Verizon plans to complete its LTE rollout by mid-2013

From CNET News.com: Verizon Wireless customers still waiting for 4G LTE to hit their town should get their wish by the middle of next year.

Speaking at a Wells Fargo Securities technology conference yesterday, chief financial officer Fran Shammo confirmed that the carrier is eyeing...

Samsung Eyes a Dive Into Lucrative Server Chip Market

From DailyTech: The list of server chipmakers developing solutions based on ARM Holdings plc's (LON:ARM) proprietary reduced instruction set computer (RISC) architecture is growing. After announcements last year from the startup Calxeda -- an ARM Holdings subsidiary that is...

T-Mobile USA Reports Q3 2012 Operating Results

From DailyTech: T-Mobile USA has announced its Q3 2012 operating results and the company racked up total revenues of $4.9 billion during the quarter, which is a decrease of 6.4% year-over-year. Total service revenues for the year were $4.3 million, a decrease of 8.7% year-over-year...

AMD Substantially Cuts Prices on Entry-Level Desktop Chips

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices this week significantly lowered prices on its inexpensive desktop offerings, including previous-generation Fusion A-series accelerated processing units (APUs) as well as various Athlon II central processing units (CPUs). The price-cut should...

Intel’s Future Itanium and Xeon Chips Set to Be Socket-Compatible

From X-bit Labs: Approximately ten years ago Intel Corp. announced plans to unify building blocks for its Itanium and Xeon server platforms. Nowadays, both chips use similar core-logic sets and platforms have many similarities. On Thursday Intel announced further plans to unify its...

BlackBerry 10 wins U.S. security clearance ahead of launch

From CNET News.com: Research in Motion has won key government security certification for its BlackBerry 10 operating system months ahead of its launch, allowing the smartphone to be used in secure government workplaces.

The FIPS 140-2 certification signals that U.S. and Canadian...

AT&T Pumps $14B USD Into Wired, Wireless Infrastructure Upgrades

From DailyTech: In its arms race with the nation's top carrier, wireless giant Verizon Communications, second-place AT&T Inc. (T) is digging deep into its pockets, looking to pour $8B USD into infrastructure upgrades.

AT&T currently beats Verizon in speed tests in select markets and...

AMD Closes Linux Kernel Development Lab to Reduce Costs

From X-bit Labs: As a part of its initiative to cut its expenses by reducing its staff, Advanced Micro Devices has shuttered its Dresden, Germany-based operating system research center (OSRC), which is a part of AMD Research organization, according to a media report. The laboratory...

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