Inte'sl Centrino Brand EOL next year

New notebook platforms launched by Intel in 2010 will no longer highlight the inclusion of an Intel CPU, chipset, and wireless solution under the Centrino brand, and will instead focus on the CPU under the Core brand, a company representative has revealed. Since shipments of Centrino-branded notebooks account for over 40% of Intel's total CPU shipments, the move is expected to significantly open up the market for third-party WLAN chip suppliers, according to industry sources.