Andy Patrizio

In the chipmaking world, bigger isn’t better. It’s just the other way around: Tinier chips enable semiconductor makers to create faster, higher-capacity chips that require less energy. But each innovation in shrinking chips comes only after vast amounts of expensive R&D, making each new step down in size a major undertaking affordable by only a […]

Even by Apple’s standards, the barrage of rumors and speculation and giddy anticipation that led up to the iPad was an outsize spectacle. But we’ll leave that to the anthropologists to chew on. As far as the fortunes of the device itself, one analyst likes its chances. After all that build-up, the jeers were bound […]

Google’s Nexus One Android-based smartphone made waves when it debuted with an advanced design from HTC and a direct-to-consumer sales model. Now Motorola’s getting in on the action, hinting at plans to follow suit by manufacturing a second direct-to-consumer offering from Google. Enterprise Mobile Today takes a look. Despite reporting a tough quarter and sales […]

The debut of the Apple iPad may have been one of the worst-kept secrets in the technology business, but that didn’t mean that Steve Jobs and company were without any surprises to spring on Apple fans during the device’s launch this week. For one thing, it’s sporting a new processor designed by Apple itself — […]

Long before Apple’s much-ballyhooed tablet PC made its debut, pundits spent almost as much time speculating about the new device’s name as they did it’s new-age features. But Hardware Central has the inside scoop on the trademark issue that could temporarily upset Apple’s cart. Though Apple has finally unveiled its widely rumored, long-expected iPad tablet […]

The future of Sun Microsystems under Oracle has long been a source of speculation for Silicon Valley watchers. Now railing against reports of massive cuts ahead for Sun Microsystems, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison fleshes out his plans for the unit following its purchase. Datamation has the report. REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. — Oracle CEO Larry Ellison […]

After a lot of speculation, the iPad has landed. The specs measure up to most of the rumors, but the price comes in a bit lower than many predicted. The choice buyers will face: Is the 802.11n Wi-FI connectivity good enough, or is it worth the extra $130 to add 3G support? Apple […]

At long last, the widely rumored, much-discussed Apple entry into the tablet PC market makes its debut. It’s the Apple iPad, and as company CEO Steve Jobs described during an event in San Francisco today, the idea is to create a device occupying a space between the smartphone and the notebook PC. Enterprise Mobile Today […]

After weathering a brutal downturn for most of 2009, chipmakers like Intel and AMD shrugged off the worldwide economic malaise to record positive growth—albeit slight—for the year. HardwareCentral.com explains how the release of Windows 7 combined with an overall increase IT capital spending will help improve chip sales by about 15 percent in 2010. Worldwide […]

There was good news in Verizon’s most recent numbers but an earlier acquisition and other factors played a role in the company having to report a loss for Q4. EnterpriseMobileToday explains why, despite adding over a million new customers, Verizon plans to make significant layoffs. Verizon Communications’ fourth-quarter 2009 sales were slightly better than expected, […]

Apple has long exceeded expectations, and has a habit of underestimating its quarterly figures so it can surpass them handsomely. But its fourth quarter figures were a huge blow-out even by its own standards. For the quarter ended December 26, 2009, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported earnings of $3.37 billion, or $3.74 per share, a 50 […]

An Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a preliminary ruling in favor of Rambus against graphics vendor nVidia in three of five patent infringement allegations. Two allegations were declared invalid and unenforceable. In the end, nVidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) seemed happier with the outcome than Rambus (NASDAQ: RMBS). “We […]