Seoul (ip-192.com): A new processor for mobile applications has been released by Samsung. Orion features two 1GHz Arm Cortex A9 cores. Each core comes with a 32KB data cache and a 32KB instruction cache. A 1MB L2 cache will allow applications to run concurrently in a multi-tasking environment. The new processor is capable to encode/decode [...]
Houston (ip-192.com): Hynix Semiconductor Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. agreed to develop a new kind of universal memory dubbed “ReRam” or Resistive Random Access Memory to eventually replace DRAM or dynamic random access memory and flash memory. ReRam is based on a technology known as memory resistor, or memristor, that consists of passive two-terminal circuit elements [...]
San Francisco (ip-192.com): While Skype is preparing an IPO; Cisco may be interested in buying the company that allows cheap VoIP phone calls before it goes public. The company, founded in 2003 by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, is looking to raise about $5 billion through the initial public offering. Skype allows its 560 million [...]
Markham (ip-192.com): It has been a long "Goodbye" but now it's official: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) will retire the ATI brand. AMD acquired the major Canadian designer and supplier of graphics processing units and motherboard chipsets in 2006. As a fabless semiconductor company, ATI specializes in the design and sale of hardware devices and semiconductor [...]
Santa Clara (ip-192.com): To beef up processing power, netbooks from manufacturers including Acer, ASUS, Fujitsu, Lenovo, LG, Samsung, MSI, and Toshiba ship now with a new Dual-core Intel Atom processor. The new chip provides a more responsive experience in the same compact form factor and DDR3 memory support. "In their short history, the netbook category [...]
Santa Clara (ip-192.com): In an unexpected move, Intel announced that it will buy security technology firm McAfee for $7.68 billion. The purchase represents a premium of almost 60 percent, based on the closing price of McAfee shares on Wednesday. Intel said that it will pay $48 per share in cash. The agreement has already been [...]
