http://news.cnet.com/8300-13924_3-64.html en-us Brooke Crothers covers computer chip technology and how it defines the computing experience. 2010 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:00:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-57375292-64/a-windows-8-tablet-offers-hope-as-potent-ipad-foe/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Nanotech-TheCircuitsBlog With Windows 8 now on a clearer path to release, expect the big device makers to try to crash the raucous Apple party with Microsoft leading the way. And who knows? Microsoft may even steer buyers away from a next-generation 9-inch Kindle Fire. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-57375292-64/a-windows-8-tablet-offers-hope-as-potent-ipad-foe/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:00:00 PST Brooke Crothers http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-57374187-64/how-the-two-flavors-of-windows-8-will-be-different/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Nanotech-TheCircuitsBlog Windows 8 on ARM will launch at the same time as Windows 8 on Intel-AMD, but there are key differences. Case in point: you don't turn off a Windows-8-on-ARM PC. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-57374187-64/how-the-two-flavors-of-windows-8-will-be-different/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:42:45 PST Brooke Crothers http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-57374243-64/new-york-attorney-general-drops-intel-antitrust-lawsuit/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Nanotech-TheCircuitsBlog Intel and the New York state Attorney General have reached an agreement to drop the AG's suit against Intel. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-57374243-64/new-york-attorney-general-drops-intel-antitrust-lawsuit/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:12:54 PST Brooke Crothers http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-57373707-64/a-quad-core-ipad-3-not-so-fast/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Nanotech-TheCircuitsBlog A quad-core Apple chip powering the iPad 3 is not moral certainty. Here are some reasons why. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-57373707-64/a-quad-core-ipad-3-not-so-fast/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:39:48 PST Brooke Crothers http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-57373452-64/nvidia-rambus-settle-patent-dispute/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Nanotech-TheCircuitsBlog Patent litigation between Rambus and Nvidia has been settled, the two companies said, without providing much in the way of detail. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-57373452-64/nvidia-rambus-settle-patent-dispute/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:16:48 PST Brooke Crothers http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-57373013-64/hey-intel-lower-chip-prices-for-windows-8-stuff-says-asia-pub/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Nanotech-TheCircuitsBlog Intel and Advanced Micro Devices need to drop prices on their power-efficient chips to compete with ARM processor suppliers in the Windows 8 device market, says Asia-based publication. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-57373013-64/hey-intel-lower-chip-prices-for-windows-8-stuff-says-asia-pub/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:19:35 PST Brooke Crothers http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-57372839-64/apple-chortles-as-the-pc-market-melts-down-in-u.k-france/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Nanotech-TheCircuitsBlog While the PC market skids in the U.K. and France, Apple coasts to market share gains--possibly presaging a similar trend in the U.S. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-57372839-64/apple-chortles-as-the-pc-market-melts-down-in-u.k-france/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:31:22 PST Brooke Crothers http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-57372317-64/sharp-igzo-display-possible-for-ipad-3-says-analyst/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Nanotech-TheCircuitsBlog The iPad 3 may get Sharp's latest and greatest display tech after all, according a Japan-based analyst. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-57372317-64/sharp-igzo-display-possible-for-ipad-3-says-analyst/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:41:32 PST Brooke Crothers http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-57371718-64/should-apple-heed-chryslers-ges-super-bowl-make-it-here-message/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Nanotech-TheCircuitsBlog One of the salient themes in Super Bowl ads was bringing manufacturing back to America. A lesson for Apple? http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-57371718-64/should-apple-heed-chryslers-ges-super-bowl-make-it-here-message/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:21:06 PST Brooke Crothers http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-57371681-64/ipad-kindle-fire-are-not-post-pc-says-idc-analyst/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Nanotech-TheCircuitsBlog Sorry Steve, it's not post-PC, it's PC-plus, says IDC analyst Bob O'Donnell. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-57371681-64/ipad-kindle-fire-are-not-post-pc-says-idc-analyst/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:19:43 PST Brooke Crothers