From EETimes: Increase fiber optic capacity in existing networks by 10-times just by switching to a new kind of transmitter -- that's the claim of a research group at EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland). Using sinc-shaped Nyquist pulses, information can be encoded on pulses...
From PC World: Qualcomm paved the way for a new 64-bit generation of ARM processors Monday, announcing the Snapdragon 410 processor that will hit smartphones in the second half of 2014.
Qualcomm also said that it had decided to make LTE a common technology across all of its Snapdragon platforms...
From DailyTech: Samsung has unveiled the very first mSATA SSD in the industry with 1TB of storage capacity. The SSD is the latest addition to the 840 EVO family that launched in July with 120GB, 250GB, and 500GB storage capacities.
The 1TB mSATA SSD uses Samsung 128Gb NAND flash memory...
From X-bit Labs: Micron Technology, one of the world’s largest makers of dynamic random access memory, and Rambus, a developer of memory-related technologies, on Monday announced they have signed a broad patent cross license agreement. As part of this agreement, the two companies have settled all...
From EETimes: According to preliminary estimates from the Semiconductor Value Chain Service at IHS, the global semiconductor market is set to expand revenue by close to 5 percent in 2013 as a result of strong performance in the memory sector -- this following a 2.5 percent annual decline in 2012...
From InfoWorld: Yahoo may soon be broadcasting more concerts following its acquisition of live music streaming startup Evntlive.
Yahoo has acquired the young company as part of an effort to expand its entertainment offerings, a Yahoo spokeswoman confirmed Friday. It didn't say how much it paid for...
From DailyTech: According to Apple’s latest numbers, 74% of all iOS devices out there are running iOS 7. Apple says that 22% of its iOS devices in customer hands are running iOS 6 and 4% are still running a version older than iOS 6.
These statistics came from measurements taken from the App Store...
From X-bit Labs: MSI Computer Corp, a leading manufacturer of computer hardware components, notebooks as well as various accessories, has unveiled the world’s first laptop designed for gaming that features a pack of hardware designed for gaming as well as a 15.6” display with 2880*1620 resolution...
As a diehard Calgary Flames fan, I have been following this hockey team since they made the Stanley Cup Finals in 2003. Even after the more recent blowup and rebuild of the organization, I have not wavered in my adoration. But ask me what makes me boil about the Flames, and I would say that Calgary's team lacks any finish. Every game I watch, I see an amazing beginning followed by an even more amazing fall in the third period. They would come out...
From EETimes: The latest Bluetooth spec update will improve consumer usability and developer access while paving the way for new devices, according to Bluetooth Special Interest Group officials. In addition, the group is preparing the way for Bluetooth to more deeply support Internet Protocol...
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