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AMD Rumoured to Start Production of Next-Gen FX-Chips in Q3.
AMD to Start Making FX "Vishera" Chips Next Quarter
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UMC Begins to Build Fab to Make 28nm, 20nm and 14nm Chips.
UMC Spends $8 Billion on Expansion, Confirms Development of 14nm FinFET Process Technology
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Toshiba Vows to Release Hybrid Hard Disk Drive in September.
Toshiba Confirms Development of Hybrid Hard Disk Drive
Hardware News
Friday, May 25, 2012
- Microsoft Develops 80" Wall-Mounted Tablet for Offices. Steve Ballmer Uses 80" Wall-Mounted Tablet as His Work Desk
- Toshiba Pulls the Plug on Netbooks in the U.S. Toshiba Abandons Netbook Product Line
Thursday, May 24, 2012
- Nvidia's Affordable 4G/LTE Modem Certified by AT&T. Nvidia's Icera 410 4G/LTE Modem May Power Affordable Devices
- Microsoft Clarifies Its Exec's Claims: 500 Million Windows 8 Copies in 2013 Are "Potential" Upgrades. Microsoft Retracts Statement Regarding 500 Million Windows 8 Licenses to Be Sold in 2013
- ECS Reveals "NonStop" Mainboard Family with Extended Stability and Reliability. ECS Boosts Stability and Reliability with Premium Components and Rigorous Testing on NonStop Platforms
- AMD Rumoured to Start Production of Next-Gen FX-Chips in Q3. AMD to Start Making FX "Vishera" Chips Next Quarter
- UMC Begins to Build Fab to Make 28nm, 20nm and 14nm Chips. UMC Spends $8 Billion on Expansion, Confirms Development of 14nm FinFET Process Technology
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
- OCZ Quietly Introduces 7mm Vertex 3 LP SSDs for Ultrathin Laptops. OCZ Reveals Low-Profile Vertex 3 LP Solid-State Drives
- Toshiba Vows to Release Hybrid Hard Disk Drive in September. Toshiba Confirms Development of Hybrid Hard Disk Drive
- Jury Finds: Google Android Did Not Infringe Oracle's Patents. Google Not Guilty of Infringing Oracle's Patents
- 208 Million "Phablets" Set to Be Sold by 2015 - Analysts. Smartphones with Ultra Large Screens Will Continue Gaining Popularity
- Microsoft Expects 500 Million People to Use Windows 8 Next Year [UPDATED]. Microsoft Projects Breakthrough for Windows 8 Sales Thanks to Compatibility with Different Devices
- Thunderbolt Interface to Receive Green Light from Mainboard Makers in Second Half of 2012 - Rumour. Thunderbolt Interconnection to Make It to Mainstream Systems Later in 2012
- Apple and Samsung Fail to Reach Settlement at Special Meeting. Court-Ordered Meeting Does Not Resolve Apple Vs. Samsung Dispute
- Seagate Set to Take Over LaCie. Seagate and LaCie Agree About Acquisition
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
- Foxconn to Invest $210 Million on New Apple Production Line. Additional 36 Thousand Foxconn Employees to Make Apple Products
- Google Finalizes Acquisition of Motorola Mobility. Google Becomes Hardware/Software/Service Company
- Via Technologies Kicks Off $49 Android Performance Computer Initiative. Via Starts APC Initiative: $49 Android PC
- AMD Reveals Trinity Accelerated Processing Unit for Embedded Decides. AMD Unveils R-Series APU with Trinity Architecture
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Friday, May 25, 2012
- Saturday Shortbread. The Tech Report
- Deal of the week: More storage bargains. The Tech Report
- Minecraft almost as popular as Call of Duty. The Tech Report
- Toshiba hybrid drive coming to ultrabooks in September. The Tech Report
- (PR) Icy Dock Introduces the MB559U3S-1S and MB559U3S-1SB External HDD Enclosures. techPowerUp!
- Rumor: Much of HP Enyo team to leave for Google. The Tech Report
- (PR) Thermaltake Intros Toughpower XT 1275W Platinum Snow Edition. techPowerUp!
- Streacom FC9 and FC10 Spec'd. techPowerUp!
- (PR) Dell Completes Acquisition of Cloud Client Computing Leader Wyse Technology. techPowerUp!
- (PR) Monster Intros Three New High-Performance Headphones. techPowerUp!
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
- GIGAZONE Unveils GZ-M1 Micro-ATX Chassis. techPowerUp!
Friday, May 25, 2012
- Dell Windows 8 tablet specs leaked. The Tech Report
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