ARM Acquires Computer Visual Technology Firm Apical
ARM has purchased Apical, a U.K. designer of embedded computer vision technology, and will incorporate that technology into future ARM microprocessor and system-on-chip designs, it has announced. The...
View ArticleDoes Samsung Own The OLED Market?
Taking advantage of the demand, Samsung, who is already leading the market, is looking to ramp up its OLED production by increasing its A3 plant production from 15,000 units per month to 105,000 units...
View ArticleEmojis Coming To The Big Screen
Emojis have become an important and essential communication tool for most people using any messaging application, so naturally, now there’s a movie coming. Sony Pictures Animation has announced that it...
View ArticleDisplay Screens That Fold, Roll Will Be Available Next Year
Displays capable of being folded and rolled up have been shown in prototype smartphones, wearables and other devices — but when will such products be available? Advances in technology suggest they...
View ArticleComputer Monitors Are Also Vulnerable To Hacking
You should probably be leery of what you see since, apparently, your computer monitor can be hacked. Researchers at DEF CON presented a way to manipulate the tiny pixels found on a computer display....
View ArticleQuality Concerns Delays Shipments Of Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Mobile phone maker Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has announced shipments of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone are being delayed as the firm conducts additional quality control testing for the premium device....
View ArticleRaspberry Pi Making Gains
One was even used in the hacker drama Mr Robot to bring down eVil corp by triggering the heating systems.
View ArticleCalifornia Moves To Implement Efficiency Standards For Computers
California regulators moved even closer on implementing the first mandatory U.S. energy efficiency standards for computers and monitors, gadgets that account for 3 percent of home electric bills and 7...
View ArticleSony Aims To Extend Content For Its Virtual-Reality Headset
Sony Corp plans to extend content for its dedicated virtual-reality (VR) headset into non-gaming areas such as TV and film, and has no plans to join the burgeoning market for smartphone-based headsets,...
View ArticleDoes Sony See A Rise In Demand For Image Senors?
A slowdown in the global smartphone market prompted Sony to cut sensor production in the October-March half of the last business year, but demand has since picked up.
View ArticleWill LG See Black Next Quarter?
LG said its fourth quarter profit would be weaker than the third quarter's due to higher promotional expenses and weaker earnings for its appliances business due to seasonal weakness.
View ArticleApple Offers Repairs For iPhone 6 Plus Phones With ‘Touch Disease’
Apple is offering to fix at a reduced price iPhone 6 Plus smartphones with display flickering or multi-touch problems. The issue, described in August as “touch disease” by repair guide website iFixit,...
View ArticleEfficiency Standards For PCs Become Will Become Mandatory In California
California became the first state in the nation to mandate energy-efficiency standards for monitors and a variety of computers, including notebooks, desktops, workstations and servers. The standards,...
View ArticleIntel Acquires Stake In Digital Mapping Firm HERE
U.S. chip maker Intel plans to purchase a 15 percent stake in German digital mapping firm HERE, it said on Tuesday, as it looks to build its presence in automated driving technology. A filing to the...
View ArticleLG Going Totally Wi-Fi
What is also a problem is that if your whole house gets a virus you are going to have a hell of a job finding out what the source was and what you are supposed to unplug.
View ArticleAre Notebooks Making Gains Against Tablets?
Phablets were the thing that Steve Jobs told the world they did not want and yet it turned out they did. It might have been the reason he was telling us that was because he knew that they would kill...
View ArticleIntel, Google’s Android IoT Partnership Growing Stronger
Intel may have ended Android’s operating system on smartphones and tablets devices, but the company’s partnership with Google on Android for the internet of things is growing stronger. Google’s Android...
View ArticleFacebook Launches App For Smart TVs
Facebook Inc is launching an app for smart TVs that will aid the social network’s users in being able to view its videos on a larger screens. The app will roll out soon from app stores for Apple TV,...
View ArticleAndroid Apps Poses Security Risk For Cars
Android applications that allow millions of drivers to remotely locate and unlock their vehicles are missing security features that could prevent tampering by hackers. Researchers from antivirus vendor...
View ArticlePC Pricing Continue To Rise, Highest Increase Since 2011
PC prices are headed upward due to a shortage of a number of components, and the situation isn’t expected to change in the coming quarters. A shortage of DRAM, SSDs, batteries, and LCDs have conspired...
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