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| Nokia Windows smartphone offered free with contract |
1/17/2012 |
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The Lumia 710, Nokia's first Windows Phone to hit the U.S., barely went on sale on Jan. 11 and already Wal-Mart is undercutting other retailers by giving the new phone away for free on a two-year contract.
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| Flash revenue to overtake DRAM |
1/16/2012 |
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IC Insights (Scottsdale, Ariz.) projects that flash memory revenue will hit $32.8 billion in 2012, up 11 percent from 2011. Meanwhile, the firm predicts that DRAM sales will slide to $30.3 billion, down 3 percent from 2011 due to softening average selling prices (ASPs), according to the firm.
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| TI manager gets innovation award on memory technology |
1/16/2012 |
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Moise is most widely recognized for development of 130-nm ultra-low power ferroelectric memory (FRAM), which enables medical, consumer and industrial products to work more efficiently and longer on a single charge.
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| Acer appoints new CFO |
1/13/2012 |
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Acer held a meeting on January 12 with the board of directors and approved the appointment of Eva Ho as the new chief financial officer (CFO) and spokesperson of Acer, effective on March 1, 2012.
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| Apple buys Anobit |
1/12/2012 |
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Apple said it had bought Israel's Anobit, a maker of flash storage technology whose chips it already uses in gadgets such as the iPad.
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| LG unveil 84-inch 3D TV |
1/11/2012 |
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LG Electronics will unveil the world's largest 3D Ultra Definition (UD) TV at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
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| Intel, Motorola inked mobile partnership |
1/11/2012 |
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Intel and Motorola Mobility have announced that the two companies have entered into a multi-year, multi-device strategic relationship that includes smartphones which Motorola will begin shipping later this year using Intel Atom processors and the Android platform.
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| Foxconn reports record high December revenues |
1/11/2012 |
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Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reported unconsolidated December revenues of NT$316.944 billion (US$11 billion), a 3.17% increase on month and 29.53% increase on year
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| Samsung release eMMC controller |
1/10/2012 |
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Samsung and Hynix have released 2012 orders for embedded MMC (eMMC) controller ICs to major Taiwan-based suppliers of NAND flash device controllers.
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| LG to unveil Google TV at CES |
1/9/2012 |
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LG Electronics plans to roll out two lineups of smart TVs, with one lineup of products running on Google TV platform and another on its own system developed in house, according to LG.
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| Acer to launch Aspire ultrabook |
1/9/2012 |
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Acer has unveiled its latest ultrabook with the Aspire S5, an ultra-slim device that measures only 15mm at the maximal point.
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| UMC reports 4Q11 sales decline |
1/9/2012 |
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Revenues at United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) amounted to US$809.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2011.
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| Samsung sees record profit in 4Q11 |
1/6/2012 |
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Samsung has estimated its operating profits for the last quarter of 2011 at about US$4.5 billion, up 22.4% on quarter and 73.3% on year.
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| Ultra-thin laptops will take centre-stage at CES |
1/6/2012 |
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Ultra-thin laptops will take centre-stage alongside new software and smartphones at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES), a gadget extravaganza that officially opens on Tuesday in Las Vegas.
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