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| Tests show most consumer SSD has acceptable endurance |
12/11/2014 |
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Tech Report took up the challenge of SSD durability and made an impressive finding. As part of its durability test, it forced six drives from Intel, Kingston, Samsun and Corsair to continuously write and rewrite 10GB of static data consisting of files of various sizes with almost a year of constant writing to the disks.
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| Lawyers scramble to find new plaintiffs in Apple class-action suit |
12/11/2014 |
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Attorneys suing Apple have alleged that its use of restrictive software, which kept iPods from playing music purchased from competitors of Apple's iTunes store, effectively blocked rivals from the market and allowed the Cupertino, California, company to sell iPods at inflated prices. Apple says the software was necessary to prevent unauthorized copying.
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| Plenty of oil for America |
12/11/2014 |
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This is a result of advances in drilling technology that have made it possible for engineers to reach oil and gas in unconventional rock and extreme locations and quieted talk that the world was quickly running out of oil.
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| India PC market grew |
12/11/2014 |
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The overall consumer PC market recorded 1.37 million units, a QoQ growth of 18.1 per cent over 2Q14. "Uptake of affordable PC segment (sub-$400 portable PCs) along with seasonal demand owing to festive season resulted in a sharp improvement in Q3,"
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| Nanya Reports drop in DRAM revenue |
12/10/2014 |
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Revenue contracted 1.48 percent to NT$4.09 billion (US$131 million) last month, compared with NT$4.15 billion in October, according to a company statement. Last month’s figure is the lowest since June after declining for a third month.
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| Lensless image sensor from Rambus |
12/10/2014 |
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The idea is that it will provide a low-cost and non-bulky form of imaging that can be added to many things as a means of improving their contextual awareness, which could not justify the bulk and cost of lensed image sensors.
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| Tubular LED replaces fluorecents |
12/10/2014 |
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Intellitube technology claims to offer both direct fit and direct wire functions for the retrofit of existing linear fluorescent fixtures.
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| China forces Qualcomm to lower license fee |
12/10/2014 |
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According to the source, the Chinese regulator will order Qualcomm to scrap its so-called "reverse patent licence," an agreement that the U.S. tech giant imposed on its client that allowed them to drop patent fees to each other.
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| U.S. - Big exporter of carbon footprint |
12/9/2014 |
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It's a dangerous trajectory the U.S. is stoking with record exports of dirty fuels, even as it reduces the pollution responsible for global warming at home.
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| Sanmina certified as medical equipment ODM |
12/9/2014 |
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"With the growth of the medical device market in India, many global medical companies are now outsourcing in India, taking advantage of government incentives and launching new medical products specifically designed to meet the needs of healthcare in India and other regions,"
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| Google acquired land in Los Angeles |
12/5/2014 |
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City Councilman Mike Bonin, who represents the area, said the purchase "brands Playa Vista as the tech and innovation capital of Los Angeles."
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| The FPGA race is on |
12/5/2014 |
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The battle for FPGA market share continues unabated. 2015 promises to see initial product releases and (no doubt) a deluge of marketing claims and counter-claims. One thing is certain, 2015 will not be boring.
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| Boeing 787 battery fire cause concluded |
12/4/2014 |
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The most likely culprits, according to the report, were contamination or a battery manufacturing process that allowed such defects coupled with a failure on Boeing's part to understand how the batteries could fail.
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| New memory architectures emerge as DDR hits limit |
12/4/2014 |
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Emerging DRAM technologies such as wide IO, HMC and HBM are being optimised for different applications and present different approaches to address bandwidth, power and area challenges. Wide I/O typically uses TSVs, interposers and 3D stacking technologies.
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| Semiconductor growth doubled in 2014 |
12/4/2014 |
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Sales in the Americas increased 12.2 per cent year-over-year in October, leading all regions. A new WSTS industry forecast projects substantial growth for 2014 and moderate growth for 2015 and 2016.
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