| News |
|---|
Silicon laser breakthrough augurs hyperfast computers —
Sep. 18, 2006 —
 Intel and the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) claim to have jointly built the world's first electrically pumped hybrid silicon laser using conventional chip-fabrication technologies. The breakthrough aims to enable low-cost, ultra-high-speed computing devices, including terabit/sec optical links between devices, ...
|
|
|
Samsung fabs 40nm, 32Gb flash chip —
Sep. 11, 2006 —
Just two months after putting the world's first 8 gigabit NAND flash chips into production, Samsung on Sept. 11 announced development of the industry's first 40 nanometer memory device: a 32 gigabit NAND flash chip that is also claimed as the first to implement "Charge Trap Flash" technology. ...
|
|
Samsung merges NAND flash, MMC controller —
Sep. 05, 2006 —
 Flash chipmaker Samsung Electronics is sampling a chip that combines up to 4 gigabytes of NAND flash with a multimedia card (MMC) controller. MoviNAND presents the system with a high-speed MMC serial interface, resulting in the "fastest mobile data processing possible," at up to 52 MB/sec, ...
|
|
Contest offers girl gamers pro training —
Aug. 18, 2006 —
 PC silicon vendor Via Technologies is holding a contest that encourages "girls" of any age (over 18) to hone their gaming skills at a world-class gaming facility in Sweden, where they'll be treated to some high-powered gaming training with Via's "girlz 0f destruction" gaming ambassadors. ...
|
|
Rival flash memory pioneers merge —
Jul. 30, 2006 —
  Two flash memory pioneers and technology innovators will soon merge, with the acquisition of M-Systems of Kfar Saba, Israel, by SanDisk of Milpitas, Calif. The deal will be an all stock transaction valued at $1.55 billion, the companies announced July 30. ...
|
|
Samsung bakes 8 gigabit NAND flash chips —
Jul. 19, 2006 —
 NAND flash chipmaker Samsung Electronics says it has entered into mass production of an 8 gigabit NAND flash memory chip aimed at mobile phones, MP3 players, gaming consoles, and other consumer devices. The high-density MLC (multi-level-cell) memory is fabbed in 60 nanometer process technology, ...
|
|
Fuel cells aim to keep cellphones running all day —
Jul. 14, 2006 —
 NTT DoCoMo and Aquafairy Co. are co-developing "micro" fuel cells intended to help keep DoCoMo's FOMA 3G handset customers' devices running all day, despite increased use of numerous battery-sucking wireless services. Additionally, the companies will showcase a prototype of the "world's smallest" two-watt recharger ...
|
|
Consortium mulls "PC/104 Express" —
Jul. 13, 2006 —
 As we predicted last September, the PC/104 Consortium is developing a PCI Express version of its popular PC/104 embedded computer module specification. "Work is already well under way" on "PC/104 Express," according to the Consortium's July 2006 newsletter. ...
|
|
Magnetic memory to replace flash? —
Jul. 10, 2006 —
 Freescale is shipping what is claimed to be the first commercial Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory (MRAM) chip. MRAM, which combines magnetic materials with conventional silicon circuitry, can deliver RAM-like speeds, flash-like nonvolatility, and unlimited "endurance," according to the company. ...
|
|
|
Cellphones to become webservers —
Jun. 03, 2006 —
Nokia has ported the Apache webserver to Symbian, in order to enable mobile phones to serve content on the World Wide Web. Many mobile phones today have more processing power than early Internet servers, suggesting that "there really is no reason anymore why webservers could not reside on mobile phones," ...
|
|
Sun blesses Java phone —
May 17, 2006 —
 SavaJe, a spinoff of Lucent Technologies, threw its hat -- or, rather, cellphone -- into the ring at the 2006 JavaOne Conference in San Francisco this week, with the unveiling of a "sophisticated" handset that runs a unique, Java-centric operating system. The Jasper S20 mobile phone, ...
|
|
PC/104 design contest finalists announced —
Mar. 24, 2006 —
 The PC/104 Embedded Consortium has unveiled eight finalists in its 2006 Design Contest. All finalists reflect the ingenuity of developers in implementing embedded computing projects using small, stackable PC/104 modules. ...
|
|
Mobile phones to get half-gig SIM cards —
Mar. 23, 2006 —
 Flash memory pioneer M-Systems is collaborating with a mobile phone SIM card vendor to push the envelope of its high-capacity SIM cards to half a gigabyte, or roughly 8,000 times the storage capacity of today's typical 64 KB SIM cards. ...
|
|
World's first completely transparent IC —
Mar. 20, 2006 —
 Oregon State University (OSU) researchers claim to have fabricated the world's first "completely transparent" ICs from inorganic compounds. The technology can enable extremely inexpensive electronics for use in "throw away" devices, and is expected to be used in automobile windshields, cell phones, TVs, games, and toys, ...
|
|
IBM plots path to denser chips —
Feb. 20, 2006 —
 IBM researchers say they have found a way to shrink microprocessors and other silicon chips by more than two thirds without requiring fundamentally more expensive process technologies. The company claims it has created "the smallest, high-quality line patterns ever made," with features measuring 29.9 nanometers, ...
|
|
|
PowerPC titans team on Power play —
Feb. 06, 2006 —
The two largest PowerPC chip vendors have announced a cooperative agreement. IBM and Freescale have pledged to create a common Power ISA (instruction set architecture), and to collaborate on technology, infrastructure, and marketing programs aimed at driving the architecture into a broader range of applications. Traditionally, IBM has used the ...
|
|
Teeny power supply cranks out 120 Watts —
Jan. 26, 2006 —
 Mini-Box.com is shipping a tiny power supply targeting small form-factor PCs and embedded computers. At just 31 x 45 x 20mm, the picoPSU power supply is roughly the size of two AA batteries. Typical applications include mini PCs, smart appliances, and robots, according to the company. ...
|
|
Free Mini browser lures 700 million mobile phones —
Jan. 24, 2006 —
 Opera Software has announced worldwide availability of a free "mini" Web browser for mobile phones, following successful beta testing in Scandinavia. Opera Mini offers a full Web experience to some 700 million low- and mid-range phone that can run Java apps, the company says. ...
|
|
Laptop-sized Bluetooth keyboard stows in shirt pocket —
Jan. 19, 2006 —
 A developer of "smart fabrics" for consumer products has introduced a flexible wireless keyboard made of fabric (other than its electronics). Eleksen's laptop-sized smart fabric keyboard works with smartphones, PDAs, and other handhelds, according to the company. The technology is also offered as a reference design. ...
|
|
Been there, done that —
Jan. 14, 2006 —
 A team of two graduate students studying industrial design at Purdue University has won the "$50,000 Judge's Award" in Microsoft's Next Generation Windows PC Design Competition for a PC concept called the "Bookshelf" computer. The competition challenged competitors to "Envision how innovative next-generation Windows-based ...
|
|
|
Paper reveals Xbox 360 CPU details —
Dec. 08, 2005 —
IBM's DeveloperWorks website has published a paper on the Xbox 360 CPU. The paper offers an introductory yet technical look at the chip's design and development process, core architecture, frontside bus architecture, debugging interfaces, and more. It was given by Chief Engineer Jeff Brown at the Fall Processor Forum. ...
|
|
|
Ordinary cell phones to navigate without GPS —
Dec. 07, 2005 —
PCMag.com reports that Verizon Wireless has launched a new service that gives cell phone users turn-by-turn navigation capabilities without requiring GPS hardware or special phones. VZ Navigator will be offered as a location-based service (LBS) priced at $10 per month or $3 per day, according to the article. ...
|
|
Video chat software turns users into live avatars —
Nov. 14, 2005 —
 Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd. has developed technology that can add animated faces to instant messaging, networked gaming, and other real-time communications used on mobile phones and PCs. Oki's "FaceCommunicator" software leverages technology similar to the company's face recognition software that recognizes handhelds' owners. ...
|
|
Skype goes hands free with USB gadget —
Nov. 10, 2005 —
 With VoIP Internet phone calls becoming increasingly popular, it was only a matter of time before a gadget like this came along. Actiontec's mouse-sized speakerphone connects to a PC's USB port, and lets users make hands-free Skype calls. ...
|
|
MiniPC goes 'mano a mano' with Mac Mini —
Nov. 03, 2005 —
 A tiny new PC is being readied to go head-to-head with the Mac Mini. The AOpen MiniPC has the look and feel of a Mac Mini, is powered by an Intel Pentium M or Celeron M processor, and comes with a choice of Windows or Linux. ...
|
|
More News ...
|
|
|
7 Advantages of D2D Backup
For decades, tape has been the backup medium of choice. But, now, disk-to-disk (D2D) backup is gaining in favor. Learn why you should make the move in this whitepaper.
4 Legal Reasons to Control Internet Access
The Internet is obviously a valuable resource for many organizations. However, many are exposed to legal liability concerns because they fail to control Internet access. Learn if you're safe in this white paper.
Rapidly Resolve J2EE Application Problems
Whether you are in the process of building J2EE applications or have J2EE applications already running in production, you must ensure that they deliver the expected ROI. Learn how in this white paper.
Load Testing 2.0 for Web 2.0
There are many unknowns in stress testing Web 2.0 applications. Find out how to test the performance of Web 2.0 in this white paper.
Build Better Games Online
For the game infrastructure providers, life is complex. Making money from games has become more complicated. Why? Find out in this white paper.
Building a Virtual Infrastructure from Servers to Storage
This white paper discusses the virtual storage solutions that reduce cost, increase storage utilization, and address the challenges of backing up and restoring Server environments.
Gaining Faster Wireless Connections with WiMAX
Welcome to what is quickly becoming the hyperconnected world where anything that would benefit from being connected to the network will be connected. Learn more in this white paper.
Is Your Desktop a Security Threat?
The new wave of sophisticated crimeware not only targets specific companies, but also targets desktops and laptops as backdoor entryways into those business’ operations and resources. Learn how to stay safe in this white paper.
Increasing SAN Reliability by 100 Percent
Storage area networks (SAN) are a strong part of storage plans. Learn how to increase your reliability and uptime by 100 percent in this case study.
|
|
|
|
|
news feed
