London: A new kind of memory chip made from silicon could be a hundred times faster than standard Flash memory chips, British scientists say. Researchers at the University College London reported in the Journal of Applied Physics that they have developed a new kind of Resistive RAM (ReRAM) memory chip. The chip is based on materials whose electrical resistance changes when a voltage is applied, and they "remember" this change...
10:12 AM, May 20, 2012
Beijing: China will soon start issuing a new type of passport that will contain an electronic chip to record the passport holder's personal information. According to the ministry of public security, the new passports will look similar to traditional ones but the electronic chip will contain the holder's name, date of birth, photo and fingerprints, Xinhua reported. Under preparation for three years, the new passports will be available from May...
11:31 AM, May 05, 2012
New Delhi: A new TV campaign for Pop Chips has featured Ashton Kutcher in many avatars, out of which one is of an Indian producer 'Raj'. With heavily accented language and body scratching virtues, the character didn't go well with the Indo-American community and an online campaign started in protest of the ad. One of the initiative takers of this campaign was the writer Anil Dash who wrote," Hey, startups...
01:14 PM, May 03, 2012
New York: Intel Corp. said that PCs with chips from its new generation of processors, featuring a revolutionary design, will be available this week. The new generation, code-named "Ivy Bridge," is the first to be made with a 3-D structure. Miniature fins jut out of the plane of the chip, letting Intel cram more features into the same space. That means the chips can be faster while consuming less power....
10:50 AM, Apr 24, 2012
A report on how a packet of potato chips looks big, but has very less content in it in the US. ...
01:08 PM, Apr 18, 2012
A new study by the Centre for Science and Environment has found that at least 16 major food brands may label themselves as 'healthy' but are in fact not so. ...
11:58 PM, Apr 02, 2012
Las Vegas: Motorola Mobility and Lenovo on Tuesday said they will use Intel processors in smartphones and other devices, giving the chipmaker its first entry into a market it has long coveted. Intel Corp. has struggled to bring down the power consumption of its chips so that they can be used in phones without draining the battery in a matter of hours. Meanwhile, phone-style chips from other manufacturers are starting...
09:25 AM, Jan 11, 2012
Tokyo: NTT Docomo Inc, Japan's biggest mobile phone service operator, said Tuesday it will partner with South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co and other Japanese firms to develop chips for smartphones. Docomo and Samsung will be joined by NEC Corp Panasonic Corp and Fujitsu Ltd in the venture. Docomo will invest $5.8 million to create a subsidiary in preparation for the start of the partnership, it said in a statement. Fabricating...
02:23 PM, Dec 27, 2011
Santa Clara: Mike Bell likens his new job at Intel Corp to piloting a glider. The engineer Intel is counting on to spearhead a belated drive into the smartphone arena has refocused its development arm, brought in new blood, and tried to inculcate an appreciation for gadgetry at the decades-old institution. Now, with Intel at a critical juncture as it prepares to trot out the first smartphones powered by its...
04:11 PM, Dec 24, 2011
Santa Clara: Total Immersion, a pioneer in emerging field of augmented reality (AR), is working with Intel to bring AR features, like gesture recognition, into Intel's chipsets, an executive of the privately held firm said on Wednesday. Speaking at the Reuters Global Media Summit, Total Immersion's marketing chief Antoine Brachet said consumer acceptance will decide when products would reach the market, but he thinks this could happen in 2-3 years....
10:37 AM, Dec 01, 2011
Tokyo: Japanese electronics maker Panasonic Corp will scale back domestic semiconductor output by the end of March 2012 and cut about 1,000 jobs, reflecting its recent move to reduce TV panel production, the Nikkei business daily said on Sunday. All of the firm's five domestic chip-manufacturing facilities, including the state-of-the-art Uozu plant in Toyama prefecture, will cut output, the report said. The company is likely to outsource more semiconductors from...
08:03 AM, Oct 23, 2011
Chengdu: It is the fastest growing software park in China and people here claim that every second laptop being sold in the world today runs on a computer chip manufactured here. And it could pose a major challenge to Indian information technology hubs and their premier position on the global IT map. Tianfu Software Park (TSP), run on 35 sq km in Chengdu city in southewestern China, is developed by...
09:49 AM, Oct 03, 2011
Seoul: Samsung Electronics, the world's No.1 memory chip maker, said it started mass production at a new chip line, as it seeks to raise its share in the booming flash memory chip market fueled by robust demand growth in mobile products. Samsung, the world's biggest technology firm by revenue, has been the most aggressive investor among global memory chipmakers and the new production line could exacerbate oversupply and stifle smaller...
07:42 AM, Sep 22, 2011
Toronto: BlackBerry maker Research In Motion plans to open doors for its key corporate customers using a decade-old technology most in the smartphone industry eye as a way to turn phones into wallets. Everyone from Nokia to Android developer Google plans to include near-field communications (NFC) technology in future devices as they seek to replace cash and cards for everything from coffee to concert and transport ticket purchases. NFC enables...
06:46 PM, Sep 15, 2011
London: Keeping healthy foods at eye level in the fridge could help you shed the flab and stray trim because you eat what you see first, say psychologists. Simple changes like moving chocolate and crisps out of sight and putting more wholesome foods where they can easily be seen can help dieters to eat better without even realising it, according to them. Serving food on smaller plates and eating in...
12:29 PM, Aug 07, 2011
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