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IBM developing Hyperspeech Transfer Protocol (HSTP)

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  With millions of telecom subscribers being added each month, the Indian telecom industry is looked as the land of opportunity. The scientists at IBM apparently think the same which has led to the development of a technology that allows users to communicate via speech with the websites. The new protocol, Hyperspeech Transfer Protocol (HSTP) […]

Lithium-ion Battery Recharges in seconds, thanks to MIT

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  MIT’s team headed by Gerbrand Ceder has developed aninnovative technique that could immensely reduce the Lithium-ion battery charging times from hours to mere seconds. Their Eureka movement comes with the coating of lithium phosphate that is applied to an existing battery. The coating works in a way which attracts ions faster to the tunnels […]

Seagate, AMD demos SATA 3 capable of 6Gb/s

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  Seagate and AMD have partnered to show the world, the next generation SATA interface that is capable of transferring data up to 6Gigabit/second. In the demonstration, Seagate showed off two SATA HDDs – a 3Gb/s Barracuda 7200.12 drive and the 6Gb/s prototype Barracuda drive, both powered on AMD’s prototype chipset. The benchmark tests displayed […]

Samsung Flex-OneNAND memory will get 40nm treatment

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  Samsung continues its innovations for the Flex-OneNAND fusion memory chip. They will now be using 40nm process technology to produce 8Gb (Gigabit) Flex-OneNAND memory. Flex-OneNAND is a fusion of SLC and MLC NAND in a single silicon chip. With the help of the bundled software, the user can optimize the portion of SLC and […]

Mimi Switch shows a new way to control gadgets

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  The scientist at Osaka University, Japan has devised a gadget that can control other gadgets. Mimi Switch can start a new track on the iPod, turn on the room lights and even start a washing machine, all with the help of user’s facial expression. The device looks like a normal earphone but is fitted […]

Philips preparing OLED Windows for the future

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  Philips Research is busy working on transparent OLEDs that can be used as glasses for windows. The transparent OLED is a concept for now which looks like a normal window when turned off but illuminates when it is turned on. Philips has prepared a 12cm prototype and claims that it could take a few […]

Qualcomm chipset will make sub-$150 phones faster, better

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  Qualcomm has announced a new chipset that will make mid-range phones perform at par with the high-end smartphones. The new Mobile Station Modem (MSM7227) chipset integrates CPU, graphics processor, GPS, HSDPA/HSUPA and the best part is the support for Android, Symbian S60, Windows Mobile and BREW Mobile Platforms, making it widely compatible. Features: 600MHz […]

SanDisk, Toshiba flaunts X3, X4 flash memory technology

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  SanDisk and Toshiba have been collaborating for quite some time to develop flash technologies. The latest breakthrough by them are the 43nm X4 and 32nm X3 flash chips, currently showcased at the International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC). The 32nm 32Gb X3 flash chip is the smallest NAND flash in the industry and is […]

Intel shows 32nm Processors

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  Intel recently unveiled the Westmere family of processors at an event in San Francisco. The Westmere family chips are based on Nehalem’s architecture fabricated on 32nm technology and will cater to the desktop with Clarkdale as well as laptop market with Arrandale line of processors. In addition to the 32nm fabrication, these chips also […]