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  The United States Federal Trade Commission who sued Intel in December 2009 over anticompetitive practices has now announced to settle with the chipmaker. The settlement, if approved, will come at a price for Intel The settlement applies to CPUs, GPUs and chipsets and now restricts Intel to use anticompetitive tactics like using threats, offer [...]

  Nokia’s N8 device due to launch in Q3 this year will be the last Nseries device to run Symbian OS. Nokia has confirmed that after N8, all Nseries devices will be MeeGo powered. “Going forward, Nseries devices will be based on MeeGo,” said Nokia spokesman Doug Dawson. Although Symbian holds the largest share in [...]

  Intel’s powerful Core processors are now available for ultrathin laptops. The range includes the Core i7, Core i5 and Core i3 CPUs with Hyper-boost (Core i7 and Core i5) that promise to give the much needed performance without compromising on the battery life. These new processors are based on 32nm process that make the [...]

  Google has officially announced Google TV platform at the I/O Conference. The new TV platform will be available as standalone set-top box or will come integrated directly into the TV set. Google’s aim is to combine the world’s largest watched medium with internet and Google TV helps the search giant to fill the void. [...]

  We do know that Google is jointly working with Sony and Intel to produce a set-top box enabling web browsing but this new piece in Financial Times claims that Google is ready to show off the Android-toting set-top box. Purportedly, it will be known as the Smart TV platform and is expected to go [...]

  Intel’s Atom-processor based platform, formerly known as Moorestown is now available to OEMs. The platform comprises of a System-on-chip (SoC), a controller hub and dedicated Mixed Signal IC (MSIC) that promises to provide high performance while consuming very less power. The platform has the 45nm-based Atom Z6xx CPU with 3D Graphics, video encode/decode support, [...]

  Intel is gearing up to launch new processors targeted at the netbook market. According to Digitimes, Intel is looking to unveil a new set of Atom processors supporting DDR3 memory and a dual-core Atom CPU. The DDR3 supporting processors will be N455, N475 – clear successors of N450 and N470 whereas the dual-core offering [...]

  Intel’s Developer Forum has concluded in Beijing and along with it, has released couple of videos showcasing its much touted MeeGo OS. The videos show MeeGo 1.0 and Intel’s vision of how it wants this OS to be. MeeGo on netbook isn’t that noteworthy as the OS on other devices. MeeGo allows users to [...]

  Intel, Samsung, Motorola, Alvarion, Beceem and few more have announced to form WiMAX 2 Collaboration Initiative (WCI) that will work closely with the WiMAX forum to advance the WiMAX technology. The next-gen WiMAX will be known as WiMAX 2 and be built upon the IEEE 802.16m standard adding new capabilities while maintaining backward compatibility. [...]

  MeeGo, a joint project by Intel and Nokia released the very first build of their OS. MeeGo OS is the merger of Maemo and Moblin that will be used in devices like netbooks, mobile phones, TV etc. The build images are meant for developers or those who are comfortable working in a terminal since [...]

  HCL Infosystems has updated its Beanstalk range of desktop computers with three new models. The updated range now includes Beanstalk Classic, Beanstalk Ultima and Beanstalk Xtreme each targeting different set of consumers. The Beanstalk computers will have options of Core i3, i5 CPUs while the Beanstalk Xtreme will pack in a i7 processor, making [...]

  NYTimes is reporting that Google, Intel and Sony have joined hands to develop Google TV, a set-top box with web browsing functionality. The venture will see Google taking advantage of its advertising experience, Intel trying to head on to television space from computing whereas Sony trying to gain foothold in the competitive TV market. [...]

  SSDs and netbooks aren’t the best of friends but Intel’s trying to change it with the introduction of X25-V Value SSDs. Intel reckons this 40GB X25-V SSD could help netbook users in terms of performance or work as a dual-drive setup for desktop users for an affordable price. The new SSDs are based on [...]

  Intel and Micron’s joint venture, IM Flash Technologies (IMFT) has achieved a major breakthrough by developing the world’s first 25nm-based NAND flash. Using the 25nm process technology, Intel believes the NAND can give consumer electronics manufacturers a way to integrate larger amounts of storage in a cost-effective manner. Intel and Micron has developed an [...]

  ION2 did not come up at the CES but now we’ve got some meaty details regarding the next-gen ION by way of Asus’ EeeTop PC’s brochure leak. Blogeee discovered the ION2 mention in a listing of Asus’ EeeTop ET2010PNT and according to the doc, ION2 is the same as G310 GPU, which supposedly is [...]