TI releases industry's smallest, fully-integrated PMICs for SSD integrity
Texas Instruments Inc. says it has released the world’s smallest power management ICs for SSDs, hybrid and other flash memory applications. Three new programmable 2.25Mhz/DC/DC step-down converters (LM10504, LM10503 and LM10506) with an alleged 95% peak efficiency support core processor, …
FOIA request for Carrier IQ FBI usage material info gets rejected
The FBI, not surprisingly, has denied request from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), filed by Michael Morisy on Dec. 1, co-founder of MuckRock, to release information regarding its use of Carrier IQ’s software. Morisy’s request sought information on manuals, documents or other …
Apple in talks to buy Anobit for $400-$500 million
Apple is in advanced stage negotiations to purchase Anobit for $400 million to $500 million, says the Calcalist, a daily newspaper in Tel Aviv, Israel. Apple devices such as iPhone, iPad and MacBook Air currently carry Anobit’s chips–which are housed in …
Nvidia's Tegra 3 chip to be used in experimental moon rover
That’s one small step for man–one giant leap for Mobile-kind. Nvidia Corp’s Tegra mobile platform chip plans to be used to bid a win for the $30 million Google Lunar X-Prize challenge by Synergy Moon team. The competition requires teams to travel …
Hackers charged in Subway sandwich card-swipe scheme
If you’re looking to lose weight at Subway, this is one sure way you won’t benefit from. According to a report obtained by Wired, Federal authorities arrested four Romanian nationals with connections to a multimillion-dollar cyber-heist. The sophisticated cybercrime injected …
Head of Windows Phone division shifted to prepare for Windows 8
Andy Lees, president of the Windows mobile division at Microsoft since March 2008, is being shifted to part of the Windows 8 division. Lees’s role is still unspecified but the shift came from CEO Steve Balmar’s strategic shuffling of executives. Terry Myerson, …
Intel slashes sales forecast on hard drive shortage
Today, Monday, Intel announced it expects to miss its sales forecast for for the current quarter due to hard driver shortage caused by the floods in Thailand. Expected results are now said to come between $13.4 billion and $14 billion for fourth-quarter …
Amazon Kindle Fire update coming
An estimated 2 million units sold, and some disgruntled buyers have already shipped their tablets back, will be getting an update soon. Complaints about accessing Wi-Fi and Internet, slow and erratic scrolling, and inefficient apps, the Kindle Fire has still been …
NASA loses hundreds of its Moon rocks, new report says
Over 500 of NASA’s Moon rocks collected by the Apollo astronauts appear to be lost or misplaced. In a recent audit released Thursday, NASA’s Office of Inspector General said it “lacks sufficient controls over its loans of moon rocks and other astromaterials, which …
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