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From X-bit Labs: Elpida Memory’s move to file bankruptcy protection this week will benefit the remaining players in the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) market, reducing supply and boosting pricing and revenue in the second half of the year, according to the IHS iSuppli analyst... |
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From X-bit Labs: Globalfoundries has announced it has agreed to terms with Advanced Micro Devices to acquire the remaining stake in Globalfoundries, fulfilling the company's long-term vision of becoming an independent contract maker of semiconductors. AMD and Globalfoundries also... |
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From InfoWorld: The browser battle returned to a kind of normalcy last month as Microsoft's IE (Internet Explorer), which had posted its largest-ever share increase in January, declined slightly in February. And Google's Chrome fell for the second straight month in Web metrics firm... |
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From CNET News.com: Yahoo is planning layoffs that could number in the thousands, according to AllThingsD. Kara Swisher reports that new CEO Scott Thompson is planning to lay off workers in public relations, marketing, research, and "marginal businesses." The goal for Yahoo is... |
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From DailyTech: Patriot Memory has unveiled two new SSDs -- the Wildfire Pro and the Wildfire SE -- for consumers that are powered by the SandForce SF-2281 controller. Both SSDs are aimed at general computer users looking for increased productivity and improved performance for gaming... |
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From X-bit Labs: Microsoft Corp. has started to supply developers so-called Windows-on-ARM (WOA) systems. The software giant has chosen Nvidia Tegra 3 as well as Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 system-on-chip (SoC) products. The designers of chips cheer, but the question about actual... |
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From X-bit Labs: Nvidia Corp. said it would introduce its code-named Grey system-on-chip that integrates application processors, graphics capabilities and baseband capabilities either late this year, or early next year. Previously Nvidia only implied it would release Tegra "Grey"... |
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"SSDs are quite pointless," my friend said before the beginning of our Engineering Economics lecture last semester. "They don't do anything besides improving your boot time. Programs don't load that much faster compared to a 7200RPM hard drive." Of course, as with most people who actually own an SSD, this is a statement you cannot resist to argue with. "That's like saying a Ferrari is not much better than a Honda Civic. Sure, you... |
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From CNET News.com: he high-resolution "retina display" expected on the next iPad should make users happy--but may present challenges for developers. As detailed today by The Next Web, the higher resolution display will increase the pixel count and size of graphics used in iPad apps... |
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From DailyTech: Fans of high-end Canon D-SLR cameras have reason to be excited today; the company officially announced the new EOS 5D Mark III. The new camera is positioned between the EOS 5D Mark II and the top-of-the-line EOS-1D X. The new 5D Mark III has a 22.3-megapixel full... |
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