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Vendors split over reuse of mobile gear

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.

Monday, October 26 2009 04:26 PM

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

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.

Thursday, September 24 2009 10:39 AM

Tags: Components, Intel Corp., UWB, QoS, Cable, monitor, wireless communication, PC, Components, Sony Corp.


Power boosts beyond battery advances

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.

Friday, September 12 2008 07:58 PM

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?

Monday, September 21 2009 04:50 AM

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.

Friday, October 09 2009 04:20 AM

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.

Monday, April 28 2008 11:21 AM

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.

Wednesday, September 10 2008 06:04 AM

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.

Wednesday, May 27 2009 04:26 PM

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.

Friday, June 05 2009 10:24 AM

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.

Monday, May 19 2008 01:41 AM

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.

Wednesday, April 30 2008 12:29 PM

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.

Friday, September 05 2008 07:41 AM

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.

Friday, September 05 2008 10:43 AM

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.

Monday, July 27 2009 09:08 AM

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?

Friday, June 05 2009 09:19 AM

Tags: Business applications, Open source, Components, Consumer Technology, Processors, Intel Corp., Mobile, Atom, Chip, Wind River Systems Inc.


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