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| Samsung Galaxy S II gaining traction |
4/17/2012 |
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Galaxy S II get brought up to speed with Ice Cream Sandwich, adding features like Face Unlock and a newly tweaked TouchWiz to the device. There are also many performance improvements.
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| Murata set to acquire RFM |
4/16/2012 |
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The deal is being done through wholly-owned subsidiary Murata Electronics North America Inc., which has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all the outstanding shares in RF Monolithics for $1.78 per share, an 80 percent premium over the stock price closing price on Thursday, April 12.
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| JEDEC form new committee on wireless memory |
4/16/2012 |
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It is expected to be used for the transfer and storage of data between battery-free memory tags located in objects and wireless memory hosts typically within mobile electronic devices such as smartphones and tablet computers.
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| Apple to propagate the world with New iPad |
4/16/2012 |
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It originally debuted in mid-March in the U.S. and nine other countries, while an additional 25 countries and territories gained the new iPad just a week later.
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| Nokia responded to rating downgrade |
4/16/2012 |
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The credit downgrade follows Nokia's warning last week that intense competition in fast-growing markets would hit its performance in the first half of this year, as it undergoes a major strategy overhaul.
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| Samsung to use TLC NAND to cut SSD costs |
4/13/2012 |
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Samsung believes that MLC flash, the kind used in most laptops and tablets today, may be overkill for the needs of the average user. If TLC can keep working for however long a user keeps a machine, that machine may cost the consumer less.
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| Nokia bonds approaching junk status |
4/13/2012 |
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“We’re going to see the crisis perhaps reach a terminal phase if the cash begins to dwindle to levels where we’re looking at a couple of quarters left,”
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| New App simulates Win8 operation on iPAD |
4/13/2012 |
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A new $25 app for the iPad can simulate the Metro UI on Apple’s tablet. Called Win8 Metro Testbed, the app is made by Splashtop, a company known for its remote desktop apps for iOS and Android.
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| Spotlights on Elpida - the bidding game continue |
4/12/2012 |
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They don't necessarily covet Elpida's debt, workforce or even most of its business. They just want the part of its business that makes chips for Apple Inc's mobile devices -- and, even more, they want to make sure their competitors don't get that.
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| Ultrabook prices to drop below $700 |
4/12/2012 |
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Ultrabooks, currently priced at $800 and higher, will dip below $700 in price in time for this summer's back-to-school buying season, according to PCWorld.
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| Sony wrist watch displays Android phone data |
4/12/2012 |
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Sony today launched its SmartWatch, a timepiece for the wrist that allows users to read text messages, social updates and e-mail, manage calls, and control music. In order for the SmartWatch to deliver its functionality, the device connects to an Android-based handset via Bluetooth.
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| Trade Gap narrows |
4/12/2012 |
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The gap shrank 12 percent to $46 billion, the smallest since October, from a revised $52.5 billion in January, the Commerce Department in Washington said today.
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| Graphene is also good for heat spreader |
4/11/2012 |
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By fabricated heat spreaders from a unique copper-graphene composite and connecting it to microchips using an indium-graphene interface film, heat is dissipated 25 percent faster than with the pure copper heat spreaders used today.
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| Analyst view possible outcome of Elpida |
4/11/2012 |
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Outcome would be positive for the DRAM market as the acquirer would have to transition production facilities to a common technology platform effectively constraining output for nine to 12 months.
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| FCC and Carriers to disable stolen phones |
4/11/2012 |
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That would discourage the theft of cellphones by rendering them useless once reported stolen. They hope to create a national database of stolen cellphones in coordination with law enforcement bodies across the country, allowing carriers to disable voice and data services on stolen phones altogether.
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| Nokia/Microsoft to provide first PayPass phone |
4/11/2012 |
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The Lumia 610 will be the first Windows Phone handset to let users pay for goods on the go via NFC. The phone has already been certified for use with both MasterCard's PayPass and Visa PayWave, according to Nokia.
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| New hacking technology can take down power grids |
4/10/2012 |
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Even if the country, or individual businesses spent a great deal of money to secure the power infrastructure, it would still be open to compromise, and that it was thus up to every individual to determine how much money they wanted to spend on trying to plug up the security holes.
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| Microsoft to retire XP |
4/10/2012 |
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"If your organization has not started the migration to a modern PC, you are late," Microsoft said, citing data that claimed OS migration programs in businesses take between 18 and 32 months to complete.
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| Japanese out - Chinese are in on bidding for Elpida |
4/9/2012 |
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Chinese investment firm Hony Capital is teaming up with U.S. private equity firm TPG to bid for Elpida Memory Inc., the DRAM maker that filed for bankruptcy protection in February, according to reports.
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| Sony to cut 10,000 jobs |
4/9/2012 |
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Sony Corp. (6758), the Japanese electronics maker that has forecast a fourth straight annual loss, will slash about 10,000 jobs, or 6 percent of its workforce, the Nikkei newspaper reported on its website.
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