Apple's A5 iPhone and iPad chip made in Texas
Reuters reports that Apple’s A5 dual-core processor is now made in a 1.6 million square feet factory in Austin, Texas. The massive building, an estimated price tag of $3.6 billion, is owned by Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics. While Samsung has …
Qualcomm's Gobi 3000 to provide HP with 3G laptop connectivity
Qualcomm Inc. announced that its Gobi 3000 embedded wireless product will enabling a new form of pay-as-you-go mobile broadband data service in laptops from HP. Labeled as the HP DataPass, pay-as-you-go will provide consumers with data plans for those occasionally …
FBI hasn’t sought Carrier IQ data, chief says
Robert Mueller, director of the FBI, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday saying “We have neither sought nor obtained any information from Carrier IQ in any of our investigations.” When Michael Morisy, co-founder of MuckRock, filed a Freedom of …
Guild Wars 2: closed beta officially begins this Friday
After releasing information on the last class to be added in Guild Wars 2, the Mesmer, ArenaNet says the closed Beta will officially begin this Friday, Dec., 16 2011. The company has been very hush-hush on closed and open beta time frames, …
Renesas develops 40-nm embedded automotive flash memory
Renesas Electronics, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, says it has developed the industry’s first 40-nanometer (nm) memory intellectual property (IP) for automotive real-time applications. The company’s latest developement will aslo be the first to launch 40nm embedded flash microcontrollers (MCUs) for automotive …
STMicroelectronics claims world's first contactless wafer test
STMicroelectronics, a European chip company, claims to have produced the first wafer tested wirelessly without the use of contact probes. Electromagnetic wafer sort (EMWS) technology, which is also the last stage of wafer fabrication prior to assembly and test of packaged ICs, was applied …
Rosewill Thor V2 Computer Case
Rosewill, the company behind quality hardware and affordable cases, debuted the redesigned Thor-V2 case earlier this year and has since become one of the most recognized cases by enthusiasts. With its sleek design, jet-black paint and red LED intake fan, …
ArenaNet announces last class for Guild Wars 2: The Mesmer
ArenaNet has finally announced their last class, the light armor wearing Mesmer. In Guild Wars 1 the Mesmer excelled at manipulating their adversary. They turned an opponent’s power against themselves with hexes and conditions, they could create illusions to hinder, …
Carrier IQ defends itself, releases 19-page report
In an attempt to defend itself from the whiplashes, Carrier IQ has released a 19 page report explaining its software. With over 150 million mobile phones using the software, much has come from the woodwork about the intent of the software and …
