Qualcomm fails to overturn EU fine
Will have to find a to 238.7 million euros
A top EU court has ruled that Qualcomm was guilty of playing monopoly in Europe and will pay a 238.7 million euro penalty.
Benchmarks prove that hyperthreading death a good thing
Power efficiency is more important
While simultaneous multi-threading (hyperthreading) has been one of Intel’s killer features for the last decade, its plans to abandon the tech are not that surprising.
Asians spend more electronic gear
$2 Trillion on PCs and Smartphones Since 2019
Asians have spent almost $2 trillion on PCS and smartphones since 2019, half a trillion dollars more than Europeans and Americans combined.
Biggish Blue is getting smaller
More staff lay offs
The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn claiming that the once colossal IBM is laying off more staff.
Musk ratchets up war with Brazil
Flouts court order
Elon [look at me] Musk’s X has been bypassing a Brazil judge’s court order making it likely that the social notworking site will be eventually shuttered in that country.
TSMC finally starts making Apple chips in the US
At least a small bag
TSMC has reportedly started producing some of the fruity cargo cult Apple's iPhone chips in its Arizona foundry.
Snapchat claims to own your mug
It is nice someone wants this old thing
Social notworking outfit Snapchat claims that it has the right to use its customer's faces in advertisements unless they say they can't.
Qualcomm might find safety with Samsung
We don't need no Apple
While the Tame Apple Press has rushed to write Qualcomm off as Jobs’ Mob prepares to end its long-term contract with the outfit, there might be a bright future with the fruity cargo cult’s rival.
Chinese boffins build new laser-based immersion lithography machine
Touted as “break through”
The cocaine nose jobs of the Shanghai Stock Market seem to have gotten a little ahead of their selves over news that Chinese boffins had had a break through in creating chips.
Ellison and Musk took Huang to dinner
Please give us more chips, and take our money.
The IT gossip circle is all abuzz that Oracle’s Larry Ellison and Elon [look at me] Musk have been seen in swanky restaurants wining and dining Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.