[ad_1] Since getting Chinese approval last week for the sale of the business to a consortium led by Bain and Hynix, Toshiba has been preparing to execute the $18 billion transaction. TMC will launch corporate activity under its new shareholders on June 1st, 2018.             [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Security researchers at Google and Microsoft have found a new variant of the Spectre security flaw that was first reported back in January this year. Rumors of the latest CPU bug were disclosed by a German computer science publication earlier this month, but the details of the vulnerability were only officially revealed on Monday,Read more about Google and Microsoft find new strain of Spectre and Meltdown[…]

[ad_1] The Micron 5210 ION SSD provides 33% more bit density than triple-level cell (TLC) NAND, addressing segments previously serviced with hard disk drives (HDDs). Micron QLC NAND reaches densities of 1 terabit with its  64-layer 3D NAND structure. “This breakthrough QLC SSD will usher in a new generation of storage products that allows enterpriseRead more about Micron shipping QLC 3D NAND SSD[…]

[ad_1] Intel’s mystery octa-core Coffee Lake-S chip has re-emerged yet again and this time, there are more details than ever. The rumored processor was spotted among the sea of CPUs in the Sisoftware datebase, appearing as an 8-core and 16-thread processor that seems designed specifically to put an end to Ryzen 2nd generation’s core-count advantage.Read more about Intel octa-core Coffee Lake-S processor gets its clock speed revealed[…]

[ad_1] It’s an impressive project that not only uses the original handset, but maintains the actual bell ringer rather than using an electronic ring. Tempted? Are you angry enough to ever want to slam the handset down on the cradle? Or nostalgic enough to want to manually whiz your fingers round the dial, working yourRead more about How to build an Arduino rotary cell phone to impress the hipsters[…]

[ad_1] There is nothing better than watching football on a big TV. It’s a sport that lends itself to the big screen and when it comes to the biggest football tournament in the world, it deserves to be watched on the largest screen possible – thankfully AO.com has you covered.  Unfortunately, the size of theRead more about Buying a TV to watch the football? This is why you should go big with AO.com[…]

[ad_1] Incorporating twin CompactFlash drives, Hot Standby enables the two CompactFlash (CF) cards to work as a mirrored pair providing increased resilience and fault-tolerance. The Hot Standby drive is presented to the host system as a single logical drive that will continue to operate seamlessly if either of the CF cards fails.  This also allowsRead more about Hot Standby future-proofs legacy computer systems[…]

[ad_1] Despite a very vocal Twitter movement to #DeleteFacebook, new findings from investment bank and financial services company Goldman Sachs have revealed that the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, which saw the private information of up to 87 million Facebook users harvested and used to influence the 2016 US Election, had very little impact on theRead more about What scandal? Facebook usage actually increased after Cambridge Analytica[…]

[ad_1] The picture shows an erbium atom (red) in a nanocrystal that emits visible, green light via a process known as upconversion. It’s been discovered that coating particles with dyes (blue and purple molecules, pictured at the right) can greatly enhance a light-converting property. The research could lead to the development of improved solar cellsRead more about Picture of the Day: Organic dyes work as antennas to convert light[…]

[ad_1] Earlier in the year, Samsung said that the next generation of its smart Bixby assistant would probably be appearing at the same time as the Galaxy Note 9, and now it’s confirmed that match-up in an interview in the Korea Herald (via Engadget). Head of AI research at the company, Gray G. Lee, saidRead more about Samsung confirms Bixby 2.0 is arriving with the Galaxy Note 9[…]