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Imagination secures big smartphone design-in with MediaTek

Imagination secures big smartphone design-in with MediaTek

[ad_1] Crucially this takes MIPS into high-volume smartphone modems. The mobile phone chipset firm has adopted the multi-threaded MIPS I-class CPU for smartphone LTE modems. The mobile device from MediaTek featuring MIPS technology is the latest MT6799 Helio X30 processor which uses MIPS in its Cat-10 LTE modem. The X30 SoC is an integrated 4GRead more about Imagination secures big smartphone design-in with MediaTek[…]

The Note 8 makes a brief appearance on Samsung's website

The Note 8 makes a brief appearance on Samsung's website

[ad_1] It would seem that Samsung’s grown tired of everyone else leaking information about its upcoming Galaxy Note 8 super-phablet and decided to take matters into its own hands, briefly listing the device on its own website before pulling the page again. Unfortunately the link for the listing only led to a blank page, soRead more about The Note 8 makes a brief appearance on Samsung's website[…]

Scottish tech firm plans growth and recruitment

Scottish tech firm plans growth and recruitment

[ad_1] John Spence, managing director of Ichor Systems, said the semiconductor manufacturing equipment supplier is planning to expand its Lanarkshire-based activities into new markets in the wider engineering sector. Company turnover is up 15% on last year and growing steadily. John Spence Spence writes: “We have proved that the models we have developed recently –Read more about Scottish tech firm plans growth and recruitment[…]

Apple and Comcast reportedly in talks for movie rentals right after theater debuts

Apple and Comcast reportedly in talks for movie rentals right after theater debuts

[ad_1] As more people find creature comforts in watching movies from home with services like Netflix and Hulu, movie studios could soon skip the wait and release new flicks to streaming shortly after they hit theaters — for a price. Distributors like Apple and Comcast — in conjunction with studios like Warner Bros. and theRead more about Apple and Comcast reportedly in talks for movie rentals right after theater debuts[…]

UK disappoints as Europe’s chip market continues upward trend

UK disappoints as Europe’s chip market continues upward trend

[ad_1] Latest figures from industry association DMASS indicate that the chip market shows no signs of slowdown in Q2/2017. According to DMASS, semiconductor sales as reported by the members ended with another record of €2.19bn, an increase of 17.3% over the corresponding quarter last year. However, the UK joined France as the worst performing regionalRead more about UK disappoints as Europe’s chip market continues upward trend[…]

Going 30 mph on an electric bike in NYC is terrifyingly awesome

Going 30 mph on an electric bike in NYC is terrifyingly awesome

[ad_1] Going 28 miles-per-hour (45 kilometers-per-hour) on an electric bike is both one of the most frightening and exhilarating things I’ve ever done. 28 mph might sound like the average speed limit on most roads – or optimistic if you’re used to living on the busy streets of a metropolitan city like New York City.Read more about Going 30 mph on an electric bike in NYC is terrifyingly awesome[…]

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is like an extra verse for your favorite song

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is like an extra verse for your favorite song

[ad_1] There’s a moment a couple of hours into Uncharted: The Lost Legacy that almost perfectly sums up my feelings on the game.  It comes just after the game’s explosive opening set piece. Playing as Chloe Frazer you’ve narrowly escaped from a band of mercenaries after having stolen the plot McGuffin that will both pointRead more about Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is like an extra verse for your favorite song[…]

Micron doubles size of R&D centre

Micron doubles size of R&D centre

[ad_1] “That is very meaningful in terms of giving us greater flexibility to research and develop more memory technologies, so we can bring them faster to high-volume production at our building sites and bring those solutions faster to the benefit of consumers and businesses worldwide,” said CEO Sanjay Mehrotra at the opening ceremony “There isRead more about Micron doubles size of R&D centre[…]

Here's more evidence the Apple Watch 3 could launch later this year

Here's more evidence the Apple Watch 3 could launch later this year

[ad_1] The Apple Watch 3 is coming into focus thanks to near-daily reports, and a new one out today says the next-gen smartwatch is nearing mass production at one manufacturer, which bodes well for a release later this year.  Quanta Computer, one of the Apple’s key suppliers, has the Apple Watch 3 in final testing,Read more about Here's more evidence the Apple Watch 3 could launch later this year[…]