The next-generation iPad may support 4G iPad Qualcomm chips
Qualcomm announced their new product Gobi 4000 chip is now available commercially , the chip can be applied to 4G LTE and HSPA + devices , so the industry have speculated that the next generation iPad or will use Qualcomm chips in this model to support LTE network.
Apple is about to enter Qualcomm times: iPad2, iPhone5
It is reported that, iPad 2 will come to the market in about April of this year, iPad 2 will be thinner, more compact with similar iPhone 4 of the retina (Retina) display, high resolution; size is still 10 inches, but will be around two cameras, and there is a dedicated built-in SD card slot (no USB socket).
iPad 2 will use Qualcomm’s production of GSM / CDMA dual-band chip set, which also marked Apple’s all mobile devices chip maker Qualcomm transition from Infineon.
Intel chairman Craig Barrett: Education is the cornerstone of innovation
Intel Chairman Craig Barrett on Friday in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show gave a keynote speech. During the period, Barrett did not talk much about Intel’s new electronic products, but will focus his speech on developing countries. Barrett said that education is the cornerstone of innovation. Not only re-emphasis on technique rather than education can not solve the country’s development. China’s Internet users exceeded the United States, and South Africa’s mobile phone users are over the United States.
Qualcomm will offer this platform to Internet access to compete with Intel
According to “Financial Times” it was reported that Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs (Paul Jacobs) said, Intel was trying to break into the field of smart phones. Intel called these products known as “MID” (Mobile Internet Device) and tried to change the name as MID in the product computer field. He believe that Snapdragon based on Qualcomm, Internet access will compete with that based on the Intel Atom processor.
Intel: during current economic downturn, the demand in semiconductor is unlikely into the rapid recovery
Integrated foreign on January 16th reported, that Intel Corporation (Intel Corp.) CEO Otellini (Paul Otellini) on 15th, said demand for semiconductors would not be quickly restored to the level of earlier in 2008, due to the continuing economic downturn. Otellini at discussion of fourth-quarter earnings conference call of Intel in 2008, said “I think the demand would be unlikely to be quickly restored.”
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