PC World reports that Intel released a dual-core Atom N550 processor, which will bring better performance to netbooks

Intel on Monday released a dual-core Atom N550 processor, which the company says will bring improved application and graphics performance to netbooks while retaining long battery life.

The Atom N550 processor is a big upgrade from previous processors in an Atom lineup that primarily consisted of single-core chips. The processor will operate at a speed of 1.5GHz, and include 1MB of cache.

  Intel Releases Faster Dual-core Atom Netbook Processor