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• Is Intel showing some much-needed business savvy in its XScale sale?
  Wednesday 28 June 2006 – 02:03
  When Intel and Marvell Technologies agreed to the XScale sale, announced this morning, they agreed that Marvell would acquire the rights to produce cellular and handset products using technologies licensed from ARM Holdings. In exchange, Intel gets some quick cash and some debt relief. Sounds like a fair trade. So why didn't anyone see it coming?
• Intel sells XScale handheld production rights to Marvell for $600 million
  Tuesday 27 June 2006 – 05:03
  In a move that took place weeks earlier than anticipated, Intel has sold the handheld production rights to XScale technology to its close neighbor in Santa Clara, Marvell Technologies, for $600 million in cash and an undisclosed amount of debt. Marvell will acquire 1400 of Intel's employees, and Intel may be better able to concentrate on its more lucrative data networking projects, including WiMAX.
• Linksys moving closer to Intel's Xscale
  Wednesday 19 February 2003 – 04:56
  According to this SiliconStrategies.com article, Linksys will be replacing the Ubicom IP2022 Network processor with Intel's Xscale devices in upcoming products.
• Intel launches new XScale processors
  Monday 12 April 2004 – 06:00
  Intel today introduced a new family of PDA and cell phone processors. Formerly code-named Bulverde, the new chips integrate SpeedStep, MMX extensions and are available with a multimedia accelerator chip promising game console graphic performance.
• Intel to unveil new XScale PXA processor at APAC IDF
  Monday 14 October 2002 – 08:06
  Intel is expected to introduce a new XScale PXA processor of higher clock speed at the Asia Pacific Intel Developer Forum (APAC IDF) Fall 2002, being held in Taipei from October 14-15.

• XScale vs. StrongARM PDA*
  Thursday 7 November 2002 – 06:00
  You'd be sorely mistaken to pooh-pooh the XScale application processor as a paper tiger. The test of the MyPal A600 demonstrates that powerful, untiring PDAs can be built based on the XScale.