IBM seeks to cut device power consumption by 90%-- thus reducing vampire energy, power used while equipment is turned off.

Development is underway on a transistor to regulate energy usage more tightly. This will prevent energy use while devices are left plugged into electrical outlets. Reducing power consumption in products with transistors (laptops, smartphones) will help reduce users' energy bills.

In a Bloomberg interview, IBM says CE and IT energy use will double by 2022 and triple by 2030 Continue reading...

Apple will still have more than 60% of the tablet market in 2012, says iSuppli despite Acer's chairman prediction that Apple will shrink to 20% when market stabilizes.

Certainly all the big guns will aim at iPad: vendors working on tablets include Acer, Dell, HP, LG, Motorola, Blackberry and Samsung.

But that list lulls distracts from the real deluge that will come from Asian OEMs using any OS they can bend to the task (think Android, Chrome, MeeGo, Brew, Windows7 etc) and any form of channel (think Continue reading...

SanDisk's new SSD, smaller than a postage stamp and weighing less than a Euro cent, comes in capacities from 4GB to 64GB. This iSSD is fast enough for use with advanced operating systems such as Windows 7 or Mac OS X

SanDisk aims this at mobile computing platforms such as tablets and ultra-thin netbooks.

The iSSD uses a serial ATA (SATA) interface in a small ball grid array (BGA) package that can be soldered onto any motherboard. It offers 160MB/sec sequential read and 100MB/sec sequential write Continue reading...

DRAM makers trying to recover from the downturn last year can now face a shortage in second half, sending DRAM prices higher, warns iSuppli.

DRAM makers face an inability to obtain needed production equipment and problems implementing sub-50-nanometer technology, according to iSuppli.

The three DRAM makers in the best position to benefit from rising chip prices are Samsung, Hynix and Micron, (iSuppli suggests they've already upgraded tolatest technology).

Gartner says Samsung maintains its lead Continue reading...