A few months ago Microsoft Corp. announced that they were building a version of Windows to run on ARM architecture, the kind found in system-on-a-chip silicon used by smartphones, tablets and other portable devices. Around a month ago Microsoft surprised attendees at their MIX developer conference in Las Vegas by demoing an apparently fully-functional version of Windows on ARM architecture.
The leaked video shows glimpses of a thin, stylish looking device complete with a nice looking camera, though the few peeks at the screen seem to show Symbian Anna rather than MeeGo or Windows phone 7.
According to Intel Corp.'s (INTC) investment group Intel Capital, the company will shed up to 10 million shares of stock in Clearwire L.L.C (CLWR).The world's largest chip mogul, which owns 10% of Clearwire with 36.8 million Class A shares and 65.6 million Class B...
Hakan Eriksson, Ericsson CTO and head of the firm’s Silicon Valley division told press at the company’s Business Innovation Forum that the valley was a perfect home away from home because “basically everybody is here.”
Railing off a long list of companies Ericsson has partnerships...
As predicted by RCR Wireless News at the Mobile World Congress event earlier this year in Barcelona, Spain, mobile processor maker Nvidia Corp. said it will acquire 3G/4G baseband chip maker Icera Inc.The news is significant, because despite Nvidia's success over the past...
With Apple and Samsung warring, the sticky situation of who will manufacture chips for upcoming iDevices is becoming a hot topic of speculation. Samsung has been Apple's manufacturing work horse for years, but with sour grapes between the two, Apple's foundry needs are apparently...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Several companies provided earnings and further guidance last week. Interestingly enough, all of these earnings results were...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.Forget about chutzpah … the tech sector in Israel has two advantages – a skilled...
A Texas jury decided to fine Google Inc. (GOOG) $5 million for infringing on Linux technology patents owned by Bedrock Computer Technologies.Google's Android operating system uses the Linux kernel code, and the verdict from the Eastern District of Texas could also result in...
British chip firm ARM Holdings has been granted a prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise for its contributions to innovation as the world's leading supplier of low power, high performance semiconductor IP.Affectionately known as the “British Chippie” by the U.K.'s semiconductor press, ARM, based in...
The chips are certainly not down for the semiconductor industry, with market research firm Gartner announcing the total market was up 30% ($70.7 billion) in 2010, totaling almost $300 billion.
Santa Clara based chip maker Intel topped the market for the 19th consecutive year, despite a...
While Santa Clara, Calif.-based Intel Corp. has no phones on sale that use its processors, whispers are hinting that the chip maker may be trying to break into the smartphone industry soon in an attempt to lower dependence on Intel’s personal computer strategy.
The company...
Austin360 | March 25, 2011 | Omar L. Gallaga
We all like our mobile streaming video the way we like our smoothies, right? SMOOTH! Consistent! Perhaps with cherries.
Researchers at the University of Texas are working on a project to make video, photos and other visual data transmitted...
When a senior executive leaves his plum position at Intel to pursue "other interests," you know something’s slightly fishy – and that’s the case with the sudden departure of Intel’s senior VP and GM of mobile, Anand Chandrasekher.
Angry Birds isn't just for touchscreen tablets anymore, with chipmaker Intel making everyone's favorite furious feathered friends available on netbooks and laptops for the first time - in coordination with Best Buy.
AUSTIN, Texas – Day four at SXSW marked the first day with access to the show floor, where the emphasis was more on design and booth presence than particularly new technology. The panel series pushed forward with highlights from Intel Fellow Genevieve Bell, College Humor,...
Tech Digest | March 10, 2011 | ShinyJess
Together Intel the chipmaker and Lenovo the PC maker will deploy 158,000 laptops to students in Argentina. What started out as a reference design for affordable laptops for the developing world from Intel, will now be given a proper launch with Lenovo...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last month, smart phones and tablets weren't the only feats...
BARCELONA, Spain—Invest Sweden is a government initiative formed to get foreign research and development dollars in Sweden in the telecom and IT sectors. Swedish companies are making huge advances in graphics on mobile devices this year, said Niklas Johnsson, head of information and communication...
A lot of people like to dismiss and poke fun at MeeGo, but developers don't seem put off by Intel's OS offering. While Nokia's betrayal was certainly a kick in the teeth for the chip maker, developers seem to be showing more than a passing interest in the software, showing up to developer sessions in droves.
Intel Corporation announced the acquisition of McAfee, Inc. is complete. McAfee will continue developing and selling security products and services under its own brand. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Intel, McAfee reports into Intel's Software and Services Group. The acquisition is said to...
Bigfoot Networks, the technology company that owns the Killer line of networking products for online games, introduced the new Killer Wireless-N family of Wi-Fi adapters. The new adapters perform up to five times faster than competing products through the use of the latest 802.11n...
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in RCR Wireless News' January Special Edition: "Unwrapping the Opportunities, the next generation of smart devices. To see all of the articles from that issue, click here. Considering the rate at which so many things are being connected...
Intel believes it knows what developers are –and are not – looking for in mobile platforms and plans to use the knowledge to win them over as part of its long term MeeGo strategy.
