To open Day 2 of the Intel Developer’s Forum (IDF) in Beijing, David (Dadi) Perlmutter, Intel’s Senior VP and GM, Mobility Group, described the latest trends in mobile computing. Perlmutter said that personal computing is increasingly going mobile, noting that notebook growth is projected to outpace desktop by 2010. He highlighted forthcoming Intel platforms for notebooks including additional details on the Santa Rosa platform slated for May 2007, as well as preliminary information on the Montevina platform slated for 1H’08. Perlmutter also discussed the future of wireless networking connectivity, including mobile WiMAX.
