San Francisco. At last year’s Consumer Electronics Show, Intel Corp. didn’t get much attention. It lacked a presence in smartphones and among the Apple iPad wanna-bes.

Instead, the media and investors were focused on hotter devices developed around the more power-efficient chips with designs from ARM Holdings PLC. Intel was seen as missing the big boat in smartphones and tablets and its partnerships with LG Electronics Inc. and Nokia Corp. What a difference a year makes.

This week in Las Vegas, the chip giant showed the industry it’s not down for the count. On Tuesday night, Intel chief executive Paul Otellini offered some hope with a dose of good news for investors, who have been fretting for the last two years about the company’s absence in one of the industry’s fastest growing gadgets: smartphones. (Agencies)

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