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Intel’s Core M ‘Skylake’ chips due out later this year

February 12, 2015

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Intel will release Core M processors this year based on its new Skylake chip design, allowing for thinner Windows tablets that might compete better against Apple’s latest iPad Air.The new Core M chips are due in the second half of the year and will also extend battery life in tablets, hybrids and laptop PCs, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich said at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet conference Tuesday.

The thinnest tablet with a Core M processor today is 7.2 millimeters thick, and the thinner designs should help Intel challenge Apple’s iPad Air 2, which is 6.1 millimeters thick. Thinner tablets are generally lighter and easier to carry around.

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