Apple CEO Steve Jobs isn’t at all worried about the Intel takeover of Infineon, the CEO of Intel suggests. Speaking with Fox Business TV, Paul Otellini says he called Jobs before making the acquisition... Read More
Posts Tagged ‘corporation’
Olympus intros all-black E-P2 kits, new MFT lenses
31
Aug
Olympus preceded Photokina today by revealing a new version of the E-P2. The Special Black EVF and Flash Editions includes either a black viewfinder or flash add-on. In both cases, they come with a unique black 17mm f2.8 pancake lens with the “F” logo from Olympus’ 1963 Pen F camera…... Read More
Intel to buy Infineon’s wireless group for $1.4 billion
30
Aug
Intel on Monday confirmed its plans to buy Infineon’s wireless division for $1.4 billion in cash. The deal will see the Wireless Solutions group work as a stand-alone company on Intel’s behalf and will give the company access to both 3G chipsets and a faster path to LTE-based 4G. It plans to use these not only for full-size notebooks but also Atom-based smartphones and tablets…. ... Read More
Intel warns of low summer PC sales
27
Aug
Intel confirmed fears on Friday and dropped its expectations for its summer results based on a slump in PC sales. It dropped its revenue outlook from a range of $11.2 billion to $12 billion down to $11 billion with a range of $200 million above or below. The company pinned the drop on “weaker than expected demand” among home PCs…... Read More
Viacom exec jumps to News Corp.’s iPad project
23
Aug
News Corp. has begun moving executives around to start up its iPad-focused news service, a leaked memo confirmed this evening... Read More
Intel’s FTC deal prevents price dumping, artificial slowdown
04
Aug
As promised, Intel and the Federal Trade Commission today detailed the settlement (PDF) made to avoid a full penalty for Intel in its antitrust case. Under the new terms, Intel is barred from offering incentives to carry its chips exclusively or from retaliating if a PC builder uses chips from AMD or another rival. The semiconductor pioneer would be prevented from deliberately price dumping or threatening a lack of marketing or discounts…. ... Read More
BBC considers adopting iPad; EU picks iPhone, HTC devices
04
Aug
Apple products are gaining special favor in Europe, reports say. In the UK, the BBC is currently said to be running limited internal trials of the iPad, in order to judge whether it might improve work efficiency while eliminating paper waste. ... Read More
PC builders not keen on making Atom-based tablets
02
Aug
An apparent scoop from the PC industry hints that most computer builders are actively avoiding pushes by Intel to develop tablets based on Atom chips. Intel’s Oak Trail should improve performance and battery life, but most are focusing on the better battery life and touchscreen UI of ARM processors and the Android OS... Read More
Intel-Infineon deal could come within weeks
02
Aug
Intel’s bid to buy Infineon’s wireless business could be sealed within “days or weeks,” insiders said this weekend [sub. required]. ... Read More
Valve to give Mac graphics code to Steamworks developers
31
Jul
Valve will provide some extra resources to Mac developers using the Steamworks community infrastructure, says Jason Holtman, the company’s business development director. In exchange for the closer integration with Steam, developers should soon get “a portion” of Valve’s graphics code to accelerate production. Specifically the code is meant to help with the Mac OS X graphics layer, considered the biggest obstacle to Mac game development... Read More