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Article | 3/03/2011 Apple's iPhone could be next to get dual-core A5 chip
After making its first appearance in the iPad 2, the next stop for Apple's A5 chip could be in the next version of the iPhone, where it would bring a ...
Article | 3/03/2011 New tech boosts processor's "IQ"
The problem with the smartphones, laptops, and tablets of our day is that the tools are multifunctional, but the energy that powers them can’t be divi...
Article | 3/03/2011 Asus motherboard box doubles as a PC case
In the quest to cut down on shipping waste Taiwan's Asus has a novel idea: What if the shipping container became the PC case?
Article | 2/03/2011 Taiwan orders work to stop at growing science park
A Taiwan court has ordered work to stop expansion at a science park, the latest move in a saga that has pitted environmental groups against the island...
Article | 2/03/2011 Intel details new Atom N570 processor
Intel on Tuesday provided further details about its Atom N570 chip and said netbooks with the processor will ship later this month.
Article | 1/03/2011 Arm agrees to let Fujitsu use more of its technology
Arm Holdings and Fujitsu Semiconductor have signed a broad agreement that will enable the Japanese firm develop its processors faster with some of Arm...
Article | 1/03/2011 Inside Intel's next-gen processors
Intel rang in 2011 with its second-generation Core processors, promising vastly superior performance, better graphics capabilities, and improved energ...
Article | 1/03/2011 Intel completes McAfee acquisition
Intel has completed its $US7.68 billion acquisition of security vendor McAfee, the chip maker announced on Monday.
Article | 26/02/2011 Wall Street Beat: Enterprise trumps consumer IT sales
Repeating what has been a familiar pattern for the past six months, tech earnings and market forecasts this week show that while enterprise IT sales, ...
Article | 26/02/2011 Intel plots 'client-aware' cloud services
Intel wants the cloud to be a bit smarter.
Article | 25/02/2011 Chip makers fight dwindling gains in efficiency
The latest generation of graphics chips have 3 billion transistors and consume about 200 watts of energy. The numbers are impressive -- until you cons...
Article | 25/02/2011 Intel's Thunderbolt gets off the ground and into new MacBook pro range
In what arguably could be called the tease before next Tuesday's main show, Intel has Intel's Thunderbolt interconnect technology, formerly called Lig...
Article | 24/02/2011 MSI to release three 10.1-inch touchscreen tablets in June
Taiwanese PC maker Micro-Star International (MSI) said on Thursday it would target business users with the release of three new 10.1-inch touchscreen ...
Article | 24/02/2011 IDC: Intel's Sandy Bridge woes not helping AMD
Slip-ups by a competitor are usually good for business, but Intel's recent problems with its Sandy Bridge chips won't help Advanced Micro Devices to s...
Article | 23/02/2011 TSMC boosts chip production on demand from Apple suppliers
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is expanding capacity this year following recent unexpected demand from customers including Apple suppliers, it...