Monday, February 9, 2015

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British tech firms buoyant about the future

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 03:31 AM PST

ukflagA survey commissioned by Barclays' Bank has revealed that UK IT firms are confident about profits during 2015. The research indicates that, as an average, the businesses surveyed expect to grow by 11 percent this year. That figure exceeds the UK GDP forecast for 2015 of 2.6 percent. more»

Intel thinks it has Apple by the short and curlies

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 03:19 AM PST

Intel Q4_14_ResultsIt is rare that a company claims to have control of Apple, but it seems that Intel believes that it has Jobs' Mob wrapped around its little finger.

After ten years working with Apple, there are rumours that Jobs' Mob is considering ditching Chipzilla and will start making its own Mac chips.   more»

Adblock Plus asks for “security” money

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 03:16 AM PST

shut-up-and-take-my-moneyThere have been howls of derision on the interwebs after it was revealed that ad-blocking browser Adblock Plus  has been paid off by Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Taboola.

What appeared to have been a brilliant bit of software which kept adverts out of your browser, has turned into something of a debacle. more»

Motorola Solutions thinks selling itself is the solution

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 03:14 AM PST

motorola-solutions-partner-expoWalkie-talkie and radio systems maker Motorola Solutions is looking into a possible sale.

According to Bloomberg, potential buyers could include private equity firms and defence contractors including Raytheon, Honeywell and General Dynamics.

The 87-year-old company is working with financial advisers as it looks for a buyer. more»

TSMC flees Chinese unions

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 03:12 AM PST

tsmcTSMC is set to invest US$15.8 billion in the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP).

The outfit is set to start building its 18-inch wafer foundry in March which will apply the 10 nanometre manufacturing process with a target for mass production in 2017. more»

ARM buys OffSpark

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 02:17 AM PST

lightningBritish chip designer ARM has bought Dutch firm Offspark, which is an open source security software outfit.

It is all part of ARM's cunning plan to make chips for the internet of things.  It seems that the move by Intel to buy McAfee is starting to make some sense and ARM is seeing the wisdom of having inhouse security software. more»

Notebook sales plummeted in January

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 12:53 AM PST

notebooksMajor and minor vendors saw precipitous falls in shipments of notebooks  in January. That's according to Digitimes Research, which said HP saw its shipments fall by 45 percent and Lenovo fall by 30 percent compared to the previous month. It wasn't just the big names that suffered – the original design manufacturers – including giant Compal – saw its shipments fall too. more»

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