The physical layer. PCs and components, the peripherals nobody markets well, and the consumer electronics that live or die on a single design decision. Less unboxing theater, more on what the hardware actually does once the launch hype burns off.
Xiaomi launched its first phone, the Mi 1, at 1,999 yuan, swiftly selling 300,000 units in 34 hours. The device features competitive specs for…
Qualcomm's acquisition of Atheros for $3.1 billion expands its control over smartphone components, combining cellular and short-range radios. With the upcoming custom Krait CPU…
SMIC 45nm was the company's most current node yet, reached two years behind the leaders, the year after SMIC turned its first profit since…
Microsoft's Kinect ditches the controller for a depth-sensing camera, and the real story is the cheap 3D sensing that makes spatial computing thinkable.
This week, Microsoft launched Kinect, a controller-free gaming camera aimed at attracting casual gamers, competing with Sony's PlayStation Move. Despite impressive sales, skepticism remains…
Qualcomm's Snapdragon S2, featuring the Adreno 205 GPU, delivers impressive mid-range performance, enhancing gaming smoothness. Its effective graphics capabilities support over 120 device designs,…
A new Beijing-based company, Xiaomi, has launched MIUI, a customized Android ROM, prioritizing software over hardware. Founded by Lei Jun, it aims to develop…
Samsung 45nm silicon built the Apple A4, Apple's first in-house chip, on the same Intrinsity Hummingbird core Samsung put in the Galaxy S, even…
Intel 32nm arrived on schedule with second-generation high-k metal gate and Intel's first immersion lithography, extending a two-year lead while the company quietly ceded…
The seventh-generation console war saw Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft compete between 2006 and 2009. Despite its lower specs, the Wii succeeded with innovative motion…
TSMC's 40nm node turned immersion lithography into a yield crisis in 2009, choked AMD and Nvidia GPU supply, drew Morris Chang back as CEO,…
The USB 3.0 specification has been finalized, promising transfer speeds ten times faster than current standards. However, real-world implementation will take years as hardware…
Recent SSD reviews highlight a common issue: brief stutters during use due to poorly designed controller chips, not the flash memory itself. Intel's new…
Memory sticks, capable of storing vast amounts of sensitive data, pose significant security risks when misplaced. Government departments frequently lose confidential information, prompting a…
Intel 45nm shipped the first high-k metal gate transistor in volume, hafnium dielectric and metal gates built gate-last on dry 193nm litho, solving gate…
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