Intel Capital has invested in software-defined networking company Big Switch Networks, as it hopes to help the company change the way data centers are networked. Intel Capital is looking for companies that are creating the most disruptive ...
Africa has become a battleground for low-to-mid-range smartphones following high-profile launches of products from leading manufacturers in the last two months. In Kenya last month, Safaricom, the region's largest mobile carrier, launched ...
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Nujira says the first 4G LTE smartphones to use its power efficient RF technology will be on the market next year. “In the past it was an aspiration to get envelope-tracking (ET) technology designed into volume handsets, now we know ...
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Micro server shipments are expected to triple this year, says IHS. 291,000 micro servers will be shipped this year an increase of 230% from the 88,000 units of 2012. Shipments of micro servers commenced in 2011 with just 19,000 ...
"HomePlug AV is used in set-top boxes in Europe and is starting in the US," Greenvity CEO Hung Nguyen. "Any lighting system needs to be interoperable with set-top boxes. HomePlug Green PHY co-exists and inter-operates with HomePlug AV." ...
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Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures high-reliability analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has secured a reference design with Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) for smart energy, industrial and networking ...
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RF front-end component maker and foundry services provider TriQuint Semiconductor Inc of Hillsboro, OR, USA has launched a quad-band GSM/EDGE power amplifier module with what is claimed to be best-in-class power-added-efficiency (PAE), ...
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Intel's decision to leave the desktop motherboard business is a smart move in a troubled market, analysts said Wednesday. Intel confirmed to Computerworld on Wednesday that it will slowly back off the desktop motherboard business over the ...
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Intel's decision to leave the motherboard business is a smart move in a troubled market, analysts said Wednesday. Intel confirmed to Computerworld on Wednesday that it will slowly back off the motherboard business over the next three ...
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The first mobile devices with Qualcomm’s new quad-core Snapdragon chip, which features an integrated modem, will be shown off later this month, the firm said on Monday. Device makers will show tablets and smartphones with the new ...
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Sales of Samsung's two Galaxy S smartphones have topped 100 million since the first version sold in May 2010, Samsung reported via Flickr on Monday. The site indicates that 30 million Galaxy S III devices were sold in five months, and ...
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Samsung has sold more than 100 million smartphones from its Galaxy S line since the first one sold in May 2010, the brand reported on Monday. The electronics giant said that 30 million Galaxy S3 devices were sold in five months, and that, ...
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IDG News Service - Samsung has announced its next Exynos processor for smartphones and tablets, an eight-core chip that uses a novel architecture to provide more performance without sucking up battery life. The Exynos 5 Octa is ...
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Syndiant, a leader in high resolution microdisplays, has developed an innovative product that enhances the already compelling value propositions of mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. Syndiant’s new mi-Stand product, extends ...
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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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