The current crop of Ultrabooks certainly aren’t bad value for money, but they haven’t quite made the splash that Intel and partners were hoping for. Maybe that will change with the upcoming release of the mobile Ivy Bridge chipsets. Samsung has updated the listing for its Series 9 Ultrabook to show that an Ivy Bridge version is coming. They did leave out the crucial detail of when, though.

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Intel has started shipping the long-awaited Ivy-Bridge processors to manufacturers while retailers will begin receiving the processors later this week.

Intel officially announced 14 different i5 and i7 processors all freaturing their new 22nm chip architecture compared to the last generations 32nm architecture. The smaller architecture means faster clock speeds and lower power consumption, which is incredibly beneficial to mobile users.

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Today's Intel Ivy Bridge launch has been accompanied by rumors that production issues may be responsible for a very limited supply of processors initially.

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Intel Reports First-Quarter Revenue of $12.9 Billion

An aggressive ramp of Ivy Bridge and Romley has hit Intel with a decline in profit, even if the company's revenue slightly increased from $12.8 to $12.9 billion. Net earnings were down from $3.2 to $2.7 billion or the quarter.

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Intel’s been hard at work with their mobile processors, more specifically the latest version with Medfield. While ARM-based processors have dominated the mobile market, Intel plans to change all that, possibly as soon as this week. During Intel’s financial results call this afternoon, that we reported on here, CEO Paul Otellini told investors Intel’s first Medfield phone will launch by the end of the week.

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During the Intel Developer Forum yesterday, the company predicted that pixel-dense displays will become mainstream by 2013 in devices ranging from smartphones to desktop computers. Intel’s VP and GM of the PC Client Group Kirk Skaugen also revealed that upcoming Ivy Bridge chips are built for Retina display computers, pretty much confirming rumors that next-gen Macs will indeed feature the high-resolution screen.

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Intel has announced a new series of PCIe SSDs called the Intel SSD 910 Series. The PCIe SSD is offered in 400 GB and 800 GB capacities and is designed for post-deployment server storage upgrades without having to change anything with the server design. This SSD series uses Intel High Endurance Technology and optimized MLC NAND flash memory.

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The first place then Intel’s Thunderbolt port landed was inside Apple MacBook computers. The port is set rollout to other computers as well. Intel is now shipping the second-generation Thunderbolt controllers coming just in time for new breed of Mac computers and other offerings. The new Thunderbolt controllers previously code-named Cactus Ridge.

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There is still a big vision behind the One Laptop per Child initiative — a vision that promises educational improvements in countries where children do not usually have access to computers.

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Intel will be releasing its next iteration of CPUs, codenamed Ivy Bridge, in the coming weeks. While the CPUs won’t be available to purchase for another three weeks, Anandtech has had some hands-on time detailing the improvements and new features of the Ivy Bridge chipset on various motherboards. If you’re looking for performance reviews, you’ll have to hold on a little longer, but there are some interesting tidbits to note from the chipset.

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