Reuters Claims AMD is Pursuing a Sale, AMD Denies it

From DailyTech: Reuters on Tuesday created a stir in the semiconductor side of the New York Stock Exchange when it published a report citing three sources as saying that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD), the world's second largest graphics processing unit and x86 chipmaker, hired...

TI Ceases Development of OMAP Chips, Fires 1700 Employees

From X-bit Labs: Consistent with previously announced strategic plans, Texas Instruments this week announced it would reduce costs and focus investments in its wireless business on embedded markets with greater potential for sustainable growth. As a result, TI ceases development of...

Barnes & Noble releases Nook app for Windows 8, Windows RT

From CNET News.com: Microsoft's digital book pact with Barnes & Noble is already bearing fruit.

A little more than a month after the two companies officially formed a partnership geared toward digital reading, Nook apps for Windows 8 and Windows RT have arrived at the Windows Store...

BlackBerry Messenger Version 7 Allows Free Voice Calls over Wi-Fi

From DailyTech: BlackBerry smartphones are quickly losing favor among the average consumers and business users. Most smartphone users are moving to the iPhone or Android devices leaving BlackBerry maker RIM struggling.

RIM is hoping to plug a few holes in its sinking ship with a...

Panasonic to Axe 10,000 Workers by the End of March

From DailyTech: Panasonic's financial future isn't as secure as the company would like. Panasonic's finance chief said this week that about 1/5 of the company's 88 business units are losing money. The finance chief went on to say that only of those 88 units meet the company's target...

Intel and Qualcomm May Team Up for Sharp Investment

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp., the world’s largest maker of microprocessors for personal computers, and Qualcomm, the globe’s biggest supplier of system-on-chips for mobile electronics, plan to jointly invest as much as $378 million into display maker Sharp Corp. to guarantee stable...

Samsung readies 85-inch Ultra HD TV for CES 2013

From CNET News.com: The future of television technology will be on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in January.

Samsung today announced that it has won 27 Consumer Electronics Show 2013 Innovation Awards, given to products that will be on display at the event in January that...

Verizon Tips 5-inch HTC Droid DNA as Flagship Phone

From DailyTech: Stretching 5-inches and boasting a gaudy 1920x1080 Super LCD 3 high-definition display, the Droid DNA from HTC Corp. (TPE:2498) has been earmarked to the flagship phone of Verizon Wireless's Android lineup.

Possibly slated for a holiday launch, the device packs...

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