Intel May Be About to Buy iPhone Chip Supplier Infineon [Intel]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5622997/intel-may-be-about-to-buy-iphone-chip-supplier

According to a Bloomberg report, Intel is closing in on a deal to acquire the wireless unit of Infineon AG. You know, the company responsible for the iPhone's baseband chips since 2007. That's one way to build a mobile presence.

Bloomberg sources say that the $2 billion deal could go down by the end of this week. If true, it would make Intel immediately competitive in a mobile market that they've thus far been largely shut out of. Infineon may not be a direct iPhone 4 supplier, but they works with both Apple on the iPad and iPhone 3GS. Their technology is also onboard Samsung's Galaxy S series.

When we interviewed Intel CTO Justin Rattner in June, mobile was clearly at the top of his mind (and ours). And Intel's recently strengthened alliance with Nokia proves that they're serious about getting into your phones—even if that means they have to buy their way. [Bloomberg]

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What Do You Think the Most Important Tech Invention of the 21st Century Is? [Question]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5623109/what-do-you-think-the-most-important-tech-invention-of-the-21st-century-is

A lot of amazing inventions, ideas, and technologies came about in the 21st century, but we want to know: Which tech invention do you think was the most important during this time?

Tell us which tech invention of the 21st century is the most important so far in the comments. Was it a small gadget? Or was it perhaps an elaborate technology? Was it something significant to you personally or something that changed society as a whole?

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LG putting 9.7-inch color, 19-inch flexible e-paper displays into production

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/26/lg-putting-9-7-inch-color-19-inch-flexible-e-paper-displays-int/

LG's shown off plenty of display prototypes that may or may not ever wind up in actual products, but it looks like two of them are about to get real -- a recent SEC filing has revealed that LG is expecting to put both a 9.7-inch color e-paper display and a 19-inch flexible e-paper display into mass production by the end of the year. Details beyond that are expectedly light -- including any word on what type of products they'll be used in -- but the 19-inch display is apparently the same one we first saw back in January (pictured above). That could conceivably be used for a newspaper-sized device, or possibly things like digital signage, which might be a tad more likely given the constraints in tacking a touchscreen layer and other components on top of the display.

LG putting 9.7-inch color, 19-inch flexible e-paper displays into production originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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MPEG-LA makes H.264 video royalty-free forever, as long as it's freely distributed

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/26/mpeg-la-makes-h-264-video-royalty-free-forever-as-long-as-its/

The H.264 codec that makes a good deal of digital video possible has actually been free to use (under certain conditions) for many years, but following recent controversies over the future of web video, rightholders have agreed to extend that freedom in perpetuity. Whereas originally standards organization MPEG-LA had said it wouldn't collect royalties from those freely distributing AVC/H.264 video until 2016, the limitless new timeframe may mean that content providers banking on WebM and HTML5 video won't have an expensive surprise in the years to come. Then again, patent licensing is complicated stuff and we'd hate to get your hopes up -- just know that if you're an end-user uploading H.264 content you own and intend to freely share with the world, you shouldn't expect a collection agency to come knocking on your door. PR after the break.

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Lamborghini dishes out a Reventon you can actually afford: a 1:10 scale RC car

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/26/lamborghini-dishes-out-a-reventon-you-can-actually-afford-a-1-1/

At long last even us plebeian supercar lovers can afford to say we own a Lambo. And we wouldn't even be lying if we claimed it had an internal combustion engine (3cc, vroom vroom!), hydraulic shock absorbers, disc brakes, or permanent all-wheel drive. Such must have been the stringent requirements handed down from Lamborghini HQ to DeAgostini, which has scored the license to produce a limited run of 65 1:10 scale models of the Reventon. The radio-controlled mini-supercars haven't been priced yet, but we suspect they'll fall quite a few zeroes short of the real deal's $1.2 million sticker.

Update: As it turns out, these come in parts and can be built up if you keep buying a collection of 65 "booklets." Each one costs €8 and the remote control is priced at €60, leading you to a total around €580 ($737) [Thanks, wii_willie!]

Lamborghini dishes out a Reventon you can actually afford: a 1:10 scale RC car originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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