IBM Announces Silicon Nanophotonics Breakthrough

From X-bit Labs: IBM on Monday announced a major advance in the ability to use light instead of electrical signals to transmit information for future computing. The breakthrough technology – silicon nanophotonics – allows the integration of different optical components side-by-side...

AMD: We Are Not Interested in Low-Volume Customers.

From X-bit Labs: In a bid to cut costs, Advanced Micro Devices claims it is turning down certain low-volume deals that require it to invest into implementation of its products. While such approach leads to a significant decrease of market share, it naturally means leaner financial...

Google Looks to Shave Off Motorola's Set-Top Box Division

From DailyTech: When Google Inc. (GOOG) bought Motorola Mobility, it was inevitable that big changes were in store. Bleeding cash, but with a lot of interesting assets -- a smartphone business, patents, and a set-top box business -- Google had chosen quite the fixer-upper.

The...

AT&T opens four new LTE markets, covers 160 million

From CNET News.com: AT&T flipped the switch on four new LTE markets in its expanding 4G network.

Starting today, customers in Auburn, Alabama; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Nashua, New Hampshire; and Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania will begin to see LTE coverage.

These additions bring AT&T's...

Valve Pre-Announces Its Own-Brand Game Console

From X-bit Labs: Without any doubts, Valve Software has revolutionized the world of PC gaming with Steam service. Now, the company wants to fight for the living room against video game consoles from Microsoft Corp,. Sony Corp. and Nintendo. Considering the limitations set by game...

Broadcom to Enter LTE Market in 2013

From DailyTech: Broadcom announced last week that it would make a move next year to help it compete on more even footing with larger rival Qualcomm. Broadcom said that it will provide sample chips supporting the latest high-speed wireless service, LTE, to top mobile phone customers...

HighPoint RocketStor 5122B Review

When HighPoint Technologies contacted me in late September earlier this year to review one of their latest USB 3.0 hard drive docking stations, I knew I had to do it. It was not because we have not tested any in the past. It was not because they are the only manufacturer in the market of such products. It was simply because of the name. Surprising, isn't it? If you have never heard of HighPoint Technologies before, don't worry --...

Windows 8, RT to receive more critical patches next Tuesday

From CNET News.com: Windows 8 and RT are set to receive their second lineup of bug fixes when next week's Patch Tuesday rolls around.

The patches are also aimed at the other current versions of Windows, including XP, Vista, and Windows 7, as well as Server 2003 and 2008.

Five of...

T-Mobile to End Smartphone Subsidies

From DailyTech: Deutsche Telekom announced yesterday that T-Mobile would begin selling Apple devices next year. T-Mobile CEO John Legere went on to confirm that the iPhone would be among the Apple products the wireless company will sell next year. However, he is warning that T-Mobile...

Some Parts of Apple Settlement Pact With HTC Made Public

From DailyTech: Thanks to the pending lawsuit between Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd. (KSC:005930) and Apple, Inc. (AAPL), round two in the smartphone maker pair's legal war, some details of HTC Corp.'s (TPE:2498) (and subsidiary S3 Graphics') licensing truce with Apple have gone...

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