Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fibre put the polyester chip project with annual production capacity of 200,000 tons a year into successful use on May 11, marking a new step on building the major business polyester and speeding up product ...
Tags: Sinopec, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
A strong stock market could open the floodgates for more tech IPOs in the wake of Friday's solid debut of Marketo and Tableau, but not all segments of IT may be able to ride the wave. Marketo, which sells cloud-based marketing software, ...
Microsoft's Windows 8 update, code-named Windows Blue, will be formally released as Windows 8.1 and will be free for customers who have the new OS installed. Windows 8.1 will be an "update" for both Windows 8 and for Windows RT, the ...
Tags: Windows, Microsoft, Computer Products
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich admitted Thursday in his first speech in that role that the company has been weak in smartphones and tablets, but aims to improve by advancing chip and manufacturing technologies. Intel CEO Brian Krzanich ...
Tags: Brian Krzanich, Mobile Push
Nvidia's Project Shield handheld gaming device, now called simply Shield, will be available for pre-order on May 20 priced at US$349, though it won't ship to customers until the end of June. Shield takes the form of a console game ...
Tags: Micro Devices, Computer Products, Microsoft
Editor’s Note: The following column By Mike Feinstein, vice president, sales and marketing, Digital Lumens, is part of Modern’s Other Voices column. The series features ideas, opinions and insights from end users, analysts, ...
Grenoble-based CEA-Leti (the French government’s Laboratory for Electronics & Information Technology) reckons that Europe is strongly positioned to design and manufacture volume silicon photonics devices because of the success of the ...
Mobility has all but eclipsed speed and anything else as the capability garnering the most attention in desktop processors. Today, the chip world is seemingly focused on producing low power chips with integrated graphics accelerators that ...
Tags: Desktop Chips, Computer Products
Intel is introducing new ideas to secure the public cloud, offering a service in which online files can be accessed after users are verified by an authentication scheme including face and voice recognition. McAfee, a unit of Intel, is ...
Tags: Intel, McAfee, Cloud Storage
As Intel mulls a plan to expand its contract-manufacturing operations, the company has lost ground as the world's top semiconductor company to chip suppliers benefitting from the success of mobile devices, according to a study by IC ...
The Chinese government has been cutting back on subsidies to manufacturers of LED chips, a reason some companies are blaming for their poor first quarter results. This points to a change in approach to policies over the once-hyped sector ...
Tags: LED industry, LED Sector, LED
Microsoft's Surface Pro tablet is late to the party in Australia, and expensive, but it will satisfy those who want a tablet with the compute grunt of an ultrabook PC. The Pro is due to ship here this month, but has been available in the ...
Tags: Portability Compute, Microsoft
Breakthrough Innovation Provides Rapid Payback of Less than a Year While Outperforming Traditional Lighting DURHAM, NC -- Building upon the success of the CR Series downlights, Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) introduces Cree® Full Definition ...
Tags: LED Downlights, LED, Lighting
A common argument that I have seen in many families is for space. No, I am not talking about the personal space or the bubble that one needs to maintain their sanity. I am talking about space to keep stuff ranging from books to clothes to ...
Tags: Wire Shelving, Furniture, Furnishing
Mexican floor tiles have actually derived their name from one of the towns situated in Saltillo, Mexico, wherein, these tiles are made by hand from the most primitive material called raw clay. Later on, these tiles are thoroughly dried in ...
Tags: Mexican Floor Tile, Floor Tile, Construction, Decoration