The PC market may be taking a beating but chip maker Advanced Micro Devices is has no plans to move toward the hot new market: smartphones. Mark Papermaster, chief technology officer at AMD, made it clear in an interview with ...
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In 2013, a high-end smartphone should have a full-HD 5-inch screen and a 13-megapixel camera to remain competitive, if products launched at International CES in Las Vegas this week are an indication of the state of the art for mobile ...
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Microsoft has sold more than 60 million Windows 8 licenses so far, a number that is "roughly" in line with the performance of Windows 7 at the same stage of its release three years ago, according to Tami Reller, CFO and chief marketing ...
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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Tulsa, Oklahoma based 1.0 Innovations has launched a Kickstarter project to help fund production of their versatile tablet stand called XFLEX. "Everybody loves their iPad or Kindle, but no one likes holding it," says George Bashaw, ...
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After the deaths of five infants using Nap Nanny infant recliners, the Consumer Product Safety Commission sued the products' manufacturer in an effort to prevent further tragedy. The recliner was originally recalled in 2010 after the first ...
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UK-based Premier Foods plans to shut down its Glasgow flour mill by the end of the first quarter of 2013,in response to low milling volumes. The closure of the facility is expected to lead to a loss of 15 jobs.This decision comes after ...
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Northern Region Cement is set to become the latest cement manufacturer to list on the Saudi Arabian stock exchange, Tadawul. The company launched an initial public offering yesterday which will see it offer half of its 180m shares at ...
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The event, which drew a large crowd and included a performance by Grammy-winning artist Alicia Keys, saw Harvey Norman win the gold award for being the Californian-based AV cables' company best retailer supplier in 2012. The awards were ...
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The U.S.Food and Drug Administration today proposed food-safety rules to help prevent contamination.One will target produce and the second would raise standards for food processors. One in six Americans suffer from a foodborne illness ...
Buying a pricey new dishwasher probably won't light up your life, but the Thermador DWHD651JFP, $2,200, gets an A for effort. Its sapphire-blue LEDs beam upon the dishwasher's contents when you open the door, and a set of white lights ...
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ROCCAT will be showing its new product developments in gaming peripherals and software at CES in Las Vegas on January 8 - 11, 2013. Some of the ROCCAT highlights at this year's show will include the brand's first-ever mechanical ...
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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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It's been a year since the introduction of the first Intel Inside handset,but the company's struggles to break into the smartphone market continue as rivals Nvidia and Qualcomm improved speed and power efficiency of dominant ARM chips. ...
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Intel has been accused of releasing misleading power consumption and performance figures for its new line of Ivy Bridge microprocessors,which are intended to bridge the gap between high-performance desktop and laptop microprocessors,and the ...
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