Previous
TI shrinks its Wi-Fi chips
News Texas Instruments next week will unveil its first Wi-Fi chips specifically designed for mobile devices, such as cell phones and PDAs. That makes them a more comfortable fit inside the limited space of a cell phone or PDA (personal digital assistant...
[September 2, 2002, 8:37]
NetWorld+Interop: Intel outlines 'intelligent network'
News Those computers will exist in a variety of devices, including cell phones and PalmPilots, and the devices will bring more value to the Internet. In a keynote address in Atlanta on Tuesday at NetWorld+Interop, Intel Vice President Mark Christensen...
[September 15, 1999, 16:24]
Does Moore's Law no longer apply?
News Increasing memory capacity by making memory cell components smaller and increasing the amount that can be stored in a single chip makes it possible for IBM to build processors with larger amounts of integrated memory.
[February 9, 2000, 9:37]
Magnetic memory moves on
News Typically, a transistor is needed for each cell. Memory chips will likely be the first types of chips to undergo radical design changes in the next two decades, as chip designers wrestle with wringing more life out of Moore's Law.
[December 17, 2004, 9:45]
AMD doubles memory capacity
News AMD's Mirror Bit architecture is compatible with current standard low-voltage parts but claims to be able to store two bits of data in one memory cell, effectively doubling the memory capacity without significantly increasing cost.
[May 17, 2001, 7:59]
Will patience create a Wi-Fi winner?
News As chip prices come down, Wi-Fi can be built into everything -- digital cameras, Game Boys and cell phones. Sky Dayton, who started EarthLink, now the US' No. Internet service provider, may again be in the right place at the right time.
[September 23, 2003, 13:15]
Lab on a chip promises to speed experiments
News The reactions were performed using in situ click chemistry, a technique used to identify which molecules will bind to protein enzymes to produce an effect in a cell. A team of scientists from the university and other organisations have developed a...
[August 6, 2009, 16:07]
Memory price hikes make SSDs less attractive
News Average pricing for 16GB-density Multi-Level Cell (MLC) Nand flash rose 127.8 percent from $1.80 (£1.10) in the fourth quarter of 2008 to $4.10 in the second quarter of this year, according the market researcher's figures.
[July 9, 2009, 16:58]
Global chip sales hit new high
News A sharp rebound in consumer confidence was reflected in strong sales of a broad range of consumer products, such as cell phones, MP3 players, digital cameras, digital TVs, and personal computers," said Scalise in a statement.
[December 5, 2005, 13:55]
England's ARM holds on to chip-licensing top spot
News Chips based on ARM designs are found in the majority of the world's cell phones. So-called IP semiconductor companies -- which earn their money by licensing designs and patents to chip businesses that in turn make or sell semiconductors under their...
[June 19, 2003, 14:12]
Dell Latitude ATG D620 review
Reviews Measuring 33.7cm wide, 23.8cm deep and 4.38cm high, the Latitude ATG D620 is slightly larger than a standard Latitude D620, but it still comes in under the 3kg mark (2.83kg) when configured with a 14.1in.screen, a CD-ROM drive and a 6-cell battery.
[February 5, 2007, 15:35]
Intel to cut back on Web services
News The company is also expected to provide an update to the road map for the Pentium 4 and the XScale, an energy-efficient processor for handheld computers and cell phones. On the optimistic side, the chipmaker is expected to announce that it has...
[February 27, 2001, 8:31]
US judge views Apple and IBM as chip rivals
News Of course, the court recognises that IBM does not sell MP3 players or cell phones that compete with the iPod or iPhone. Despite the fact that Apple has yet to produce an iPhone chip based on its own design, and that IBM doesn't design smartphone...
[November 26, 2008, 11:34]
Handspring Visor Pro review
Reviews Power is supplied by a rechargeable Li-ion cell which, as is the convention, automatically charges while the Visor Pro is in its docking cradle. Handspring remains loyal to Motorola's Dragonball processors, and the Visor Pro's VZ chip runs at 33MHz...
[September 26, 2001, 0:00]
Sun touts new chip as pure MAJC
News MAJC will likely be used in devices such as cell-phone base stations. Sun's MAJC chip -- the name is short for Microprocessor Architecture for Java Computing -- is aimed at delivering superior processing for multimedia, and it is moving ever closer...
[April 25, 2000, 8:05]
HP iPAQ H2210 review
Reviews A big plus, the latest iPAQs feature removable batteries, so you can swap in an extra cell. As for differences, this iPAQ uses the 400MHz XScale processor instead of the allegedly more energy-efficient 266MHz Samsung chip, and you do get consumer...
[September 15, 2003, 15:45]
Intel getting inside consumer apps
News A good model is what is happening with cell phones," said Leglise, pointing out that such phones are frequently co-branded and can be subsidised by the service provider. Intel doesn't just want to just be inside your computer -- the chip maker is...
[January 5, 2000, 8:14]
UPDATE: Transmeta's big blow from Big Blue
News For 2.2 pounds you get a three-cell battery," said Ed McKernan, director of marketing for Transmeta in a recent interview with ZDNet News. The PictureBook is based on a 600MHz Crusoe TM5600 chip. Big Blue said it is still evaluating Transmeta's low...
[November 2, 2000, 10:06]
Apple unveils iBook...the "iMac to go"
News The iBook includes a handle but lacks a latch, opening quietly, like a cell phone. Jobs said the iBook will include a 12.1-inch TFT display with a resolution of 800 by 600 pixels; an ATI RAGE chip; a 300-MHz G3 processor; a CD-ROM drive; 32 Mbytes...
[July 21, 1999, 15:54]
Compaq, Intel team up on wireless
News Intel and Texas Instruments are duelling for control of next-generation cell phone chips. Compaq on Wednesday said it will support Intel's Personal Internet Client Architecture (PCA), the chip giant's blueprint for making wireless phones and...
[August 22, 2001, 16:56]
