Maximum PC: Intel this week reported third-quarter revenue of $13.5 billion, operating income of $3.5 billion, and net income of $3 billion (or 58 cents per share), the latter of which represents 48 percent sequential growth. A peek around the web reveals that Intel's profit growth is almost 10 percent higher than Wall Street was expecting, allowing Intel to hush the naysayers during a period of transition to mobile.