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NVIDIA updates Tegra 4i processor, adds LTE-Advanced support

nccisp — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:15 +0000

In effort to curb ongoing market loss to Qualcomm and Samsung, NVIDIA has continued to aggressively upgrade its quad-core Tegra 4 mobile processor. The company on Tuesday announced that its Tegra 4i CPU, a variant of the Tegra 4 that includes an integrated LTE modem, has been updated to support LTE-Advanced networks with speeds of up to 150Mpbs, an increase from traditional LTE speeds of 100Mbps. NVIDIA notes that because of its “software defined radio technology” it can add support for new technologies with a simple software update, making the chip more future-proof than its competitors’. In the future, the company is also planning to update the processor to be compatible with voice-over-LTE technology. NVIDIA’s press release follows below. NVIDIA’s mobile

The new consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony

nccisp — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:23:43 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft is the last of the three big video game console makers to unveil its latest gaming system. The unveiling comes nearly eight years after the Xbox 360 went on sale. It follows last fall's debut of Nintendo's Wii U and a preview in February of the upcoming PlayStation 4 from Sony.

UK opposition party leader says Google tax behavior ‘wrong’

nccisp — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:09:50 +0000

By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) – Google Inc's tax affairs will come under renewed scrutiny in Britain on Wednesday when the leader of the opposition Labor party accuses the Internet company of wrongly going to "extraordinary lengths" to avoid paying tax. In comments designed to politically outflank Prime Minister David Cameron ahead of next month's G8 summit on what has become a high-profile issue, Ed Miliband, the Labor leader, will say he is disappointed that Google pays so little tax. "I can't be the only person here who feels disappointed that such a great company as Google … …

Is Sony un-Japanese enough to entertain change?

nccisp — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:04:47 +0000

By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) – Few foreign activist investors have made much headway in forcing change in Japan, where a conservative corporate culture favors long-standing ties with banks, business partners and workers rather than shareholders seeking value. Struggling electronics giant Sony Corp, though, with more foreign and fewer bank shareholders, may prove something of an exception. That's the hope, at least, of Californian billionaire Daniel Loeb, whose Third Point hedge fund has built up a more than 6 percent stake in Sony, making it the group's biggest stockholder. …

New Xbox: What’s Better, What’s Missing

nccisp — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:21:38 +0000

Eight years after the debut of the Xbox 360, Microsoft has announced the Xbox One.

Some U.S. utilities say they’re under constant cyber attack

nccisp — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:47:37 +0000

By Alina Selyukh and Jim Finkle WASHINGTON/BOSTON (Reuters) – Several power utilities say they face a barrage of cyber attacks on their critical systems, a report by two Democratic lawmakers found echoing warnings from the Obama administration that foreign hackers were trying to bring down the U.S. power grid. California Representative Henry Waxman released the report, co-authored with Massachusetts Representative Ed Markey, at the House Energy and Commerce Committee's cybersecurity hearing on Tuesday. …

Sony to assess spin-off proposal for entertainment business: Nikkei

nccisp — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:58:26 +0000

(Reuters) – Sony Corp is considering evaluating a proposal from top shareholder Third Point LLC to spin off part of its movie and music business, Japanese daily Nikkei reported. Sony's U.S. listed shares rose 9 percent on Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange. Billionaire hedge fund investor Daniel Loeb last week called on the company to spin off its lucrative entertainment arm, setting the stage for a clash between his activist Wall Street fund and management at the Japanese electronics maker. Sony declined to comment when contacted by Reuters. …

PayPal to increase marketing this year for offline push

nccisp — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:56:00 +0000

By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – PayPal, the online payment operation owned by eBay Inc, will increase marketing spending to support its push into physical stores, President David Marcus said on Tuesday. "You'll start seeing us amping marketing up later this year," Marcus said in an interview with Reuters. PayPal is trying to become a common way of paying in physical stores, a much larger market than its online roots. …

Intel CEO shakes up units, creates ‘new devices’ group

nccisp — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:19:41 +0000

By Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Intel Corp's new chief executive, Brian Krzanich, has launched a sweeping company reorganization and created a unit aimed at growing its market share in mobile technology. The shakeup, announced internally just days after the 30-year veteran took the helm, places most of the main product groups of the world's top chipmaker directly under the CEO's supervision and hands its sprawling global manufacturing operation to new president Renee James, said a source close to the company, who declined to be identified. …

New iPhone apps worth downloading: Melt, MONTAJ update, Bombcats

nccisp — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:20:20 +0000

First up today is Melt, a social networking app that lets you exchange photos with random people around the world.MONTAJ, our second app today, makes creating and sharing videos easy and quick, offering filters and some editing capabilities. Finally, Bombcats puts a new spin on physics puzzlers by including exploding cats.