From 0-70 in less than a year – ok, so it may not be Top Gear worthy, exactly, but that’s the number of tablets we’re gearing up to see at CES next week in Las Vegas.

In a blow to former BFF Intel, Microsoft Corp. is apparently preparing to release an ARM supported version of its ubiquitous Windows software for PCs and tablets, according to Bloomberg news sources.

LG have been lagging behind a bit in the handset stakes as local rival Samsung has surged ahead with millions upon millions of Galaxy S sales, and had time to pop out a pretty successful tablet too. That all looks set to change though with the leak of an incredibly sexy and sleek LG handset packing not the ubiquitous Snapdragon processor, but a full-blown NVIDIA Tegra 2

Both Nokia and Intel are hedging their bets with Meego, a source tells us.
Though the firms appear cozy enough together, chipping away at building yet another operating system, all is not perfect in paradise says an analyst close to both firms.

Wowing the crowd on the first day of its developer conference in San Francisco, chipmaker Intel showed off its WiDi technology, beaming content back and forth between a handheld tablet and large-screen HDTV wirelessly.

Chip manufacturer GlobalFoundries held its first tech conference in Santa Clara on Wednesday, drawing thousands of participants and creating rather a lot of buzz among the chip engineering community.

The not-so secret courting has been going on for months now, but finally Intel has sealed the deal and said “I do” to German chipmaker Infineon, buying its wireless division (WLS) for a handsome dowry of $1.4 Billion.

In a serious blow to Intel, an analyst has revealed the new Apple TV will run on ARM architecture rather than on an Intel x86-based chip.

Last week Intel raised a lot of eyebrows in the tech world by shelling out a whopping $8 billion for antivirus firm McAfee. But why did Intel do it? Could there be a smart (phone) explanation?

The perceived clash between Intel and ARM is “misguided” according to a new report from independent investment bank Gleacher & Company.