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Toshiba unveils glass-free 3D notebook |
4/27/2011 |
Toshiba has unveiled the world's first glasses-free 3D notebook able to display 3D and 2D content at the same time on one screen, adding that the new notebook will be available in the Japan market from late July 2011.
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Sony unveils new Android 3.0 Tablet |
4/26/2011 |
Sony has announced Sony Tablet that delivers for mobile communication and is equipped with the latest Android 3.0, which is designed for devices with larger screen sizes, particularly tablets.
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AMD to ship three million Llano APUs |
4/26/2011 |
AMD is ready to start selling its new Llano-based APUs as soon as June or July and has set a goal of shipping three million units in the third quarter of 2011, accounting for 40% of AMD's total CPU shipments in the quarter, according to sources from motherboard makers.
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AMD to host developer conference in June 2011 |
4/26/2011 |
Advanced Micro Devices will host a June developer conference to roll out a road map for programming its Fusion chips that merge x86 and graphics cores on the same processor.
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Powerchip posts 1Q11 losses |
4/25/2011 |
Powerchip Technology has reported net losses of NT$4.97 billion (US$171 million), or a net loss of NT$0.90 per share, for the first quarter of 2011.
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Nanya and Inotera report losses for 1Q11 |
4/25/2011 |
Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories have reported net losses for the first quarter of 2011 of NT$9.03 billion (US$311 million) and NT$4.04 billion, respectively.
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Toshiba/Sandisk fights back with 19nm flash |
4/21/2011 |
This was seen as a major surprise. SanDisk and Toshiba were expected to announce a 1x-nm-class NAND device, but not until year's end, observers said. So, in other words, Intel and Micron held the NAND process lead for a mere seven days.
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China developes PCM based on own IP |
4/21/2011 |
For China the development is intended to break the foreign control of memory chip production and has been accompanied by the filing of about 200 patents.
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Intel to focus on Android by default |
4/21/2011 |
CEO Paul Otellini described--during a conference call--pretty clearly to what degree Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) is now in focus at Intel.
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Apple rallies on record sales |
4/21/2011 |
Net income in the fiscal second quarter rose to $5.99 billion, or $6.40 a share, from $3.07 billion, or $3.33, a year earlier, Cupertino, California-based Apple said in a statement yesterday. Sales jumped 83 percent to $24.7 billion.
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Two major contenders left on HDD |
4/20/2011 |
Seagate Technology announced Tuesday it is taking over Samsung’s hard disk drive storage division in a deal worth $1.38 billion. Just last month, Western Digital announced it was buying Hitachi Global Storage Technologies for $4.3 billion.
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Intel exceeds expectations |
4/20/2011 |
Intel Corp. Tuesday (April 19) posted sales and profit for the first quarter that handily exceeded consensus analysts’ expectations and the company' own forecast.
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Apple sued Samsung for smartphones infringement |
4/20/2011 |
"Rather than innovate and develop its own technology and a unique Samsung style for its smart phone products and computer tablets, Samsung chose to copy Apple's technology, user interface and innovative style in these infringing products,"
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New iPhone has faster processor |
4/20/2011 |
Apple's next-generation iPhone will have a faster processor and will begin shipping in September, three people with direct knowledge of the company's supply chain said.
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Mobile memory requirement pushes DRAM forward |
4/19/2011 |
At the same time, mobile market bandwidth requirements are lapping the capabilities of current-generation mobile DRAM technology, forcing a lane change to next-gen standards.
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Micron to expand Xian testing |
4/19/2011 |
The expansion involves the completion of Micron's second semiconductor test and module assembly building to complement its existing facility in Xi'an. The completion of the new 400,000 square foot building will accommodate Micron's Asia customers.
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Microsoft offers cloud-based Office 365 Beta |
4/19/2011 |
The service combines Office Web Apps with hosted versions of Exchange and SharePoint as well as Microsoft's Lync product, which provides the online communication and collaboration piece.
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Apple IOS 4.3.2 jailbroken |
4/19/2011 |
Apple tries to block jailbreaking by issuing updates to IOS, however as history has shown, the Iphone Dev Team is never far behind Apple.
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Supply chain from Japan interrupted significantly |
4/18/2011 |
"In fact, as you go up the supply chain, the scope of the impact grows in terms of what we're dealing with here. It is amplified and becomes more significant, impacting a wider array of players in the electronics supply chain."
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Cirrus hit technical glitch supplying Apple |
4/18/2011 |
''The company's lower-than-expected gross margin for the quarter is the result of a charge of approximately $4.2 million, or $0.06 per share, based on 72.3 million diluted shares outstanding, due to a production issue with a new audio device that entered high volume production in March 2011,''
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