in U.K. Word is that this new Atom release will occur right after Computex.

More details available here.

First Centrino Atom MID launched in Japan

Again, from a ClubEee thread -

Wellcom has launched the first Atom-based MID in Japan. You can get more details here.