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Shanghai to lead the way for AMD
News New Opteron processor marks chipmaker's shift to 45-nanometer technology, and boasts features that will help AMD "capture leadership position", says exec.
Tags: Processors, Multiprocessor servers, Software engineering/development, Virtualization, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Shanghai, Cloud Computing, OEM, AMD Opteron, Istanbul
AMD to split into two
News Chipmaker is expected to unveil plans to spin off its manufacturing operations into a joint venture, under a multi-billion dollar investment fund from Abu Dhabi, reports say.
Tags: Processors, Investments, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Manufacturing, Chip Company, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Abu Dhabi, processor, research company, Germany
Microsoft hopes 'Windows phone' has a ring to it
News The software maker is trying to push a new brand as well as update its cell phone operating system to be more "finger friendly".
Tags: Smart phones, Windows Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Mobile, Web Browser, Microsoft Windows Mobile, handwriting recognition, Windows Mobile, phone, software
Microsoft readying My Phone cloud service
News Users of the expected Web-based offering would get 200MB of storage to use for backing up phone data and sharing photos.
Tags: Smart phones, PDA phones, Cellular phones, Software, Mobile applications, Web services, Microsoft Corp., Mobile, Matthew Miller, Microsoft Windows Mobile
Alcatel-Lucent aims to lead 4G consortium
News The telecoms company pulls together manufacturers and developers in an attempt to steer the creation of 4G wireless devices, applications and content.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, LANs and WANs, Alcatel, Mobile, Wireless, chief marketing officer, Software Technology, consortium, 4G, network
Intel to unify its research in Europe
News The company has outlined a plan to bring its European research together but has not given details on investment in the changes.
Tags: Processors, Innovation, R&D, Investments, Intel Corp., Facility, Spokesperson, Information And Communication Technology, Europe, Network technology
Microsoft aiming to recover lost ground in mobile
News Company's head of Windows Mobile efforts admits the software giant has made mistakes in mobile and hints at plans to deal with them.
Tags: Handhelds, Mobile processors, Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mobile, operating system, Microsoft Windows Mobile, phone, Microsoft Windows
AMD revises server road map
News Troubled company looks ahead to a new six-core processor and the arrival of a next-generation core well into the next decade.
Tags: Servers, Multiprocessor servers, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Notebook, layoff, Server, enterprise computing, Istanbul, processor, PC processor
AMD's Puma ready to pounce
News Chipmaker's latest mobile processor design is arriving on schedule and at just the right time to take advantage of a rare Intel slip.
Tags: Processors, Competitive advantage, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, Notebook, AMD Turion, processor, Barcelona, Computex
AMD shuffles executives, creates new engineering group
News Randy Allen will now run Advanced Micro Devices' processor group, as Mario Rivas pays the price for the Barcelona debacle.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Business models, Leadership, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Quad-core, Stock, Server, processor, leader, Barcelona
Skyhook teams up with Texas Instruments
News Skyhook's hybrid Wi-Fi/GPS location technology will soon be used in Texas Instruments chips for mobile devices to get more accurate location information.
Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi, Mobile processors, Apple Inc., Satellite, Texas Instruments Inc., Positioning, GPS, Skyhook Wireless, phone, Wi-Fi
Truphone offers local calling anywhere
News Truphone is launching a new service that will allow frequent international travelers to use a single phone and single SIM card to make international calls in many countries in the world.
Tags: PDA phones, Smart phones, Cellular phones, Mobile, Phone Number, Cell Phone, Service, VoIP company, phone network, phone
Next-gen Android phone coming soon?
News Gizmodo publishes pictures of the "G2" Android phone for T-Mobile's network. The photos reveal a much thinner phone, due to the exclusion of the slide keyboard.
Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi, Personal broadband, 3G (Third Generation), Next-generation technology/networks, Handhelds, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Open Source, phone, T-Mobile
Flash 10 coming to most smartphones in 2010
News Adobe says its full version of Flash will be available on most smartphones in early 2010, but the technology still won't be available for Apple's iPhone.
Tags: Smart phones, Multimedia, Digital media, Apple Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Flash Player, Mobile, Smart Phone, Adobe Flash Player, Bloomberg L.P.
Qualcomm, Nokia partner on new 3G phones
News After battling over patents and royalties, Qualcomm and Nokia have now kissed and made up. And now they're partnering on new 3G smartphones.
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, PDA phones, 3G (Third Generation), Qualcomm Inc., Mobile, Symbian Inc., Symbian OS, phone, handset maker
