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| IDT announced Pizo-MEM timing device |
11/30/2011 |
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IDT (San Jose, Calif.) also claimed its new pMEMS process could produce oscillators that operated at higher-frequencies than traditional MEMS, had higher-stability than quartz oscillators, and could be delivered in the world's smallest waferscale package.
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| Google refines mapping to find your shopping isle |
11/30/2011 |
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Google's inside mapping will work similarly to its outside mapping. A little blue dot will move along with you to show you where you are, and the technology is even able to know what floor you are on.
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| FCC discloses reason for rejecting ATT/T-Mobile merger |
11/30/2011 |
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A 109-page Federal Communications Commission report concludes the combination would cause significant jobs losses and that AT&T would probably build high-speed wireless Internet connections without the merger. The conclusion undermines AT&T’s claims about the deal’s benefits, the official said.
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| Semiconductor prices to recover 2012 |
11/29/2011 |
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With an inventory correction well under way, semiconductor sales will remain tepid for the rest of the year before returning to sequential growth sometime in the second half of 2012.
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| Is PCM memory ready for commercial use? |
11/29/2011 |
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Technical challenges to PCM continue to exist over the ability of the heating effect to scale both within the memory cell and due to thermal cross-talk effects on neighboring cells. There are also concerns on whether this sensitivity to temperature could prevent pre-programmed phase-change memories being taken through printed circuit board production processes such as solder baths.
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| Seagate announced third generation hybrid drive |
11/29/2011 |
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During an initial OS installation, the Momentus XT captures boot files and places them in a special segment of the NAND flash where they remain for the life of the drive. The feature ensures that the drive always boots from flash and not spinning disk.
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| iPad 3 is thinner and lighter |
11/29/2011 |
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The discovery has added to rumours that the iPad 3 will launch in March and feature a fractionally thicker design and a significantly higher resolution display.
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| Tablets top 2011 shopping list |
11/28/2011 |
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A CEA survey of American consumers has revealed 14 percent of shoppers would like to receive a tablet for Christmas, while 11 percent would like a laptop.
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| NHTSA investigate Chevy Volt fire |
11/28/2011 |
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"Since that fire incident, NHTSA has taken a number of steps to gather additional information about the potential for fire in electric vehicles involved in a crash," the organization said in a statement, "including working with the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense — in close coordination with experts from General Motors — to complete rigorous tests of the Volt's lithium-ion batteries."
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| Hackers working for terrorist arrested |
11/28/2011 |
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The four suspects allegedly targeted PBX systems maintained by AT&T and gained access to corporate phone lines that they resold at a profit to call centres.
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| Globalfoundries Abu Dhabi fab on hold |
11/25/2011 |
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Chip foundry Globalfoundries Inc. has postponed plans to start building a wafer fab in Abu Dhabi in 2012, due to uncertain global economic conditions, according to a local newspaper report.
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| Mall shoppers beware: your phones may be tracked |
11/25/2011 |
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The goal is for stores to answer questions like: How many Nordstrom shoppers also stop at Starbucks? How long do most customers linger in Victoria's Secret? Are there unpopular spots in the mall that aren't being visited?
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| Internet filtering overruled in Europe |
11/25/2011 |
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The Court of Justice upheld the right of copyright holders to file injunctions against intermediaries over illegal file sharing. But it struck down the provisions of the Belgian court ruling that required filtering, finding that the filtering provisions violated European Union e-commerce laws.
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| AT&T abandoned T-Mobile merger |
11/25/2011 |
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"At the core, the AT&T and T-Mobile merger is about network assets and subscriber base," MacGillivray said. "Perhaps this change of course by AT&T and Deutsche Telekom will indeed make for a solution that does benefit all."
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| S3 licensed mobile TV chip to China company |
11/23/2011 |
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S3 Group (Dublin, Ireland) has delivered an analog-to-digital converter, phase-locked loop combination as part of the deal. Nationz (Shenzhen, China) is a developer of baseband chips for digital television.
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| Digital delivery will be with Windows 8 |
11/23/2011 |
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To make it easier to get started, Microsoft will favor selling downloads of Windows 8 instead of having users purchase a physical disc at a local retailer. This is similar to what Apple did with the release of OS X Lion.
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| European commission clears WD to buy compatitor |
11/23/2011 |
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The company agreed to transfer or license intellectual property rights to the business to be sold off. It will also transfer staff and the supply of HDD components to the unit.
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| Nanya files complain against Elpida and Kingston |
11/22/2011 |
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Because of the alleged infringement of four U.S. patents by Elpida DRAM, Nanya (Taoyuan, Taiwan) is asking the ITC to ban the importation and sale of Elpida DRAMs in the United States.
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| Ultrabook to be hot item at CES |
11/22/2011 |
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Many Ultrabook partners are thought to have held off production of the super-thin laptops until Ivy Bridge became available, meaning CES should be the ideal opportunity to show off new SKUs based on the platform.
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| Your light bulb supplier - Samsung |
11/22/2011 |
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The AR19, which is engineered to replace conventional incandescent bulbs, is dimmable and can shine directionally from vanity lights, wall sconces, assorted lamps and more.
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| Time to get a new TV on Black Friday bargians |
11/22/2011 |
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DisplaySearch predicts that 32-inch LCD TVs will be offered at or below $200. Both 40- and 42-inch sets will be priced in a range of $200-$400, and 55- and 60-inch LCD TVs will be offered below $1,000 for the first time.
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| iSupply predicts slight growth on chip sales |
11/21/2011 |
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IHS said it now expects chip sales to reach $308.5 billion this year, up 1.2% from 2010. The firm had forecast in September that chip sales would increase 2.9% in 2011.
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