In an effort to increase economies of scale, Toshiba, Fujitsu, and Vaio are looking to combine PC divisions. Each of these divisions have experienced decreased profitability in recent years, and each company hopes this merger will return them to success. Toshiba is just coming off of an accounting scandal, Fujitsu has seen it production costs skyrocket due to the decreased value of the yen, and Vaio intends to increase its market share. However, the merger is still in its beginning stages and could potential fall through if it only produces minimal benefits.
Intel Corporation, the American multinational technology company based in Santa Clara, California, initially revealed their new chip module in January 2015 at the International CES. This new chip module, which is being referred to as Curie, is about a centimeter across and features a 32-bit microcontroller, a small amount of Flash Drive and RAM, Bluetooth Low Energy for connectivity, as well as a six-axis sensor with an accelerometer and a gyrometer. This chip was designed and built in order to be utilized in wearable devices such as a smart bracelet or a smart pendant. Realistically, this chip can be used in a wide variety of small gadgets that do not require a lot of local processing power, like in a small remote-controlled car.
Xerox has taken a page out of Mission Impossible’s book by creating a self-destructing chip that can protect top secret data.
At the beginning of July 2015, Intel Corporation announced that their President Renee James will be stepping down, ending her 28-year career with the company to take a CEO position elsewhere. This means the company will be losing its highest-ranking female, unfortunately at a time when CEO Brian Krzanich has been advocating for more diversity both in his company and the tech world in general. James’ choice to step down in order to join another tech firm could mark progress in the effort but weaken Intel’s own diversity push in the process.
All of a sudden the next big thing in the personal computing world is stick computers. Intel, Dell Computers, and Google have all released pocket-sized desktops. In the wake of the news, Lenovo has revealed their computer-on-a-stick offering with the Ideacentre 300 Stick. The extra-tiny Windows PC is much like the stick released by Intel except that it is sleeker and more polished.
Intel Corporation’s Compute Stick is set to make its debut soon, as it is now available for pre-order through a number of online retailers. Intel describes their new product as a PC-on-a-stick device. If you have a mouse and keyboard handy, Intel’s Compute Stick can transform any device with an HDMI port into a desktop to run an operating system of your choice.
In March of 2015, Google debuted a set of new product lines with Chrome operating system technology, bringing the number of offerings with built-in Chrome OS to over 20 devices. The newly introduced devices include two laptops, with hardware manufactured by Hisense and Haier (China-based electronics OEMs), which are both priced at $150 USD (the cheapest Chromebook offering thus far). Also released was the Asus Chromebook Flip, a convertible laptop and tablet device developed by Asus. The Chromebook Flip is lightweight at just under two pounds and costs $250 USD.
Announced in March of 2015, Swiss maker of computer accessories Logitech International S.A. released a new re-vamped update of its popular MX Master wireless mouse. The new mouse will be configurable with up to three devices at once, using Bluetooth or the company’s proprietary Unifying Receiver and an “Easy-Switch” button to connect between three desktop computers, laptops, tablets, or any mix of the three. Priced at $99.99 USD, the mouse can be used on both Windows and Mac operating systems. The company states that the mouse can last for up to 40 days on a single charge and is equipped with a re-chargeable battery which can be recharged in only four minutes for a full day’s worth of use.
The electronics company, Toshiba Corporation, was established in 1938 due to a merger between the two companies, Shibaura Seisaku-sho and Tokyo Denki. Headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, is one of the largest IT Service and Logistic companies in the world. With over 200,000 employees and having met over $50 Billion in yearly revenue, Toshiba Corporation is the world’s fifth largest personal computer vendor and the world’s fourth largest manufacturer of semiconductors. The company holds over 2,483 patents in the United States and runs 39 Research and Development facilities worldwide. Approximately 45% of Toshiba Corporation’s revenue is generated by Japan alone, while the remaining 55% is generated by the rest of the world.
Dell Inc. is a worldwide computer technology company headquartered in Round Rock, Texas. Founded by Michael Dell, the company reigns as one of the largest technological corporations in the world. Employing over 103,300 people, Dell Inc. has met over $56.94 Billion in yearly revenue and owns over 6 subsidiary companies. Dell Inc. was originally only a vendor for hardware until 2009 where the company merged with Perot Systems and began providing IT services. In 2013, Dell Inc. was ranked as the world’s third largest personal computer vendor in the world and is currently the number 1 PC monitor shipper in the world. Within 30 years of the company’s existence, Dell Inc. has succeeded in business ownership activities including 30 acquisitions, 4 stakes, and 2 divestitures.
In addition to the large amount of storage capability, the ASRock X99 Extreme 11 also features the capability to handle a 5GHz CPU over clock, up to 128 GB DDR4 RAM, quad x16 SLI/CrossfireX graphic cards, and dual Ultra M.2 slots capable of up to 32GGB/s each. The motherboard has a construction based made from ASRock Super Alloy and features an XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink, 60A Power Choke, Nichicon 12K Platinum Caps, and Ultra Dual-N MOSFET (UDM).
On November 17, 2014, NVIDIA was awarded a contract to provide GPU technology to two new US Government Supercomputers. The two new computers, called Summit and Sierra, are to replace the current Titan and Sequoia and will feature IBM as the provider for CPUs. Summit and Sierra have a combined price of $325 million and will be built for Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Although both supercomputers will be of similar design, Summit will be built as the more powerful of the two.
Headquartered in Fremont, California, Corsair is designer and manufacturer of computer hardware, peripherals, and accessories specifically catering to the PC gaming market. Established as Corsair Microsystems in 1994, Corsair got its start by developing Level 2 cache modules for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
Logitech International S.A. is a worldwide provider of personal computer accessories headquartered in Romanel-sur-Morges, Switzerland.
Cisco, a leader in electronics is now declining its load balancer products which are having a huge demand in the market. A spokesperson commented
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