T.J. Rodgers, CEO of Cypress Semiconductor, wants to expand his winery in the Bay Area. But environmentalists and some residents are raising hell. Why? The story can be read here....

Posted by Mark LaPedus on Aug 27, 2008 07:30 PM in Semiconductors

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Here's a sad but true story from the San Jose Mercury News about a family fight over a former Intel director's fortune. The story can be read here....

Posted by Mark LaPedus on Aug 26, 2008 06:25 PM in Semiconductors

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All we've been hearing from those grumpy financial analysts of late is how desperately the RF and optical component worlds need further consolidation. Thus, the announcement by Ericsson Mobile Platforms...

Continue reading "Wireless Matryoshka"

Posted by Loring Wirbel on Aug 20, 2008 10:52 AM in Communications

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Who woulda thunk it. Five years ago it would have been thought surreal to suggest Steve Wozniak appearing on stage at an Intel Developer Forum where Sun Microsystems stages a...

Continue reading "Woz and Sun at IDF"

Posted by Rick Merritt on Aug 19, 2008 01:24 AM in Computing

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A new method for accurately capturing the shape and appearance of a person's hairstyle for use in animated films and video games has been achieved....

Continue reading "Reality hair game"

Posted by Nic Mokhoff on Aug 15, 2008 04:19 PM in Consumer

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If you have spent a hot summer night cooling out at the movies recently you may have noticed an increasing trickle of 3D flicks. "Journey to the Center of the...

Continue reading "Hollywood's colored glasses"

Posted by Rick Merritt on Aug 9, 2008 03:08 PM in Computing

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The funniest line in media coverage of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics went to the New York Times, which described NBC's efforts to stop early web coverage...

Continue reading "Olympic Whack-a-Mole"

Posted by Loring Wirbel on Aug 9, 2008 10:08 AM in Communications

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I'm not a huge fan of Kevin Martin, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, but he seemed to strike just the right note August 1 in ruling that Comcast...

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Posted by Loring Wirbel on Aug 2, 2008 10:08 AM in Communications

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