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Vendors split over reuse of mobile gear
News Mobile phone components can be reused in toys and even medical devices, says Sony Ericsson, but not all mobile makers are keen to venture in this direction.
Tags: Components, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Nokia Corp., Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Phone, Mobile Recycling Volume, cell phone, mobile, handset
Intel's Light Peak: One PC cable to rule them all
News Chipmaker wants to replace today's hodge-podge of copper cables with single type of optical connection, and hopes standardization will help it catch on.
Tags: Components, Intel Corp., UWB, QoS, Cable, monitor, wireless communication, PC, Components, Sony Corp.
Power boosts beyond battery advances
News In the face of slow progress in battery technology, PC makers are increasingly working on device components to extend battery life for laptop users.
Tags: Components, Battery, Hewlett-Packard Co., Notebook, phone, performance, energy efficiency, Dell Computer Corp., Components, Sony Corp.
Eee PC maker Asus goes gadget
News Taiwanese company finds itself smack in the middle of a transition from components maker to serious contender in PCs and accessories. Could Asus could be an Acer in the making?
Tags: Components, Consumer Technology, Cellular phones, Music devices, Smart phones, Acer Inc., Motherboard, Video, Touch Screen, ASUS
Intel's Light Peak optical links could arrive in 2010
News Intel won't promise when its optical communication technology will arrive. But a fiber-optic company allied with the chipmaker says cables will be done early in 2010.
Tags: Components, Optical networking, R&D, Intel Corp., Computer, optical networking, Fiber-optics, network, Light Peak, Foci
Chipmakers' directory to combat counterfeiting
News The Semiconductor Industry Association has released a directory of authorized dealers to prevent counterfeit components entering the supply chain.
Tags: Components, Standards, Integrated Circuit, Semiconductor Industry Association, Chip, semiconductor maker, performance, chairman, Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International, Rochester
HP laptop claims to break 24-hour battery life barrier
News Using a laptop equipped with high-end components, including Intel SSDs, HP claims to have reached a mobile-computing milestone.
Tags: Components, Monitors and displays, Notebooks and tablets, Battery, Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp., performance, hard drive, Laptop Computer, News.com
Robotics a catalyst for technology advancement
News Singapore educator touts robotics as platform to spur tech-savvy students to be innovative, and pick up technological skills relevant in commercial world.
Tags: Entrepreneurship, Components, Battery, Robotics, Student, Electronics, Singapore, Storage, Republic Polytechnic, Hardware
Flexible memory developed for chips
News Researchers at U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology have created a flexible memristor, which can be bent or twisted and remain functional.
Tags: Memory, Components, Hewlett-Packard Co., NIST, Electronics, Chip, polymer, Memory, researcher, U.S.
IBM introduces new hybrid blade
News The QS22 uses a mix of cell processors on blade technology to bring high-performance computing to small and medium-sized businesses.
Tags: Processors, Components, Innovation, IBM Corp., Environment, processor, high-performance computing, Platform Computing Inc., Sony PlayStation 3, vice president
Multicore CPUs drive change
News The rise of multi-core technology demands people with the right skills around open source and multi-threaded programming.
Tags: Multiprocessor servers, Components, Intel Corp., Multi-core, Open Source, Ubuntu, Environment, phone, software, processor
How lame is lithium ion?
Insight commentary Now a start-up called ZPower says it's come up with a battery technology breakthrough which it claims will result in 40 percent longer laptop life than lithium-ion on a single charge.
Tags: Components, Notebooks and tablets, Battery, PC Company, Notebook, San Francisco, lithium-ion, Laptop Computer, power management, laptop battery
Parallels plugs USB links into virtual desktops
News The virtualization company is partnering with Silex to incorporate USBs into customers' virtual networks.
Tags: Components, Virtualization, Desktops, Virtual Desktop, Scanner, Virtual Environment, USB, Parallels Virtuozzo, operating system, Environment
South Korea hits Qualcomm with antitrust fine
News Chipset manufacturer gets record US$209 million fine by South Korea's Fair Trade Commission, for giving discounts and rebates to handset makers that avoid competitors' products.
Tags: Components, Qualcomm Inc., Wireless, South Korea, antitrust, Fair Trade Commission, handset company, chipset, manufacturer, Components
Intel's software shift with Wind River
News The US$884 million deal gives Intel a serious software business. But will it light a fire under the Atom chip for embedded computing?
Tags: Business applications, Open source, Components, Consumer Technology, Processors, Intel Corp., Mobile, Atom, Chip, Wind River Systems Inc.
