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iSuppli: Apple To Spend $27 Billion On Semiconductors In 2012
iSuppli’s head of electronics and semiconductor research Dale Ford is predicting that Apple will spend $27 billion on semiconductors in 2012. He presented his prediction at the company’s Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Summit. Apple is set to maintain a huge lead over Samsung through at least 2013. Apple went from being the third largest buyer of semiconductors in 2009 to the front in 2010. According to iSuppli, Apple spent $23 billion on semiconductors in 2011, which is over 50% more than their closest rivals. Ford also pointed out that Apple’s microprocessor spending has grown from $9 billion in 2009 to $27 billion this year. Ford is predicting that Apple will spend $29 billion on semiconductors next year.
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Intel Windows 8 Tablets Coming To Retail Stores This November
The first set of Intel-based Windows 8 tablets are expected to arrive in retail stores this November. “The schedule is tight,” said sources with CNET. “Looking at what Windows is trying to achieve not only with a new OS, but a new OS that needs to run four to five architectures — three ARM, Intel, and AMD.”
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Intel Reports $12.9 Billion In First Quarter Revenue
Today Intel Corporation has reported quarterly revenue of $12.9 billion, operating income of $3.8 billion, net income of $2.7 billion, and EPS of $0.53. Intel generated $3 billion in cash from operations, paid dividends of $1 billion and used $1.5 billion to repurchase stock.
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Intel Announces Plans To Develop Two Different-Sized Windows 8 Tablets
Intel announced at a conference in Beijing that they will have two sizes of Windows 8 tablets with 3G/4G connections and will have Atom processors. One of the tablets will have a 10-inch model and the other will be an 11-inch hybrid with a physical keyboard. Inside of it will be a dual code Atom Z2760 Clover Trail chip with a “burst mode” that allows for short periods of high level performance. They will also come with a nine-hour battery, NFC, and WiFi Direct. WiFi Direct allows devices to connect to each other without a traditional network. The tablets will be under 1.5 pounds and less than 9mm thick.
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Intel Announcing Ivy Bridge Details On April 23
On April 23rd, Intel is going to make the first series of Ivy Bridge announcements. Ivy Bridge is a series of Intel chipsets that has an emphasis on graphics and multimedia processing. Ivy Bridge is the first Intel chip to utilize the new 3D transistors that support USB 3.0. There is also a rumor that Apple will power thinner 13-inch and 15-inch MacBooks with Ivy Bridge chips.
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Intel and 10 Vendors To Release Windows 8 Tablets By End Of Year
Intel is working with 10 Chinese and global vendors to design Windows 8 tablets. “You’ll probably see many Intel-based tablets by the end of this year,” stated Intel China chairman Sean Maloney at the Intel Developer Forum in Beijing.
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Intel Develops A Small Tablet For Educational Purposes
Intel has developed a device called the studybook, which is a tablet with a 7-inch touchscreen enclosed in rugged plastic. Even though Intel designed the device, but they expect it to be branded, customized, and sold by hardware companies to reach students in third world countries. Pricing will be determined by their partners, but it is expected to cost less than $200. The software becomes a challenge because they need custom-tailored educational software. “They want it in their local language and with their local content,” stated Kapil Wadhera, general manager of Intel’s education market platforms group. The studybook uses an Intel chip called Atom and it will support Google Android.
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Samsung Merging Bada With Tizen
Samsung’s smartphone platform Bada that launched in 2010 was used on a wide range of devices. It was rumored that Samsung was going to make Bada open-source in 2012, but it turns out that they will be merging the platform with Intel’s Tizen project. Bada apps will be compatible with Tizen once the integration is complete. Developers will get a new integrated SDK and API. After the two Linux-based systems are merged, most likely Bada will be phased out. [Forbes]
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ARM CEO Warren East Not Worried About Intel’s Smartphone Chips
Arm Holdings plc CEO Warren East was interview at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas about competition with Intel. Intel has started getting into the low-power processor market to provide chips for smartphones and tablets. East said that ARM is not worried about the competition.
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Apple Applies For Patents To Have Thunderbolt Connectivity On iOS Devices
Apple has filed three new patent applications that hint that the company is planning to add Thunderbolt connectivity in future iOS devices. Thunderbolt was developed by Intel and brought to market with the help of Apple. When Thunderbolt is integrated into Apple iOS devices, the iPod, iPhones, and iPads will allow faster data transfers and recharging. [Patently Apple]
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