THE BUSINESS OF TECHNOLOGY
China is poised to become the world's leader in smartphone shipments in 2012, according to recent research from IDC. With its sheer size, China nudged the US out of the lead by a hair, but is expected to continue to widen the gap as more of the developing country's users sign on to the smartphone revolution. The research firm predicted China … [Read more...]
China Mobile has surpassed 15 million iPhone users, despite not being able to sell the device legally or have a system that actually supports the extent of the phone's capabilities. The company has seen 5 million new iPhone activations since October, despite lacking an actual Apple partnership to sell the phones in China. Remember, there was a … [Read more...]
Apple debuted the next generation of the iPad, which sports 2048 x 1536 pixels in super high resolution “Retina” display that's four times that of its predecessors. Offering more than 1 million pixels more than an HD TV, the 9.7 inch screen features 3.1 million pixels with a 44 percent color resolution, according to Apple. The device runs on a … [Read more...]
Video Played on Mobile Devices, Tablets and Connected TVs Nearly Doubled in Q4 Ooyala, a provider of online video, recently published a report that documents the accelerating use of online video due to the popularity of tablets, mobile devices and connected TVs. Analyzing the viewing behavior of more than 100 million monthly unique users, the … [Read more...]
Mosoro, a Bluetooth accessory startup that utilizes internal sensors to do everything from judge your golf swing to streaming media directly to a device, has raised $1.5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by leading Internet entrepreneurs and co-founders of ServiceMagic.com, Mike Beaudoin and Rodney Rice as well as Boulder venture … [Read more...]
Rather than cloud computing, it is Apple products that will drive the computer equipment market in 2012, according to a recent report from Forrester. While analysts have been predicting that cloud computing will reshape the server and storage market, actual adoption remains limited, the report stated. Plus, in leveraging financial woes, many … [Read more...]
Everspin, the only company shipping production quantities of magnetic RAM chips, recently announced it had tripled its orders in 2011. Magnetic RAM chips work like permanent flash memory chips but with the speed of dynamic RAM. The MRAM use the spin or directional facing of a magnet to store data digitally. Based in Chandler, Arizona and a … [Read more...]
Stretching the limits of possibility, IBM has taken data into the realms of the infinite, right down to the atom in theory at least. Scientists at IBM Research have demonstrated the ability to store information on as little as 12 atoms, the company claims, taking data capacity to a new order of magnitude. Until now, it's taken at least 1 … [Read more...]
Mainland China will have its hands on the iPhone 4S earlier than expected. Apple announced recently the country will have the phone by January 13. The iPhone will also be available in 21 more countries, including Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, China, … [Read more...]
Founded in 2005, Marseille Inc. is leveraging its proprietary virtual design technology to transform the way that semiconductors are designed and built. Initially applying the technology to develop its new VTV-1200 family of 4K/3D video processors, the company's virtual design platform is poised to speed time to market, enable greater product … [Read more...]