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Intel: Programmable matter takes shape
News Shape-shifting technology will evolve within the next five to 10 years, the chip giant's chief technology officer Justin Rattner says.
Tags: Programming languages, Processors, Intel Corp., Matter, Mobile, 3D, phone, San Francisco, vice president, California
Will Intel and USB make fiber optics mainstream?
News Chipmaker hopes its Light Peak project will bring fiber optic speeds to ordinary computer users, and USB could be logical path to get there.
Tags: Components, Intel Corp., Connector, Fiber-optics, Fiber, Video, Storage, USB, Cable, USB 2.0
Sony VPL-FE40
Reviews The VPL-FE40 is an ideal projector for showcasing presentations, video and images in medium- to large-sized meeting rooms and auditoriums. The only downside is the cost, both to purchase and run, which will limit the VPL-FE40 to large organisations with big budgets.
Xerox hopes to print computing smarts on fabric, plastic
News Company says its new silver-based ink can be used to print electronic circuitry on everything from flexible e-book screens to pill bottles.
Tags: Handhelds, Xerox Corp., Computing, desktop printer, silicon chip, Smith, Conference, E-book Reader, Manufacturing, Inkjet Printer
Apple patents point to haptics, fingerprints, RFID
News Three just-published patent applications hint at company's future plans, but it is not clear when the features will be built into iPhones or other Apple devices.
Tags: Patents, Network infrastructure, Smart phones, Apple Inc., Authentication, Patent, RFID, Touch Screen, keyboard, Apple iPhone
IBM's 35 atoms and the rise of nanotech
News Don Eigler moved a single atom two decades ago. Since then, he and IBM have taken new steps in pursuing a dream of compact, power-efficient computing.
Tags: Processors, IBM Corp., Nanotechnology, Electronics, Carbon Nanotube, Manufacturing, Atom, vision, knowledge, circuitry
Intel previews next-gen Atom, updates Moblin
News Chip architecture changes in "Pineview" promise to boost performance, while beta update to Moblin should let developers customize Linux-based netbook platform's look and feel.
Tags: Processors, Notebooks and tablets, Linux, Intel Corp., Open-source Software, Chip, Graphics, nettop, graphics chip, performance
Chinese chipmaker licenses IBM's 45nm tech
News IBM has licensed its next-generation technology for manufacturing processors to Semiconductor Manufacturing International, the largest Chinese chipmaker.
Tags: Processors
Intel 45nm fab to open in 45 days
News Intel's first manufacturing facility for producing 45-nanometer processors in high volume will open in October in Chandler, Ariz.
Tags: Processors
Fujitsu revs faster server chip
News New Sparc64 processor is even more significant because of company's alignment with Sun.
Gateway wins patent appeal in HP suit
News Company comes out on top at International Trade Commission in parallel-port patent dispute with Hewlett-Packard.
Intel invests in chip design firm
News Intel has invested in Prover Technology, a Swedish company that provides software that tests whether a microprocessor will work correctly, the companies plan to announce tomorrow.
Company seeks US$449 million in loans to buy Philips units
News Yageo, the world's largest maker of electronic resisters and capacitors, said today it will raise US$449 million from loans to help finance its purchase of two units of Royal Philips Electronics, Europe's top consumer electronics maker.
IBM sells Blue Gene for brain research
News Big Blue sells a multimillion-dollar model of its new Blue Gene/L supercomputer to simulate the workings of the human brain.
Tags: Servers, Supercomputing
Inside a notebook battery pack
Reviews Ever wondered what exactly is inside your notebook's battery pack? We take the cover off a typical example, and explain how it can, occasionally, burst into flames.
