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| Toshiba has new faster eMMC Flash |
7/29/2011 |
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The new range of eMMC chips also support the latest eMMC standard from JEDEC which is version 4.41 which support multiple storage partitions making eMMC a more attractive solution for mobile devices where some data needs to be secure.
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| ADI partners with Irish government |
7/29/2011 |
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ADI has been operating in Ireland for 35 years and currently employs over 1,000 people in Limerick, where it a wafer fab and conducts R&D on data converters, mixed-signal and RF ICs.
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| Google bought 1000 IP from IBM |
7/29/2011 |
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The 1,030 patents acquired cover a broad range of technologies, SEO by the Sea reports, including memory and microprocessor chip fabrication/architecture, server and router design, and software programming such as relational databases, object oriented programming and more.
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| Android 39% vs iOS at 28% |
7/29/2011 |
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Android's total U.S. share for June came in at 39%, compared to 28% for Apple, according to data compiled by market watcher Nielsen. RIM's BlackBerry OS was in third place with 20% of the market.
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| Another Mobile OS - this one is from China |
7/28/2011 |
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Alibaba's operating system makes use of "cloud-based" services, which are based on a remote server instead of being downloading to the phone. These will include software applications, e-mail, mapping and data storage, Alibaba said.
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| Notebooks are ditching drives to becoming thinner |
7/28/2011 |
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Now, as storage migrates toward online servers, and media is more likely to be streamed rather than viewed from a DVD or Blu-ray disc, many of those onboard features are shrinking down, or getting nixed altogether.
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| Blackberry to cut 2000 jobs |
7/27/2011 |
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BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. is cutting 2,000 jobs as part of a cost savings plan announced last month and is shuffling some senior executives.
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| Macronix reports profit drop for 2Q11 |
7/27/2011 |
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Macronix has announced that net profits for the second quarter of 2011 slid to NT$515 million (US$18 million) from NT$1.06 billion in the prior quarter.
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| JMicron develops SATA 6Gbps controller IC for SSDs |
7/26/2011 |
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JMicron Technology has successfully developed SATA 6Gbps controller ICs for use in solid state drives (SSD), and will begin small-volume shipments in the third quarter, according to industry sources.
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| TSMC regains orders from chipset players |
7/26/2011 |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has managed to regain more orders recently, aiming at sustaining a positive on-quarter growth in revenues for the third quarter, according to industry sources.
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| Hynix Q2 result below expectations |
7/25/2011 |
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Benchmark DRAM prices have fallen over 7 percent in the first half of July alone and market research firms have little doubt that the prices will slide further, threatening third quarter earnings.
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| Apple and Qualcomm will boost Taiwan foundries |
7/25/2011 |
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Taiwan is taking comfort from an expected cycle of semiconductor purchasing to come in the second half of 2011, driven by the needs of forthcoming Apple products, according to a Taiwan Economic News report.
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| Apple iPad ad hints Mac OS Lion compatible |
7/25/2011 |
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During the "learn new things" section of the ad, a child is shown writing the word "Lion" next to a picture of a lion. Of course, the lion reference could be viewed as mere coincidence, but given the company's tight control, it's likely that the allusion is intentional.
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| Rambus say it will rebound in Q3 |
7/22/2011 |
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Rambus Inc. made a net loss of $10.6 million on sales revenue of $66.2 million in the second quarter of 2011. However, Rambus (Sunnyvale, Calif.) guided that it would be profitable in Q3 on rising revenue.
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| Apple interested in Hulu.com |
7/22/2011 |
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Apple has begun preliminary discussions that may eventually lead to an acquisition, Bloomberg reported without elaborating.
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| Nokia's China dominance challenged |
7/22/2011 |
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Nokia’s second-quarter handset shipments in China fell to 11.3 million, less than half the previous quarter’s number and 41 percent less than a year earlier.
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| Google+ attracked 20 million first month |
7/22/2011 |
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Google+ continues to go from strength to strength, with 20 million people visiting the site in less than a month - and all this despite it currently being an invite-only service.
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