Yoko Ono will be present at CES to unveil a state-of-the-art mobile recording and multimedia studio featuring the latest electronics and technology on the first day of the Consumer Electronics...

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Posted by Nic Mokhoff on Dec 27, 2007 11:46 AM in Consumer

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With the U.S. dollar plunging to new lows, credit and housing markets in turmoil and a U.S. recession all but a forgone conclusion, the outlook for electronics and other technology...

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Posted by Richard Wallace on Dec 26, 2007 08:00 PM in Going Global

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Numonyx LLC, the flash-memory venture between Intel and STMicro, is set to launch Jan. 1, according to the Sacramento Business Journal....

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Posted by Mark LaPedus on Dec 21, 2007 04:02 PM in Semiconductors

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Doncha think its kinda funny the same guy who coined the priceless phrase "the reality distortion field" is also one of the biggest info control freaks in techdom. I tell...

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Posted by Rick Merritt on Dec 20, 2007 01:49 PM in Computing

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There is an aroma-transmitting display in the works....

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Posted by Nic Mokhoff on Dec 17, 2007 06:01 PM in Consumer

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Add the FireWire crowd to the mix of people trying to define the plug of choice in the digital living room. The 1394 Trade Association says it is aiming its...

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Posted by Rick Merritt on Dec 14, 2007 08:44 PM in Computing

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Hats off to Network World editor Jim Duffy for a fascinating cover piece on a new concept of packet prediction called "network coding." Since the goal is to make message...

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Posted by Loring Wirbel on Dec 12, 2007 01:11 PM in Communications

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OK, wireless USB promoters, you are grounded until you get those data rates up. The official tests results from Octoscope are in. They are better than the 20 Mbits/s the...

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Posted by Rick Merritt on Dec 11, 2007 07:41 PM in Computing

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Many large OEMs, particularly those in the communications and IT fields, are attempting new efforts in B2B communications precisely at a time when cutbacks and layoffs are leaving those divisions...

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Posted by Loring Wirbel on Dec 11, 2007 04:41 PM in Communications

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FPGAs are down in the dumps. So is PR in the Valley. Last week, Altera said that it will eliminate approximately 65 positions from the company's 2,700 person workforce. The...

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Posted by Mark LaPedus on Dec 9, 2007 07:11 PM in Semiconductors

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EETimes’ Real, Clear Biz blog has discovered details of the fabless or asset-lite manufacturing strategy that Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has been developing over the last few months. A wayward...

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Posted by Bolaji Ojo on Dec 7, 2007 01:03 PM in OJO-Mojo Tech Report

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The biggest interconnect story of the next few years may be the move to open cellular networks, creating the rough equivalent of a mobile Internet. Jake MacLeod, CTO at Bechtel...

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Posted by Rick Merritt on Dec 4, 2007 09:49 PM in Computing

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Cisco Systems made a pretty big deal in late November about the CRS-1 core router being used for the DreamHack gaming festival. And perhaps that's no surprise - if...

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Posted by Loring Wirbel on Dec 2, 2007 10:29 AM in Communications

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