August 29, 2010 10:59 PM PDT
by Brooke Crothers
Intel has agreed to acquire Infineon Technologies’ Wireless Solutions business for approximately $1.4 billion, the companies announced late Sunday, as the world’s largest chipmaker seeks to boost its presence in smartphones.
“The global demand for wireless solutions continues to grow at an extraordinary rate,” [...]
August 22, 2010 11:00 AM PDT
by Brooke Crothers
Act one, the Droid X. Act two, a Motorla-Verizon tablet?
(Credit:
Motorola)
Who will give the
iPad a run for its money? I would bet my bottom dollar on Motorola, or better yet, the dynamic duo of Motorola and Verizon.
The BlackBerry “Black Pad” from RIM, or Google [...]
August 19, 2010 4:05 PM PDT
by Brooke Crothers
Intel Senior Vice President Renee J. James
(Credit:
Intel)
Renee J. James, senior vice president and general manager of the Software and Services Group at Intel, discussed Intel plans to buy security company McAfee for $7.68 billion in an interview with CNET on Thursday.
James is responsible [...]
August 19, 2010 11:34 AM PDT
by Brooke Crothers
Intel’s $7.68 billion acquisition of McAfee is a good fit for the world’s largest chipmaker in a highly connected and increasingly security-conscious market, according to analysts.
The chipmaker said Thursday it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy all of McAfee’s common stock. [...]
August 18, 2010 7:36 PM PDT
by Brooke Crothers
The BlackBerry Torch 9800, though a high-end smartphone, is not in the same league internally as the Motorola Droid or
Apple iPhone.
The Torch 9800 is a high-end BlackBerry smartphone, but its core internals lag other high-end offerings from Apple and Motorola.
(Credit:
Research In Motion)
Let’s [...]
August 16, 2010 9:21 AM PDT
by Brooke Crothers
p>Intel said Monday it agreed to acquire Texas Instruments’ cable modem unit as it tries to expand markets for its Atom processor line.
The acquisition is a good fit with Intel’s CE line of system-on-a-chip (SOC) Atom processors, the company said. “The purchase enhances Intel’s [...]
August 13, 2010 4:26 PM PDT
by Brooke Crothers
Elpida supplies the 512MB DRAM memory module, twice that of the original Droid. That Qualcomm chip is the CDMA processor.
(Credit:
iFixit)
Under the hood, the Motorola-Verizon Droid 2 is really a hopped-up version of the original Droid.
While practically a clone of the original Droid on [...]
August 8, 2010 10:25 AM PDT
by Brooke Crothers
The media pad market is brand new. And it’s not going to be stuck at a 9.7-inch diagonal.
Does the iPod come in one size? Or the MacBook? No, and neither will the iPad.
So, no one should be surprised by rumors
about Apple bringing out [...]
August 2, 2010 12:57 PM PDT
by Brooke Crothers
Intel and GE will form a joint venture focused on monitoring chronic and age-related diseases and delivering health-related services remotely, the companies announced Monday.
The agreement calls for the formation of a 50-50 joint venture that will create a new telehealth company combining the [...]
July 17, 2010 1:40 PM PDT
by Brooke Crothers
Motorola’s Droid X Wi-Fi hot spot feature is a remarkable new level of integration in a smartphone. But packing more and more high-function stuff into a small device has its trade-offs.
The Droid X appears to be a hit, with reports that it was [...]