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Article | 17/05/2013 Wall Street Beat: Market stokes tech IPOs, as Tableau and Marketo debut
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...
Article | 16/05/2013 Now you see it: How Apple's Retina display is a boon to accessibility
iOS's accessibility features are great, particularly on the iPad--as I've written elsewhere--but for disabled users, accessibility is more than just a...
Article | 14/05/2013 Ailing Sharp sacks chief, vows turnaround on robots, LCDs
Japan's Sharp booked another huge loss on Tuesday, and unveiled its latest turnaround plan, which includes relying on partnerships with Samsung Electr...
Article | 14/05/2013 In Pictures: Sun's stars - Where are they now?
Sun was founded Andy Bechtolsheim, Vinod Khosla, Scott McNealy and Bill Joy in 1982. Sun went public in 1986 and was raking in $1 billion in annual sa...
Article | 13/05/2013 Intel loses ground as world's top semiconductor company, survey says
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 su...
Article | 13/05/2013 Sony to launch super-thin, flexible e-reader for universities
Sony will soon launch a flexible e-reader device that is less than 7mm thick and weighs 358 grams, targeted for use in university classrooms.
Article | 13/05/2013 In Pictures: History of flexible displays
Flexible display screens are expected to become a common feature of consumer electronics in the next few years, and have recently been touted by sever...
Article | 13/05/2013 In Pictures: Time-saving PC tips and tricks
What’s the best way to tell an expert PC user apart from a bumbling amateur? The expert doesn’t waste time.
Article | 9/05/2013 Nvidia says Tegra 4 devices will be announced this quarter
The first mobile devices to use Nvidia's Tegra 4 chips will be announced this quarter, meaning smartphones and tablets based on the new processor shou...
Article | 9/05/2013 Galaxy S4's U.S. version needs added image processor for eye-tracking
Samsung has built several different Galaxy S4 smartphones, including a U.S. version running a Snapdragon processor that requires an extra image proces...
Article | 8/05/2013 New boot firmware a step toward 64-bit Windows RT
A standards organisation has created a boot environment for tablets and PCs that could potentially run a 64-bit version of Windows RT.
Article | 8/05/2013 More support for Windows RT, this time from Nvidia
Nvidia will stay on board with making Tegra ARM-based processors for Windows RT tablets despite sluggish early sales of the devices, making the same c...
Article | 8/05/2013 Intel: Keeping up with Moore's Law becoming a challenge
Intel will advance Moore's Law for the foreseeable future, but keeping up with it is becoming more challenging as chip geometries shrink, according to...
Article | 7/05/2013 Panasonic creates multi-band M2M chip with 20-year lifespan
Panasonic has developed a tiny, low-power chip for sensor networks and Internet-connected appliances, which it says is the first to support a broad ra...
Article | 6/05/2013 Intel's new Atom chips peak on performance, power consumption
Intel's upcoming Atom chips with new CPU architecture will be up to three times faster and five times more power efficient than their predecessors and...