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Samsung discovers new material for semiconductors

Paul Hill — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 14:22:01 +0000

Samsung has announced the discovery of amorphous boron nitride. It said that the new material is distinct from white graphene and will be used in DRAM and NAND solutions in the future. Read more...

Not a fan of Material design on Chrome 52? Here's how to get back the other look

Steven Johns — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 00:32:02 +0000

Chrome 52 introduced a new layout for the Chrome browser. If you're interested in turning on the new look or reverting it back, this guide will take you step-by-step through how to do it. Read more...

Moto X contract price could be halved, wood backs coming too

Paul Ferson — Sun, 01 Sep 2013 05:25:11 +0000

The Moto X could see a major price reduction soon, with up-front contract fees potentially getting halved. Fans of the wooden back shown at launch could also be able to select one of four finishes. Read more...

Samsung "happy to stay with plastic casing" for Galaxy IV

Max Slater-Robins — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:30:26 +0000

Samsung's mobile unit VP, Y.H. Lee, has said that the Galaxy S IV will continue to use the plastic design. Lee cited Samsung's need to create large quantities of phones as the reason. Read more...

Scientists Develop 'Thinnest Material Ever,' One Atom Thick

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 01:12:21 +0000

British-based scientists have created graphene, supposedly the thinnest material in the world: a one atom thick layer of carbon formed in hexagonal gropus. The substance, which is about 200,000 thinner than a human hair, was... Read more...

Philips Finds New Material for Future Memory Chips

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 17 Mar 2005 09:53:57 +0000

Dutch Philips Electronics said on Wednesday its researchers have come up with a new material to integrate memory in very advanced semiconductors featuring very thin circuits. The new material needs only a tiny voltage to... Read more...

RIAA apparently published copyright material by mistake

Thu, 21 Nov 2002 15:54:14 +0000

OVER ENTHUSIASTIC folk at musicunited.org, which issues stern warnings on its Web site about the unauthorised reproduction and distribution of copyrighted music, found itself with egg on its face yesterday when it appeared to have... Read more...