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| DRAM prices forcast up |
3/26/2013 |
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"We believe the DRAM industry wafer capacity will be down in both 2013 and 2014 and process technology upgrades are being stressed out, thereby reducing supply growth compared to historical trends,” said Mark Durcan.
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| New material, new memory - molybdenite flash memory |
3/26/2013 |
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They combined the advantages of molybdenite with graphene and developed a flash memory prototype. The prototype is a cell that can not only store data but also maintain it in the absence of electricity.
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| Chinese government to standardize own OS |
3/25/2013 |
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The 13.04 release includes features and applications that cater for the Chinese market. These include support for Chinese input methods and the Chinese calendar, and integration with Baidu maps and the Taobao shopping service, payment processing for Chinese banks, and Chinese transportation information.
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| Thin Film memory to tag and id products |
3/25/2013 |
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Thin Film Electronics ASA (Oslo, Norway) has pioneered the creation of printed rewritable memory and has developed a brand-protection system that includes smart labels that can be applied to a product in the same way as conventional labels.
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| Apple wants to add indoor mapping |
3/25/2013 |
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Indoor coverage is seen as the next battleground for mapping technology. Google, which leads the pack, has invested time and money in accepting more than 10,000 floor plans from businesses who want to be featured.
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| Nvidia have great ambitions |
3/22/2013 |
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Nvidia's road map drives graphics, ARM into enterprise. Nvidia showed a glimpse of its road map for taking on Intel and AMD as well as its smartphone competitors. It also showed its graphics chips are breaking out of the mold of media and technical processing to take on business apps.
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| Apple patent shows drop safe iPhone |
3/22/2013 |
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The system needs a sensor or sensor array that can detect when a device is in freefall and how it is positioned relative to the ground. The system then have a mechanism to either reorientate the device while in flight, or otherwise protect certain sensitive device components in the event of a fall.
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| Apple beefs up your Apple ID security |
3/22/2013 |
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If you have two-factor verification enabled, you will be required to enter both your password and a 4-digit code to verify your identity. You will need this information whenever you sign in to My Apple ID to manage your account, make an iTunes, App Store, or iBookstore purchase from a new device or get Apple ID-related support from Apple.
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| New auto electronics network reduce weight and space |
3/21/2013 |
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In-vehicle networking connects smart satellite microcontrollers to handle communications to and from the sensors, motors and other mechanisms throughout the vehicle, eliminating the need for traditional heavy copper wiring harnesses.
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| iOS 6.1.3 released to patch bugs |
3/21/2013 |
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Removing the SIM card seems to 'confuse' the device, resulting in a pop-up display warning that the SIM card has been removed. This stalls the transition and keeps it in active play.
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| Intel uses motion control for Smart TV reference design |
3/20/2013 |
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The Freespace MotionEngine software that is included in the MSRD by Intel offers the ability to detect mouse-like gestures, including swiping and drag-and-drop at high resolution and is based on RF, rather than infrared or optical, remote control technology.
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| T-Mobile has new strategy for LTE |
3/20/2013 |
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T-Mo is experimenting [with unsubsidized phones] and trying to find differentiation in a very crowded market, especially one for the fourth-largest contender
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| Samsung joins the race for Smart Watch |
3/20/2013 |
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Samsung executive has come right out and said it: The company is building its own smartwatch to compete with whatever Apple might be working on.
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| China to make the smartphone change this year |
3/19/2013 |
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Smartphones made by Chinese firms are gobbling up market share. Of the 64.7 million smartphones shipped in China in last year’s fourth quarter, South Korean manufacturer Samsung still held the top spot. But Chinese firms came in second, third, fourth and fifth respectively, making up some 70 per cent of smartphone sales in the country collectively. Apple was sixth.
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| VW to roll out most energy efficient car |
3/19/2013 |
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”This vehicle combines every possible way of improving fuel efficiency. It uses aerodynamics, low-rolling resistance, low weight, and a plug-in hybrid powertrain.”
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| German court ruled in favor of Nokia |
3/19/2013 |
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Mannheim Regional Court today ruled that HTC is infringing a Nokia patent related to saving battery life by identifying packets of data that can reconstructed through the use of only a part of an encoded message. Nokia was awarded a permanent injunction, giving the company the opportunity to enforce the ban.
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| ST/Erricson JV to split |
3/18/2013 |
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Ericsson (Stockholm, Sweden) will take back the LTE 2G-through-4G multimode modem technology while ST (Geneva, Switzerland) will take control of the existing ST-Ericsson products excluding the LTE multimode thin modem ICs and certain assembly and test operations.
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| Qualcomm succeed in CMOS front end design |
3/18/2013 |
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"Qualcomm is the first to launch a CMOS PA [power amplifier] alternative to GaAs-based multiband multimode PAs for mid- to high-tier 3G/4G smartphones, a phone segment formerly the exclusive domain of GaAs PAs.
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