Fujitsu, SuVolta push SRAM to its efficiency limits, demo 0.425 volt chip
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Fujitsu, SuVolta push SRAM to its efficiency limits, demo 0.425 volt chip
IBM sees stacked silicon sitting in fluid as the way to power future PCs
Generally, the combination of microchips, electricity and fluids is usually considered an incredibly bad thing. IBM, however, thinks it can combine those three to make super small and super powerful computers in the future. The idea is to stack hundreds of silicon wafers and utilize dual fluidic networks between them to create 3D processors. In such a setup, one network carries in charged fluid to power the chip, while the second carries away the same fluid after it has picked up heat from the active transistors. Of course, 3D chips are already on the way, and liquid cooled components are nothing new, but powering a PC by fluids instead of wires has never been done before. Bruno Michel, who’s leading Big Blue’s research team, has high hopes for the technology, because future processors will need the extra cooling and reduced power consumption it can provide. Michel says he and his colleagues have demonstrated that it’s possible to use a liquid to transfer power via a network of fluidic channels, and they to plan build a working prototype chip by 2014. If successful, your smartphone could eventually contain the power of the Watson supercomputer. Chop, chop, fellas, those futuristic fluidic networks aren’t going to build themselves.
IBM sees stacked silicon sitting in fluid as the way to power future PCs originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Samsung drops plan to file Apple suit in Korea, will battle in ‘the global market’ instead
A Samsung executive revealed to Korean Newspaper The Chosun Ilbo today that it will drop its plans to pursue Apple for patent violations in Korea, instead focusing efforts on cases overseas. The anonymous exec cited performance in his company’s home country, saying “we concluded that we should engage in legal battles with Apple only in the global market, but not in order to gain more market share in Korea.” The move seems logical given the company’s existing share, and will allow Samsung to maintain a positive image at home, where it dominates in categories ranging from televisions to refrigerators. So Apple may be in the clear in Sammyland, but the battle will likely continue beyond Korean shores for some time to come.
Samsung drops plan to file Apple suit in Korea, will battle in ‘the global market’ instead originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Samsung drops plan to file Apple suit in Korea, will battle in ‘the global market’ instead
A Samsung executive revealed to Korean Newspaper The Chosun Ilbo today that it will drop its plans to pursue Apple for patent violations in Korea, instead focusing efforts on cases overseas. The anonymous exec cited performance in his company’s home country, saying “we concluded that we should engage in legal battles with Apple only in the global market, but not in order to gain more market share in Korea.” The move seems logical given the company’s existing share, and will allow Samsung to maintain a positive image at home, where it dominates in categories ranging from televisions to refrigerators. So Apple may be in the clear in Sammyland, but the battle will likely continue beyond Korean shores for some time to come.
Samsung drops plan to file Apple suit in Korea, will battle in ‘the global market’ instead originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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UK court orders ISP to block Newzbin 2 filesharing site within two weeks, Hollywood smiles
Pirates just can’t catch a break these days. Way back in July, a British judge ordered telecom company BT to block its subscribers from visiting a site called Newzbin 2, on the grounds that the ISP had “actual knowledge” of customers using the platform access copyright infringing content. An appeal was soon filed, but yesterday, it was shot down by a high court. Under the order, BT will have 14 days to seal off access to Newzbin 2, and will have to do so on its own dime — something the provider was aiming to avoid. The decision marks the first time that an ISP has been forced to block access to a filesharing site, something the Motion Picture Association heralded as “a win for the creative sector.” BT, meanwhile, didn’t have much to say about the ruling, stating only that “it is helpful to have the order now and the clarity that it brings.” Less certain, however, is the impact this order will have on future copyright lawsuits and web censorship, in general. Find the ruling in its entirety at the coverage link, below.
UK court orders ISP to block Newzbin 2 filesharing site within two weeks, Hollywood smiles originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Dutch court turns down Samung’s request to block Apple products
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Dutch court turns down Samung’s request to block Apple products originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Dutch court turns down Samung’s request to block Apple products originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Samsung moves to block iPhone 5 in Korea, expands its anti-Apple offensive
Well, since Samsung couldn’t get an early peek at the iPhone 5 and iPad 3, the company has simply decided to take a page from Apple’s playbook. A senior exec told The Korea Times it plans to file a request to block the sale of the upcoming iOS handset in its Korean homeland the moment the device is announced. According to the Times, the anonymous exec said it would leverage its wireless technology patents and demand that Apple either remove the telecommunications features — turning the iPhone into an iPod touch — or simply be banished from the Korean market. The knock-down-drag-out war between the two companies has only seemed to escalate in recent weeks, as Sammy has taken a much more combative and offensive approach. We can only hope the two get tired of divvying up the globe and declare a draw in this game of patent Risk.
Samsung moves to block iPhone 5 in Korea, expands its anti-Apple offensive originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
US government files to block proposed AT&T / T-Mobile merger (update: companies respond)
You heard right. Bloomberg is reporting that the United States government (!) just filed court papers in Washington, D.C. to block the much ballyhooed tie-up between AT&T and T-Mobile USA. Oddly enough, T-Mobile and AT&T promised this morning that a total of 5,000 jobs would be hand delivered to the US if the two telcos were allowed to become one, but it’ll take a heck of a lot more convincing now. For what it’s worth, this doesn’t mean that the deal is or isn’t happening — it’s just another step in the process — but it most certainly doesn’t bode well for proponents. Nor for AT&T’s share price.
According to the report, the Justice Department feels that the deal would “substantially lessen competition” in the wireless space. In fact, it boldly stated the following: “AT&T’s elimination of T-Mobile as an independent, low-priced rival would remove a significant competitive force from the market.” If things end up falling apart, it’s important to remember that AT&T would be forced to pay Deutsche Telekom $3 billion as a break-up fee, which ought to make Tiger Woods’ misfortunes look like an outright bargain.
Update: Full press release is now embedded after the break, and meanwhile, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski has issued the following public statement: “Although our process is not complete, the record before this agency also raises serious concerns about the impact of the proposed transaction on competition.”
Update 2: Wayne Watts, AT&T Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel, issued the following statement (seen after the break)…
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US government files to block proposed AT&T / T-Mobile merger (update: companies respond) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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British judge doesn’t like the cut of Newzbin 2′s jib, orders BT to block it
Shiver-me-timbers, it looks like the movie studios’ latest legal broadside just scored a direct hit against the big bad pirate ship. A UK judge has ordered telecoms giant BT to block its subscribers from visiting Newzbin 2, a site which aggregates Usenet downloads, on the simple basis that BT knows some of its customers are using the site to breach copyright law and therefore has a duty to stop them. This counts as an unprecedented victory for the Motion Picture Association, who brought the case, and it potentially arms them with a new weapon to force ISPs to block other sites in future. Could that be Newzbin 3 we spy on the horizon?
British judge doesn’t like the cut of Newzbin 2′s jib, orders BT to block it originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Jul 2011 08:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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