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| Apple to offer data migration path from iOS to Android |
1/11/2016 |
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It would strengthen Apple’s positioning of iOS. It would be seen as an operating system that users could easily move to, but also to switch away from – with Apple’s legendary customer satisfaction scores it’s unlikely that Apple would see a mass exodus of users from the platform.
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| EDA and IP sales up 7.1% in Q3 |
1/11/2016 |
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Solid growth in a number of categories, including analog/mixed signal, formal verification, logic verification, physical verification, and new packaging technology.
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| Federal Marshals raid Chinese hoverboard booth at CES |
1/11/2016 |
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The raid on the show floor, which involved federal law enforcement, was the result of a weekslong effort by Future Motion, a Silicon Valley startup that said it invented and patented a self-balancing electric skateboard that looks strikingly similar to the ones the marshals confiscated.
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| Broadcom's new GPS chip improves automobile navigations |
1/8/2016 |
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The BCM89774 provides better location and positioning while lowering power consumption for in-vehicle applications and reducing costs for car makers. It does so through simultaneous tri-band reception of all visible GNSS satellites, which access satellites deployed by the U.S., Russia, China, and Europe.
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| Obama orders study of gun safety technologies |
1/8/2016 |
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"If we can set it up so you can’t unlock your phone unless you’ve got the right fingerprint, why can’t we do the same thing for our guns?" President Obama asked during remarks at the White House on Tuesday.
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| Amazon to market its own computer chips |
1/7/2016 |
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Annapurna Labs, an Israeli company purchased by Amazon last year that is now based in Silicon Valley, said it is targeting customers designing home equipment like Wi-Fi routers, data storage gear and media-streaming devices.
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| MediaTek also looking at chips for the wearable market |
1/7/2016 |
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MediaTek claims that the MT2523 series is the first system-in-package in the world to bring GPS, dual-mode Bluetooth low energy, and MIPI-supported high resolution to the kinds of tiny mobile screens smartwatches require. The chip is optimal for long battery life.
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| China wants to establish a position in electronic memories |
1/7/2016 |
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In a series of deals Chinese buyers have paid a premium to acquire assets at the lower-tech end of the chipmaking spectrum. The country's drive to create a national chipmaking champion has propelled acquisitions to a record.
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| Federal prosecutors filed lawsuit against Volkswagen |
1/7/2016 |
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The complaint, filed on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency in Detroit federal court, alleged that the German automaker equipped nearly 600,000 vehicles with "illegal defeat devices" in violation of the Clean Air Act.
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| Intel buys its way into drone business |
1/6/2016 |
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Intel Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Krailling, Germany-based drone company Ascending Technologies GmbH, as the semiconductor manufacturer tries to spur the development of new products that use its chips.
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| Apple paid $350 million back taxes in Italy |
1/6/2016 |
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The practice, called profit-shifting, has come under attack from the European Union, which wants multinationals to pay tax where they earn their revenue, and not where they have their regional base.
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| Taiwan government subsidies green appliances and smartphones |
1/4/2016 |
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In order to push consumers to upgrade from a 2G services to 4G, the government will provide NT$200 subsidy on the monthly service fee for the first three months. For home appliances, the government is also issuing up to NT$2,000 in subsidies to consumers, helping related brand vendors to see over 50% growth on year in sales.
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| Chinese's love for Fairchild does not cease |
1/4/2016 |
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Fairchild, which agreed to a merger last month with ON Semiconductor Corp., said it received a revised, unsolicited acquisition offer of $21.70 a share in cash. That would value the company’s equity at $2.46 billion. The amended proposal from a bidder from the same group led by China Resources’ semiconductor arm.
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| Qualcomm's Snapdragon found its way into drones |
1/4/2016 |
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The company has begun teasing its drone-related news to be announced at CES 2016 next week, and has demoed Snapdragon Flight, its new drone system, complete with an autopilot mode.
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| Samsung to mass produce 14nm NAND |
12/30/2015 |
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While everybody else is finishing up designs on flat NAND memory chips measuring an incredible 14nm, Samsung is already preparing to enter mass production on their own design.
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| Samsung up $2 billion investment into Vietnam |
12/30/2015 |
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A Ho Chi Minh City government official said the Vietnamese government had given a green light to Samsung Asia Pte Ltd [SAMECP.UL] increasing its investment in the city's Saigon Hi-Tech Park.
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