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Gartner: Apple spent more on chips than anyone else in 2011
Apple ( NASDAQ: AAPL ) led the demand for semiconductors in 2011, spending $17.3 billion, thanks mostly to the iPhone and iPad, according to Gartner. Growth in the semiconductor sector overall was
Intel's IPT gains new fan in MasterCard
Intel's ( NASDAQ: INTC ) campaign to bake security into its processors gained a new adherent as MasterCard decided to use the chip maker's Identity Protection Technology. Eventually, MasterCard holders
HP to put cellphone-type chips in servers
Hewlett-Packard ( NYSE: HPQ ) said this week that it is equipping a new line of servers with microprocessors that borrow traits from cellphone chips. The change in microprocessing technology for the
Intel's new Haswell chip promises 24-hour battery life
Look forward to laptops that last 24 hours on a single battery charge, or more than 10 days on connected standby, Intel ( NASDAQ: INTC ) said at its Intel Developer Forum earlier this week. The chip
What Oracle's dropping Itanium means for you
Oracle's ( NASDAQ: ORCL ) announcement last week that it would stop developing software for systems using the 64-bit Itanium processor set off a firestorm of reaction from Intel ( NASDAQ: INTC ) and
Flaw in Sandy Bridge chipset disclosed; will cost Intel $700M to fix
A critical design flaw has been discovered in Intel's ( NASDAQ: INTC ) Sandy Bridge chipset, announced the company in a statement released on Monday. The problem affects customers who bought second
OCZ develops new, faster interface for SSD
OCZ Technology, known for its range of solid state drives (SSD) has unveiled a new interface that it claims is faster than existing serial ATA (SATA) as well as serial-attached SCSI (SAS), which is
Startup unveils chip for quickly calculating probabilities
Calculating probabilities is an increasingly critical and commonplace computing task--key to things such as financial modeling, fraud detection and target marketing--and a new processor system from
FTC, Intel agree to proposed settlement
Intel agreed to a proposed settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that is slated to give the chip maker's rivals in the CPU, graphics and chip markets protection against anticompetitive
Verizon exec: Verizon iPhone inevitable
A regional vice president with Verizon Wireless ( NYSE: VZ ) told eWeek this week that an iPhone ( NASDAQ: AAPL ) for Verizon's network is not only possible but "inevitable." Michael Maiorana, president
