CEA-Leti will present recent advances and a preview of future developments in micro- and nanotechnologies, followed by workshops on key technical fields, during Leti Innovation Days, June 25-28, on the MINATEC campus. The gathering ...
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Microsoft is bringing its Outlook email program to Windows 8 RT in a bid to expand the availability of Windows tablets based on low-power ARM processors. Outlook will be included with version 8.1 of Windows RT, known previously as Windows ...
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Advanced Micro Devices has announced a new strategy that could lead to A games that A run in the future across PCs and games consoles like the Xbox and PlayStation. AMD's next-generation chip code-named Kaveri The company announced ...
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Intel expects tablets containing its upcoming Atom processor code-named Bay Trail will cost under $200, a company executive said Wednesday. "We believe we can push it well below the $199 price point," said Hermann Eul, vice president and ...
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At US$99, the mini PC developed by thin-client expert Young Song is meant to be affordable. In fact, the price is so low, most consumers won't hesitate to buy one, he said Wednesday. But unlike other mini PCs that run Windows, this one ...
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OPEL Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada – which develops III-V semiconductor devices and processes through US affiliate OPEL Defense Integrated Systems (ODIS Inc) of Storrs, CT, USA – says that it has made significant ...
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Emerging markets and lower prices will push worldwide smartphone shipments close to the billion-unit level this year, according to the latest forecast by IDC. That company is predicting total smartphone sales of 958.8 million for the ...
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Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA says it has now surpassed the milestone of shipping more than 2 million gallium nitride (GaN) high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) for cellular telecommunications, providing benefits over traditional ...
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Should Microsoft merge its smartphone and tablet/laptop/desktop operating systems into one substantial OS? It's not just a theoretical question prompted by an older "write once, run anywhere" development mindset. Merging the Windows Phone ...
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A majority of Americans -- about 56% -- now own a smartphone, according to Pew Research Center's latest survey released Wednesday. The question now becomes: What will it take to raise that percentage even higher? Average prices are ...
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Don't like the song playing on the stereo? Just wave it goodbye, literally. That's the vision of a team of researchers at the University of Washington's Networks Lab, who are developing a new gesture recognition technology called "WiSee," ...
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Actiontec Electronics today launched the first wireless display receiver for Intel WiDi 4.1 for 4th Generation Intel Core processor based systems, enabling users with an Intel WiDi or Miracast-certified device to beam their screens to their ...
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mCube, the leading supplier of single-chip MEMS motion sensors and software, today announced availability of the GO2OTM Pedestrian Navigation Engine, offering improved indoor navigation capabilities for motion sensor-equipped mobile ...
Plenty of eyes may be focused on Google Glass as the device attracts attention in the field of "augmented reality," but a crop of other players developing their own glasses-like products are also hoping to stand out as the industry matures. ...
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Payments via mobile transactions will reach a value of over $235bn (£154bn) in 2013, as the number of mobile payment users worldwide reaches 245 million. That's according to research by Gartner, which suggests this year will see a ...
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