Technology news

Silicon Power (SP), the world's leading provider of memory storage solutions today launches a new member of 2.5" SATA II Solid State Disk entry level families - Technology T10. T10, built with a brushed metallic structure, inherits excellent performance and stability from the SATA II families, reaching up to 278 MB per second transfer rate.

Intel Corporation today previewed its first DOCSIS 3.0 cable gateway solution that is capable of 1 gigabit per second (Gbps). The Intel Puma 6 technology solution will help enable service providers to meet consumer demand and offer new services while extending their extensive network investments.

Team Group Inc., one of the leading manufacturers of memory products in the world, is expanding the SSD market this year. We are constantly working to improve ourselves in R&D capability. In addition to surpassing ourselves technically.

Panasonic announced a new digital interchangeable standard zoom lens, the LUMIX G X VARIO 12-35mm/F2.8 ASPH./POWER O.I.S. (H-HS12035).

Qualcomm Atheros Inc., the networking and connectivity subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), today announced that Alienware will be the first to launch the Killer™ Wireless-N 1202 high-performance Wi-Fi® module with Bluetooth® on the Alienware line of high-performance gaming laptop computers

ooVoo, the fastest-growing and largest independent social video-chat provider, today announced a significant upgrade to its free, social video-chat service, including a new 12-way video Facebookapplication and category-defining iPad app with four simultaneous high-quality video streams.

Yottaa, Inc., the web optimization company, announced today that it has closed $9 million in Series B funding. This round of funding allows Yottaa to accelerate the delivery of affordable services that optimize, protect and monitor websites and critical web applications for any organization — in particular, for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs).

Harris Williams & Co., a preeminent middle market investment bank focused on the advisory needs of clients worldwide, announces the sale of Silverchair Learning Systems, LLC (SLS), a leading healthcare IT (HCIT) provider delivering online learning and communication solutions to the senior care industry.

ALSTIN, the investment company of German entrepreneur Carsten Maschmeyer makes a single-digit million Euro investment into the Chinese E-commerce platform 88tc88. Following a successful capital raise, ALSTIN holds a significant equity stake in the fast-growing company headquartered in Berlin and Beijing.

Quipper, the e-learning start-up led by Masa Watanabe, a co-founder of Japanese mobile social gaming company DeNA, today announced that it has raised 2.3 million pounds ($3.6 million) of Series A funding.

BigHand, the award winning voice productivity software developer, has been acquired by Bridgepoint Development Capital (‘BDC’) together with management in a transaction totalling 49 million pounds ($77.5 million).

MasterCard today proposed the formation of a cross-industry group designed to foster collaboration and alignment between networks, issuers, merchants, acquirers, processors, terminal manufacturers, card manufacturers and other groups in the implementation of EMV technology in the United States.

Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) today announced the entrance of China’s Tier 1 mobile OEM, K-Touch, into the Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA) smartphone market. The new K-Touch T660 is equipped with a large 4-inch screen that delivers superior performance at the 1,000 RMB price point.

ARRIS Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRS) announces new software for the ARRIS Whole Home Solution. The Moxi software release 2.0 contains an advanced HTML5 WebKit-based browser as well as support for MSO customizable application storefronts and downloadable applications.

AMD today launched the AMD Embedded R-Series accelerated processing unit (APU) platform. Designed for mid- to high-end graphics-intensive applications such as digital signage, casino gaming, point-of-sale systems and kiosks, as well as parallel-processing-intensive applications spanning medical imaging and security/surveillance, the AMD Embedded R-Series APU combines the new "Piledriver" CPU architecture, an evolution of the "Bulldozer" architecture, with discrete-class, DirectX 11-capable AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series graphics in a heterogeneous multicore embedded processing platform.

Piramal Healthcare Limited, an innovation led company, has agreed to acquire Decision Resources Group a US based company in the healthcare information segment, from Providence Equity Partners for a consideration of approximately US$635 million.

Utopia Inc., a global leader in enterprise data management solutions, announced the closing of a $50 million round of growth capital to accelerate its expansion into fast growing markets and enhance capabilities in Big Data managed services offerings. The investment was led by FTV Capital and included Liberty Mutual Insurance.

Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, the core R&D incubator for Samsung Electronics, has developed a new transistor structure utilizing graphene, touted as the "miracle material." As published online in the journal Science on Thursday, 17th May, this research is regarded to have brought us one step closer to the development of transistors that can overcome the limits of conventional silicon.

Designed to meet the needs of SMB and SOHO for multi-task processing performance, efficiency and reliability, the new Acer TravelMate P243 add to the mix a pleasant yet practical design. All details have been fine-tuned by Acer to offer the optimal user experience whether at home or on the go.

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) today announced the ability for studios, authoring houses, and mastering facilities to unlock the full sonic potential of television, movie, and music content, further elevating playback performance of lossless audio on Blu-ray Disc™.