Intel Rolls-Out Atom Processors for Servers

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. on Tuesday introduced the Intel Atom processor S1200-series designed for servers. The new chips support numerous server features to achieve server-class reliability, manageability as well as cost effectiveness and are among the most power-efficient server...

Google offloads Motorola's China, Brazil factories

From CNET News.com: Google's Motorola Mobility unit has signed a deal to sell its Chinese manufacturing operations to Flextronics, which has agreed to run its Brazil facility as well.

Under the deal, announced yesterday, employees and assets will transfer to Flextronics once the...

Samsung, Apple Dominate Global Smart Connected Device Market in Q3

From DailyTech: Research firm IDC has published its latest results for the worldwide smart connected device market covering Q3 of 2012. The market grew significantly during the quarter to the tune of 27.1% year-over-year. The quarter reached a record of 303.6 million shipments valued...

RIM Gets Sued for Bluetooth Tech Patent Infringement

From DailyTech: It seems as though everyone is picking on RIM these days. Last month we talked about RIM losing a patent infringement case to Nokia relating to Wi-Fi technology.

Today we learned that RIM is involved in a new patent suit that has been filed by Wi-LAN in the U.S...

Toshiba's STT-MRAM Memory Promises World's Best Power Consumption

From X-bit Labs: Toshiba Corp. has announced that the company has developed a prototype memory element for a spin transfer torque magnetoresistive random access memory (STT-MRAM) that achieves the world's lowest power consumption yet reported, indicating that it has the potential to...

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...

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