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Intel Denies Atom-Powered iPhone Comments [Update]

Fortune's Apple 2.0 blog notes that Intel has now denied the statements published by ZDnet.de yesterday. Specifically, they claim that the Intel Germany's CEO was making general remarks about the kind of mobile devices that the Atom might power in the future. They go on to claim they know "nothing" about future products from other manufacturers. Fscklog also contacted an Intel Germany spokesperson who also claims that this statement never happened.

The confusion, however, is not one of poor German-to-English translation, as the original ZDnet article clearly stated what was reported. In fact, ZDNet's original article is now linking to another account of the same event. PCGamesHardware.de confirms statements like these were made, though without direct quotes the exact interpretation of it remains up for debate (translated by Leo from Fscklog):

PCGH-Editor Daniel Waadt was there as well an can attest, that Schwaderer referred to the iPhone as an example for the use of the atom-processor from Intel. The Intel CEO mentioned furthermore, that the display on iPhone 2 would be bigger than on iPhone 1 (although it is already quite big). iPhone 2 is also thinner than iPhone 1.


Update: Golem.de claims to have also been at the talk and they did not find any iPhone-related news in his talk:

Golem.de, too, was present at last night's intel-event, however, our hardware editor - who is at AMD channel summit in Dresden right now - did not find anything related to the iPhone in Schwaderer's comment.

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49 months ago
[Puts credit card back in wallet.]

Hmmph. :(
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49 months ago
On the one hand you would think that there would be more reports about it if it was stated as originally reported to the press.

On the other, saying the iPhone 2 would be bigger and thinner than the current iPhone is awful specific for something they claim to have no knowledge about.

arn
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49 months ago
This is just Apple's Legal team on damage control...

Kinda like a cop saying "Move along, There's nothing to see here" while standing in front of a major crime scene.
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49 months ago

On the one hand you would think that there would be more reports about it if it was stated as originally reported to the press.

On the other, saying the iPhone 2 would be bigger and thinner than the current iPhone is awful specific for something they claim to have no knowledge about.

arn


Sounds to me like a lot of folks have jumpted to conculsions based on no evidence. Saying a hypothetical device would have such and such a feature or size is different froms saying that Apple will introduce one.

Anyway, it makes no sense at all to launch such a device so near to the 3G iPhone.
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49 months ago

On the one hand you would think that there would be more reports about it if it was stated as originally reported to the press.

On the other, saying the iPhone 2 would be bigger and thinner than the current iPhone is awful specific for something they claim to have no knowledge about.

arn


My thoughts exactly. I'd take it back too if Apple legal came down on me.
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49 months ago
El Jobso isn't too thrilled about this...

As he says "Isn't it funny a ship that leaks from the top?"
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49 months ago
Sounds like someone in Germany is trying to preserve their job from the iNinjas :p.
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49 months ago
yeah, i thought the whole thing smelled fishy.

no tablet anytime soon, i'm bettin'.
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49 months ago
I think SJ smacked somebody upside the head.
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49 months ago
Sounds more like Apple got pissed off at Intel for a possible leak of a future product. Remember all eyes are on Apple! Everyone is chomping at the bit waiting for Apple's next move to try and copy! :D
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