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Intel’s Sandy Bridge Poses a Threat to Graphics Chip Makers
Intel unveiled some details around a combo processor-graphics chip at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco today. Code-named Sandy Bridge, the chip combines a microprocessor and a graphics processor onto a single, silicon chip. Prototypes of Sandy Bridge are currently available, with plans to begin shipment to customers early next year. Intel’s going after ...
Grid Net Teams with Sprint, Using 4G Network for Energy Efficiency
Grid Net has teamed up with Sprint to utilize its 4G network for the use of its Smart Grid and Smart Home software platforms. This is a precedent for the industry, and takes advantage of Sprint’s promotion around the 4G network in the U.S. market. The deal brings new meter-monitoring options to ease green-tech implementation, ...
The FCC Considering Airwaves for WiFi. Goodbye Hotspots?
The Federal Communications Commission is looking to open more airways for WiFi use, minimizing the need to search for hotspots, and downsizing the number of dead zones you’ll experience on your Wifi-enabled phones and other devices. It’s a move that will shift the utilization of open networks for commercial use, making it a big change ...
Nokia’s Board Room Shuffle Continues as Two More Executives Step Down
More changes in Nokia’s executive line-up, with the departure of Anssi Vanjoki, a board member of the mobile manufacturer. Jorma Ollila, Nokia’s board chairman, may be stepping down as well. The news comes days after Nokia swapped out CEOs, bringing in Stephen Elop as its first non-Finnish chief. Vanjoki oversaw the N series line of ...
HP Continues Buying Spree, with ArcSight Acquisition
Not long after beating Dell in an eighteen-day bidding war over 3PAR, Hewlett-Packard is pushing on with its shopping spree. ArcSight, a security software company, is HP’s next target, with reports of plans for a $1.5 billion acquisition. That’s a 25 percent premium over ArcSight’s market value of $1.2 billion, as of last Friday. Based ...
Live Matrix Brings a TV Guide to Current and Upcoming Web Event
Live Matrix is finally launching its site at DEMOfall this year, bringing the long-awaited guide to the web. It was the buzz Live Matrix, co-founded by Nova Spivak, generated around another conference that put its service on our radar–Mark “Rizzn” Hopkins got a sneak peek at the live-web event guide while at SxSW earlier this ...
Ooyala Raises $22M to Grow Global Video Platform and Monetization
Video startup Ooyala has raised $22 million in a recent round of funding, led by the CID Group and ITOCHU Technology Ventures. Existing investors Sierra Ventures and Rembrandt Venture Partners also participated in the round. This brings Ooyala’s total amount of funding raised to $42 million. Coming on the scene nearly four years ago, Ooyala ...
New Nokia CEO Brings Global Perspective to Mobile Future
Nokia has made a striking move this week, bringing in its first non-Finnish CEO. The mobile device manufacturer has named Stephen Elop as the new head of Nokia. The decision shows Nokia’s concern and vulnerability around the future of its company, as Apple, Android and even RIM threaten to encroach on its space. A Microsoft ...
DataDirect Networks Teams with BlueArc for Visual Special Effect Products
DataDirect Networks is partnering with BlueArc to expand its enterprise solutions. The deal will offer a joint, total-workflow storage solution for visual special effects (VFX), and rendering, to be demonstrated at the IBC 2010 exhibition in Europe. By combining efforts, DDN and BlueArc are able to bring a high-performance storage platform for companies, with an ...
TweetDeck Updates, Supports Posterous, Twitter URL Shortener, and More
TweetDeck, the popular desktop client for managing your Twitter, has released an update for the tool today. The latest version, TweetDeck v0.35, isn’t a major overhaul, but show’s the company’s dedication to including some oft-requested features. It’s just the desktop version being updated today, as TweetDeck’s blog notes, “In this release we have, of course, ...