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| Apple launch iPhone 4 |
6/8/2010 |
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Apple has announced the new iPhone 4 will be available in the US on June 24 for a suggested retail price of US$199 for the 16GB model
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| Apple launch Safari 5 browser |
6/8/2010 |
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Apple has released the Safari 5 web browser, featuring the new Safari Reader, a 30% performance increase over Safari 4.
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| Toshiba release 3D format Notebook |
6/7/2010 |
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Toshiba has announced a notebook featuring playback of 3D content in the Blu-ray 3D format, the dynabook TX/98MBL, which will be available at the end of July in the Japan market.
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| HP fall short of May Notebook shipment |
6/7/2010 |
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HP 's notebook shipments in May 2010 reached only 2.6-2.7 million units, lower than the company's original expectation of 3.2-3.4 million units
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| Speedy patent process vs willing to pay |
6/4/2010 |
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"The fees will certainly be non-trivial--think in terms of shipping a package overnight versus two- or three-day ground service," Kappos said. "When you multiply the cost by hundreds of patents the fee will grow large even for large entities," he said.
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| Apple to announce new iPhone with little surprise factor |
6/4/2010 |
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But the only thing that seems certain for Monday is that Apple will keep its streak of coming out with a new version of the iPhone every year will be unbroken. Whether Jobs can pull another significant surprise out of his sleeve will have to wait until he takes the stage.
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| Rebound opens opportunity to sell Qimonda Dresden campus |
6/3/2010 |
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A semiconductor manufacturer has the ability to rapidly restart operations and take advantage of the strongest recovery in semiconductor market history. The offering in Dresden provides a unique opportunity for a semiconductor company to make a bold, strategic play.
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| Florida State U to study power saving architecture |
6/3/2010 |
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"Static means information goes through the processor based on the instructions that are determined once at compile-time, rather than each time instructions go through the pipeline dynamically," said Whalley. "Each instruction is fetched in one cycle and then controls the entire processor in a subsequent cycle for a static pipeline."
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| Computex fails to define tablet PC |
6/3/2010 |
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Consumers have now been exposed to solutions that perform limited functions and therefore the specifications for these new tools actually reference value to the user in a defined context.
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| Power management IC halves Atom power |
6/3/2010 |
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"We have been working with Intel for about two years on our power management chipset that halves operating power plus enables a 50-time reduction in standby power over Intel's previous generation Atom processor,"
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| Semiconductor shipment hit record in April |
6/2/2010 |
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"Global sales of semiconductors grew at a healthy rate in April, surpassing the previous monthly record level of November 2007," said SIA President George Scalise in a statement. "As expected, both the year-on-year and sequential growth rates moderated slightly."
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| Qualcomm samples 1.2G dual core Snapdragon |
6/2/2010 |
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"Qualcomm's first-generation Snapdragon chipsets set a new standard for advanced smartphones and smartbook devices, and our second-generation solutions are already shipping in volume," said Steve Mollenkopf, executive vice president of Qualcomm and president of Qualcomm CDMA Technologies, in a statement.
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| Jobs declare "end of the PC era is near" |
6/2/2010 |
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Apple's CEO said the day is coming when only one out of every few people will need a traditional computer. Jobs said advances will allow devices like the iPad to do things only desktops and laptops are suited for today.
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| Strike could halt Honda's expansion in China |
6/1/2010 |
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The latest is Japan's Honda Motor Co., which last week suspended production at all four of its plants in China, according to reports. This is due to a strike at a Honda transmission factory in Foshan, Guangdong, which employs some 1,850 workers, according to reports.
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| Abu Dhabi to build to build semiconductor industry at home |
6/1/2010 |
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GlobalFoundries, said it is "committed to partnering with ATIC to share best practices and expertise in cluster creation in the near-term and putting a significant technology and manufacturing presence in the region long term."
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| Asus to launch 3D PC |
5/28/2010 |
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Asustek Computer plans to launch a 3D all-in-one PC using Nvidia's 3D Vision in August, according to sources from PC players.
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