The global gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor device market will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18% over 2012-2016, forecasts a new report from TechNavio (the market research platform of Infiniti Research Ltd). ...
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Free from the bright lights of Wall Street, Dell's decision to go private is likely to lead to the company downplaying if not entirely eliminating consumer products in favor of building out its enterprise product portfolio, analysts said. ...
Smartphones running on a mobile version the Linux-based Ubuntu operating system could arrive as early October this year, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Linux OS vendor Canonical, told the ...
Energy management, a critical aspect of home monitoring and control, will be huge for the connected home technology market and a great opportunity for involved individuals and organizations to learn more is by attending the Smart Energy ...
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Samsung posted a record net profit of $6.6bn (£4.2bn) in the final quarter of 2012, the firm announced in its Q4 earnings release, but warned of more difficult times to come. It comes one day after rival smartphone producer Apple ...
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Fabless semiconductor maker Wilocity and Qualcomm announced what they're calling the first multi-gigabit wireless chipset reference architecture based on the new WiGig 60GHz and IEEE 802.11ad standards for high-speed downloads,docking and ...
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The patent battle between Samsung and Apple moves to a federal court in California today. The technology firms have each accused the other of intellectual property infringement, which has led to several court battles around the world in ...
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Analyst firm IHS published an important study last week. It predicts that, for the first time ever, PC shipments would drop year-over-year; for 2012, total shipments will drop 1.2 percent. IDC and Gartner agree, noting that third quarter PC ...
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IDG News Service - MIPS, continuing its push to make a mark in low-cost tablets, is quickly trying to bring Android 4.1, also called Jellybean, to its processors. "We are working aggressively on bringing Jelly Bean to MIPS, and expect ...
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IDG News Service - New Windows RT tablets announced at the IFA trade show in Berlin have intensified competition among ARM-based chip makers, which are adding unique capabilities to processors so tablets become more attractive to buyers ...
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The mobile-audio-device market has grown rapidly over recent years,producing consumers well used to scrutinising audio and less willing to compromise on quality.Average Joe has grown a set of golden ears,you might say.Reinforcing this ...
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Intel is dishing out a total of $29,000 in cash prizes to Android developers in an effort to encourage coders to write games for tablets and smartphones using Intel chips. Developers are expected to provide a short background and ...
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Apple's cryptic invitation on Tuesday to an event set for next week triggered another surge in trade-in activity by consumers wanting to unload older iPhones in time to buy the new model. Some trade-in companies registered spikes ...
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IT spending in the EMEA region will reach $1.154 trillion in 2013, a 1.4 percent increase from 2012 projected spending of $1.138 trillion, according to Gartner. Despite the ongoing economic malaise, Gartner sees pockets of growth in IT in ...
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Apple's cryptic invitation on Tuesday to an event set for next week triggered another surge in trade-in activity by consumers wanting to unload older iPhones in time to buy the new model. Some trade-in companies registered spikes on ...
Tags: Apple, iphone 5, iphone 5 launch, iPhone4S, iPhone5 invite, iPhone5 release