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Intel, IBM to invest $4.4 billion in chip manufacturing
- Intel, IBM and several other major tech players will collectively invest $4.4 billion into two research and development projects in upstate New York. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the five-year investment plans yesterday.
Google strengthens Android defense with 1,023 IBM patents
- Google has obtained 1,023 patents from IBM in an effort to further protect their Android platform from potential lawsuits waged by rival smartphone OS providers. The transfer was recorded on Tuesday at the US Patent and Trademark Office's website, which…
IBM, 3M team up to build 3D semiconductors with 'glue'
- IBM and 3M have announced that they will co-develop a special adhesive material that will allow silicon to stack in a tower configuration and will be packaged on 3D semiconductors. IBM plans to stack semiconductors as high as 100 chips by 2013.
TechSpot Celebrates 30 Years of the PC
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Earlier this month the original IBM PC model 5150 celebrated its 30th anniversary. Many years have passed and plenty of milestones were met along the way, from the first PC clones in 1982, to the Internet revolution in the 90s and the so-called post-PC devices hitting the market today.
We didn't want to let the occasion go by without paying our respects to the legacy that the 5150 brought. Here are some of the most important developments in the industry over the last 30+ years.
IBM to build the biggest data drive ever
- IBM is in the process of building the largest data repository ever constructed, with a combined storage capacity of 120 petabytes. The facility is being developed at the company’s Almaden, California research center.
IBM unveils cognitive computing chips that mimic human brain
- Fans of the 'Terminator' franchise might sleep a little uneasy tonight as IBM, teaming with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and four universities, has designed the first working computer chips modeled after the human brain.
Google purchases 1,029 patents from IBM
- Google confirmed on Friday that it purchased just over a thousand IBM patents earlier in July. It has been reported that most of the patents appear related to search. Particularly within Silicon Valley, patents not only serve to protect ideas,…
IBM announces phase change memory breakthrough
- IBM researchers have announced a breakthrough in a new kind of memory, known as phase-change memory (PCM), that allows them to reliably store multiple bits of data per cell for extended periods of time at speeds several times faster than…
IBM working on laser-based chips with speeds of over 1Tbps
- IBM has announced it has made new breakthroughs in laser-based chips that can send data at high speeds through computers. The company has made advances in optical communications components using silicon, according to The Wall Street Journal. The experimental IBM…
IBM acquires Netezza for $1.7 billion
- IBM has announced it will acquire data warehouse appliance company Netezza in a deal valued at approximately $1.7 billion. More specifically, IBM is offering $27 per share for Netezza, a 10 percent premium over Friday's closing share price of $24.60.…
Coca-Cola, IBM, Microsoft top 2010 Best Global Brands
- Interbrand, a brand consultancy company, has released its 11th annual ranking of the "Best Global Brands." The top three brands, in order, are Coca-Cola, IBM, and Microsoft. In the top 10, Google gained the most in terms of brand value…
IBM announces world's "fastest" computer chip
- IBM has announced what it claims is the world's fastest microprocessor chip. The z196 is an enterprise grade quad-core part that boasts 1.4 billion transistors on a 512-square millimeter surface and can handle 50 billion instructions per second. Clocked at…
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