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| Cray to build the fastest computer on planet |
10/12/2011 |
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Cray valued the multi-year contract at more than $97 million and said that Titan will be at least twice as fast and three times as energy efficient as today's fastest supercomputer, which is located in Japan.
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| BlackBerry experience service interruption |
10/12/2011 |
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Users in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India suffered patchy email service and no access to browsing and messaging, ratcheting up negative sentiment towards a company already losing market share to Apple and Samsung .
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| Apple iCloud to lock-in product loyalty |
10/12/2011 |
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If iCloud works as advertised -- something Apple's previous online products haven't always achieved -- the convenience of no longer needing to upload, download or sync files may lead many customers to buy exclusively from Apple.
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| Consortium to develop new hybrid memory |
10/11/2011 |
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A key motivation for forming the HMCC – is that the memory bandwidth required by high-performance computers and next- generation networking equipment has increased beyond what conventional memory architectures can provide. The term “memory wall” has been used to describe the problem.
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| TSMC to continue on innovations |
10/11/2011 |
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The introduction of 450-mm diameter wafers which the company plans to have in a pilot mode in its Fab 12 (Hsinchu, Taiwan) in the time period 2013 to 2014 and to be in volume in Fab 15 (Taichung, Taiwan) in 2015 or 2016.
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| Samsung Galaxy takes the lime light from iPhone |
10/11/2011 |
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Managed by the UK-based website T3, the awards show acknowledges the best gadgits across a wide variety of categories, and has come to be recognized as one of the most prestigious awards to be received in the consumer electronics industry.
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| iPhone 4S pre-order breaks record |
10/11/2011 |
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Orders for the latest iPhone, the last product the company introduced before the death of its co-founder Steve Jobs, surpassed 1 million in the first 24 hours, beating Apple's previous one-day record of 600,000 sales for the iPhone 4.
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| Transcend September revenues up 13% |
10/10/2011 |
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Memory module firm Transcend Information saw its revenues grow 12.8% sequentially in September, driven by shipments of flash products.
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| Sony in talks to buy Ericsson |
10/7/2011 |
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Sony in talks to buy out Ericsson's stake in their mobile phone joint venture, a source said, in a bid to catch up with rivals.
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| Macronix post mixed September results |
10/7/2011 |
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Macronix International saw its revenues increase 5.6% sequentially in September 2011 while fellow NOR flash manufacturer Winbond Electronics' revenues decreased 2.9% on month.
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| India launch U$46 tablet PC |
10/6/2011 |
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India launched its long-awaited "computer for the masses", unveiling a US$46 tablet device designed to bring the information technology revolution to tens of millions of students.
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| Foxconn pays respect to Steve Jobs |
10/6/2011 |
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Foxconn Electronics after learning of the death of Apple Steve Jobs, pointed out that Jobs was a respected leader in the IT industry and Foxconn express its greatest grief toward the death of Jobs.
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| Bill pays tribute to Steve Jobs |
10/6/2011 |
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Bill Gates has paid tribute to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. "I'm truly saddened to learn of Steve Jobs' death. Melinda (Gate's wife) and I extend our sincere condolences to his family.
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| Dell to launch ultrabooks by 1Q12 |
10/5/2011 |
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Dell will launch ultrabooks at the end of 2011 and the first quarter of 2012 respectively, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
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| Adata predicts double-digit revenue growth in 4Q11 |
10/4/2011 |
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Adata Technology expects its revenues to grow by a double-digit rate sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2011, buoyed by rising sales of products used in non-conventional PCs, according to company chairman Simon Chen.
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| Chipbond denies reports of price cutting |
10/4/2011 |
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Chipbond Technology has issued a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) declining to comment on media reports it has cut prices for 12-inch gold bumping by 4-5% in order to secure orders.
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| Gigabyte predict revenues drop in 4Q11 |
10/3/2011 |
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Gigabyte Technology is expected to see its revenues continue to slip by a single-digit rate sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2011 due to the weaker-than-expected global economy.
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