Toshiba eyes bite from Apple January 3, 2011 TOSHIBA is making its foray into the tablet war, offering a 10-inch device it says will be comparable in price to Apple’s iPad. The Toshiba Tablet, which will be available in the first half of 2011 and run Google’s forthcoming Honeycomb version of the Android operating system, is targeted at consumers. Like other touchscreen tablets, [...]
ARM surges on Microsoft deal December 22, 2010 SHARES?in microchip manufacturer ARM Holdings jumped yesterday on reports that Microsoft is working on a new version of Windows for tablet computers that would use the UK firm’s processors. The electronics giant is expected to use the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January to unveil the software. ARM’s shares surged 36.75p to a [...]
Learn to enjoy your bubbly the molecular way December 22, 2010 IT’S Christmas time again so isn’t it time you knew a thing or two about Champagne? Danny Hodrein certainly does. Or rather, he does now. Danny is a “flavourist” at taste consultancy F&F Projects (think science boffin in a white coat) who, until this latest project, spent most of his time making our crisps taste [...]
This funny box is not just for kids December 21, 2010 Are you a children’s entertainer?,” asks some clown as I’m unloading from the Nissan Cube’s boot. And there’s no doubt that as a chariot of choice for a children’s entertainer, the Nissan Cube must be on the list of hot possibles just due to its unusual cartoon looks. And therein lies the Nissan Cube’s weakness [...]
Apple TV sales hit the 1m mark December 21, 2010 Apple expects sales of Apple TV to top 1m units this week, showing that the device is gaining traction in bringing the Web to TV. Apple also said yesterday that iTunes users are now renting and buying more than 400,000 TV shows and more than 150,000 movies per day. “One million is a real benchmark,” [...]
Silicon valley is being flooded through by a torrent of cash December 20, 2010 CALIFORNIA itself may be on the brink of bankruptcy, but its most famous Silicon Valley firms very much are not. By one estimate, the top 15 most capitalised technology firms have $316bn (£203.6bn) of cash and short term investments racked up. Apple, now the world’s second largest company by market capitalisation, has about $50bn in [...]
AT&T to pay Qualcomm $1.9bn in deal December 20, 2010 AT&T plans to buy wireless spectrum from Qualcomm for $1.93bn (£1.24bn) and boost its 4G network, aiming to counter criticism over iPhone service quality and a threat from rivals like Verizon Wireless. AT&T is the sole US carrier for Apple’s iPhone, but smaller rivals like Sprint Nextel and Clearwire have been adopting 4G, a new [...]
Google delays its TV sets December 20, 2010 GOOGLE has asked manufacturers to delay the launch of TV sets based on the internet company’s software. Google sent out word to some hardware makers last week asking them not to announce additional products yet, saying the delay may allow the company to improve its software. However, Samsung Electronics will go ahead with its launch [...]
BlackBerry sales rocket December 16, 2010 BLACKBERRY owner Research In Motion has beaten off concerns over the smartphone market to deliver record third-quarter results. Revenue rose 40 per cent on the previous year and 18 per cent over the quarter to $5.49bn (£3.52bn), above forecasts of $5.4bn, as customers flocked to its new touch-screen Torch model. Net income rose 45 per [...]
Five more charged in American insider information probe December 16, 2010 THE US probe into insider trading widened yesterday with the arrests of three technology company managers and a salesman on charges of leaking secrets about companies including Apple to hedge funds. A fifth person, a former Dell employee, pleaded guilty to charges of providing inside information about the company on 10 December. The executives charged [...]