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At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, Anand Chandrasekher, general manager for the chipmaker’s Ultra Mobility Group, shows a wafer with ‘Lincroft’ В— the main processor for Moorestown.
The new, integrated chip, designed for the smartphone market, is expected before the 2009-10, according to Chandrasekher.
Toshiba Unveils DVD Player with Advanced Upconverting Capabilities.
Toshiba Launches eXtended Detail Enhancement Technology
[08/19/2008 12:34 PM]
by Anton Shilov
Toshiba has not won the war of Blu-ray disc and HD DVD formats, but the company now bets on the so-called eXtended Detail Enhancement technology, a feature that should improve quality of standard-definition DVDs to almost high-definition quality, at least, according to the company.
“Consumers have embraced the DVD format like no other technology and invested in large libraries of their favorite movies.
(Full article ‘Toshiba Unveils DVD Player with Advanced Upconverting Capabilities’)
Intel’s remote wake-up chip could finally turn PCs into phones.
One of the biggest drawbacks of current PC-based internet phone services such as Skype, which allow people to make phone calls from their computers over the internet for free or for reduced fees, is that you can’t receive calls when the computer is turned off. But that is changing with a new chipset introduced by Intel on Thursday that allows computers to wake from ’sleep’ to accept calls and do other tasks, such as accepting downloaded content.
Intel has teamed up with Jajah, a California-based VoIP start-up, to allow Jajah users to receive calls on their PCs when their computers are in ’sleep mode’.
“The Intel technology turns the PC into a PBX for the home,” said Trevor Healy, chief executive of Jajah.
Intel has developed technology that allows users to remotely power up their computers and retrieve files across an internet connection, according to a report on The Wall Street Journal’s website on Wednesday.
The technology, called Remote Wake, will work only on PCs that use a recently introduced chipset from Intel and requires new software to be loaded onto the PC, according to the report. The technology will also reportedly allow PCs that use internet-based phones services to be remotely activated to receive calls. Remote Wake could also allow consumers using a web-enabled phone or a laptop connected to the internet to activate their PCs and retrieve files, according to the report.
Programs that allow users to remotely access files on their PCs are already on the market, but those computers must be left turned on to allow access to files.
Lenovo May Be Planning to Launch Netbook Later This Year.
Lenovo Eyes Market of Inexpensive Netbooks
[07/31/2008 01:37 PM]
by Anton Shilov
Lenovo, one of the world’s largest makers of personal computers that is mostly known for its ThinkPad-branded business user-oriented premium-class laptops, is considering to enter the market of low-cost netbooks later this year, a representative for the company in Taiwan said on Wednesday.
Ken Wong, general manager of Lenovo Taiwan, said in an interview with DigiTimes web-site that the company was considering launching a netbook product designed with consideration for both consumer and enterprise markets. However, he did not reveal any details.
According to unofficial information, Lenovo will release its netbook by the end of September.
(Full article ‘Lenovo May Be Planning to Launch Netbook Later This Year’)