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IoT will be next silver screen, says media exec

The Internet of Things could become the next big entertainment platform, said a media exec at a conference with Silicon Valley techies at Stanford.

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Nvidia to license graphics IP to other chip vendors

Offerings include the current Kepler GPU product family as well as the modem technology Nvidia acquired from Icera a few years back.

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BlackBerry's turnaround hinges on Q10

Strong early sales of the keyboard-packing Q10 give BlackBerry's resurrection a chance.

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Bluetooth Arduino project seeks funds

Engineers from Michigan are trying to raise $80,000 for Bluetooth-enabled Arduino boards that will allow smartphones to be used to control project hardware.

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FDSOI helps ST, Rambus reach IP settlement

Agreement covers FDSOI design, security, memory and interface technologies and settles all outstanding claims.

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China takes fastest supercomputer crown

China’s National University of Defense Technology won the fastest supercomputer in the world contest sponsored by the Top500 List.

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Small cells gaining traction in cellular nets

AT&T, Vodaphone and other carriers are rolling out their first small cell deployments thanks in part to advances in backhaul and baseband SoCs.

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Smartphone demand makes Spreadtrum guidance soar

Demand for smartphone chips from Chinese fabless chip vendor causes it to provide a major uplift to Q2 sales guidance.

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What do IBM layoffs mean for New York's chip initiative?

Big Blue is being tight lipped as usual about how many employees are getting the ax, but at least some of the jobs being cut are in semiconductor R&D.

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Intel eDRAM attacks graphics in pre-3-D IC days

Intel shared insights into its eDRAM technology, expected to challenge discrete graphics sockets in high end notebooks this year.

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