Fully touChsCreen Model
a tough tablet
new ChiPs For ultra-books
sleek and stylish nokia n9 is a 3.9-inch, fully touchscreen model, and has an 8-megapixel camera with carl Zeiss optics. True hd 16:9 video capture and playback is supported.
Panasonic has unveiled a stylish toughbook tablet, which is capable of withstanding few drops and some moisture. The 10.1-inch model runs on Android, and has a highbrightness matter display for readability in sunlight.
intel has launched low-voltage versions of its second-generation core processors that run at lower frequencies and have a power rating of 17 watts. These are for ultraportable laptops.
“White Spaces” to Create Super WiFi in UK Tech Trends | Microsoft is leading the technology consortium that is set to begin trails in Cambridge, UK for the creation of what could turn out to be WiFi networks on steroids. BBC, British Sky Broadcasting and BT are amongst the consortium members. The plan is to use the socalled “White Spaces” spectrum, which are basically the unused bits of spectrum between myriad UHF television channels. This spectrum is no longer needed as advanced nations have abandoned analog television broadcasting and gone all-digital. If the trails conducted under a close scrutiny of regulators in
WiFi networks soon to hit Asian market with India as a focus
Cambridge become successful, it might lead to other European countries allowing WiFi for mobile broadband networks on the “White Spaces” spectrum. Perhaps then other countries in
around the world
Asia region, including India, will also follow suit. With demand for net connected smartphones, tablets and other devices skyrocketing to new levels, there is urgent need for additional radio spectrum to take care of the connectivity related issues. The “White Spaces” spectrum is considered to be a good option as it can lead to WiFi networks that can work for longer distances and are not constrained by concrete walls. Once White Spaces spectrum is put in use for creating super WiFi networks, it will serve the purpose of alleviating pressure on overburdened mobile networks so that smartphone users are not plagued by dropped calls and slow Web connections.
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Apple Might Dump Samsung For TSMC The ongoing legal dispute over patents between Apple and Samsung has now started affecting their business ties. According to sources, Apple is now seriously considering the idea of dropping Samsung as a vendor for the next-generation of A6 processors that will go into iPhone, iPad and many other devices from the company. It is rumoured that Apple will have partnership with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to outsource chip designing for future devices.
warren east, ceo, arm holdIngs talkIng aBout hIs company’s plans For Future growth
“We have a huge share in smartphones and tablets. Now we would like to expand into digital TV. We are trying to build small chips for digital TV”
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