If there's been any huge trend in tech over the past few years, mobile computing would undoubtedly have to be it. Thanks to some incredibly small but powerful hardware we have been able to create devices that fit in our backpacks and pockets easily that can sometimes feature the horsepower of a full-featured laptop. Intel has seen a huge rise in popularity of its ulrtabooks and tablets, and as such they have unveiled an awesome new piece of CPU greatness that should bring smiles to computer users everywhere.

When ultrabooks first hit the market, much of the industry lead with a "wait and see" type attitude when it came to public consumption. After all, at the time, cutting back on certain features like disc drives and ethernet ports sounded like a somewhat crazy idea. These weren't things that we necessarily used regularly, but there was a sense of comfort in still keeping them around. It would be a waiting game to see how the masses reacted to that kind of bold move.

The answer was simple of course when we saw just how thin and light these little machines could get. Sure your tablet or ultrabook may not be able to play a DVD without an add-on, but the good news is you can now take it pretty much anywhere you go. Still, what's the use in mobile hardware if the battery isn't going to keep up with your pace? That is the exact philosophy behind Intel's fourth generation "Haswell" processors. According to the company this is the first time they have designed a CPU specifically with ultrabooks in mind, and as such they have created hardware that truly is portable. Running on just 7 watts of juice for the entire system, these new chips will give you anywhere from nine to thirteen hours of hardware operation. Essentially with on and off use, you should have no problem making it through a day.

Now we'll just have to see how the hardware from manufacturers will be able to put the Haswell to use!

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