Intel unveils new Centrino suite

SAN FRANCISCO: Intel Corp., the world's largest semiconductor maker has rolled out new Centrino mobile products and cut prices for some mobile products, including six Centrino packages used in laptop computers.

Two 1.60 GHz Centrino products, which contain microprocessors, chipsets, wireless technology and software, saw the biggest price cuts among their product family, each down 30 percent from May 25.

The chipmaker cut prices for three mobile Pentium M microprocessors used in notebook computers, with the price of a 1.60 GHz microprocessor down 34 percent from May 25.

Santa Clara, California-based Intel routinely lowers prices as releases of new products approach.

Intel said it launched three new Centrino products, including a processor operating at speeds of up to 1.70 GHz, and said that later this month it will release networking software to provide additional support for Centrino wireless security features.

Intel held prices flat for its Pentium 4 desktop processors.

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