Micron Further Cuts Memory Power Consumption with DDR3Lm

From X-bit Labs: Micron Technology on Thursday introduced a new product category of low-power DDR3 solutions targeted at the tablet and ultrathin notebook markets. These 2Gb and 4Gb DDR3Lm solutions focus on low self-refresh power (IDD6) for longer battery life, while maintaining the...

Intel Haswell to Boost Efficiency of Highly-Threaded Applications

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. said that its next-generation multi-core processor code-named Haswell will support Transactional Synchronization Extensions (TSX). These new synchronization extensions are useful in shared-memory multithreaded applications that employ lock-based...

Oracle Buying Taleo for $1.9 Billion in Direct Hit at SAP

From PC World: Oracle is buying cloud-based talent management and employee recruitment software vendor Taleo for roughly $1.9 billion, the company announced Thursday. The move comes shortly after SAP's move to acquire SuccessFactors, a close competitor of Taleo, for $3.4 billion in a...

Windows 8 bundled Metro apps revealed

From CNET News.com: The Windows 8 Consumer Preview will give us a healthy dose of Metro apps, whether we want them or not.

With the Consumer Preview due out on February 29, Microsoft is reportedly finalizing the Metro apps that will be bundled with the new OS. Citing "sources...

Hackers Mug Google's Wallet App on Rooted Android Devices

From DailyTech: Near field communications (NFC) technology has been around overseas for over half a decade now, but it's finally jumping from the Asian market to the United States. The technology allows you to wave your smartphone over readers to pay for anything from gas to...

Lenovo Announces Q3 Financials, Posts Record Profit

From DailyTech: Lenovo has reported its Q3 2011/2012 financial data, and the numbers look good. The company recorded quarterly sales of $8.4 billion and pre-tax income of $192 million. This marks the 11th quarter in a row that Lenovo has grown faster than the PC industry as a whole...

Logitech Announces Touch-Sensing Mouse

From X-bit Labs: Logitech has unveiled a mouse that can not only sense movements, but also to sense gestures. The Logitech Touch Mouse M600 features a touch surface that lets users to navigate intuitively with fingers, just like on smartphones and tablets.

“People are growing...

Nokia to Cease Manufacturing Operations in Europe

From X-bit Labs: One of the indisputable trumps that Nokia has had throughout its history is exceptional build quality of its handsets. Partly, this was conditioned by manufacturing in well-developed countries, such as Finland, Germany or Mexico. Due to massive losses that the...

Rambus, Nvidia Settle Lawsuits, Sign IC Patent Deal

From PC World: Rambus and Nvidia have settled past lawsuits and signed a patent agreement covering a broad range of integrated circuit products, Rambus said on Wednesday.

Under the patent agreement, Nvidia will be able to use Rambus technology in its products. The patent agreement...

Nokia Lumia 800 reportedly launching Feb. 14 for $899

From CNET News.com: Smartphone buyers eager to grab the Nokia Lumia 800 face good news and bad news. The Windows Phone handset will reportedly hit the U.S. next Tuesday, but it could carry a price tag of $899.

Citing "sources close to Microsoft's Lumia launch plans," The Verge...

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