AMD May Announce New CEO Relatively Soon

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices has been living without chief executive officer (CEO) for over two months now, which definitely poses a problem as the company essentially lacks a solid and clear long-term strategy. However, an analyst claims that the company has a lineup of...

OCZ Technology to Take Over Indilinx SSD Controllers Designer

From X-bit Labs: OCZ Technology Group, a leading supplier of solid-state drives (SSDs), on Monday announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Indilinx, a privately held fabless provider of flash controller silicon and software for SSDs. OCZ will continue to utilize...

Oracle releases Java mobile development framework

From InfoWorld: Oracle has released a mobile client and associated framework, nearly two years in the making, to help developers quickly build Java applications for industrial mobile devices.

The Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) Mobile Client provides the basics for...

iPhone's Daylight Saving Time Bug Bites Again

From PC World: The same glitch in the iPhone's clock that made loads of Europeans late to work last November has struck back with a vengeance. Instead of springing forward or standing still, many Verizon iPhone owners found that on Sunday their phones had fallen back, making them not...

AT&T offers free calling, texting to Japan

From CNET News.com: AT&T is offering free service to people who want to communicate with friends and family in Japan.

The carrier announced today that postpaid subscribers won't be charged for calls or text messages to Japan through the end of March. The free service started Friday...

AT&T Implementing Data Caps on DSL/U-Verse Lines Beginning May 2

From DailyTech: If you are an AT&T DSL or U-Verse customer and just so happen to be an extreme data hog, your reign of terror will soon be over. DSL Reports is indicating that AT&T plans to implement new data caps on customers starting May 2 (notices will be sent to customers between...

AMD Aims to Fight Core i7 Sandy Bridge with Bulldozer

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices at present is not able to compete in terms of pure performance against Intel Corp.’s Core i7-series “Sandy Bridge” microprocessors, according to benchmark results, but with its next-generation Bulldozer-based chips the company fully aims to...

Four AMD Bulldozer Chips Incoming: Details Revealed

From X-bit Labs: The initial family of AMD's FX-series microprocessors based on Bulldozer micro-architecture will include four models with eight, six or four cores and 95W or 125W thermal design power (TDP).

The first breed of AMD FX8000, FX6000 and FX4000 currently known under...

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