Intel is set to launch a web-based video streaming service this year, as the chipmaker attempts to find new means of making profit in the face of declining PC sales. The world's largest computer chip manufacturer has felt the force of a ...
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Powered by the AMD Embedded G-Series Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) GizmoSphere has launched the Gizmo board for developing x86-based embedded systems for embedded systems inventors and hobbyists. The board is powered by the AMD ...
Apple TV was until now considered a "hobby," by Apple's own admission, but the product has taken on more importance for CEO Tim Cook. Shipments for the Apple TV video-streaming box totaled 2 million units during the first quarter of 2013, ...
A low-cost board for x86-based embedded system development is available from GizmoSphere. It is based on an AMD Embedded G-Series Accelerated Processing Unit (APU). Gizmo is a 4 x 4in x86 development board that runs Android, Linux, ...
Google's fourth-quarter revenue was up 36% from the previous year, thanks to continued growth in its advertising business. Revenue for the quarter, ended Dec. 31, was $14.42 billion, up from $10.6 billion a year earlier, Google announced ...
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Google reported this week that its fourth-quarter revenue for 2012 was up 36% over the previous year, attributing the continued growth to its advertising business. Revenue for the quarter was $14.42 billion, up from $10.6 billion a year ...
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Few of us are actually headed to New Orleans this year to watch Super Bowl XLVII on February 3. But the next best thing to being there is watching it on a big-screen HDTV. An if you're in the market for a new set, you'll need to make sure ...
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Today AENEAS (The Association for European Nanoelectronics Activities) which brings together European R&D players in nanoelectronics, launches its ENI2 (European Nanoelectronics Infrastructure for Innovation) initiative designed to create ...
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STMicroelectronics has announced that its “Liege” set-top box chipsets have received security certification from Conax, a supplier of conditional access solutions for digital TV. Conax's Contego content protection platform ...
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Set-top box manufacturer Humax and Entropic, which provides semiconductor solutions for the connected home, announced today an IP-based set-top box (STB) based on hardware and software specifications developed by Comcast. The Humax client ...
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RF Micro Devices Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA has launched the RFPA520x series of three-stage WiFi power amplifier (PA) modules, designed for 802.11b/g/n applications. Other applications include: consumer premise equipment (CPE); picocells ...
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Most of the tablets, TVs, ultrabooks and smartphones on display at International CES this week ultimately are bound for someone's home, where they'll have to talk to each other. Six major home networking technologies to make that happen ...
Tags: tablets, TVs, ultrabooks, smartphones, WiFi, WiGig, WirelessHD, MOCA 2.0, G.hn
Verizon's attempt -- unsuccessful so far -- to secure a patent for a so-called 'snooping technology,' which in this case would let television advertisers target individual viewers based on what they're doing or saying in front of their ...
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Apple will be the world's largest chip buyer this year because of the surge in demand for the company's products, enabling it to command lower prices and quicker delivery, IHS iSuppli said in research released on Wednesday. The company's ...
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The revenues are expected register a 4.1%compound annual growth rate(CAGR)from 2011-2016 Worldwide semiconductor revenue is expected to reach$319bn by 2013,rising a 4.9%compared to$304bn in 2012,according to a report by the International ...
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