Intel is ever expanding their lineup of powerful Intel Atom processors for netbooks and nettop PCs. Recently, Intel has just released two new models for the lineup: the Intel Atom N455 and N475.

The Intel Atom N455 is a 1.6 GHz processor, which is the same speed as the current Intel Atom N450 processor. The new N455 do however has support for the new DDR3 RAM standard.

The other model from the range is the Intel Atom N475. It is a 1.83 GHz processor that will most likely be seen most on a new range of netbooks and nettop PCs later this year.

Further specifications and availability details for the Intel Atom N455…

While every computer manufacturer is hopping along the Pine Trail craze, Intel is busy conjuring up new CPUs that will surely be a hit sooner if not later: the Arrandale and Clarkdale CPUs.

The 32nm Arrandale, which consists of the Core i5 Mobile and Core i3 Mobile, is designed for the laptops. It boasts to be faster than any rivaling Core 2 Duo + integrated GPU options, as the Core i5 is very good with heavily threaded applications. As for the Clarkdale, which will be fitted into desktops, it is fast. That’s pretty much the main thing about it.

But both the Arrandale and Clarkdale did not do much with hardcore gaming…

Intel is being sued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). According to FTC, Intel has illegally used its powerful market position for almost ten years to suppress the competition and strengthen its domination.

Furthermore, the FTC claims that Intel has consistently campaigned out rivals’ competing microchips by blocking off their access to the marketplace.

As FTC’s official statement says, “Intel has engaged in a deliberate campaign to hamstring competitive threats to its monopoly,” said Richard A. Feinstein, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition. “It’s been running roughshod over the principles of fair play and the laws protecting competition on the merits. The Commission’s action today seeks to remedy the damage that…