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Learn More In this Issue ARM hopes to extend battery life of IOT devices with new chip design Intel close to buying Altera for $15B Apple's tech support thrashes competition, whether in-store or over the phone Asus doubles down on tablets with ZenPad series Intel works to end "lost" data center devices Ericsson touts 5G mobile speeds Don't blame free Windows 10 for PC business ills Computex shifts focus from PCs to wearables (and IoT) IDC forecasts drop in PC and tablet shipments this year Long-time leaker pegs July RTM for Windows 10 Avago to buy Broadcom for $37B to create a networking chip giant WHITE PAPER: Dell Inc. Old PCs put your business at risk Read this paper to learn what your organization can do to overcome security challenges. View now ARM hopes to extend battery life of IOT devices with new chip design ARM is trying to resolve the thorny problem of battery life in Internet of Things devices with a new chip design that will significantly reduce the power consumed by processors, sensors and wireless chips. The company has overhauled the way it designs low-power Cortex-M chips that go into IoT devices such as health monitors, smart home devices and sensors. The restructured design could almost double battery life, ARM executives said at Computex in Taipei on Monday. For example, the battery life of a connected hearing aid could more than double with chips based on the new design, said Jeff Chu, director of marketing at ARM. Chu provided another example of a smart lightbulb lasting a lot longer on a battery charge with new chips based on the design. The smart bulb could have solar cells to refresh the battery, and the chip's lower power consumption could help the battery last for years.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Intel close to buying Altera for $15B Intel and Altera are apparently once again on speaking terms and said to be nearing a deal in which Intel would buy the smaller chip maker for $15 billion. Read More Apple's tech support thrashes competition, whether in-store or over the phone Apple again took the top prize in Consumer Reports' survey of technical support providers, thumping rival PC makers by a large margin and edging out third-party local support. Read More Asus doubles down on tablets with ZenPad series Asustek Computer's new tablet series, the ZenPad, will run Android 5.0 on Intel's latest Atom processors. The ZenPad series include tablets in the 7, 8 and 10-inch display sizes, and will start arriving in the third quarter, the PC maker said on the eve of the Computex trade show in Taipei. "Today, we are going to redefine what a tablet can be," Asus chairman Jonney Shih said at a company event there. Despite Shih's grand claim, the tablets seem fairly conventional. Although Asus claimed the products have a "luxury" feel, the backing on the low-end devices is a textured plastic. Asus touted the tablets as fast devices thanks to the Intel Atom processors inside. The tablets will come in a variety of configurations, but most will use Intel's Cherry Trail x3 four-core, 64-bit chips.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Intel works to end "lost" data center devices Embedding RFID into chipsets would make the technology near-universal. 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Once 5G bands are approved, however, the radio unit will be attached to a cell tower.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Don't blame free Windows 10 for PC business ills PC shipments will continue to contract during 2015, but it won't be the fault of the Windows 10 free upgrade, research firm IDC said today. Read More Computex shifts focus from PCs to wearables (and IoT) Once a mecca for PCs, the Computex trade show is becoming a go-to destination for smaller tech firms looking to cash in on the wearable and IoT gold rush. Read More IDC forecasts drop in PC and tablet shipments this year The arrival of Windows 10 won't lead to a surge in PC sales. Read More Long-time leaker pegs July RTM for Windows 10 A long-time leaker of Microsoft secrets today said the company would declare Windows 10 finished in July, and ship the new OS to device makers that same month. Read More Avago to buy Broadcom for $37B to create a networking chip giant Avago Technologies has agreed to buy Broadcom in a deal that will create a networking chip giant with a wide variety of products, including components for the burgeoning IoT sector. Read More
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