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SSDs May Give You More Bang for Your DRAM Solid-state disks may expand system memory as well as provide faster storage access, an IBM executive said Tuesday. IBM - Solid-state drive - Dynamic random access memory

TI to Ship Dual-core Chip for Smartphones by Year End Chip maker Texas Instruments said it will start shipping a dual-core OMAP4430 chip for smartphones and tablets by the end of the year. Texas Instruments - Hardware -

Laptops With AMD's Fusion Chip to Ship Early Next Year Power-efficient laptops with AMD's Fusion chips will start shipping early next year. Advanced Micro Devices - AmdFusion - AMD - Bobcat - Bulldozer

Wozniak Recalls Role of Memory in Apple's Early Days Innovating with dynamic memory was key to designing the Apple II, Steve Wozniak said Thursday. Apple - Steve Wozniak - Apple II - IPhone - IPad

Details About Intel's Upcoming Smartphone Chip Emerge Details about Intel's upcoming Medfield platform for smartphones are leaked on its website. Intel Corporation - Intel - Smartphone - Hardware - Processors

IBM Power Chips to Get 'no-power' Sleep Mode IBM is working on a new deep-sleep mode for its Power processor. IBM - IBM POWER - Hardware - Health - Sleep Disorders

Remains of the Day: HTC Strikes Back You just can't keep a good army of Terminators down. Apple may have had an ulterior motive in the deal it struck with the Liquidmetal folks; HTC has struck back... Apple -

Canon Signals End of the Road for SED TV Dreams Canon signaled an effective end to development of SED technology for living room TVs this week when it decided to close a subsidiary. Television - Surface-conduction

Nvidia Licenses Rambus Memory Patents Nvidia agrees to license some memory controller patents from Rambus after losing a ruling before the U.S. International Trade Commission. Rambus - United States

Apple Exec Stashed $150,000 in Shoe Boxes Paul Devine, accused of taking kickbacks from Apple suppliers, must pay $600,000 plus additional money from foreign accounts in bail. Apple - IPod - IPhone - Indictment