Toshiba joins IBM's 32 nm pact, but may not bring Cell along
Already a partner with IBM and Sony in the development and production of the Cell BE processor that powers the PS3, Toshiba this morning stated it's joining IBM and its partners on HK+MG. But IBM says this is a different track.
Last week, IBM unveiled an expanded industry alliance that includes CPU manufacturer AMD, Chartered, Freescale, Infineon, Samsung, and new partner STMicroelectronics. Their objective is to pool their resources to make 32 nm CMOS chip production viable, using the high-k-plus-metal-gate technology that IBM raced against arch-rival to discover.
Evidence that Digg may be preparing for a buyout
In the latest of a long string of rumors surrounding Digg, some financial publications and bloggers are speculating that the online community is placing itself on the shopping block.
This morning, financial publications and bloggers including VentureBeat were speculating that the online community is placing itself on the shopping block. It has apparently hired Allen & Co., an investment bank specializing in media deals, to cook up an offer.
V CAST to stream lesser NCAA bowl games on smaller screens
ESPN, CBS, and Fox will be bringing full-length NCAA football bowl games to Verizon Wireless VCAST TV this month and next. Now fans can argue over who's really #1 on their small screens just as easily as on the big ones.
This morning, Verizon Wireless announced they will be providing access to college bowl games televised by ESPN Mobile TV, CBS Mobile and Fox Mobile Stations to V CAST TV, starting later this month.
LG KS20: The businessperson's Prada phone comes to the US
The FCC has approved the new LG smartphone, the KS20. This sleek handset takes its cues from LG's KE850 Prada phone, sharing a very similar design, but offering functionality over flash (no pun intended.)
Instead of running the KS20 on Prada's Macromedia flash-based UI, LG has equipped it with Windows Mobile 6, putting it in competition in the US with touch-screen devices from other companies, like HTC's popular Touch Dual.
Leader of Sprint spinoff returns to fill its CEO vacancy
The head of a lucrative local phone venture conceived with Sprint's blessing, who once topped the ranks of AT&T, is returning to the fold to lead Sprint out of the roughest patch in its short history.
Dan Hesse, the former CEO of the original AT&T Wireless division, and who later helped Sprint to form a local phone operator that would be spun off to compete against it, has been tapped to return as Sprint Nextel's next CEO, replacing Gary Forsee.
Can start-up Ribbit conquer 'unified voice' before Google & Verizon?
A small, Silicon Valley-based start-up with an AT&T heritage is now working side-by-side big partners such as Salesforce.com and Adobe in an effort to revolutionize voice calls as we know them today.
Dubbing itself "the Silicon Valley's first phone company," a small start-up named Ribbit has launched a beta test of Adobe Flash-based software aimed at cutting the time and expense around so-called "unified communications." Its objective is to enable people with only light programming skills to quickly build voice applications that will work across Skype VOIP, multi-carrier cell phones, instant messagines, and Wi-Fi calls.
Prime Minister: UK lost data on 3 million citizens
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown had the unfortunate task Monday of disclosing yet another incident of data loss, this time on drivers with the British equivalent of a learner's permit.
Included in the data were names, addresses and other personal identification items. This time, however, no banking or credit card information was included.
DoCoMo, Softbank vie for iPhone contract in Japan
Apple's hardball tactics on revenue sharing seem to be a sticking point with both companies, although moving into the market is extremely important for the iPhone's success.
With 100 million cellular phone customers and the Japanese consumer's penchant for high-end and feature-heavy phones, Japan is a key market for the iPhone to break into.
Adobe plans to float on AIR next year
The publisher plans to follow up the best revenue year in its history with a major push for its Web services development environment, in an effort to shore up Flash's chances against Silverlight.
Adobe Systems Inc. is on a roll. In its quarterly conference call last night to announce record yearly revenues of $3.16 billion, Adobe officials said it plans to make available the commercial release of its emerging AIR Web development environment next year, along with other new products.
Nintendo: Wii shortages are hurting our business
Just days after it revealed its raincheck plan for its Wii console, Nintendo came clean about recent supply shortages causing the company a lot of trouble.
The Redmond, Washington gaming company seems to have been grossly unprepared for the heavy demand its Wii console has generated among consumers. In turn, those supply issues are causing headaches among executives trying to plan the Wii's future.
Universal Music settles with XM over recording device
Satellite radio company XM's fight against the Recording Industry Association of America over receivers with the ability to record content may finally be coming to a close.
This morning, Universal Music Group becomes the first RIAA member involved with this ongoing lawsuit to have reached a multi-year agreement with XM, making its music available for recording on current and future hardware. Further, UMG withdrew itself from the RIAA's complaint against XM.
Senate leader does 180, withdraws pro-telco immunity bill
Apparently not having tested the prevailing winds before trying to pull off a launch, the Senate Majority Leader changed course and withdrew the controversial pro-telco FISA amendment from the Senate floor late yesterday.
As the Washington Post reported late yesterday, on the same day that Majority Leader Harry Reid brought to the Senate floor one version of a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act amendment bill that granted prosecutorial immunity to telecommunications companies, he withdrew the same bill in deference to another one that omits that grant.
AT&T will add more HD content to U-verse
AT&T announced today that its U-verse TV package will include eight more high definition channels, bringing the service a total of 40 HD channels.
The rollout of U-verse appears to be gaining some momentum after a period of what some would call clumsiness and lackluster uptake, especially when compared with Verizon's FiOS. AT&T re-affirmed its commitment to the all-in-one (internet, cable, phone) service last week, saying it anticipated one million subscribers by the end of 2007.
Newer, sleeker Treo comes to Verizon Wireless
Palm announced the online availability of its newest Treo today, the 755p. Will this device be a strong opening to 2008 for the company that has recently been faltering?
Palm continues its commitment to its eponymous OS with the Treo 755p, the successor to the 700p smartphone. It is available today at verizonwireless.com, and will be in VZW stores on January 7.
US to drop WTO Internet gambling objection, open new markets to EU
The Internet gambling industry was dealt another lousy hand this morning in Geneva, as trade negotiators decided they're okay with US objections to Internet gambling as long as it takes measures that could privatize the Post Office.
Under an international agreement which took effect in 2000, nations agreed to suspend tariffs against one another in order to open each other's markets to not only goods but services. This was the General Agreement on Tariffs and Services (GATS), and the US is one of the nations bound by that agreement.
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