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Behind the Redmond-RadioShack alliance
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New chips aimed at faster cell phones
News When it comes to cell phones, less is more. This week Texas Instruments and Analog Devices will announce new chips with advanced capabilities aimed at phones for higher data rate 2.5G and 3G cellular networks.
Commentary: Intel's XScale design would fit handily into a Palm
News It's impossible to predict whether Palm will design new versions of its handheld devices using Intel's new XScale chip architecture. But XScale would be a good choice for a PDA, especially one with a wireless connection to the Internet.
Texas Instruments sheds 3,400 jobs
News The job cuts follow a 95 percent year-on-year drop in quarterly profits, largely attributable to declining sales of chips for mobile phones.
Tags: Layoffs, 802.11/Wi-Fi, Handhelds, Texas Instruments Inc., Semiconductor, Wireless, digital signal processor, processor, job, revenue
Short Take: Motorola gears for Q4 recovery
News Motorola, which is gearing itself for an expected upturn in the semiconductor industry in the fourth quarter of this year, will introduce new products and more cost-cutting measures.
Intel gets regulatory clearance on DSP buy
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Intel to call on smart-phone chip
News Intel hopes to make waves in the wireless market with "Manitoba," which will enable cell phones to offer sophisticated applications and longer battery life.
Low power critical for 'Internet on chip', analyst says
News Chipmakers have introduced designs that address power consumption and battery life of wireless mobile devices.
Tags: Components, Processors, Interfaces, buses, I/O, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Mobile processors, Development/design
Chips sales climb 48 percent from year ago
News Worldwide semiconductor sales rose 48 percent to a record US$16.6 billion in June from a year earlier, as demand increased for mobile phones, digital set-top boxes and other devices, an industry group said.
Texas Instruments corrals AMD for its cell phone plans
News Texas Instruments has struck an alliance with Advanced Micro Devices that will potentially allow TI to extend its influence over the design of cell phones and other wireless devices.
Intel forms wireless group
News With competition heating up in the PC processor world--and wireless all the rage on Wall Street--Intel announced the formation of a group dedicated to wireless and cellular communications.
Pushing Linux into embedded devices
News Linux newcomers are becoming part of the mainstream effort to create software for non-PC "embedded" computing devices, as indicated by a host of trade show announcements.
Intel to sell servers for voice-powered Web sites
News Intel will sell new servers that will allow consumers to retrieve stock quotes, weather updates or pricing information from Web sites using just a phone.
Linux squeezes into embedded devices
News Linux newcomers are becoming part of the mainstream effort to create software for non-PC "embedded" computing devices, as indicated by a host of trade show announcements.
Barrett: More chips, capacity for Intel
News Intel this year will focus on what it does best: crank out chips and expand factory capacity.
