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| Light Squared's proposed 4G will jam GPS |
2/24/2011 |
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4G networks - a good thing, right? A super-fast data connection, access to anything, anywhere. But maybe not so great, says GPS manufacturer Garmin, if you want to know exactly where you are.
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| Nand market collapse is coming |
2/23/2011 |
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But don’t look now, the NAND flash party may be nearly over. Hynix, Micron, Samsung and Toshiba have or will ramp up new NAND fabs-a move that could cause a capacity glut and falling prices. At present, NAND sells for $1.60 per gigabyte. By mid-2012, NAND is expected to fall and hit $0.65 per gigabyte, a 40 percent drop,
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| Jabil to take back 3 European factories |
2/23/2011 |
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"Although the transgressions of the purchaser that led to this action were beyond our control, we could not stand-by and allow the circumstances to deteriorate further, risking more serious consequences to our stakeholders."
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| China brings on own mobile search engine |
2/22/2011 |
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China currently has 457 million Internet users, according to the latest official count. About 303 million of those users go online via their mobile phones. China Mobile is the country's largest mobile carrier with nearly 590 million customers.
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| Microsoft to open Kinect SDK to developers |
2/22/2011 |
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"Supporting this community and enabling creativity around natural user interfaces (NUI) is important to us, and our hope is that this SDK will ignite further creativity in an already vibrant ecosystem of enthusiasts,"
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| Samsung developing Wide I/O DRAM for mobile |
2/21/2011 |
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The 1-Gbit WIO DRAM can transmit data at 12.8-Gbytes per second, increasing the bandwidth of mobile DDR DRAM eightfold, while reducing power consumption by approximately 87 percent. The bandwidth is also four times that of LPDDR2 DRAM, which is approximately 3.2-Gigabytes per second, Samsung said.
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| Other carriers to get iPhone as well |
2/21/2011 |
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It seems that the AT&T contract has either been altered or dissolved before the expiry date; Apple is unlikely to have drafted a similar document with Verizon Wireless now that the iPhone brand has been firmly established as one of the leaders in the smartphone market
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| Libya government shut off internet |
2/21/2011 |
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First, Libya blocked news sites and Facebook. Then, beginning Friday night, according to Arbor Networks, a network security and Internet monitoring company, announced that Libya had cut itself off from the Internet. Hours later the Libyan dictator’s solders started slaughtering protesters.
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| Verizon iPhone might have been selling to existing users |
2/21/2011 |
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Arment suggested that most Verizon iPhones have been sold to existing iPhone or iPod touch users. In this scenario, customers getting the Verizon iPhone could already own most or all of the App Store software they would be interested in buying.
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| WiFi will continue to expand |
2/18/2011 |
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Wi-Fi functionality becomes a standard feature in a host of electronic devices from televisions to cameras to car entertainment systems, according to market research firm IHS iSuppli.
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| iSupply see semi inventory climbing |
2/18/2011 |
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Semiconductor suppliers had 83.6 days of inventory (DOI) at the end of the fourth quarter of 2010, up a surprising 5.5 days, or 7 percent, from 78.1 days in the previous quarter, according to IHS. Inventory was at its highest level since the second quarter of 2008
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| Apple created shortage on touch panel |
2/18/2011 |
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Touch panels are currently suffering the most serious shortage due to Apple holding control over the capacity of major touch panel makers such as Wintek and TPK, and with US-based RIM, Motorola and Hewlett-Packard (HP) also competing for related components, second-tier players are already out of the game.
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| Abu Dhabi keep Global foundries as a contender |
2/17/2011 |
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As part of a recent and complex transaction, AMD reduced its stake in GlobalFoundries from about 30 percent to 14 percent. In the deal, ATIC now owns 86 percent of GlobalFoundries, a U.S.-based silicon foundry vendor. Previously, ATIC owned 70 percent.
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| Samsung had 42% of DRAM market |
2/17/2011 |
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DRAM revenue for the South Korean company in the fourth quarter of 2010 amounted to $3.6 billion, equivalent to 41.7 percent share of an $8.7 billion market, according to the firm. Samsung’s share rose 1 percentage point.
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| Dell has roadmap for phones, and Tablets |
2/17/2011 |
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The Dell smartphone and tablet roadmaps indicate that the company would be rolling out more models to stay on top of the growing market in both segments. Apart from roadmaps, there are hints that Windows Phone 7 Next Gen and Android Ice Cream would be released later this year.
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| TSMC to expand solar and LED involvement |
2/16/2011 |
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“As part of TSMC’s strategic planning, the board of directors is also considering the formation of two wholly-owned subsidiaries for solar and LED businesses,” said Lora Ho, senior vice president and chief financial officer for TSMC.
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| Integrated USB3 to go main stream 2012 |
2/16/2011 |
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Both Advanced Micro Devices and Intel are expected to sample this year PC chip sets that integrate support for the new USB 3.0 interface. The chips are expected to be in production early next year.
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| Does iPad have to perform exactly like a book? |
2/16/2011 |
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The three plaintiffs -- Jacob Balthazar, Claudia Keller and John Browning -- said last year that they were duped into buying a defective device by Apple's marketing claims that "reading on iPad is just like reading a book."
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| Samsung Galaxy S II has dual core |
2/16/2011 |
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Samsung on Sunday night announced the Samsung Galaxy S II phone and the Samsung Galaxy Tab Tab 10.1, a new Android-powered cell phone and tablet that both feature dual-core processors.
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