Will Microsoft’s Surface Mini Leave Intel in the Cold?
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 08, 2:52PM CDT
It's pretty obvious that, during the last several years, Microsoft and Intel have seen their relationship erode quite substantially. Indeed, it seems that with Microsoft's continued pushing of its ARM -based Windows RT operating system in its...
Can Intel Sell 50 Million Smartphone Processors in 2015?
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 08, 12:41PM CDT
In a recent article defending Intel's decision to push onward in the mobile market, one of the assumptions that I made for Intel's 2015 mobile revenues was that the company would ship roughly 50 million integrated smartphone apps processors...
A Great Design Win for Intel Appears
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 08, 11:27AM CDT
At the Mobile World Congress, Intel announced a pair of new mobile processors for phones and tablets: Merrifield and Moorefield. The MeMo Pad 8 with Moorefield. Source: KDDI. The former was a dual core Silvermont with a PowerVR G6400 GPU,...
Why HP May Be Next Cloud Bubble to Pop
at The Street - Thu May 08, 8:23AM CDT
Hewlett-Packard is depending on cloud for growth, but so is everyone else in technology.
Wind River Named 2014 Confirmit ACE Award Winner for Customer Excellence
Business Wire - Thu May 08, 8:02AM CDT
--Marks sixth consecutive year Wind River receives prestigious Confirmit ACE Award.
Global Gesture Recognition Market 2014-2018
PR Newswire Europe - Thu May 08, 7:58AM CDT
DUBLIN, May 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/cknrz7/global_gesture [http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/cknrz7/global_gesture]) has announced the addition of the "Global Gesture Recognition Market 2014-2018" [http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/cknrz7/global_gesture] report to their offering.
Global Wireless Gigabit (WiGig) Market 2014-2019: IEEE 802.11ad, 60 GHz, 7Gbps Wi-Fi, Wireless Gigabit Alliance, Access Points, Routers, Residential Gateways & Backhaul Equipment
M2 - Thu May 08, 3:00AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/n6vrtv/wireless_gigabit) has announced the addition of the "Wireless Gigabit (WiGig) Market (IEEE 802.11ad, 60 GHz, 7Gbps Wi-Fi, Wireless Gigabit Alliance, Access Points, Routers, Residential Gateways, Backhaul Equipment) - Worldwide Forecasts, Business Models, Technology Roadmap and Analysis (2014 - 2019)" report to their offering. With the advent of the latest home entertainment and computing devices such as HD Television, tablets, PC's and other multimedia digital devices, consumers now have more digital entertainment options than ever before. This growth has instilled the need for faster data transfer and wireless connectivity, thereby enabling instantaneous transfer, display, sharing and streaming of files, across any computing or multimedia devices. WiGig (802.11ad) - Wireless Gigabit has grown as a standard, to address the wireless mobility trend. It uses the relatively uncluttered 60GHz frequency band to deliver speeds of up to 7Gbps, more than 10 times the speed of the fastest Wi-Fi networks based on IEEE 802.11n. This new standard enables efficient and seamless wireless displays, wireless docking, streaming of high definition media and backup synchronization, with a variety of devices. The major factors driving the market include constant technological innovation and huge cost savings for stakeholders. The market for Wireless Gigabit (WiGig) will evolve gradually from being a standards-driven one to becoming a function of software development, which would ultimately revolutionize network utilization and become inevitable. Over the next 5 years, WiGig is expected to become pervasive across residential networks, gradually penetrating into telecom and enterprise networks. This report has segmented the Wireless Gigabit market by type of WiGig Enabled Products: Communication and Computing Devices, Consumer Electronic Devices, and Network Infrastructure devices; and by regions: North America (NA), Asia Pacific (APAC), Europe (EU), Middle East and Africa (MEA), and Latin America (LA). The report will help the market leaders/new entrants in this market in the following ways: 1. The report segments the market into WiGig enabled products, covering this market comprehensively. It provides the closest approximations of the revenue numbers for the overall market and the sub segments. The market numbers are further split across the different regions. 2. The report will help them better understand the competitor and gain more insights to better position their business. There is a separate section on competitive landscape, including competitor ecosystem, Mergers and Acquisition (M&A), and Venture Capital (VC) funding. Besides, there are company profiles of 10 top players in this market. In this section, market internals are provided that can put them ahead of the competitors. 3. The report helps them understand the pulse of the market. It provides information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities. Companies Mentioned - Agilent Technologies - Azurewave - Broadcom - Cisco Systems - Intel Corporation - Marvell Technology Group - Nvidia - Panasonic Corporation - Qualcomm-Atheros - Wilocity For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/n6...ss_gigabit
More Reasons Intel Shouldn't Quit Mobile
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed May 07, 10:52PM CDT
There's been a lot of chatter from the analyst community as of late urging Intel to reconsider its venture into the realm of mobile computing. While many Intel investors believe that exiting mobile would be a deadly long-term strategic error,...
Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks
AP - Wed May 07, 5:02PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:
NVIDIA Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed May 07, 1:20PM CDT
NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA) reported adjusted earnings of 24 cents which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 17 cents.
Wintel Is Dying, as Microsoft Corporation and Intel Corporation Strike New Alliances
Anders Bylund, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed May 07, 1:00PM CDT
Microsoft and Intel are more than just friends. The storied Wintel alliance made a mainstream market out of personal computers. For many consumers and businesses, Microsoft software running on Intel chips has been the default computing platform...
AOL and Groupon Plunge
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed May 07, 11:02AM CDT
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up more than 58 points as of 11:35 a.m. EDT. Chipmaker Intel posted a modest 0.74% gain alongside its index. But shares of both Groupon and AOL had declined by more than 19% in early trading. Fed...
Intel and Google Dive Further Into Chromebooks
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed May 07, 9:30AM CDT
A few years ago, Google 's Chromebooks seemed a bit laughable. Netbooks had largely come and gone, so how were these supposed to be any different? But now Chromebooks pose a growing threat to both Apple and Microsoft , thanks in part to Intel...
AMD Is Telling a Really Good Story, but Can It Deliver?
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed May 07, 8:45AM CDT
It has been a rough several years for Advanced Micro Devices . After beating Intel senseless during Intel's ill-fated Pentium 4 generation, Intel came back swinging and reversed every last point of PC and server market share that it had gained...
Critical Alerts For SolarCity, Intel, Google, Microsoft, and Stratasys Released By InvestorsObserver
PR Newswire - Wed May 07, 8:31AM CDT
InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for SCTY, INTC, GOOGL, MSFT, and SSYS.
Wind River Delivers Breakthrough Performance for Accelerated vSwitch Optimized for NFV
Business Wire - Wed May 07, 8:02AM CDT
--Wind River accelerated virtual switch software delivers 20x the performance of the standard Open vSwitch with no hardware acceleration required.
McAfee and Partners Launch Passwordday.org to Help Consumers Protect Personal Information Online
Business Wire - Wed May 07, 7:02AM CDT
In observance of the annual World Password Day on May 7th, McAfee, part of Intel Security, and its partners are leading an effort to help educate consumers worldwide on the importance of password safety in the wake of the multiple global security breaches. Consumers are encouraged to take the World Password Day pledge to change or strengthen their passwords by using the newly launched http://www.passwordday.org, a dedicated destination for password education, powered by Intel Security.
Achronix Announces PCI-SIG(R) Compliance for Hardened PCI Express on Speedster22i FPGAs
Marketwire - Tue May 06, 11:10PM CDT
Achronix Semiconductor Corporation today announced that its 22nm Speedster22i devices have achieved PCI-SIG(R) compliance with the PCI Express(R) (PCIe(R)) 3.0 Specification for x8 lanes. The Speedster22i devices successfully passed the PCI-SIG Compliance and Interoperability Tests at the PCI-SIG workshop and are now included in the PCI-SIG integrators list. Based on Intel's 22nm Tri-gate technology, Speedster22i devices are the only FPGAs shipping today that contain a wide range of embedded hard IP - including PCI Express Gen3 with integrated DMA Engine, DDR3, 100G Ethernet and Interlaken.
Will Intel Win Mobile at 10 Nanometers?
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue May 06, 8:05PM CDT
While semiconductor manufacturing technology isn't the only thing that determines the competitiveness of a given chip, it is one of the key enablers of dramatic performance and power improvements. Intel , which has struggled mightily to develop...