An Apple ‘phablet’ could be one of the better Apple products to come along in a while. Screen capture/Brooke Crothers Of all the rumored Apple products due later this year, the large 5.5-inch device is the one that’s got my full attention. Earlier this week, a research note from Ming Chi-Kuo, a reputable analyst from …

Ineda’s Hierarchical Computing architecture, part of the Dhanush ‘WPU,’ a Wearable system-on-a-chip Ineda Samsung and Qualcomm are backing a small wearable chip startup that has developed a processor targeted specifically at wearables. Santa Clara Calif.-based Ineda Systems on Tuesday announced that an investment group, which includes Samsung and Qualcomm, have agreed to $17 million in funding. Along with the investment …

Qualcomm Qualcomm has introduced its next-gen, highest-performing 64-bit processors packing advanced LTE technology. The Snapdragon 810 and 808 complete Qualcomm’s lineup of 64-bit LTE-equipped chipsets for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, the company said Monday in a statement. Both chips integrate LTE Advanced Category 6 multimode modems that, theoretically, can offer up to 300 Mbps download and 50 …

Apple iTV mock-up CNET Will Apple go with OLED for a future TV set? Who knows, but it is testing panels, according to a South Korea-based report. An “unnamed” South Korean display manufacture is making organic light emitting diode (OLED) panel samples for Apple’s “iTV,” which is “expected be mass-produced next year,” according to the Korea Herald, which cited Lee …

Micron Technology Micron Technology doesn’t get a lot of attention, but it should. Especially because it’s one of Apple’s largest silicon suppliers. The Boise, Idaho-based company flies under the radar much of the time in the non-investor community. But it’s the second largest DRAM memory chip company in the world — outranked only by behemoth Samsung — and third largest …

Intel’s Doug Fisher explains the 64-bit kernel on 32-bit Android. Intel Intel said this week that it’s going 64-bit on 32-bit Android. Confused? Intel offered some clarification at its China developer conference this week. Here’s the initial statement Intel released this week: “Intel…released Android KitKat 4.4 with a 64-bit kernel optimized for [Intel Architecture]. With this release, the company ported, …

Intel shows off two identical tablets targeted at device makers. One runs Android (left), and the other Windows. If Windows-Android hybrids won’t fly, maybe clones will? Intel Hopes remain dim for Windows-Android hybrids. But, wait, there’s always cloning. At a company conference in China this week, Intel showed two identical tablet designs aimed at device makers. The only difference? Software. …

If Apple acquires Renesas SP, it would gain needed expertise in controlling display quality for smartphones. Apple Apple is “looking into” acquiring controlling interest in the unit of a Japan-based chipmaker that makes display-related chips for smartphones, according to Japan’s largest business daily. Apple is eying a unit of Renesas Electronics, according to a Nikkei report that appeared in the …

Intel Quark chip for wearables. Intel is announcing new products based on Quark and other chips. Intel has launched a $100 million fund in China to accelerate innovation of smart devices, as it seeks to spur development of newfangled products using its chips. Speaking at the Intel Developer Forum in Shenzhen on Wednesday, CEO Brian Krzanich announced the establishment of …

Japan Display’s 1,440×2,560-pixel, 5.5-inch display. It boasts 538 pixels per inch. Japan Display Japan Display could be providing a hint of iPhone attractions to come. The company announced on Thursday that it has developed a 5.5-inch-wide Quad HD, aka, WQHD, display with a resolution of 1,440x 2,560 pixels as a display format for “leading-edge smartphones.” JDI (Japan Display, Inc.) — …