Intel produces the low-cost and low-power Quark processors, specifically made for IoT technology. What better way to sell your products than by showing how well they work for you? Internet of Things is the next big thing in technology development and Intel wants to ride the wave as one of the biggest players. IoT is basically the next level of automatization, but the effects of implementing it … [Read more...]
Intel Buys Stake in Chinese Mobile Chip Makers
Intel announced an investment of 1,5 billion in two Chinese mobile chipmakers. The US company plans to use the investment as an instrument to catch up with Qualcomm. The smartphone revolution changed the power balance in the tech world. During the age of the PC, US companies were industry leaders. Along with the miniaturization of computing devices, the center moved to South Asia, especially in … [Read more...]
Intel bought Powerwave Patents – One Step Closer to Wireless Desktop PCs
Desktop PCs are still here with us, even in the age of extreme technological mobility, because faster processing power requires more energy and produces more heat. Companies are working on it and there are signs that we will own at one point PC-like powered smartphones. Until then, Intel is working on a plan to ensure that cables will be less needed in the structure of the next generation … [Read more...]
Silicon Valley Tech Companies Appeal $325 Million Antitrust Settlement Rejection
Google, Apple, Intel and Adobe had an ongoing lawsuit in which they were accused of conspiring against their own workers. Now, the companies have appealed the judge’s rejection of the proposed $325 million settlement. The lawsuit that was filed in 2011 involved the claims of workers from the four tech companies as they stated that the employers had conspired to make sure that neither company … [Read more...]